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Hi all. Not asking for anything that is stealing....
I am a NC user in Canada.
As of yet the Amazon appstore is not available in Canada though I have it installed on my NC it won't let me download or purchase any content for geographical reasons.
I am sure this will change soon, but in the mean time I am missing out on some nice daily deals! For example swiftkey is available free today!
I am wondering if anyone would be able to pm me the apk they download for free from the appstore. I figure if I get it for free on the day it was offered free I am not taking anything away financially from them, I am only getting someone to act as my intermediary until the appstore can work for me.
Would anyone be able to?
Would greatly appreciate it!!!
I'm fairly 100% positive that Amazon is still giving money to the publisher for every 'free' app that's downloaded through their app store, so you are still taking something financially away from the publisher, even if not from Amazon. Past that, the code is still protected and not 'free' regardless of the initial cost to the user.
Possibly but fact is I am not asking for hacked app and currently it is free. being in Canada I just font have access. I font think I am asking much.
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I don't think it would work anyway as the apk for the app wouldn't be tied to your Amazon account.
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I don't think it would work anyway as the apk for the app wouldn't be tied to your Amazon account.
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Also I think Amazon can tell you're in Canada. It's the same way Hulu and other video services can tell your not in America. Unless you use a proxy then you are sol.
I tried to install the apk on my phone. It installs but when you try to change the swiftkey settings it throws an error about not having the amazon app store installed and to install the app store to use.
Has anyone tried using a usa vpn for getting apps off amazon?
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thats why i cant buy it but if i have the apk on a free app i want to see if it will work
The fact that.it doesn't cost the.person downloading it anything does not suddenly make it free and available for the downloader to distribute it as they see fit. The Amazon store is the distribution method the publisher has chosen this time, if they've (Amazon or the publisher) decided that Canada isn't a place they want to sell or allow Amazon to give the app away, that's their choice, and someone giving you the app is no different than someone giving you a paid version from the Market.
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painter_ said:
I tried to install the apk on my phone. It installs but when you try to change the swiftkey settings it throws an error about not having the amazon app store installed and to install the app store to use.
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i have appstore installed but i am in canada so appstore wont let me buy or install but if i were to sideload it might work
I am in Germany and the Amazon App Store works just fine on my NookColor. No proxy or anything like that.
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The fact that.it doesn't cost the.person downloading it anything does not suddenly make it free and available for the downloader to distribute it as they see fit. The Amazon store is the distribution method the publisher has chosen this time, if they've (Amazon or the publisher) decided that Canada isn't a place they want to sell or allow Amazon to give the app away, that's their choice, and someone giving you the app is no different than someone giving you a paid version from the Market.
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that is your opinion which is speculation it is more likely due to is sues that have nor yet been setup fact is if I drove 1 hour to south and got on few wifi there then I would have no problem.
Thanks for trying to be more of a problem than a solution.
I hope you never mess something up on your nook color as technically the stick image posted on xda wad nor felt released by Barnes and Noble dip you would be also doing something illegal.
There are cracked versions of this pretty program floating around but i wanted a legitimate version knowing it will only be a matter of time before the store goes live here and I will miss or on the offer.
Actually, it's not illegal to hack the NC. At least not in the US. They can void your warranty, but it's not illegal to hack it. What you are asking someone to do is illegal though.
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Actually, it's not illegal to hack the NC. At least not in the US. They can void your warranty, but it's not illegal to hack it. What you are asking someone to do is illegal though.
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I didn't say hacking nook was illegal. But using an .img file of the stock Rom to restore to stock is. B&N did not open source there OS version for release. That img file is not the same file as their update files. This is the whole OS to flash back to stock.
And while what I asked might have flirted in a grey area look around at what is available on xda that is normally pay software. I merely asked for a file being offered free on the day it was offered as such. If you have a problem with that make your own thread and don't [email protected] on mine.
Canadoc said:
i have appstore installed but i am in canada so appstore wont let me buy or install but if i were to sideload it might work
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I am afraid sideloading will not work too, as Appstore will need to authenticate your credentials first.
While Swiftkey is a great keyboard app for mobiles, I find Thumb Keyboard to work better for tablets.
Hello, I only published one app and was hoping it would at least get me my 25$ back.
I'm from Romania and I don't find 25$ to be a cheap price. The other problem with me being Romanian is that I can't open a merchant account, so I can only post free apps. My option was to use AdMob to get a little income. It wasn't much, having only gathered 4.40$ in 3 months. On top of that, my admob was suspended and I don't know why, I read the rules and as far as I know I didn't do anything wrong. I suspect someone purposely made fake clicks in my app just to mess with me.
