[android-developers] Request for Ideas: how to handle a major upgrade to my App
Hi All... I'm working on v2 of my app. Although the basic operation of the app is the same, it is very different in terms of appearance and UI interaction (much better - I think!). I've got a couple of thousand users who rely on the app on a daily basis as a key part of their jobs and I'd like to be able to offer them the opportunity to migrate to the new version at a time that suits them rather than suddenly forcing them to learn the new ways of doing stuff. - although much of what happens 'under the covers' is the same as the current app, the UI is very different. I can't gradually enhance v1 to become v2, it's going to be a step change - I don't want to post v2 as an update to the existing apk in the market: most of the users are so loyal they will just upgrade without thinking and for many of them the change will be a shock! - I'd really like to post v2 as a new package in the market - I don't care too much about transferring the feedback, but I'd like to have some way that I can move over the folks who have purchased the app without requiring them to pay again. any ideas/recommendations/experiences from the community? Nick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
Re: [android-developers] Request for Ideas: how to handle a major upgrade to my App
On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 9:39 AM, Spiral123 cumis...@gmail.com wrote: but I'd like to have some way that I can move over the folks who have purchased the app without requiring them to pay again. You can't do that. Consider releasing a minor, incremental update to your existing app without the fancy new UI that does nothing more than show a popup warning of the upcoming change. Wait a week or a month, or whatever, then drop the bomb. They can't say you didn't warn them. - TreKing http://sites.google.com/site/rezmobileapps/treking - Chicago transit tracking app for Android-powered devices -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
Re: [android-developers] Request for Ideas: how to handle a major upgrade to my App
Here's a way you can migrate your paid users... Release your new app as free with in-app purchase and create a way to use an unlock code. You'll need a server interface to check the validity of the code and a way of telling your existing customers about it. Using an unlock code will make it possible for paid users to download your new free app and use it without having to pay again. -John Coryat -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
