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cristinechifor
02-23-2015, 03:12 AM
Hi,

I have a question regarding Licensing (if anybody can help me):

I want to sell my apps for Android but not through Google Play, I'm focusing strictly on B2B, for example selling to software distributors or hardware manufacturers.
Can anybody offer me some advice on licensing my solutions? I'm having a hard time finding something for the Android platform. I need something that could allow me to license more than 100,000 apps.


Many Thanks,
Cris
Harold Mansfield
02-23-2015, 12:46 PM
Hi,

I have a question regarding Licensing (if anybody can help me):

I want to sell my apps for Android but not through Google Play, I'm focusing strictly on B2B, for example selling to software distributors or hardware manufacturers.
Can anybody offer me some advice on licensing my solutions? I'm having a hard time finding something for the Android platform. I need something that could allow me to license more than 100,000 apps.


Many Thanks,
Cris

Android is open source. You can download whatever you need to make your own version of the OS https://source.android.com/, or compatible apps. And you can sell them or license them independently of the Play Store if you want. No one is stopping you. There are a few alternate Android market places out there, or use none at all. Your choice.

How that figures into using other Google services in your app, I couldn't tell you. Last time I checked Google does not charge a fee for Google Mobile Services.