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Marketplace "copy protection" cracked

I will not do anything with this, or publish how. But you can be assured the "warez" guys from that one site will figure this out within a day or so as well...
As most of you will know I am a software developer by trade, with some commercial offerings from my company.
And then there was Marketplace. For commercial devs, something nice to have. But if you have followed the news, the piracy protection for commercial developers is not much to speak of. See this document http://download.microsoft.com/downl...tplace for Mobile Anti-Piracy White Paper.pdf.
I will refrain from quoting the obvious mistakes in this document, if you give this thing a read, you will notice them soon enough. What it all comes down to is that there is no copy protection, not even at the advanced level, at least if they implement it in the way I interpret from reading that document.
So today I started up Marketplace and it worked. Hurrah. The current level of protection is making sure the CAB files are deleted upon install - which is obviously not a way to protect anything - but even this, I thought, should easily be circumventable.
Now, because I wanted to see how fast it could be done, I went with a hunch instead of doing any investigation. And that hunch worked like charm. It took me less than five minutes to circumvent this "protection", and get the ability to save the CABs the MarketPlace app downloads to a different folder. As the CAB file is the same for every downloader, you could just give this CAB you payed for out to all your friends.
Obviously I will not disclose the method, because that would be working against other commercial developers, and ultimately myself. It's just to let you know how ridiculously easy it is, and to give fair warning to those looking to sell apps on the Marketplace.
So, the moral of the story is... WTF MICROSOFT?
I know firsthand there is no such thing as perfect copy protection, but this is just plain ridiculous.
What we really need is for apps to be able to use our own copy protection schemes... you know, like the good web-based app stores out there.
EDIT: l3v5y has also succeeded in doing something similar, and it seems the WMPowerUser admin also found another easy way to do it... Yay, and it ain't even out yet!

Not even 12 hours after launch...that's pretty quick

Oh noes.... that's not good!
Imagine Microsoft reads this and decides to offset tomorrow's Marketplace launch...
Or even worse, Microsoft launches the Marketplace but developers decide not to submit their apps because they're concerned that their apps get pirated.

Thats what happens when devices aren't locked down.

That sounds bad, but it's really no different to how things are today. Perhaps there are some apps that have more security than either nothing or a serial key, but none that I use have anything more sophisticated.
Even as a developer myself, I'd easily take this over some DRMfest.

So, if I'm reading this correctly, when you buy something from marketplace it's not tied into your username with a password like most apps? Instead, you just buy it and it installs the app, but doesn't give you a cab? Yeah, I don't think it's that hard to work around that and get a cab for yourself. Some of the cheaper apps at Handango are like that. Can you re-download an app onto a new device or if you have to hard reset, and is it free or do you need to buy download protection like form Handango?

Good, copy protection pisses me off, all it does is piss of the genuine users. We have to deal with codes and activation to be legit, while people getting it free, just click here and there, copy a code here and huzah.
Copy protection doesnt work, someone will always find a way around it. Unless its linked to a windows live profile/xbox live profile. Which I can see probably happening when they bring out Zune on mobile phones, which sounds like it might be sooner rather than later!

I did something like this earlier... MS haven't quite got security done yet, though my guess is the iPhone is no better...

I'm really surprised by the lack of any drm; what's the point of signing in w/ one's Windows Live account? The easiest thing to do is to associate valid applications w/ one's Window's Live account. That's what itunes does for music at least (I don't know about apps as I don't have an iphone/ipod touch). Of course, what would happen is that an internet connection of some form is needed when the application is first installed, which could become inconvenient.

The truth of the matter is that the percentage or ratio of people who would bother to do this is pretty small. Most WinMo usersbarely even know how to setup e-mail not to mention install a cab file.
Most of the people in this forum already know how and where to get cracked apps or warez if they wanted too. I don't see this so called "flaw" as being an issue to MS or developers.

