Some of which may not even be aware of the fact, for example a friend downloaded it for them.” Periodically we check for these and send out a notification to users. “They are hacked in respect the APK has been modified and code injected to bypass the licensing checks. If you search on Google for cracked or pirated or ad-free you’ll find them,” Textra’s Max told TF. “Sure there are a bunch of ‘cracked’ versions of Textra available on the web. While finding the prospect of someone being reported to law enforcement for pirating a free app somewhat amusing, TF contacted Delicious Inc. In other discussions people question whether it is possible for Textra to track down pirates down through the app, whether they could be reported to their ISP, Google, and in one case even whether they could get in trouble with the police. This assessment is amusingly over-bleak but it doesn’t sit in isolation.
They will probs send a fine of $250 or something,” one commenter said, somewhat pessimistically. “Pirating something that requires you to being online is a suicide mission. One Reddit thread has a warning that pirating online apps is extremely dangerous. While anti-piracy notices in software are nothing new, the warning and ticking clock from Textra has a few people worried. Postings in dozens of locations around the web from what appear to be Textra pirates indicate that their activities haven’t gone unnoticed. However, those that have done so are being greeted with a surprise.
Nevertheless, plenty of people are installing Textra from third-party sources, largely to remove the ads that allow the software to be offered for free. Self-described as a “seriously beautiful, feature rich SMS and MMS app”, Textra SMS is a smash hit having been downloaded between five and ten million times according to Google. Case in point, Textra SMS from Delicious Inc.
Strangely, not only do people pirate premium titles but they also pirate free software too. With this option they lose the convenience of Google Play but gain the ability to install premium software without paying for it, potentially at the risk of malware.
Of course, millions of users prefer to bypass Google Play altogether by installing raw. Many Android users happily go through life without spending a penny on software, mainly because there are adequate free or ad-supported versions available for many top titles. Millions of Android apps are downloaded from the Play Store everyday which is hardly a surprise given the huge choice and massive userbase of the Google platform.
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