I now decided to try Amazon App store, they let me publish paid apps even from my country. I know there were some people who asked for a paid version with no ads. I don't know how to deal with this situation now, I have the google play app which is free but it has a Donate popup. And then there's the same app (not yet approved) but without the donate links on the amazon app store.
Have you ever tried Amazon app store? Do people really buy apps there?
What do you suggest I do?
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Hello, I only published one app and was hoping it would at least get me my 25$ back.
I'm from Romania and I don't find 25$ to be a cheap price. The other problem with me being Romanian is that I can't open a merchant account, so I can only post free apps. My option was to use AdMob to get a little income. It wasn't much, having only gathered 4.40$ in 3 months. On top of that, my admob was suspended and I don't know why, I read the rules and as far as I know I didn't do anything wrong. I suspect someone purposely made fake clicks in my app just to mess with me.
I now decided to try Amazon App store, they let me publish paid apps even from my country. I know there were some people who asked for a paid version with no ads. I don't know how to deal with this situation now, I have the google play app which is free but it has a Donate popup. And then there's the same app (not yet approved) but without the donate links on the amazon app store.
Have you ever tried Amazon app store? Do people really buy apps there?
What do you suggest I do?
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I had bad experience with Amazon store, they take long time to approve apps.
Imo there is no good enough alternative for Google Play at the moment
Same here, rather bad luck with Amazon to date...
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Hello, I only published one app and was hoping it would at least get me my 25$ back.
I'm from Romania and I don't find 25$ to be a cheap price. The other problem with me being Romanian is that I can't open a merchant account, so I can only post free apps. My option was to use AdMob to get a little income. It wasn't much, having only gathered 4.40$ in 3 months. On top of that, my admob was suspended and I don't know why, I read the rules and as far as I know I didn't do anything wrong. I suspect someone purposely made fake clicks in my app just to mess with me.
I now decided to try Amazon App store, they let me publish paid apps even from my country. I know there were some people who asked for a paid version with no ads. I don't know how to deal with this situation now, I have the google play app which is free but it has a Donate popup. And then there's the same app (not yet approved) but without the donate links on the amazon app store.
Have you ever tried Amazon app store? Do people really buy apps there?
What do you suggest I do?
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I have tried amazon app store and publish it for free, i see your app is live wallpaper and as i know Kindle users do not like live wallpapers.
i suggest you try slideMe appstore.
Buddy... Wait till google add romania to the merchant list... ..
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Both amazon and getjar weren't really useful for me. I did get more traffic from the Opera store. Since my game focuses on in app purchases to make $ it's hard to get traction on any other store since currently I use IAB.
What kind of app did you have? Games I think are most successful with ads, but in the end it depends from app to app, I guess.
You can try Samsung App here: http://seller.samsungapps.com/
I have bad experience with Amazon. Low downloads and last weeks Admob ecpm is extremely low (about 0.05). Has anybody tried to integrate Amazon's banner ads?
Amazon app store is an avenue that developers are still figuring out how to utilize optimally for their purpose.
I agree with most of what has been said here... I don't get even 1% of the amount of downloads from Amazon as I do from Play. In my opinion it is just not Amazon's focus as Play is "THE" store front for apps. I think like most business ventures, it has a lot to do with timing. What kind of niche are your getting into. If super saturated, you may need to create a category within a category in order to reach new users.
You can win Kindle Fire HD now for integrating their api.
https://developer.amazon.com/sdk/mobileads.html
Agreeing with previous posters that Google Play doesn't have a good enough alternative yet...
Have tried SlideMe and Amazon and neither have got close to the Play Store in my case.
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Agreeing with previous posters that Google Play doesn't have a good enough alternative yet...
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True, but ARPU on Amazon is far better than on GPlay. Of course GPlay is x10 (at least) when it comes to its reach but if you have a good app, use Amazon's APIs (ads, inapps, etc.) and talk to them, you might get featured. My experience is they actually respond to emails
Amazon Appstore will not make you uber-rich but it's a valid option, much better than GetJar imho.
Hi
If I wanted to release an app on the Play Store for free but wanted the option that anyone can pay if they wanted to, how would I go about doing it? I dont want to have two apps, just one paid and one free.
Is it possible to have something similar to in app purchase but thats a way of thanking the dev? And does Google take a percentage from it? Or maybe PayPal link in the app?
Or any other methods?
You can use in-app billing to do what you need.
Google take 30% of your sales and as far as I am aware you are not allowed to link to paypal.
You can find a tutorial for in- app billing here or you can look through the official documentation here.
Good luck.
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You can use in-app billing to do what you need.
Google take 30% of your sales and as far as I am aware you are not aloud to link to paypal.
You can find a tutorial for in- app billing here or you can look through the official documentation here.
Good luck.
