[android-developers] Re: Better way to protect apps?
There is always http://andappstore.com/AndroidPhoneApplications/licensing.jsp :) Al. --- * Written an Android App? - List it at http://andappstore.com/ * == Funky Android Limited is registered in England Wales with the company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's subsidiaries. -Original Message- From: android-developers@googlegroups.com [mailto:android-develop...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike Sent: 06 April 2009 23:43 To: Android Developers Subject: [android-developers] Better way to protect apps? Just did a little search on google with my paid app name, I found these: http://www.ipmart-forum.com/archive/index.php/t-337082.html http://droidappz.co.cc/index.php/board,21.0.html Someone bought the priced app from market with the rooted phone and copy the apk file, then post on the websites for others to download. Should Android team give a better way to protect the priced apps? For example, encrypt the apk with the unique device hardware id for each download request. And verify the key before execution. So the apk can only be used on this phone. There should be much better and complicated ways. but this is the basic idea. I have checked the BlackBerry app world, looks like they have something different: http://na.blackberry.com/eng/developers/appworld/faq.jsp My application requires a license key, how can I get a license key to the end user? BlackBerry App World asks you to indicate that an application requires a license key. The license key models supported include Static, Single, Pool or Dynamic. Maybe the single key mode is the thing I am talking about? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Better way to protect apps?
Not an actual answer to your question; The same happened to my app. I signed up with ipmart-forum and sent them a message warning them about the copyright infringement. They were very helpful and it took only one day before they took down the post on their forums that offered my app for (illegal) download. I've done this a few times. So far, the administrators of these online boards were very helpful. On Apr 6, 4:08 pm, Mike woc...@yahoo.com wrote: Just did a little search on google with my paid app name, I found these: http://www.ipmart-forum.com/archive/index.php/t-337082.htmlhttp://droidappz.co.cc/index.php/board,21.0.html Someone bought the priced app from market with the rooted phone and copy the apk file, then post on the websites for others to download. Should Android team give a better way to protect the priced apps? For example, encrypt the apk with the unique device hardware id for each download request. And verify the key before execution. So the apk can only be used on this phone. There should be much better and complicated ways. but this is the basic idea. I have checked the BlackBerry app world, looks like they have something different: http://na.blackberry.com/eng/developers/appworld/faq.jsp My application requires a license key, how can I get a license key to the end user? BlackBerry App World asks you to indicate that an application requires a license key. The license key models supported include Static, Single, Pool or Dynamic. Maybe the single key mode is the thing I am talking about? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[android-developers] Re: Better way to protect apps?
No matter what method google comes up with, somebody is bound to crack it and then your apps are back out in the wild for all to freely download. I'm sure there are some methods out there that will at least delay the crackers a bit, but not forever. Perhaps there is a way for google to correctly identify phones with root access and not allow copy-protected apps to be downloaded, I guess I'd have to give up root in that case although I'd hate to lose my WiFi tethering and apps on the SD card. On Apr 7, 11:40 am, Al Sutton a...@funkyandroid.com wrote: There is alwayshttp://andappstore.com/AndroidPhoneApplications/licensing.jsp True, but it would be nice to have the official market be up to par. ~clark --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
