Update: Tim Bray responded in our comments letting us know Trevor Johns, a hands-on guy in the Android back-rooms, was the author of the post.
- obfuscation,
- customizing the Licensing Library,
- making your application tamper resistant (with a code sample that is nearly identical to what I published a week ago),
- and using a secondary server for added protection.
Tim's article should be a first read for anyone interested in commercial Android development, especially those who will be implementing the Androids License Verification Library.
I believe publishing my original article has proven fruitful already. Google has came through again in response with valuable knowledge and tools to arm developers in the war against piracy. Only time will tell if they gave us 22s or 50 calibers.
Credit: Google Android blog
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