Send app for testing without publishing

Unity Engine
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hey everyone,

i was wondering if there was a way to upload my game somewhere to send to people without exposing the unpublished APK.

for example if i made a post here for people to test my game, i dont know you all in person, and its not like i dont trust this amazing community :wink: but i would love some assurance that somebody wont just take my APK and upload it to the market.

anyone have any input?

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No perfect solution for this.

Possible ones are

  1. watermark the build with their name
  2. make the build fail to run after a hard coded date
  3. some kind of internet dead mans switch
  4. only give it to people you trust

4 wins

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Copyrighting would be the best choice I guess

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Sure, if you have lots of money for litigation.

http://www.intelproplaw.com/ip_forum/index.php?topic=19577.0

“If the content provider sends a proper counter notice, then Google will notify you of that. Google will then reinstate the content unless you sue the content provider and notify Google that you have done so.”

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thanks for the input D, I think I may just toss a scene before my game that asks for a password and just hand the password out to people I confirm

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you can always do a “Poor Mans” Copywrite" which is mail an entire copy of the game on a flash drive through the post office to urself thus u have a LEGIT time stamp on it that you can take ANYONE to court on it and win.

WOO COPYWRITE classes for the win

EDIT just dont open the package after you recieve it in the mail thus it would break the validity of the idea