Must admit that I find it a bit worrying that your not able to make a backup of the applications you buy by taking a copy of the cab file somewhere safe.
After having sent back 4 HTC phones (two different models) in the last 10 months, and having an SD die on me I'd really like to know that I have a backup of anything I've paid for.
Can anyone confirm if its possible to reinstall something you've paid for through the Marketplace app if it gets removed from your phone, or you get another phone? ie if you log into Marketplace with the same Lice ID does it show apps that you've bought but which aren't on the phone your connected with?
If I look at an app that I have installed through Marketplace there is no install button anymore and Marketplace tells me that it is installed... so no obvious way to get the application back...
Not enough free apps on the UK store for me to mess about with really (have installed Shazam trial but don't want to risk uninstaling it just to see what happens).
-FM

fatmonk said:
Must admit that I find it a bit worrying that your not able to make a backup of the applications you buy by taking a copy of the cab file somewhere safe.
After having sent back 4 HTC phones (two different models) in the last 10 months, and having an SD die on me I'd really like to know that I have a backup of anything I've paid for.
Can anyone confirm if its possible to reinstall something you've paid for through the Marketplace app if it gets removed from your phone, or you get another phone? ie if you log into Marketplace with the same Lice ID does it show apps that you've bought but which aren't on the phone your connected with?
If I look at an app that I have installed through Marketplace there is no install button anymore and Marketplace tells me that it is installed... so no obvious way to get the application back...
Not enough free apps on the UK store for me to mess about with really (have installed Shazam trial but don't want to risk uninstaling it just to see what happens).
-FM
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looks like it keeps track of all apps you purchased.

ow well, I guess it's a matter of time when there will be sites that point to all the cabs available on upload sites and stuff. Just like those sites exists for iphone/ipod (appulo.us for example)
I guess that's what happens when people see that there a lot of apps available on other country stores..
what do you think...

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looks like it keeps track of all apps you purchased.
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Hi dicemaster,
How did you try this? Uninstalling and reinstalling on the same phone or another phone? Or the same phone after a hard reboot / content erase?
I'm just interested to know from what state you can get back to your purchased applicationsand whether is purely your windows live id that connects you to your purchases or if there is some device specific stuff checked as well.
Cheers,
FM

Is there anything to stop Software Authors implementing (or continuing to use) their normal Serial number protection systems?
Looking at the Market Place, there are obviously some of the Big Names we all know and love, and I don't see why they would remove protection systems they have in place already, unless it was a MarketPlace requirement.
Personally, I can't say I'm at all impressed with the MarketPlace implementation - it heralds back to the early days of PocketPC. Maybe they're going for lowest common denominator hardware support, but frankly even the relatively poor Android marketplace on Hero is massively better. And the Appstore even more so. And I think Cydia tops most of them!
Let's hope that the MarketPlace at least drives prices down.
V

I am assuming it's more difficult then just going to \Windows\AppMgr\Install folder while the installer is running and copy the CAB file to another location. This is how I get the CAB files from PC only installers.
I personally use SKTracker a lot. I take a snapshot before, and then during the install and see what has changed. That generally tells me right where any install files/CABs are that I need to grab.

vijay555 said:
Is there anything to stop Software Authors implementing (or continuing to use) their normal Serial number protection systems?
Looking at the Market Place, there are obviously some of the Big Names we all know and love, and I don't see why they would remove protection systems they have in place already, unless it was a MarketPlace requirement.
Personally, I can't say I'm at all impressed with the MarketPlace implementation - it heralds back to the early days of PocketPC. Maybe they're going for lowest common denominator hardware support, but frankly even the relatively poor Android marketplace on Hero is massively better. And the Appstore even more so. And I think Cydia tops most of them!
Let's hope that the MarketPlace at least drives prices down.
V
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Microsoft does not support your own serial systems. There is no information you can compare runtime vs purchases either, so you can't roll your own. Well ok, you DO actually have device ID information you could use, but that way purchasers can only run the application on the phone they actually bought it on. It is not clear how 're-download' information will be transmitted. If that also transmits a device id, then it is possible to roll your own, though it would be pretty nasty.

zim2323 said:
I am assuming it's more difficult then just going to \Windows\AppMgr\Install folder while the installer is running and copy the CAB file to another location. This is how I get the CAB files from PC only installers.
I personally use SKTracker a lot. I take a snapshot before, and then during the install and see what has changed. That generally tells me right where any install files/CABs are that I need to grab.
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If you go to C:\Program Files\Microsoft ActiveSync on your PC, you'll probably find an archive of many things that you installed over active sync.
SK Tools is a good way to re-pack any installed programs into cabs. I would guess that it works with programs from Market Place.

good find bud..i sent it to engadget for ya
http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/08/dev-finds-windows-marketplace-drm-severely-lacking-easily-circu/

Ventrilo App?

