android-market

Android Market - Error While Uploading APK file

Just now i have developed an application and now i am ready to upload it on Android market, but when i am trying to upload, it showing the following error messages: Market does not accept apk signed with the debug certificate. Create a new certificate that is valid for atleast 50 years. Market requires that the certificated used to sign...

Android SQLite DB Question

Hiya folks, I have a question about when you distribute your app with an existing DB. Right now I've created a basic app, and from my understanding, the .db file should be in the assets folder, and when the user first runs your app it should check if the DB exists in the \data\data\ folder, if it's not there it should copy it over...co...

Editing description/screenshots on a published app

I have published a free app on the android market. I want to edit the description and add a couple of screen shots. While the "Upload Aplication" screen on http://market.android.com/publish lets me make these changes & saves them too, they don't show up in the description of the app when I go the android market. Do I have to unpublish...

Target only fast Android devices in the Market

I've been looking for a way to only show my game to "fast enough" phones in the Market but I can't find any good answer. Some people suggest to target by SDK, but that has nothing to do with the speed. I've seen some to target by screen size, but some Acer phones and the HTC Legend are fast enough for my game but have the same screen t...

Company Registration in Android Market

Hi, Sorry, the question is not programming related but I have nowhere else to ask, I asked in android help center and support without any responses. What do I need to open a company account in Android Market? I want my company to be seen as seller. How will they authenticate the company, what documents do I need to supply to the market?...

android: Detect if App was downloaded from market

I've got an app which I would like to distribute through the market place and also from my own site. How do I, using only one build and one key, check to see if the app was downloaded from the market place or not? This question is answered by having the code signed with different keys, but we ideally want a single build. ...

Android License Verification Library when offline

So, I've setup the Android LVL with my application to check for licensing. This seems to work great with the Test Accounts. The problem is, if I turn the phones internet connection off and try to run the app, the licensing check will fail and tell me it's NOT licensed! One thing is, why does it tell me the application is NOT licensed an...

Non-Android Market distributers, who's legit and who's not?

I recently logged into my Gmail account which is tied to my Android Developer account and I found two emails regarding distribution of my application through markets other than the Android Market. The first was from "Ubinuri, Inc., a distributor of Android-based mobile applications through local app stores in Korea" which wanted me to ...

Get origin of Android Market link after install

Is there any way to get the origin of a link to an app on Android Market after the app is installed? Let's say I have three different web pages that link to the same Android Market app, can I get the origin of the link after the app is installed so I can use it for statistics and such? Any solution to this is very much appreciated! ...

Android App alternate Market or place

I just finished my App and is now in the market, so far so good, in fact the name is DopeWars Underground (just in case you wanted to see it) my question is, there is another place to promote that App outside of the Android Market to advertise this App ? ...

we can't enter android market from Turkiye, and ı want donwload language pack for tts....

how can ı add language pack for TTS service outof android market?? or ıf I want, how can I write my language pack and add it?? ...

What is procedure to Host an App in Android Market?

Can someone tell me the procedure to host an app in Android Market? I know that there is no review process. But is there any other steps I need to follow to publish my App? ...

Receiving payments from Android Market

So I've recently been selling away on the Android Market. As of yet, nothing has appeared in my bank but after reading this, it appears that payments are supposed to appear in your bank after so many days after being charged from the users account. I was just wondering, is this every single sale? Separately appearing in your statement? ...

Android app being deleted from LG Allys when phone turns off

It appears as though everyone using my application on an LG Ally is having to redownload the application every time they turn off their phone. I've received the folling market comments relating to the issue: "Is great when it works. But if i shut my phone off i have to reinstall it. Lg ally." "Great quick ref. I do have to redownload ...

Are databases deleted when an application is updated?

I added a table to a database that my application uses and wrote some code to work with that table. Everything worked fine for my on my phone and in the emulator, so I sent the update to the market. This cause me to receive quite a few stack traces in the developers console cause by android.database.sqlite.SQLiteException: no such tabl...

Selling apps as a private individual on Android Market

Hi gents, I have spent a while developing an Android app, and am hoping to publish in the coming days. From the Market console, I have tried to make my Checkout account a Merchant account, for which I need to provide both a private (for Google's eyes only) address - which I'm fine with - and an address which the public will see when the...

Android - Add more levels to game without the need to download or update a new app from the Market

Hi, I'm working on a platform=app for games and I want the user to be able to choose games like some kind of an add on, then it will download some file (a game) which my app knows how to read and work with. Basically, what I want is to build a market without apk files. Or to generate a new kind of apk files. I hope you can understand...