I have seen a similar stack overflow question but none that was for AppCenter. You can see that I have completely different version number and version codes for each release. I downloaded release 332, then tried download release 333 and this error message happens. How do I fix this? Why does this not happen on iOS appcenters?
Are all of your builds signed with the same release signing config? If the builds are not signed with the same key then you will get this error because it treats them as two different applications instead of an upgrade to the existing application.
Your old app has the same package name that the new app has. Whatever the version number maybe, you cannot install another app with same package name. Assuming, the old package name is com.demoapp New app will not accept its package name as the same as above. It should be something like com.demoappCopy.
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I'm using the Firebase App distribution to send out updates to a few testers and the most recent APK I uploaded will not install on Android devices (actually it is several new versions that all have issues installing). I had previously uploaded a version that worked, but all subsequent updates fail with an 'App not installed' error message. I'm confused by the APK files that are generated from Android Studio and I don't recall which version I previously uploaded that worked. In the apk folder there is a debug folder that contains an apk file named app-debug.apk. I'm pretty sure this is the one I used with the successful version of the distribution. There is also a flutter-apk folder with an identically named file app-debug.apk. Does anyone know the difference between these files and which one I should use? That question is a side note as neither of those files work.
I have tried telling my testers to uninstall the previous (working) version and then try to update their Android with the latest version, but the error still occurs. I do not have any issues with my iOS version and that test group.
Do I need to update the debug.keystore file? I have searched many different threads for a solution and nothing seems to work. Any suggestions to debug the issue would be appreciated.
On Android, if the package exported by debug cannot be installed on some devices, such as "parsing failure", you can add a signature file to the debug version. It is better to generate it yourself, and do not use the tool's own. In addition, you can add a signature file to the debug version androidmanifast.xml Statement under application android:testOnly= "False", which may help you
I've an application which has two product flavors:
production
development
Current .apk version published inside play store is with version code 40 and it's production flavor, so the package looks something like this: "example.smth.app". I've released a new functionality in development environment and I want to fully test billing inside my android application. I cannot receive SKUs, because I run the code with development flavor and that's normal as I have to post development version to access SKUs list.
Well, I made an .apk for development environment. It has version code 36. I got an message that:
Your APK or Android App Bundle needs to have the package name "example.smth.app".
You need to use a different version code for your APK or Android App Bundle because you already have one with version code 40.
Well, I could just solve the second point by changing the version code of .apk from 37 to 40 and that would resolve this, I guess, but what to do with the first point?
For development apks we have package name like this: "example.smth.app.dev" - does this mean that it's not possible to post this .apk to beta channel?
No, it is not. The beta channel has the same package name as all other channels. The package name is fix for the app.
I want to provide an updated version to my app,
It is downloaded from my site not from google play service.
When I download the updated version its not replacing the old version, instead it shows error"An existing package by the same name with conflicting signature".
Is there any solution to replace the app without manually un-installing the older version from the device.
Every android application file – apk has two main things:
package name – (unique id of app like com.example.application)
signature
More information about the second. Every apk file should be signed with developer keystore. If this is the debug version it could be debug-keystore.
In this keystore there are some information about developer and other information.
When you install application android system at first checks package name – whether or not this application have been installed already. And if so system checks signatures. The signature of installed app and app to be installed must be the same. Otherwise you will get error, you describe in your question.
So, the answer is: not, you can't install another application with the same package name if the signatures of installed and to be installed apps are different.
You must uninstall previous version and install new version, if you need new version.
If That is Developed By You or a Developer.
Once Check weather the Entire Code and Package Names are Same or not, in the Manifest file..
If Its Not that app is not from you or your known developer means.
You need to Uninstall Previous Version and Install New One,
That Error You are Getting Is that App is Not Signed, means When we are Using UnSigned App It cannot Replace at the part of Signed app. first of all make your app as Signed.
Check more at Here
How to Make a App as self-Signed at here
Yes, the error message already describes your issue. Your issue is that your app is not signed with the same signature as the previous version.
So to prevent this error message you must sign the app with the same signature as the previous version.
More details about application signing can be found in the Android Developers documents.
to protect the identity of the application each revision(update) requires the same signed key(SHA1) which was used for the earlier release.
Eclipse by default uses debug-key to sign in all the packages.
Use the same method by which you first installed your app and everything should just work.
I have developed different versions of an android applications and exported them to my phone.I have renamed the different apk files like Myapp1.0.apk,MyApp1.1.apk etc.I have also given different names to all the apps.But whenever I am installing a specific version of the app,the previous version is getting automatically uninstalled.
I am confused what is uninstalling the earlier app version automatically??
Can anybody throw some light on this??
Android works by package name. If you install another app with the same package name, it replaces the previous app with that package name. Its how Android does updates. The name of the apk means nothing.
Also, if you try to install another apk with the same package name signed by a different key, it will fail due to security checks- so if you work with multiple people on the same app, you should share debug keys to prevent having to manually uninstall all the time.
Your package is probably the same in every version. This is what identifies your application in the android system. So the versions you install are just new version of the same app... and if you install a new version android automatically removes the old version.
Hope it helps.
the identity of an android application is it's application package. If you use a same package name then it will replace the existing apps. That's how the update of app works.
If you want to run two instance of same app in a device for some purposes, then just rename the application package and install.
I guess you are using the Same package Name for all the versions and in android you can't install two applications with same package try to change the package name and try to install it again hope this will work....
I trying to add an updated version of one of older apps (ver 10.0) but when I try to add the apk to the existing apk list I get the message
The apk must be signed with the same certificates as the prebious version
I'm definitely using the correct keystore as I have only the one in that folder but I then tried to unpublish the old one and add a new application. I update the Version Code to 11 and
the Version Name to 10.1 created a new apk file but when I tried to add as new i then got the message
If you have another application on Google Play with the same package name (org.MyApp). Go to that application and click upgrade
I don't know what to try next as every entry I've seen with this problem tells me I'm using the wrong keystore but I'm not. How can I get around the second error, if I just change the package name it crashes when I download it
It definetely sounds as if you're using the wrong keystore. This needs to be the same you used when you first published the app.
You can't publish a new app with the same package name as google requires every app to have a unique package name.
If you were to publish the original app with the new package name you would have to tell your existing users to move to the new app.