Hey I was wondering if anyone knew or a Ventrilo program for android (HTC Incredible)
I heard of Centrilo for WinMO, but tbh could never get it to work, is there a Vent based program for our phones?
Thanks in advance
conty
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So i found this and I was wondering if anyone knows anyone who could help them, I would LOVE to see this app fully working on a android based phone...
http://www.mangler.org/2010/03/mangler-on-android-whats-the-deal/
Thanks for noticing

Please edit URL using BBcode.

DeeBG said:
Please edit URL using BBcode.
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Why should he edit the URL? Are you using Chrome? I've noticed it likes to fail on forums and when the forum shortens URLs and puts the "..." in place of the text it has taken out, chrome will think the ... is part of the actual URL.
That along with a few other problems Chrome had given me, has made me switch back to Firefox.
Anyways, here's the link.
Apparently the company is having problems finding a Android/Java developer.
It was posted in March, and there had been one reply by someone interested. So I'm not sure if someone has taken this project on or not.

Anyone know anymore of a Ventrilo app coming?

codybear said:
Why should he edit the URL? Are you using Chrome? I've noticed it likes to fail on forums and when the forum shortens URLs and puts the "..." in place of the text it has taken out, chrome will think the ... is part of the actual URL.
That along with a few other problems Chrome had given me, has made me switch back to Firefox.
Anyways, here's the link.
Apparently the company is having problems finding a Android/Java developer.
It was posted in March, and there had been one reply by someone interested. So I'm not sure if someone has taken this project on or not.
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He fixed the link (see edit), but I think the link issue may have been fixed in the latest Chrome (if it supports WebM it should work, but I am stuck using Firefox myself for various reasons even though it still has memory link issues, esp. with certain plugins =p).
contagous, as far as Ventrilo/TeamSpeak/etc, what cody said still stands. Because they choose to stay closed-source there isn't even a way for Android developers to "take a whack at it". Part of the issue is that some of the codex they use are copyrighted themselves, but it's mostly an issue of them being closed-source. I know how cool it'd be to be in a game and have your buddies on a on your phone (either via speakerphone or even better, a bluetooth headset), but based on what I know we won't see it soon.

DeeBG said:
He fixed the link (see edit), but I think the link issue may have been fixed in the latest Chrome (if it supports WebM it should work, but I am stuck using Firefox myself for various reasons even though it still has memory link issues, esp. with certain plugins =p).
contagous, as far as Ventrilo/TeamSpeak/etc, what cody said still stands. Because they choose to stay closed-source there isn't even a way for Android developers to "take a whack at it". Part of the issue is that some of the codex they use are copyrighted themselves, but it's mostly an issue of them being closed-source. I know how cool it'd be to be in a game and have your buddies on a on your phone (either via speakerphone or even better, a bluetooth headset), but based on what I know we won't see it soon.
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lol thanks, i was wondering if the linux version that was open source, someone would create something with that.
oh and this has nothing to do with games , i speak to my family on vent a lot, because we can all be in the same place and chat. See they are all back in UK, and im in Seattle WA
Anyways thanks, and maybe one day

Make them get Skype then =p, I believe you can do voice conferences in there (I have the hardest time getting my friends to install Skype, they always say "Well not a lot of people I know use it", to which I often reply, "That's the problem! Just download it and get the ball rolling!" and then bang my head up against a solid object for a few minutes =p.

Everyone has Skype, Skype is good but everyone all in one place without push to talk to crazy, BUT BUT check this out
http://androidforums.com/android-developers/44723-ventrilo-android-lets-make-happen.html
They did it, and it works amazing, its still only in alpha testing but its awsome

they have a test version to download works fairly well too its a bit loud on the receiving side but for the most part good.
Link:
http://www.mangler.org/download/#android

Very nice, I had not come across this alternative but it seems to have a really good flow going (I like that they support Android 1.5 - 2.2 already). I am going to setup a VMWare install tonight on my 8GB flashdrive that will be my Android workstation, I'll lend these guys any help I can.

DeeBG said:
Very nice, I had not come across this alternative but it seems to have a really good flow going (I like that they support Android 1.5 - 2.2 already). I am going to setup a VMWare install tonight on my 8GB flashdrive that will be my Android workstation, I'll lend these guys any help I can.
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Sounds awsome

How difficult would it be to mod the CarCradle app? Specifically for froyo.

