Android Developers Can Apply Licensing Policy to Protect Their Apps From Piracy

Android Application developers have been facing a bigwhether the users are authorized to use the app
challenge due to piracy of Apps. Therefore, Googlebased on stored sales records.
Android's effort, a new approach to fight againstThis real time licensing service provides more flexibility
such kind of unauthorized usage of Android Apps,in choosing license-enforcement strategies, and thus,
has been more than welcomed by the developera more secure approach in protecting the applications
Android developer community.from unauthorized use than copy protection.
Google's new Licensing Service released this fall helpsIf necessary, an application can apply custom
Android developers to secure their applications. Theconstraints based on the licensing status obtained
service forces apps to ping Google's home server atfrom Android Market. The licensing service is a secure
regular intervals to verify that they were legitimatelymeans of controlling access to the applications. When
purchased. Only paid apps can currently be used withan application checks the licensing status, the Market
the service and all the features of the applicationserver signs the licensing status response using a key
service can be implemented on Android versions 1.5pair that is uniquely associated with the publisher
and above using a set of official libraries.account.
Ever since the Android came to the SmartphoneIf the approach taken by Google Android effectively
market, Android platform developers have beenwards off pirates, then we must say, it will be one
vying for an application to protect their apps fromof the best news for Android developers. The more
illicit piracy.Android platform becomes popular; the more
This free service is a secure mechanism that helpschallenges its developers will face. But under such
Android programmers access all Android Market paidcircumstances, coming out with innovative ideas and
applications. The only limitation of this application istechnology expertise would help an Android
that it can be installed only on compatible devicesApplication Development Company to survive in the
that provide a secure internal storage environment.market. So, when you need a far reaching Android
During run time, with the inclusion of a set of librariesapplication, you should select a development
provided by Google, Android app can query thecompany that can meet your requirement with great
Android Market licensing server to determine theexpertise and adds value by using the latest
license status of the users. It returns information ontechnology developments.