[android-developers] Re: Is getInstallerPackageName the solution to piracy?
and is the result consistent when you do install with adb at the opposite of checking the market app ? because we know that those who do pirate app will likely install using this developer tool On Mar 6, 3:53 am, justinh henderson.jus...@gmail.com wrote: Carlo, You are wise to consider that. I've had varied results with it. Some phones don't show a result at all, even from free apps, at the correct SDK level. The market app also has a different package name on different phones. It would be a partial solution at best. On Mar 5, 1:38 pm, Carlo ca...@hyperdevbox.com wrote: Is the string returning by this function consistent when bought from the legitimate google android market ? On Mar 6, 1:23 am, justinh henderson.jus...@gmail.com wrote: I have been seeing a remarkable increase in my apps being pirated. Not only are they 2 versions old, the name doesn't show up in Checkout, but getInstallerPackageName returns null where applicable. These people actually either have the wickedness, or the no brains, to send me a voluntary device report with this information. 75% of these reports sent yesterday were from pirated versions. So I'm tempted to simply check for getInstallerPackageName() to return a valid package name and if not then disallow the use of the app. Isn't it safe to assume that the ONLY method of install should be from the market? And that that method should always be available to someone who has purchased my app - from the Market? My concerns are that, since I'm resorting to this I'll start seeing legitimate purchase complaints somehow, and all of a sudden I get a flood of credit card charebacks. Sorry, kind of frustrated right now. -- 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: Is getInstallerPackageName the solution to piracy?
Is the string returning by this function consistent when bought from the legitimate google android market ? On Mar 6, 1:23 am, justinh henderson.jus...@gmail.com wrote: I have been seeing a remarkable increase in my apps being pirated. Not only are they 2 versions old, the name doesn't show up in Checkout, but getInstallerPackageName returns null where applicable. These people actually either have the wickedness, or the no brains, to send me a voluntary device report with this information. 75% of these reports sent yesterday were from pirated versions. So I'm tempted to simply check for getInstallerPackageName() to return a valid package name and if not then disallow the use of the app. Isn't it safe to assume that the ONLY method of install should be from the market? And that that method should always be available to someone who has purchased my app - from the Market? My concerns are that, since I'm resorting to this I'll start seeing legitimate purchase complaints somehow, and all of a sudden I get a flood of credit card charebacks. Sorry, kind of frustrated right now. -- 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: Is getInstallerPackageName the solution to piracy?
Carlo, You are wise to consider that. I've had varied results with it. Some phones don't show a result at all, even from free apps, at the correct SDK level. The market app also has a different package name on different phones. It would be a partial solution at best. On Mar 5, 1:38 pm, Carlo ca...@hyperdevbox.com wrote: Is the string returning by this function consistent when bought from the legitimate google android market ? On Mar 6, 1:23 am, justinh henderson.jus...@gmail.com wrote: I have been seeing a remarkable increase in my apps being pirated. Not only are they 2 versions old, the name doesn't show up in Checkout, but getInstallerPackageName returns null where applicable. These people actually either have the wickedness, or the no brains, to send me a voluntary device report with this information. 75% of these reports sent yesterday were from pirated versions. So I'm tempted to simply check for getInstallerPackageName() to return a valid package name and if not then disallow the use of the app. Isn't it safe to assume that the ONLY method of install should be from the market? And that that method should always be available to someone who has purchased my app - from the Market? My concerns are that, since I'm resorting to this I'll start seeing legitimate purchase complaints somehow, and all of a sudden I get a flood of credit card charebacks. Sorry, kind of frustrated right now. -- 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
