I thought it'd be a good idea to start this.
zkush said:
I thought it'd be a good idea to start this.
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You should generally start it with something, though. Haha. List some sites to get apk's or just attach some apk's to the post.
http://www.slideme.org has a bunch of apk's and they a client to download and install programs while android is running (similar to the Android Marketplace).
http://www.androidapps.com/
Anyone have a copy of anycut? I'd like to see if it works on the version of Android we're running on the Vogue.
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/!\ BE AWARE OF YOUR APP, DavinciDevelopers try to steal them and sell them on the market !!
Hello guys,
Be careful, if you post an apk of your free app here, somebody will try to take the apk, remove the signature, and upload it as a paid version on the market !
The proofs : (edited to add new stolen softwares)
Llamadroid
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=10113570#post10113570
- http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-kebab-llamadroid-zzjjD.aspx
(removed today, on 5th january)
Typo clock
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=814054
- http://www.appbrain.com/app/beautiful-clock-widget-3d/com.semicuda.typoclock
Iron soldiers
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=862875
- http://www.appbrain.com/app/iron-soldiers/vuxia.ironSoldiers
(removed from market today, on 5th january, but still referenced)
Championship racing 2010
- http://www.vividgames.com/sub_game.php?id=42
- http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-vividgames-championship_racing_2010-zzxwq.aspx
(removed today, on 5th january)
Liquid wallpaper
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878252
http://www.appbrain.com/app/liquid-physics/livewallpaper.liquid
Bluetooth Scanner
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=900923
http://www.androidzoom.com/android_games/casual/bluetooth-scanner_pvqg.html
(New !! Now, we have proof that ALL his apps are stolen)
And even Gameloft best sellers (paid games) :
http://www.androlib.com/android.app...ndroid-gand-gloftspaw-heroofsparta-zjCDi.aspx
(removed from market today, on 5th january, but still referenced)
http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-gameloft-android-gand-gloftavar-avatar-zjCEx.aspx
(removed from market today, on 5th january, but still referenced)
Minigore
http://minigore.blogspot.com/2009/07/what-minigore-is.html
http://www.appbrain.com/app/minigore-hd/com.ambushgames.minigore
http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-ambushgames-minigore-zzjqD.aspx
Zuma's revenge
Original
http://www.zumasrevengegame.com/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/3620/
Scammers
http://www.appbrain.com/app/zumas-revenge-hd/com.popcap.zumas_revenge
http://www.appbrain.com/app/zumas-revenge/com.fox.game.zumasrevenge
How is it possible ?
Google does not check your apk signature when you upload a software.
Even if you signed yous apk with you key, somebody else can put this on his google account.
The signature can be deleted easily if needed.
He can change the title of your app, so nobody see it, but he can't change the apk name nor the icon.
Why do we post our apk here ?
To have testers, to correct bugs, to have a perfect look and feel before put it on the market.
Because on the market people are rude, we have only one chance, so we need to avoid bugs.
And when we put our app online, we want to choose if it's paid or free (with ads or not).
What is the problem ?
If DavinciDevelopers steal and upload your app, he will lock your pak name.
2 apps can't have the same name on the market.
You may have a name like com.myname.myapp.apk
Where "myname" is the same in every app you do.
If he take that, this is a major issue for you because you will be associated to him on every search (google.com, market...).
So, you will have to change your app name and maybe your company name....
Within 1 or 2 days, the market is parsed from androlib, androidzoom, appbrain... and it's done. Google.com will see those websites, and you are trapped.
You will have your buggy app on the market, some people will pay for that, the thief will have some money, and every users will have a bad opinion of your app.
Why DavinciDevelopers does this ?
To make benefit from your work.
Because he doesn't care you are working from a long time on your app.
Because he doesn't care if your work is ruined, he will find somebody else.
How can we be protected ?
Because 2 apps can't have the same name, you should put your app on the market first.
If your app is in development stage, you can upload it as "draft", so it will not be visible on the market, but the name will be locked.
Who is DavinciDevelopers ?
Somebody that have 83 apps on the market !
Almost all of them are themes.
If you look the package name you can see for example :
com.nd.android.pandatheme.p__3d_android_theme
at :
http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-nd-android-pandatheme-p__3d_android_theme-qAmiz.aspx
google search : "pandatheme", first link :
http://home.pandaapp.com:888/
So he is not a developer. He makes themes with a free online tool and sell them... nice.
And for the real apps he uploaded (about 5), they all are stolen, coming from poland, germany, and other places.
Almost every of them comes from XDA dev forums.
ps : this message should be marked as sticky in every development section.
Is it worth marking all these apps as objectionable to draw Google's attention to this issue?
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Today, 2 of those links has been removed already !
Maybe somebody sent emails to every publishers...
I hope google will understand this and ban this thief.
I have posted about it on reddit
http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/ew4e8/android_market_is_still_the_wild_west/?sort=hot
Someone who works for google replied and said they're looking into it.
@jgittins
Could you please link this post to you post ? Or give to the "google man" the list of the apps we found here ?
This kind of guy should be banned from google forever (if it's possible )
One thing I don't understand :
Google should give to every developer a private key that we could use to compile the apk.
Something we should not be able to remove.
So the developer who generates the apk could be sure it would be uploadable only into his account.
It sounds simple but...
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@jgittins
Could you please link this post to you post ? Or give to the "google man" the list of the apps we found here ?
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I've linked to this thread from the reddit story.
Also, you have written that Zuma's Revenge is by Blue_sprit. But the real zuma's revenge is a famous game from popcap, I think blue_spirit is actually another scammer.
http://www.zumasrevengegame.com/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/3620/
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Google should give to every developer a private key that we could use to compile the apk.