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Thanks
Ive seen apps that link to PayPal
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Hi
If I wanted to release an app on the Play Store for free but wanted the option that anyone can pay if they wanted to, how would I go about doing it? I dont want to have two apps, just one paid and one free.
Is it possible to have something similar to in app purchase but thats a way of thanking the dev? And does Google take a percentage from it? Or maybe PayPal link in the app?
Or any other methods?
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Lol. Why would anyone pay for something that is available for free? No matter how better the application is, if it is available for free than i am never going to pay for it no matter what. And when it comes to your question's answer no you can't do that, Google Play isn't offering any such option. Yes Google takes 30% of your sales and so does iTunes.
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Lol. Why would anyone pay for something that is available for free? No matter how better the application is, if it is available for free than i am never going to pay for it no matter what. And when it comes to your question's answer no you can't do that, Google Play isn't offering any such option. Yes Google takes 30% of your sales and so does iTunes.
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Fact is, some people will pay for something that is free.
Most of the ROM's, apps etc on xda are free. They are done by devs that enjoy what they do and enjoy helping others. People donate to them as a way of saying thank you.
Also, in the past I've put apps on Google Play that are completely free, with a donate version that is exactly the same. People have used the free version, then bought the donate version because they liked it. It's all down to the individual.
Hi, I am using Greenify on Lollipop along with Xposed framework. I purchased greenify license through amazon appstore and now I am facing license issues.
Earlier, if I installed Greenify from playstore directly, the app wouldn't be able to detect the license from amazon's appstore and kept pestering me to download the amazon appstore even though it was already downloaded.
I used a workaround method, where I would first download the old greenify app from Amazon Appstore, fire it up and allow it to detect license. As soon as soon as it detected license, I would update the app from playstore and it would work flawlessly.
Now on Lollipop, this workaround doesn't work because the old Greenify from amazon appstore just won't install on Lollipop. Any suggestions?
Please help @oasisfeng - I dropped an email to your developer account however I did not get any response.
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I have the same problem, except mine is just the play store. I installed both Greenify + Donation package but it kept saying that I need to purchase it for experimental features to work.
mliou said:
I have the same problem, except mine is just the play store. I installed both Greenify + Donation package but it kept saying that I need to purchase it for experimental features to work.
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For some people, if the donation pack is installed first and then Greenify is installed, it recognises the donation. Try it.
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For some people, if the donation pack is installed first and then Greenify is installed, it recognises the donation. Try it.
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On amazon appstore the donation is via IAP. No donation package. And the app has always failed to detect license if installed directly. I have to always follow the same tiresome procedure mentioned in OP to get it working everytime I flash a new rom.
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On amazon appstore the donation is via IAP. No donation package. And the app has always failed to detect license if installed directly. I have to always follow the same tiresome procedure mentioned in OP to get it working everytime I flash a new rom.
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I know that and that was why my post was directed at @mliou
@oasisfeng????? Your response and solution please...
It's sad to see that the developer doesn't respond even once. I've asked this several times over emails and xda posts but all my queries fell on deaf ears. If I have paid for the extra features then I should be able to use them. Anyway, I am considering abandoning greenify and switching to something like PowerNap for xposed. I'll never buy anything from this developer again.
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It's sad to see that the developer doesn't respond even once. I've asked this several times over emails and xda posts but all my queries fell on deaf ears. If I have paid for the extra features then I should be able to use them. Anyway, I am considering abandoning greenify and switching to something like PowerNap for xposed. I'll never buy anything from this developer again.
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I completely agree, his way of verifying is clearly faulty since so many people have the same issue.
He seems to care more about not missing out on a few bucks, than let paying users have the best possible experience.
And not responding is just plain rude. I know you are reading this @oasisfeng.
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It's sad to see that the developer doesn't respond even once. I've asked this several times over emails and xda posts but all my queries fell on deaf ears. If I have paid for the extra features then I should be able to use them. Anyway, I am considering abandoning greenify and switching to something like PowerNap for xposed. I'll never buy anything from this developer again.
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I'm sorry to hear that. You email might be buried in tons of mails I received everyday. I really can't afford replying most of the mails, which will leave me no time for developing Greenify. Really busy recently and can't even check posts on XDA for several days. I never meant to ignore any of your mails or posts.
The donation package in Amazon Appstore is really a disaster for all the supporters and me. I have messed it totally and even can't bring it back in Amazon Appstore for quite some time. I'm still trying to figure out the situation to find a proper solution, and I really don't want to abandon this form of donation package, since you have paid for it. Today, I've just re-submitted the Amazon version and waiting for approval. Hope it won't take long.
