Renaming the apk will do nothing, you would have to at least change the package name.
On Jun 2, 1:36 am, Brad Gies <[email protected]> wrote: > My guess is that it won't work. I unpublished an app several months ago, > and it still shows in my developer account. > > I think you will have to rename your .apk, publish the new one and then > modify the old one and add a message encouraging users to download the > new one. You can always give them a dialog box with a link to get the > new one. > > On 01/06/2010 10:55 PM, String wrote: > > > > > > > On Jun 1, 9:05 pm, Breon Nagy<[email protected]> wrote: > > >> I work for a mobile development company. We deployed an app to the > >> Market under the client's developer account. We now want to transfer > >> the app to a different developer account. > > > Have you tried unpublishing the app (from the first account), then > > publishing it anew from the second? I don't really expect that to > > work :^), but there's nothing to lose by trying. Ordinarily, the > > Developer Console won't let you upload an app whose package name > > collides with an existing Market entry, but I'm not sure what happens > > if the first one is unpublished. > > > Don't worry if it doesn't work; you can always republish from the > > first account, and all you'll have lost will be a few minutes' > > downloads. > > >> One idea we had was publish both. The existing one would get a nag > >> screen that tells the user that this app is no longer supported and > >> directs them to download the new version. > > > Otherwise, a solution like this is probably your best option. The > > Market isn't set up for real enterprise-level application lifecycle > > management, not by a long shot. > > > String > > -- > Sincerely, > > Brad Gies > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Bistro Bot - Bistro > Blurbhttp://www.bgies.comhttp://www.bistroblurb.comhttp://www.bistrobot.com > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can > change the world. Indeed. It is the only thing that ever has - Margaret Mead- > Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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