Something we should not be able to remove.
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It's not possible to add something, that is impossible to remove. Cryptography makes possible to check that something was created by someone, but not that it wasn't.
Dang that sucks that people are ripping dev's off. I have high respect for Dev's. Not being one, I don't know all the ins and outs of developing apps but I'm sure it's a very deeply involved process that nobody should rip off. Jeez. I hope these idiots are banned from the market. Is there a formal process that someone can start to get these apps credited to their rightful owners?
Thank you for informing the community of this!
Thanks a lot! As a developer, this information I will be very useful.
This is absolute putrid behavior. This is one of the downsides to having an open-source OS and Google being so hands-off. There better be some justice in this matter......
PS - moderators/admins should require this to be a stickie in EVERY forum
I post it to tweeter.
This is disgusting.. I will make comments on all his posted apps in the market and warn people how this guy rips them off..
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This is disgusting.. I will make comments on all his posted apps in the market and warn people how this guy rips them off..
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thats not going to stop many people if they want the app.....thats what sucks
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thats not going to stop many people if they want the app.....thats what sucks
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if more of us from xda will post comments how douche this guy is, then maybe we could prevent others from patronizing his posted apps.. being a frustrated programmer also, I know how hard it is to code.. and I am very grateful to devs who gives us free apps over here at xda..
These davincidevelopers retards are also releasing retail gameloft games on the market, we need to stop these fuken retards, get them banned from the market.
What a penga ! We want to protect our community from the pirates, Thank you for the heads up,
Lets spam this Guy!! Anybody got his email??
Sent from the almighty Vibrant!!!
Can someone post download links to hd games, like need for speed, gameloft games, I see other hd2s kn androjd have it, but I don't know where to get it from & those games are not in the market
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Go to gameloft's website to buy them. We do not support piracy here, if you're looking for such, then move along.
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Go to gameloft's website to buy them. We do not support piracy here, if you're looking for such, then move along.
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Whilst I DO support helping others out, I DO NOT support piracy and very few people on this forum (called xdaDEVELOPERS - not xdaPIRATES) would appreciate it if we ended up with nothing but pages of requests for warez!
Thanks Kailkti for putting it nicely
Im reporting this thread in the hope it gets locked and deleted so we have more "room" for legitamate threads
Please don't request paid apps, I'll give the benefit of the doubt and say maybe you thought they were not paid apps since they weren't on the market. Thread closed.
noellenchris
I have very little experience with the Android Market, and I have this situation I don't know how to resolve... let me explain:
I bought my NC 1.01 in January and when Froyo became available I downloaded and installed TV Shows Stream, it was a great app for allowing me to watch all kinds of TV show episodes on my Nook.
Apparently Google removed it from the market in May or June, thus making it so I cannot get the app (as far as I know anyway). I paid $7 for it in April and they took it off the market in June. The thing is, I was not aware of this and reverted to NC Stock 1.2 and when I went to download the app it was no longer available. Now I am left wondering how I either get a refund or the app (I prefer to have the app).
I have read that google removed it in preparation for some new service Google was soon to release. This doesn't sound right. What can I do?
Thanks
migrax
You didnt do a titanium backup did you? You could try searching around online to find the .apk and install from there or you could try to contact the developer.
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It is still in the market, just no longer listed as compatible. https://market.android.com/details?id=com.tproducts.android.searchtv
Contact the developer and see what they can do. Discussing how to find an .apk for a paid for app is probably frowned upon by the moderators of this forum.
patruns said:
Contact the developer and see what they can do. Discussing how to find an .apk for a paid for app is probably frowned upon by the moderators of this forum.
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I only suggested that because he said but it was removed from the market but i guess i should have done a search myself.
You should contact the dev and explain your situation.
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patruns said:
It is still in the market, just no longer listed as compatible. https://market.android.com/details?id=com.tproducts.android.searchtv
Contact the developer and see what they can do. Discussing how to find an .apk for a paid for app is probably frowned upon by the moderators of this forum.
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Why would they care if I legitimately paid for the app? Anyway I do appreciate your input.
migrax
migrax said:
Why would they care if I legitimately paid for the app? Anyway I do appreciate your input.
migrax
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Only because these forums sometimes can become a hotbed for pirated apps. I did not mean to suggest that you have no right to an app you already paid for and koopakid08 didn't either. It's just that some may not be as scrupulous as you are.
hey, i downloaded football manager game on pc and sideloaded it to my nexus device. the game works but the game window is not maximised. its just half of the screen and i cant change it to fullscreen. i was wondering if you guys know thhe solution. its my first android device.
im soriry if this has been posted before but all the search results were from 2010, so idecided to make a new thread.
Vafler said:
hey, i downloaded football manager game on pc and sideloaded it to my nexus device. the game works but the game window is not maximised. its just half of the screen and i cant change it to fullscreen. i was wondering if you guys know thhe solution. its my first android device.
im soriry if this has been posted before but all the search results were from 2010, so idecided to make a new thread.
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You are not allowed to Discuss pirated stuff here.And i think the game you downloaded was a paid app.
manasgirdhar said:
You are not allowed to Discuss pirated stuff here.And i think the game you downloaded was a paid app.
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the first thing i did was to search in app store. it didnt come up. i googled it on pc and i found it, i didnt know it was pirated. i thought it was one of those games that are free with ads or some other cach.
Not all games are paid apps.
This would all depend on what the game is. However, considering it was downloaded directly to the PC, and bypassing the Play Store, makes it very suspicious. We all know you can get warez on the internet.
Please be advised if this is a Paid app, it is against XDA rules to even discuss such things.
A quick search on the Play Store indeed states Football manager is a Paid app, so....
This thread is closed.
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