Android main project with library project - how to pass setting between projects

Question

Just started playing with Android and I\'m trying to create an app that has free and paid version. I\'m new to Java as well but I\'ve managed to create a simple working applicat

Answer 1

Your code works, but I'm not sure storing your paid/free flag in your manifest is the best solution if you are using the same apk to have both free and paid (unlock) functionality. Instead I would do this by adding a method in the library project which allows any project to set a flag on whether the app is free or paid.

ex in library project:

    void setAppPurchasedMode(boolean purchased)
    {
        appPurchased = mode;
    }

and in your library, you can check vs this flag:

    if (appPurchased)
        // show unlocked content

So in your main project, if the app has been paid for:

    Library.setAppPurchasedMode(true);

Answer 2

OK I managed to solve this. In the Application Manifest, I simply set the android:label property and referenced this using the code below.

In Manifest:

android:label="My Free App"

To reference this

//Are we using free or pro version?
if (this.getApplication().getApplicationInfo().loadLabel(this.getPackageManager()).toString().equals("My Free App")) 
{
freeVersion = true;
} else {
freeVersion = false;
}