I've written a full FAQ article just now for troubleshooting all the issues of donation package. Hope it could help more users.
http://greenify.uservoice.com/knowledgebase/articles/633133
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I completely agree, his way of verifying is clearly faulty since so many people have the same issue.
He seems to care more about not missing out on a few bucks, than let paying users have the best possible experience.
And not responding is just plain rude. I know you are reading this @oasisfeng.
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Greenify has no extra checking, verification, or piracy-detecting mechanisms, besides the standard license verification of Google Play Store. If you don't believe that, just ask the cracker of the piracy version.
The trouble you have met in license verification doesn't necessarily mean "I seem to care more about not missing out on a few bucks". The experience of donation package may not be optimal, but never due to intentional extra protections.
Since you have installed a piracy version of Greenify before purchasing the donation package, I really have no idea what might cause the trouble in your case.
Still, you can try the instructions in the FAQ, where I added a possible solution for "polluted installation" from some piracy versions. http://greenify.uservoice.com/knowledgebase/articles/633133
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I'm sorry to hear that. You email might be buried in tons of mails I received everyday. I really can't afford replying most of the mails, which will leave me no time for developing Greenify. Really busy recently and can't even check posts on XDA for several days. I never meant to ignore any of your mails or posts.
The donation package in Amazon Appstore is really a disaster for all the supporters and me. I have messed it totally and even can't bring it back in Amazon Appstore for quite some time. I'm still trying to figure out the situation to find a proper solution, and I really don't want to abandon this form of donation package, since you have paid for it. Today, I've just re-submitted the Amazon version and waiting for approval. Hope it won't take long.
I've written a full FAQ article just now for troubleshooting all the issues of donation package. Hope it could help more users.
http://greenify.uservoice.com/knowledgebase/articles/633133
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Greenify has no extra checking, verification, or piracy-detecting mechanisms, besides the standard license verification of Google Play Store. If you don't believe that, just ask the cracker of the piracy version.
The trouble you have met in license verification doesn't necessarily mean "I seem to care more about not missing out on a few bucks". The experience of donation package may not be optimal, but never due to intentional extra protections.
Since you have installed a piracy version of Greenify before purchasing the donation package, I really have no idea what might cause the trouble in your case.
Still, you can try the instructions in the FAQ, where I added a possible solution for "polluted installation" from some piracy versions. http://greenify.uservoice.com/knowledgebase/articles/633133
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Thanks for your response, I really appreciate it. But no luck on a working pro version.
Also idk if you have the SuperSU app, but he offers a donation option and also and option to enable pro version anyway without donation. Or XPrivacy were you get a pro license file which the app can detect.
Or a separate pro version. Just some ideas that will bypass these problems.
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Thanks for your response, I really appreciate it. But no luck on a working pro version.
Also idk if you have the SuperSU app, but he offers a donation option and also and option to enable pro version anyway without donation. Or XPrivacy were you get a pro license file which the app can detect.
Or a separate pro version. Just some ideas that will bypass these problems.
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Thanks for your suggestion. More ways to accept donation package means more work to do, some even involves server side deployment. At present, I still need to devote most of my limited time to the development of core functionality in Greenify.
I'm planning to introduce an alternative way to get donation package without paying, perhaps via recommending the app to your friends.
you can add me to the list of people taht PAID but can't use the donation package now.
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you can add me to the list of people taht PAID but can't use the donation package now.
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Haha. I've given up on the developer now. It's been 2-3 months since I brought the issue to his notice. No action taken.
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oasisfeng said:
Thanks for your suggestion. More ways to accept donation package means more work to do, some even involves server side deployment. At present, I still need to devote most of my limited time to the development of core functionality in Greenify.
I'm planning to introduce an alternative way to get donation package without paying, perhaps via recommending the app to your friends.
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Many of us would welcome an Playstore independent license verification, as you might have noticed. I've refrained from buying the donation package, as I could not use it anyway (microG here and no Playstore/GApps). I'd wonder if I were the only one. So investing some time into an alternative license-check would, in the end, pay.
BTW: I'm also one of those whose mail was "buried in tons of mails" of your inbox, and didn't see a reply (you've got my sympathy, though, even if that doesn't pay a secretary )
Why can't I trust another app store on my android devices besides google play store? My Amazon fire also is restricted to Amazon's App store, and consquently I have a few paid apps on both google and amazon. I trust Amazon just as much as Google when it comes to Applications, so why can't I make my phone trust it? Instead everytime I update I have to trust unknown sources. To me this is a huge vunerability over giving Amazon trust to install over any .apk the ability to install.
At this point I'm actually surprise no one has gone after Amazon, Google, Apple, and even Microsoft for violating monolopy laws. They are restricting us from efficiently going to their competitors for software; saying if you use this hardware you must us our software.