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! > > -- > 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 -- 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
