Options for selling Android apps

[Richard Miller]

Through my investigating online, it seems to be necessary to build in 
some type of anti-piracy scheme into Android apps... much the same as 
would be done for a desktop app.

Also of concern is the issue of app updates. I found this about updates:

"You just /upload/ a new apk file, which should have a higher version 
code and a higher version number than the previous apk."

It seems that I need to write LC code into my app to check (each time it 
starts up) if an updated version is available. If there is, I simply 
alert the user to load the new version, which... as long as it is signed 
with the same private key and uses the same package name... will simply 
replace the outdated version.

Have others gone through this process?

Thanks.
Richard




On 5/12/2012 4:21 AM, Richard Miller wrote:
> What are folks here doing in terms of selling their Android apps?
>
> Is anyone selling directly from their own website? If so, how are you 
> addressing piracy issues? Should this be addressed the same way as 
> selling a desktop app?
>
> If only through Android market (stores), which ones do you recommend 
> focusing on?
>
> Thanks.
> Richard Miller
>
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