[android-developers] Re: I've found a way to stop piracy of my apps

I'm wondering how you know the piracy rate of your app. Is there a
way to track that? I'd love to know if my apps are being pirated or
not.

On May 5, 9:20 am, dadical <keyes...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've spent the last few weeks developing a new tool to stoppiracyof
> my paid apps on the Android Market.  In a nutshell, licensing is tied
> directly to purchase verification.  There is no license server to
> manage, no key for the user to enter.  User experience is basically
> uninterrupted from normal application purchase.
>
> I'm excited about this, as my paid apps are now reachingpiracyrates
> as high as 90% on some days,with the average somewhere around 75%.
> For pirated apps, purchase verification (and subsequently licensing)
> will fail after a certain number of attempts, and pirates will be left
> with anything from a "buy me" nag, to a disabled app (behavior is
> configurable).
>
> Android Market is the only supported purchase validation target so
> far.  Others will be forthcoming if demand warrants.
>
> This isn't a perfect solution (I have yet to find a perfect licensing
> solution), but I feel it is the best balance of security, features,
> and workflow that I've seen to date.
>
> You can find a write up, download, and purchasing information here:http://keyeslabs.com/joomla/index.php/projects/auto-app-licensing
>
> I'll be looking forward to the comments, suggestions, and death
> threats.
>
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