using market api, you could check if the app has been purchased http://code.google.com/p/android-market-api/
Just keep in mind that they are not official api... On Jun 22, 1:11 pm, CedarF <[email protected]> wrote: > This would be a secure way to know if the apk is a pirated copy or not > > The only way I found is based on the fact that when turning Copy > Protection "On" when publishing apk, android installs it in the /data/ > app-private directory > > So to check it, I use the package manager api and check if "app- > private" appears in the application info source directory.... > > But since Froyo allows to move apps to sd and if you authorize it, > this is no more possible, since the path (/mnt/....) does not contains > this pattern any more > > Is there a better way to check it?
