Titanium Backup Donate Version - license key not accepted - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey guys,
I'm having a little issue with the donate version of Titanium Backup on my Sony XZ1C with LOS 15.1.
After purchasing it over the developer's homepage I got the license key (.txt-file) and put it as described on my SD-card. Then I installed Titanium Backup Free over the Play Store and started it.
Titanium Backup doesn't detect the license file at all, so I'm stuck with the free version. I reinstalled the app several times, moved the license file to different places and even reinstalled my whole ROM - no improvement.
Can somebody please help?
Thanks a lot!

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As the signature is different, so I think it is impossible.
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Help. Titanium Backup cannot check license key.

Hello there. I have problem with titanium backup not being able to do a license check on the app. I have brought the pro key before. It worked well on my note 3 and Samsung s7edge.
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maxkento said:
Hello there. I have problem with titanium backup not being able to do a license check on the app. I have brought the pro key before. It worked well on my note 3 and Samsung s7edge.
I'm currently using mate 10 pro rooted with magisk and twrp recovery. If there anyone that can help it would be appreciated.
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Did you buy it in the Playstore or an old school license txt?
If the latter, it needs to be placed in /sdcard/TitaniumBackup_license.txt. Make sure Titanium has sdcard access in permissions.
ante0 said:
Did you buy it in the Playstore or an old school license txt?
If the latter, it needs to be placed in /sdcard/TitaniumBackup_license.txt. Make sure Titanium has sdcard access in permissions.
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I bought it from the playstore. I have been looking guide online and have tried uninstall and installing both titanium backup and the key, fix my date and time (which already correct). Still cannot detect the license.
maxkento said:
I bought it from the playstore. I have been looking guide online and have tried uninstall and installing both titanium backup and the key, fix my date and time (which already correct). Still cannot detect the license.
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Apparently latest play store update breaks license verification for paid apps, so that might be why...
https://www.xda-developers.com/latest-play-store-breaks-license-verification-paid-apps/
ante0 said:
Apparently latest play store update breaks license verification for paid apps, so that might be why...
https://www.xda-developers.com/latest-play-store-breaks-license-verification-paid-apps/
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Look like my problem solved by asking the dev themselves. The problem lies in playstore. The update seem broke license verification as you said. Look like this only happen if you have to downloads a key.
No wonder I can't activate the license
Can I download an older version from Playstore?

DeGoogling: Titanium Backup - License Issue

I'm trying to move away from Google stuff. I've installed /e/OS on my phone and replaced Google-dependent apps. However, I can't install the PRO key for Titanium Backup because it needs to contact the play store to work. I understand there is some sort of license text file that, when placed in the appropriate folder, will unlock the app. However, the developer seems to have gone AWOL. He won't answer emails either through the Titanium Backup website, the app or the donate page.
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Both the TB Pro Key app and the TB Free app depend on com.android.google.vending package. what is the Googe Play Store app.
Titanium Backup Free runs fine without Google Play. However, when I install the license key, Titanium Backup tries to verify the license - but it can't because it does so through com.android.google.vending, as you mentioned. Since I don't have Google Play installed, the PRO key can't do the verification, so your reply doesn't really help unless you mean to say that the license text file needs com.android.google.vending also. In that case, scratch the first option and say if you know of an app that can do what Titanium Backup does or say where the application data is so that I can back up things manually.
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Shadeclan said:
Titanium Backup Free runs fine without Google Play. However, when I install the license key, Titanium Backup tries to verify the license - but it can't because it does so through com.android.google.vending, as you mentioned. Since I don't have Google Play installed, the PRO key can't do the verification, so your reply doesn't really help unless you mean to say that the license text file needs com.android.google.vending also.
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If you'ld decompile the TB Pro Key apk - as I did - then you can notice that a license text file - what you always mention - IS NOT USED at all.
jwoegerbauer said:
If you'ld decompile the TB Pro Key apk - as I did - then you can notice that a license text file - what you always mention - IS NOT USED at all.
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Open Titanium Backup. If you are using the free version, you will see a button at the lower right side of the screen in green that says "PRO version: $5.99" (it may be nation-sensitive and may be using your currency rather than US dollars but I doubt it). Click on the button and it asks you "Can you buy apps on the Android Market?". If you hit "NO", it brings up the following information: " To turn Titanium Backup into the Donate version branded to your name, please donate the amount you want (from USD$5.99) by PayPal and you will get your key file by e-mail. .. you can visit the donation page or use the Copy e-mail address button below and then paste it where needed. .. Upgrading gives you high speed ... "
If you close that window and go to the Titanium Backup "Menu" you will see at the top-right hand side a collapsed menu called "HELP / LICENSING". If you expand that menu and choose "Manage license" you will see the following message if you are running the free version: "You're running the free version of Titanium Backup. .. *No PRO key was detected. .. *No license file was detected. .. Supported locations for the license file are: */storage/emulated/0/TitaniumBackup_License.txt [Not found]"
The Titanium Backup license file is what I'm trying to get from the Titanium Track folks. I got back an automated message yesterday from one of my attempts to contact them. It was not encouraging.
Shadeclan said:
Open Titanium Backup. If you are using the free version, you will see a button at the lower right side of the screen in green that says "PRO version: $5.99" (it may be nation-sensitive and may be using your currency rather than US dollars but I doubt it). Click on the button and it asks you "Can you buy apps on the Android Market?". If you hit "NO", it brings up the following information: " To turn Titanium Backup into the Donate version branded to your name, please donate the amount you want (from USD$5.99) by PayPal and you will get your key file by e-mail. .. you can visit the donation page or use the Copy e-mail address button below and then paste it where needed. .. Upgrading gives you high speed ... "
If you close that window and go to the Titanium Backup "Menu" you will see at the top-right hand side a collapsed menu called "HELP / LICENSING". If you expand that menu and choose "Manage license" you will see the following message if you are running the free version: "You're running the free version of Titanium Backup. .. *No PRO key was detected. .. *No license file was detected. .. Supported locations for the license file are: */storage/emulated/0/TitaniumBackup_License.txt [Not found]"
The Titanium Backup license file is what I'm trying to get from the Titanium Track folks. I got back an automated message yesterday from one of my attempts to contact them. It was not encouraging.
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I bought the Donate Version without Google Play (running MicroG). Did just as they said in the free app. You just need to follow the process.
After donating i got an email with the text file. Put the text file in the right folder and it was recognized. I have Titatium Backup Pro running perfectly now. No problems at all.
heintosz said:
I bought the Donate Version without Google Play (running MicroG). Did just as they said in the free app. You just need to follow the process.
After donating i got an email with the text file. Put the text file in the right folder and it was recognized. I have Titatium Backup Pro running perfectly now. No problems at all.
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Did you do that recently, like in the past 3 - 6 months? Because, if you did, I'll follow suit.
Perhaps they have some sort of automation set up...

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