Getting application not licensed - although I bought it

Lofwyr23 · 05-31-2014, 03:59 AM

I've been using CC for a while now and was really pleased about the way it eased my mobile reading.

However, after having been confronted with a series of XPrivacy popups today, I keep getting the popup "App not licensed". Deleting the XPrivacy entries didn't help either, as did uninstalling the app.

Is there anything beside restoring the device that could fix the problem?

Device in question: Motorola Razr I, running 4.1.2, rooted.

theducks · 05-31-2014, 10:27 AM

chaley is traveling, so please be patient. He does reply.

chaley · 06-01-2014, 03:32 AM

I am assuming you have the google play (GP) version, not the amazon version.

You will get "app not licensed" if one of the following is true:

- The CC you are running isn't obtained from GP. This is true even if you bought the GP version sometime in the past.

- The credentials on the device (the Google login) are not the same ones used to buy CC.

- The GP subsystem is not allowed to talk over the network.

There may be other cases.

My guess is that your problem is the second. If so, then add the credentials used to purchase CC to your device as a second set of google credentials.

If you are running some sort of firewall then be sure to let the GP subsystem through. I have heard reports of people doing this when CC complains, allowing CC to check the license, then turning off access until CC complains again.

If you are running a non-standard version of CC then uninstall it and get the standard version from GP.

Lofwyr23 · 06-02-2014, 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chaley

I am assuming you have the google play (GP) version, not the amazon version.

You will get "app not licensed" if one of the following is true:

- The CC you are running isn't obtained from GP. This is true even if you bought the GP version sometime in the past.

- The credentials on the device (the Google login) are not the same ones used to buy CC.

- The GP subsystem is not allowed to talk over the network.

There may be other cases.

My guess is that your problem is the second. If so, then add the credentials used to purchase CC to your device as a second set of google credentials.

If you are running some sort of firewall then be sure to let the GP subsystem through. I have heard reports of people doing this when CC complains, allowing CC to check the license, then turning off access until CC complains again.

If you are running a non-standard version of CC then uninstall it and get the standard version from GP.

I did some research after this happened on a few more apps (Tasker did yell at me once... though still works...)

I run a plugin that allows me to deny apps rights on runtime (XPrivacy, a plugin for the xPosed Framework).

I use that app to block access to my phone data (Operator, phonebook, sim and line numbers). This is the culprit.

Google requires their service for license verification to have access to data mentioned above...

Until I allow the rights to access these, they return a "Verification failed". It is way beyond me why...

However, I have yet to verify this in the SDK docs...

chaley · 06-03-2014, 12:18 AM

Thanks for the explanation. It is always useful to know what can go wrong.

cybmole · 06-03-2014, 01:26 AM

i wonder- would that go wrong on if Xprivace were installed on a tablet that has no sim card, no phone book, no line number....

maybe many of my bought apps are full of irrelevant "permissions" which can't actually do anything ?

or is google play smart enough to say to itself " we just sold & downloaded that to a tablet, not to a phone, so we'll leave out that silly stuff ? "

Lofwyr23 · 06-03-2014, 03:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cybmole

i wonder- would that go wrong on if Xprivace were installed on a tablet that has no sim card, no phone book, no line number....

maybe many of my bought apps are full of irrelevant "permissions" which can't actually do anything ?

or is google play smart enough to say to itself " we just sold & downloaded that to a tablet, not to a phone, so we'll leave out that silly stuff ? "

I have yet to poke around on a tablet wirh xpriv... but I think they'd base it on different stuff (UDID or crap like that)...

05-31-2014, 03:59 AM	#1
Lofwyr23 Poker of bits and books Posts: 71 Karma: 12662 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: Kobo Glo HD, Tolino Shine 2, Tolino Vision 5, Tolino Vision color	Getting application not licensed - although I bought it I've been using CC for a while now and was really pleased about the way it eased my mobile reading. However, after having been confronted with a series of XPrivacy popups today, I keep getting the popup "App not licensed". Deleting the XPrivacy entries didn't help either, as did uninstalling the app. Is there anything beside restoring the device that could fix the problem? Device in question: Motorola Razr I, running 4.1.2, rooted.

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05-31-2014, 10:27 AM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,932 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	chaley is traveling, so please be patient. He does reply.

06-01-2014, 03:32 AM	#3
chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,358 Karma: 8012652 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	I am assuming you have the google play (GP) version, not the amazon version. You will get "app not licensed" if one of the following is true: - The CC you are running isn't obtained from GP. This is true even if you bought the GP version sometime in the past. - The credentials on the device (the Google login) are not the same ones used to buy CC. - The GP subsystem is not allowed to talk over the network. There may be other cases. My guess is that your problem is the second. If so, then add the credentials used to purchase CC to your device as a second set of google credentials. If you are running some sort of firewall then be sure to let the GP subsystem through. I have heard reports of people doing this when CC complains, allowing CC to check the license, then turning off access until CC complains again. If you are running a non-standard version of CC then uninstall it and get the standard version from GP.

06-03-2014, 12:18 AM	#5
chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,358 Karma: 8012652 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	Thanks for the explanation. It is always useful to know what can go wrong.

06-03-2014, 01:26 AM	#6
cybmole Wizard Posts: 3,720 Karma: 1759970 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	i wonder- would that go wrong on if Xprivace were installed on a tablet that has no sim card, no phone book, no line number.... maybe many of my bought apps are full of irrelevant "permissions" which can't actually do anything ? or is google play smart enough to say to itself " we just sold & downloaded that to a tablet, not to a phone, so we'll leave out that silly stuff ? "

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