Can you use Firebase to create a timed trial version of an app?

Asked May 04 '21 at 08:44

Active May 04 '21 at 08:58

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I did see the other questions about implementing trial apps (meaning apps that expire after being used for a certain time). They said the only real way to do it is to set up your own server and use some unique device ID to check if users have finished their trial. I don't know the first thing about setting up a server nor do I have the money for it.

I'm curious if it's possible to just use Firebase authentication but instead of users manually logging in they get automatically logged in using their unique device ID, and then their install date is checked using Firebase? Is that possible?

edited May 04 '21 at 08:58

asked May 04 '21 at 08:44

purchaseTest

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You can still use firebase to store the unique device ID – ebs237 May 04 '21 at 09:48
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my proposal is you use firebase , create a document with start date, end date and the unique ID which the user knows nothing about, when the user starts the app for the first time you store the require field and keep checking if the current date is pass the trial date. if it is passed us store a boolean to to make sure that the user does not play with the device date to change their trial status – ebs237 May 04 '21 at 09:53
@ebs237 This seems too easy though . If it was this simple why doesn't everyone do it? – purchaseTest May 04 '21 at 10:30
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Just an implementation, if it works and is secured, that's all that matters. it must not be a complicated process for it to be secured – ebs237 May 04 '21 at 10:31
@ebs237 hey so I'm getting started with it right now. Which should I use in FIrebase, "Realtime Database" or "Cloud Firestore"? – purchaseTest May 04 '21 at 11:53
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I think cloud store is ok since u will not need the data in real time – ebs237 May 04 '21 at 12:42
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if my suggestion was helpful , I would be grateful if you just gave my comment an up vote. thanks – ebs237 May 04 '21 at 12:43
@ebs237 I did :) – purchaseTest May 04 '21 at 13:01
So Realtime Database? – purchaseTest May 04 '21 at 13:02
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use cloud firestore – ebs237 May 04 '21 at 13:02
@ebs237 another question, what security rules should be added to cloud firestore? Should I just make it so anyone can read/write to it? – purchaseTest May 04 '21 at 14:22
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yeah, because you update user information directly. but if there is any other info that you have to access only when user id authenticated do make the security rules based on that – ebs237 May 04 '21 at 14:48
Should there be any user id authentication? I don't want users to sign in to firebase since it's a free trial. I just want them to install the app and use it immediately for the allowed trial time. – purchaseTest May 04 '21 at 15:32
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if it's possible create a new question with all your question for firebase so that it can help others who will be in need of such answers – ebs237 May 04 '21 at 15:40
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but for your above question , there is no need for authentication – ebs237 May 04 '21 at 15:41
Okay I'm gonna post it – purchaseTest May 04 '21 at 15:50
@ebs237 hey so I posted the question. I'm new to Firebase (I only know how to use Crashlytics) so be gentle :) – purchaseTest May 04 '21 at 17:24
@ebs237 https://stackoverflow.com/questions/67389366/how-to-use-firebase-to-create-a-timed-trial-version-of-your-app – purchaseTest May 04 '21 at 17:24
@ebs237 hey I posed another question if you're interested :) – purchaseTest May 05 '21 at 13:42
Last one got deleted – purchaseTest May 05 '21 at 13:42
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/67402383/how-to-get-the-current-date-and-time-from-firestore-and-save-it – purchaseTest May 05 '21 at 13:42

Can you use Firebase to create a timed trial version of an app?

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