So, I decided that the $5 for the car cradle from verizon was too tempting. I've recieved it and have been using it for a day or so and it serves it's purpose. A good charging station that keeps it from sliding around my center console. I'd like to utilize the CarCradle app, but with the removal of bing (I'm not disappointed by this) the app dead-ends when selecting Maps, Voice Search & Navigator. Would it be possible to re-establish links to Google Maps, Goodle Voice Search & Google Navigator instead? I know that there are many other car apps on the market but this one isn't terrible, providing that the links work.
I've unpacked the .apk file but it's like trying to read Swahili. I wouldn't know the first place to begin. I'd like to eventually try my hand at app building but I'm a long way off.
Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.
Peace,
Ray

sure, wouldn't be hard at all actually! I'll work on this sometime this week/weekend

wouldnt this be considered as warez if it was modded for foryo.

Thanks Trailblazer, I look forward to seeing your result. The desk cradle app is suffering from the same de-binged issue if you're interested. I still don't understand why Samsung didn't allow for any customization with these two apps. Oh well, it is what it is.
Bierce22, I don't know. If that were the case you could say the same about 75% of the apps that make their way out to the public. Transparent widgets and apps and such would be similar, I would think. For that matter the froyo rom we now have could be considered the same. But I don't know the ins and outs of all this stuff. I'm just a simple end user looking the get the most out of a pretty good phone with lots of potential.

this is just my opinion i dont wont to start a big debate or flaming contest but i remember when theimpailer got in trouble for modding andgry birds to get it to run on lower devices he took out the adds in order to make it work. i just dont want to see someone get into trouble. if u fix it then keep it to yourself and problem soloved lol.

It's all good, I didn't see it as the beginning of a flame anything. The way I see that situation, and I only know what you have posted here, is that Angry Birds is a paid app in the market. Modding that and reposting could be considered copyright infringement, much like reposting an mp3 of a song on the old Napster. These Apps are included as part of the Samsung android os. I guess to eliminate the possibility of being infringement the "proper" thing to do would be to mod the app and only include it in an updated ROM. That way only current Continuum owners could aquire the Apps. But the nature of the open source OS is the ability to freely share modification and development. At least that's the way I see it, for whatever that's worth. Thanks for keeping us honest though. Simply because you can doesn't always mean that you ought. I don't see any issue with this situation... Then again, I'm a little biased as I'm the one interested in the mod. ;-)
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Cradle Apps
Hi All,
I started the same musings on the accessory thread, then I started downloading alternatives. I haven't tried any of them because my car cradle was working with Google Maps and Search. I wonder if the de-Bing rom works the same way. I haven't tried that either. I get the same errors you speak of with the original 2.2 rom. I think to use these alternatives you just need to use something like Root Explorer to rename the stock app and name the new one the original stock app name. Search and you shall see the results of the different apps. I can post what I found if needed.

[Q] Duke Nukem 3D: Offline Popup removal

Dear Forum,
I need help from someone with android development experience to help me with a small issue I'm having. I'm trying to play Duke Nukem 3D on my tablet in offline mode -- since I no longer have a sim card in it, nor a home wireless connection -- but unfortunatly, without an Internet connection, the game displays a popup which prevents me from continuing my gameplay until a new connection is established. So I thought I'd just make a simple edit to the APK and remove this popup. I extracted the APK and fiddled around with the manifest and strings trying to get rid of the popup, but with no luck. Maybe someone here can explain to me how to go about this popup removal business?
Any help will be appreciated. I have been itching to play this again for quite some time, but this connection requirement is in the way.
Thank you,

Karen Latmer said:
Dear Forum,
I need help from someone with android development experience to help me with a small issue I'm having. I'm trying to play Duke Nukem 3D on my tablet in offline mode -- since I no longer have a sim card in it, nor a home wireless connection -- but unfortunatly, without an Internet connection, the game displays a popup which prevents me from continuing my gameplay until a new connection is established. So I thought I'd just make a simple edit to the APK and remove this popup. I extracted the APK and fiddled around with the manifest and strings trying to get rid of the popup, but with no luck. Maybe someone here can explain to me how to go about this popup removal business?
Any help will be appreciated. I have been itching to play this again for quite some time, but this connection requirement is in the way.
Thank you,
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i dont think we are able to help you with that, if you got a version with adds it was most likely free and if so the Ads are helping the developer make money and i think there are just legal issues with that so you cant get xda in trouble

