XPost: comp.mobile.android, alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: mariasophia@comprehension.com   
      
   Siard wrote:   
   > How about paid apps? As far as I'm aware of, I need a Google account to   
   > purchase them. It's the only reason why I still have a Google account.   
      
   Apologies for the doubletap response but I should also have noted that if   
   you are willing to sign into your Google Account using the PC, then you   
   will obtain the APK, which you can then copy to Android as usual.   
      
   Category 1 apps (see definition below) avoid Google Play for licensing, but   
   they do not avoid Google Play for distribution. You still need to sign in   
   once to obtain the paid APK, but after that the app works normally without   
   any Google services on the device (which is done for privacy reasons).   
      
   But the Google Play web site will also work if you are willing to sign in.   
      
   The important detail is that downloading the paid APK is only half of the   
   story. Whether the paid features actually work after installation depends   
   entirely on how the app developer implemented licensing.   
      
   Most developers have chosen out of these three categories of licensing:   
      
   Category 1: Apps that do NOT use Google Play Licensing (LVL)   
   These apps unlock based on their own internal logic. Some use a built-in   
   flag, some use a local "pro key" APK, and some use a server login. If you   
   download the paid APK using Aurora PC while signed into your Google   
   account, these apps will install and run normally even on a device with no   
   Google Play services at all.   
      
   Category 2: Apps that use Google Play Licensing but allow fallback   
   These apps try to contact Google Play to verify the license, but if that   
   fails they either fall back to free mode or rely on a cached license from a   
   previous device. The APK will install, but the paid features may or may not   
   unlock depending on how the developer coded the fallback.   
      
   Category 3: Apps that require Google Play Licensing every time   
   These apps will install, but they will not unlock the paid features unless   
   Google Play Store, Google Play Services, and a valid Google account are all   
   present on the device. Without that, the app either refuses to run or   
   reverts to free mode. Downloading the APK alone is not enough.   
      
   So the short answer is: yes, you can download the paid APK using Aurora PC   
   if you sign in, but whether the paid version actually works on Android   
   depends entirely on which of the three categories the app falls into.   
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