Hello Raghav, Thats a great tip about Content Providers!
Regards, Fred On 30 June 2012 16:15, Raghav Sood <raghavs...@gmail.com> wrote: > Google Play will not allow you do upload two apps with the same package > name. Due to this, there are only a few ways you can share the content. > > You can use Content Providers to serve it from the free app to the paid > one. > > You can save it on the SD Card and allow everyone to read it. > > I *think* you can also do something with a shared user id, but I'm not > sure on this one. > > Thanks > > > On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 8:33 PM, Fred Niggle > <fred.nig...@googlemail.com>wrote: > >> Hello, >> I have never tried to publish to identical .apk's, but I do not think >> google play will not allow 2 identical app names. >> >> If I am wrong then I hope someone else will step in and correct me. >> >> >> On 30 June 2012 11:08, Mystique <joven.ch...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Fred, >>> >>> That is good to know. >>> So Google play don't care if 2 Apps has the same apk/com.my.app is that >>> right? >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> On Saturday, 30 June 2012 17:22:37 UTC+8, Fred Niggle wrote: >>>> >>>> as long as the .apk has the same name, i.e. com.my.app, then you wont >>>> lose the preferences and database. >>>> >>>> If the.apk is different then you will need to consider how to export >>>> the sharedprefs/db from the current version (an update), to the sdcard, and >>>> have an import function in the newer version. >>>> >>>> Hope this helps, >>>> Fred >>>> >>>> On 30 June 2012 10:01, Mystique <joven.ch...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> I have a Ads supported app and I am planning to release a paid version >>>>> without Ads and extra features. >>>>> >>>>> My questions are how do I release the app so my user can purchase and >>>>> use with losing the preferences and db? >>>>> Can I package it with the same name and upload into Google Play as new >>>>> app or how is it been normally done? >>>>> >>>>> Cheers. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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 <android-developers@googlegroups.com> >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> android-developers+**unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<android-developers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/**group/android-developers?hl=en<http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Magnetic Door Alarm >>>> app<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nds.magneticdooralarm>is >>>> now available in Google Play >>>> >>> -- >>> 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 >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Magnetic Door Alarm >> app<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nds.magneticdooralarm>is >> now available in Google Play >> >> -- >> 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 >> > > > > -- > Raghav Sood > Please do not email private questions to me as I do not have time to > answer them. Instead, post them to public forums where others and I can > answer and benefit from them. > http://www.appaholics.in/ - Founder > http://www.apress.com/9781430239451 - Author > +91 81 303 77248 > > -- > 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 > -- Ubuntu Speech input<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nds.ubuntuspeechinput>is now available on Google Play, along with Magnetic Door Alarm app<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nds.magneticdooralarm> . -- 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