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Thing is. Duke Nukem 3D was free when I downloaded it. Then the devs began charging for it. But those of us who got it before they began charging were allowed to continue using it. We had free licences, and every time you start the app it verified that licence. But if you were not connected to the Internet, then the app could not verify the licence. Thus it would display a popup telling you to connect to the Internet in order to verify your licence. Now I can no longer play it with an internet connection, so this popup is preventing me from playing the game (Which I legally own) IMO this is very unfair. So I thought it would do no harm to simply get rid of the popup. (There are no ads)
But you're probably right. Editing the APK is probably against the EULA. I know what. Let's say that in the hypothetical instance in which I procured an open source android game, and the game showed me a popup notification everytime I lost my Internet connection. How would I go about editing that out of this (free open source) hypothetical APK? This way XDA is not assisting me with anything remotely illegal, and then it would be up to me what I choose to do with the knowledge learned.

Karen Latmer said:
Thing is. Duke Nukem 3D was free when I downloaded it. Then the devs began charging for it. But those of us who got it before they began charging were allowed to continue using it. We had free licences, and every time you start the app it verified that licence. But if you were not connected to the Internet, then the app could not verify the licence. Thus it would display a popup telling you to connect to the Internet in order to verify your licence. Now I can no longer play it with an internet connection, so this popup is preventing me from playing the game (Which I legally own) IMO this is very unfair. So I thought it would do no harm to simply get rid of the popup. (There are no ads)
But you're probably right. Editing the APK is probably against the EULA. I know what. Let's say that in the hypothetical instance in which I procured an open source android game, and the game showed me a popup notification everytime I lost my Internet connection. How would I go about editing that out of this (free open source) hypothetical APK? This way XDA is not assisting me with anything remotely illegal, and then it would be up to me what I choose to do with the knowledge learned.
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I don't think anyone will be too upset if you edit that APK... Machineworks no longer has a license to Duke3D on Android and the app is no longer on the Play Store.
Full disclosure: I hold the license now and have an awesome version coming out later this year. Keep your eyes peeled. If you'd like, send me a message and I'll invite you into our closed beta. The beta costs a dollar (the full release will be more because it will include a lot of content) and you'll need to supply your own DUKE3D.GRP from the PC version (or play the included shareware episode), but it only requires you authenticate online once, not every startup.

There are modified ad-less APKs around the web. Search around and maybe there's one for Duke Nukem 3D.

[Q] Making GTA 3 Offline

Hey there people. I'm completely new to android, well, I'm new to smartphones for that matter.
So right to the point. I want to make GTA 3 (or any REAL game ) work without wifi.
I live in a poorfag country, where it isn't really possible to get online without a contract phone. Not as a student...
I have an Xperia E1, got it yesterday, and managed to install a cracked gta 3 which runs butter smooth. But it has online authentication on launch, therefore I can't play at school, which kinda defeats the point of having the game on my phone.
(The version I got was a lone .apk from 4shared, which installed fine, then, when launched, connected via wi-fi and downloaded the files with a gta3 background pic. Was kinda slow, ~40 kb/s so I don't think it was from the play store.)
Phone isn't rooted, can't find that many results to say it's 100% safe and un-doable to go on with it. Can't afford a new one if bricked.
Someone suggested launching the game at home, then 'alt-tabbing' out of it, move away/turn off wi-fi and play, but after a while it checks for connection again and gives the "Data connection unavailable" screen.
I saw someone on these forums talking about how you could disassemble the apk and remove authentication, or just change it's value to 'true' whether there's wi-fi or not. I'm willing to do *almost* whatever it takes to do that. Does anyone know how to do it ? Where do I start?
I saw apk disassembly programs for rooted phones, but can't you already do that on a PC without having to root your phone ?
Point me to any direction, just help me please.:crying:

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Really ? It's that easy for you ?Then why don't you write it down for me ?
I've been searching on google for 2 days!
I've found a Fake Wi-fi connection app, which is not a solution to my problem
and an XDA thread about people wanting to do this kind of stuff, but none try.
It seems that everyone is just fine with games that need constant wi-fi connection, even though they have ZERO online elements.

