[android-developers] Re: Publish modified APK to the Android Market without triggering an Update to existing users?

2011-09-10 Thread Yahel
However, you should not discount the question for what it is. It benefits us all to understand the nuances of the Android market and the publishing process. Its a technical question, so let's find an answer. As I told you in my previous answer : Trying to upload an apk with the same or lower

[android-developers] Re: Publish modified APK to the Android Market without triggering an Update to existing users?

2011-09-08 Thread Paul
On Sep 8, 10:28 am, Nikolay Elenkov nikolay.elen...@gmail.com wrote: You can't deploy an app with the same version, but you can have multiple APKs targeted at different Android versions. http://developer.android.com/guide/market/publishing/multiple-apks.html Thanks, I'm aware of the

Re: [android-developers] Re: Publish modified APK to the Android Market without triggering an Update to existing users?

2011-09-08 Thread Nikolay Elenkov
On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 11:50 PM, Paul idi...@gmail.com wrote: On Sep 8, 10:28 am, Nikolay Elenkov nikolay.elen...@gmail.com wrote: You can't deploy an app with the same version, but you can have multiple APKs targeted at different Android versions.

[android-developers] Re: Publish modified APK to the Android Market without triggering an Update to existing users?

2011-09-08 Thread Yahel
You can't upload a new apk with a lower version number than the current one on the market. You can try it for yourself. Nothing bad will happen, you'll just get an error stating what i've just mentionned. Don't be to worried about frustrating people. You can simply add a quick note at the top of

[android-developers] Re: Publish modified APK to the Android Market without triggering an Update to existing users?

2011-09-08 Thread Paul
@Jim, @TreKing, @Yahel, Thanks for the advice. I will probably do as is usually done and put out an update for everyone with just the minor fixes for the new devices. However, you should not discount the question for what it is. It benefits us all to understand the nuances of the Android market

Re: [android-developers] Re: Publish modified APK to the Android Market without triggering an Update to existing users?

2011-09-08 Thread TreKing
On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 1:38 PM, Paul idi...@gmail.com wrote: Its a technical question, so let's find an answer. I thought that was covered: Nikolay gave you the multiple-APK option which is your best bet but you dismissed that. Besides that, the answer is you can't do this.

[android-developers] Re: Publish modified APK to the Android Market without triggering an Update to existing users?

2011-09-08 Thread BenMc
I don't think you can do that. My users have been understanding of updates that have to go out for the sake of compatibility with other devices. I use minor version numbers like 3.0.1, .3.0.2 etc for minor fixes or compatibility updates, and when they run the app after an update, it shows what

Re: [android-developers] Re: Publish modified APK to the Android Market without triggering an Update to existing users?

2011-09-08 Thread Nikolay Elenkov
On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 3:38 AM, Paul idi...@gmail.com wrote: I for one however, do not want to experiment with a top selling app by attempting to publish something and get an error or have unexpected results. So I was hoping that someone else had actual experience trying it and could share.