How to get access to Paid Apps on the Market? (HTC Desire, MTN)

Charlie. said:
I see it... but it seems to need su and root access. I don't really want to root my phone.
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There is one that doesnt require root, but it doesnt work for everyone (think it might have something to do with firmware versions or something). The link is in the official android thread.
 
It dropped down to the second page somewhere. Unfortunately the app that I linked to doesnt seem to exist anymore and googling the details of the apk just gives me the version that needs root :( So no luck it seems, sorry about that.
 
So there's no legal way to get paid apps? I want an Android phone at some point but this just sucks. Even Nokia's Ovi store works in SA.
Why would they block SA?
 
Guys, just root. I've had my Desire for about a month now, and I really wanted to avoid rooting if I could, but then I just decided to do it, and I'm so glad I did. I can now buy paid apps, I'm running Froyo (Android 2.2), and I can use apps that require root access. If something goes wrong, I can just unroot.

Just root :)
 
DAE_JA_VOO said:
Guys, just root. I've had my Desire for about a month now, and I really wanted to avoid rooting if I could, but then I just decided to do it, and I'm so glad I did. I can now buy paid apps, I'm running Froyo (Android 2.2), and I can use apps that require root access. If something goes wrong, I can just unroot.

Just root :)
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explain to us how to root and then if we want to unroot how will we do that?
 
any news when htc are going to enable this paid apps thing?
 
mayurh said:
any news when htc are going to enable this paid apps thing?
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Not HTC, but Google. Google is preventing access to paid apps for all countries expect a select few. Not sure why, and nobody seems to have a straight answer.
 
mayurh said:
any news when htc are going to enable this paid apps thing?
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yep its a google decision. seemingly driven by the fact that their direct influence is through the nexus. i guess one has to watch where the nexus sells to know how markets will open without hacks.
 
milomak said:
yep its a google decision. seemingly driven by the fact that their direct influence is through the nexus. i guess one has to watch where the nexus sells to know how markets will open without hacks.
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I don't think it has anything to do with the Nexus (I have one). Whether you have access to the paid market is dependent on what cell provider you use (that's why marketEnabler spoofs AT&T or some US carrier). There are some legal reasons that I don't understand. For example, SA users can't buy iTunes music, or Amazon MP3s. It doesn't make sense - we can buy CDs of the same music, or order CDs from Amazon, but can't buy MP3s. When the [copyright] lawyers get involved sense sometimes flies out the window.

EDIT: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_Market#Priced_applications
 
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i cant believe they dont want us 2 legally buy software from them.disappointing
so rooting is the only option i guess and then market enabler
 
mayurh said:
i cant believe they dont want us 2 legally buy software from them.disappointing
so rooting is the only option i guess and then market enabler
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I seem to remember reading that market enabler was working on getting a non root version
 
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