Seems my original email didn't show up in the group, so if it does later, I apologize for the multiple responses.
On Wednesday, March 28, 2012 9:30:39 AM UTC-4, Rob Jackson 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? > > Nothing unexpected. Both parties have to agree to it being transferred. > > - 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? > - Can a developer change the signing key of an app upon request or > through any automated means? > > The device verifies the key, so changing the key would render the app useless, even if the market permitted it to be uploaded. In my experience developers are ultimately willing to accept giving their key to us, even if they have other apps, given we still don't have access to their developer account and we sign contract basically saying we won't use the key for anything malicious. I've gone through the transfer process for at least 6 applications, some applications more than once to different accounts. > > 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! > -- 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
