Re: [android-developers] Re: persisting application data that will remain after app removal

2010-02-06 Thread Mark Murphy
guich wrote: > We already have the application working this way in many other > platforms. All of whose users will suffer as applications leave crap behind. > I guess that the SharedPreferences is not > a good place... Anything stored in on-board flash for the app (shared prefs, files, database

[android-developers] Re: persisting application data that will remain after app removal

2010-02-06 Thread guich
Hi, We already have the application working this way in many other platforms. Its just very strange that Android don't allow such approach. Is the sd card the only way? I guess that the SharedPreferences is not a good place... thx guich -- You received this message because you are subscrib

[android-developers] Re: persisting application data that will remain after app removal

2010-02-06 Thread Bob Kerns
Along those lines, you can persist it, keyed by a unique ID based on the handset, externally in an activation server. But I agree with Frank about emphasizing the value and making the user WANT to purchase, rather than focusing on a customer going to lengths to steal it. They probably weren't goin

Re: [android-developers] Re: persisting application data that will remain after app removal

2010-02-06 Thread Frank Weiss
You can really only discourage a determined person from using a time-limited application, unless you use more sophisticated DRM-like approaches. There are a couple of simple things you can do. Add a nag dialog that periodical reminds the user the trial expires in x days, or expired x days ago, alon

Re: [android-developers] Re: persisting application data that will remain after app removal

2010-02-06 Thread Mark Murphy
guich wrote: > Very strange that Android don't support shareware applications. Note > that, then, is fairly easy that the user installs a 30-day trial > application, remove it and install again. You're looking at the glass being half empty. Users who feel like attacking their Windows PCs with sle

[android-developers] Re: persisting application data that will remain after app removal

2010-02-06 Thread guich
Hi Mark, Very strange that Android don't support shareware applications. Note that, then, is fairly easy that the user installs a 30-day trial application, remove it and install again. guich -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group.