neverhangover said:
Hey there people. I'm completely new to android, well, I'm new to smartphones for that matter.
So right to the point. I want to make GTA 3 (or any REAL game ) work without wifi.
I live in a poorfag country, where it isn't really possible to get online without a contract phone. Not as a student...
I have an Xperia E1, got it yesterday, and managed to install a cracked gta 3 which runs butter smooth. But it has online authentication on launch, therefore I can't play at school, which kinda defeats the point of having the game on my phone.
(The version I got was a lone .apk from 4shared, which installed fine, then, when launched, connected via wi-fi and downloaded the files with a gta3 background pic. Was kinda slow, ~40 kb/s so I don't think it was from the play store.)
Phone isn't rooted, can't find that many results to say it's 100% safe and un-doable to go on with it. Can't afford a new one if bricked.
Someone suggested launching the game at home, then 'alt-tabbing' out of it, move away/turn off wi-fi and play, but after a while it checks for connection again and gives the "Data connection unavailable" screen.
I saw someone on these forums talking about how you could disassemble the apk and remove authentication, or just change it's value to 'true' whether there's wi-fi or not. I'm willing to do *almost* whatever it takes to do that. Does anyone know how to do it ? Where do I start?
I saw apk disassembly programs for rooted phones, but can't you already do that on a PC without having to root your phone ?
Point me to any direction, just help me please.:crying:
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I don't think you're gonna get much help here about further cracking an already-cracked paid game... Something about rules and warez [emoji6] That authentication is there for a reason
I've got the exact same game... With the exception that i paid a wallet-draining 99¢ for it on the Play Store. Sorry if that's not the answer you were looking for

Surj138 said:
I don't think you're gonna get much help here about further cracking an already-cracked paid game... Something about rules and warez [emoji6] That authentication is there for a reason
I've got the exact same game... With the exception that i paid a wallet-draining 99¢ for it on the Play Store. Sorry if that's not the answer you were looking for
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Please don't take me for an evil pirate who's main purpose is to crack all the games. My first intentions were to buy the game and be done with it, after that I heard that it has authentication, which requires a contract phone with constant internet access, which I don't have.
Not saying I don't pirate movies or music, but I have 24 games in my steam library right now, most of them got paid for, I also own BF3 Premium. DRM doesn't break the game on PC, as most people have wifi/internet at home in 2014, but not on the go. If play store removed DRM, I would not necessarily need piracy to achieve my goal.
Anyway, finally found an actual offline version, but it was extremely hard to find.

neverhangover said:
Please don't take me for an evil pirate who's main purpose is to crack all the games. My first intentions were to buy the game and be done with it, after that I heard that it has authentication, which requires a contract phone with constant internet access, which I don't have.
Not saying I don't pirate movies or music, but I have 24 games in my steam library right now, most of them got paid for, I also own BF3 Premium. DRM doesn't break the game on PC, as most people have wifi/internet at home in 2014, but not on the go. If play store removed DRM, I would not necessarily need piracy to achieve my goal.
Anyway, finally found an actual offline version, but it was extremely hard to find.
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Well I've been playing it on airplane mode for a while now, and not once has it stopped me due to a lack of internet connection. I'm guessing it just needs the web connection to authenticate the license once.
I'm not saying you're an evil person, but the intention of this thread was for you to figure out how to play a pirated paid game without paying for it, bottom line... And that's against the rules here.

Is your phone rooted?

gta 3 aulthough can be offline? not?

neverhangover said:
Please don't take me for an evil pirate who's main purpose is to crack all the games. My first intentions were to buy the game and be done with it, after that I heard that it has authentication, which requires a contract phone with constant internet access, which I don't have.
Not saying I don't pirate movies or music, but I have 24 games in my steam library right now, most of them got paid for, I also own BF3 Premium. DRM doesn't break the game on PC, as most people have wifi/internet at home in 2014, but not on the go. If play store removed DRM, I would not necessarily need piracy to achieve my goal.
Anyway, finally found an actual offline version, but it was extremely hard to find.
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Not having an internet connection is no excuse to avoid payment of software. The authentication method is one way of stopping people ripping off software, so discussions on its removal are forbidden on XDA.
XDA supports developers, show some respect for the work that's been put into software and purchase it!
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