On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 11:22:01AM +1000, Brian May wrote:
From http://android-developers.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/introducing-android-41-jel... :
"App encryption: From Jelly Bean and forward, paid apps in Google Play are encrypted with a device-specific key before they are delivered and stored on the device. We know you work hard building your apps. We work hard to protect your investment."
Smells and tastes suspiciously like DRM to me...
My understanding is that Google Play is a proprietary app which is also heavily restricted in terms of the way the license allows distribution, so if Google has been planning a DRM scheme it would explain why. All the more reason to get behind F-Droid. The two Android devices I own (whilst not 100% free due to driver issues) run CyanogenMod with F-Droid and have never had Google Play installed. I didn't even know until recently that Marketplace had been renamed to Play. -Adam