Yeah, unfortunately you're SOL. This happened to me when I tried my very first update and had to re-publish as a new app with a new package name. Fortunately it was the free version of my app and only the first update so I didn't have a huge install base. I did not make the same mistake with the paid version. Then I would have been *screwed*. Good luck.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TreKing - Chicago transit tracking app for Android-powered devices http://sites.google.com/site/rezmobileapps/treking On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 9:16 AM, Justin Anderson <[email protected]>wrote: > *> I'd like to upload a new version of my droidChat to the android market > > but when i press update, it sais i've signed the apk with a diferent > > key than the one is in the market. > > I've lost the other keystore because i've changed the PC and i can't > > access to the previous one. > * > I believe I have read somewhere that once you sign an application and > publish it with a specific keystore you MUST use the same keystore for other > updates. Unfortunately I think the only option is to release the update as > a new application (put a note in the old one telling customers to get the > new one instead). > > > *> Is there any way to extract the previous key from the old apk and then > > sign the new one with that key? What can I do?* > > I should certainly hope not! That would throw security right out the > window... > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > There are only 10 types of people in the world... > Those who know binary and those who don't. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 5:07 AM, [^MiSaTo^] <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I'd like to upload a new version of my droidChat to the android market >> but when i press update, it sais i've signed the apk with a diferent >> key than the one is in the market. >> I've lost the other keystore because i've changed the PC and i can't >> access to the previous one. >> I've also asked google help with no response about this issue. >> >> Is there any way to extract the previous key from the old apk and then >> sign the new one with that key? What can I do? >> >> Thanks in advance >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Android Beginners" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<android-beginners%[email protected]> >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Beginners" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<android-beginners%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en
