I can't remove my old free app right? There is now way to remove the free version uploaded or to rename the package name?
On Jul 28, 2:19 pm, RichardC <[email protected]> wrote: > Yup that is a "feature" of the market. > > You need to change the package name and upload it as a new product to > go from free to paid. I can think of 2 reasons for this restriction > in the market (there are probably others as well): > 1. Everyone with the current free version would get the paid version > for free. > 2. It would look like your stats and recommendations for the old free > product were for the new paid product. > > If you want to have both a free and paid version of your application > this I sugguest you have a look at Android library support built into > Eclipse and you structure your product(s) as below: > > project my_app_free -> uses project: my_app_lib (Android Library) > package: com.example.myapp.free > > project my_app_paid--> uses project: my_app_lib (Android Library) > package: com.example.myapp.paid > > You put all of your common code and resources in the my_app_lib > project. > > The LVL code goes only into the my_app_paid project and you can put > code to restrict the free vesion (or to add ads) in the my app_free > project. > > Hope this works for you, I have a few applcations built this way and > it is working fine so far. > > On Jul 28, 12:37 pm, sblantipodi <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > actually I have published a free trial application on Android market. > > > Since there is a protection method now (LVL) I want to upload also the > > full version of that application. > > Unfortunantly when I try to upload the full version on the market it > > tell me that there is just another software with the same package name > > and to update that package. > > > When I update that package it doesn't let me choose to switch from > > free to payed. > > How can I do it? > > > Thanks. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" 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-developers?hl=en
