On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 9:30 AM, Rob Jackson robjackso...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm working on an article about app developers selling their apps/games to
larger companies for Phandroid.com and hoping some developers here may be
able to offer some insight. If you have any experience, insight, stories to
share, or people to refer, please respond here or shoot me an E-Mail at rob
(at) phandroid (.) com
Some specific questions I have:
- Does Google currently facilitate the transfer of acquired apps/games
from one developer account to another?
Yes. Go to
http://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/bin/request.py?contact_type=publishingand
select Transfer applications to another account -- They're pretty
quick to get this process complete (1-2d at most in my experience)
- If so, what are the requirements?
Just fill out in the form
- If not, is this something Google may plan for the future?
- Does Google recommend any best practices for Android Developers so
that they may one day sell their app with minimal complications? Perhaps
creating a separate dev account for each account, or signing each app with
a different key, or any other practices?
I personally recommend that you make a different alias for each of your
apps, but ultimately as long as someone doesn't have access to your account
they cannot upload a new version of your application, signed or not. I also
recommend that if you're selling your application you set up a contract
that limits the distribution of your signature and also makes it so you can
litigate if they attempt any access on your developer account.
- Can a developer change the signing key of an app upon request or
through any automated means?
No.
I'm guessing the process is rudimentary and relegated to the huge
companies buying big name apps like Draw Something, but curious to hear
your thoughts. I'm still hoping Google will implement some simpler
Developer features like Github-style organization/team management so
multiple developers can administer an application in the Market/Play.
Thanks for your help!
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