(Replying all...)

On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 8:38 PM, Nikolay Elenkov
<[email protected]>wrote:

> On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 10:30 AM, Kristopher Micinski
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > That's right, there's no special signing on the Play store level, though
> > *every* app is signed by a developer, paid or unpaid.  (And of course,
> there
> > are other app stores as well...)
>
> While this is not signing per se, paid apps are encrypted with a
> device-specific key before
> being distributed to JB+ devices. They are decrypted on the device as
> part of the installation
> process, which may additionally create an encrypted container for the
> app (forward locking)
>
>

Yes, perhaps I should clarified, and I believe you have a link as to the
relevant implementation details on your blog..

Information about who bought which app is kept on the Play Store
> servers, and you can
> request it using LVL or RESTORE_TRANSACTIONS for in-app billing and
> implement online
> license checking. It is not embedded in the actual APKs though.
>

Yes,

kris

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