If you have the source code to the app, changing the package name is trivial. If you don't, it's not.
That said, changing the package name of an app will result in it being a "completely new" app. Any existing installations will not upgrade nor recognize that your app is the same. On Tuesday, October 9, 2012 7:47:57 AM UTC-7, Darren wall wrote: > > Hi please can you help. > > To start with I'm new to app development so don't understand basically > anything. > > A few months back I had a developer create an app for me, he then uploaded > it to his developer account and all was good. Untill two months later when > he removed it (Said his developer/ Google Play account had been removed) > > Today I signed upto my own developer account as I own the rights to the > app and have the origional apk file. When I tried to upload the apk file I > was greeted by the following message > > *The package name of your apk (com.notmyrealappsname.android) is the same > as the package name of another developer's application. Choose a new > package name. > > *What can I do to sort this out I've tried contacting the developer but > with no luck and searched for something I can follow online but have come > up with nothing so far. > I'm assuming I will have to change the apk's package name, but how?* > * -- 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
