The app which I refer is in production for more than two weeks, I can access it via the link and download it normally, but when trying to get it on the Play Store for its name it is not listed in the results.
When I tried to change the app name began to find the same in the play store using the search, as it should be normally, but to return the original name the same shall not be located.
It does not seem a very common situation, because little material found on the Internet about it, if you know how to solve this and can collaborate with the answer will be very grateful.
Play store searches usually prioritize the most popular apps, and if there are more apps with names similar to yours', you might have to scroll a little bit to get to it. Try changing the name to a more unique one, that should bring it further up the list when searching for it.
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I want to understand why I have to write quotes before and after my app name to find it in google play because if I wrote the name of my application without it, it never appear.
Google show me another apps that doesn't have my app name.
I only can find my app if I write the name like I have my apk name.
For example.
application name --> Where is Tom?
if I write it like this google play show me all other apps where the name is not the same.
if you write whereistom(like apk name) my application is shown and if I write "where is tom" is shown too.
why? if there is no other app with the same name why never appear?
I did something wrong when I published it? Can I do something to finding it without quotes?
Thanks (sorry for my english)
You did nothing wrong I guess. When have you uploaded your apk and published the app? It may take some time (a couple of hours or even more) until your app will be found in the search results.
Beside that it depends on Googles searching heuristics what you'll get as a result:
Search uses powerful heuristics to suggest terms as the user types, and it offers direct links to apps as suggestions. In results, users find the most relevant, most popular apps at the top.
http://developer.android.com/distribute/googleplay/about/visibility.html
If you're using a very common name or some common words in the name your app may simply not be as relevant as other apps. Just guessing, no offense. ;)
I was wondering If I could get some help on this. I have created a new mobile app and published it to the android market a few days ago. I was naturally expecting to be able to find the app by simply searching for its name in the Play Store, however when I do this nothing shows up for my app and I can only find the app by searching for the package name.
I just want to know if this is something I am doing wrong or just the way the Play Store works? A link to my app is below:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skystalker.wedcon&hl=en_GB
Thanks in advance
It seem that I'm able to locate your app by searching (160-ish result). However your app name seems to be a common one, and that's causing it to go down the list since it's new and haven't yet gained popularity. If you care about the app coming up first in the search either: change the name to a unique one, or get popular (more downloads and high ratings).
Well,I have a big problem because I put an android app on the market that is searcheble by this URL:
"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=simple.notification.app1" and it does work but when I m going to Google Play and I search "Simple Notifications" the name of the app there is not my app published it passed more than 2 days and I dont know waht to do please help.I have tried everythin.
It shows up as the first result for me if you search Simple Notification.app1 - You may need to rename or reconfigure your meta data relating to the upload, it seems to be searchable only via direct name right now.
Your app is on the market, but it's probably far down on the list. It will move up depending on its popularity and downloads. Give it time.
Is it legal to update an Android app on the Play store with a totally different app under the same package name?
Is it considered against the policies since I am updating the app USING THE SAME PACKAGE NAME with a totally different app?
Is it legal to update an Android app on the Play store with a totally different app under the same package name?
well, there's no such definition "different app".
as long as you are using the same keystore (as #SplatFace Development said) it considers from Google play point of view the same app by definition.
you can change whatever you'd like.
it's legal for sure, and there's no any security problem with that because the user anyway would have to accept again the new app permissions if they changed at all...
and as I mentioned in the comment -
I almost sure google did it with thier own apps when Google Talk replaced with Hangouts.
I don't see why it wouldn't be legal. If they are both your creations, you should be alright. It's basically changing the source code with a normal update, only a lot of changes, and changing the name if you're going to change the name. If you are going to change the name though, that may be more of a problem. I wouldn't be sure. I never did that.
Two apps cannot have the same package name. Android will treat them as the same app, with all the consequences that implies.
Can Andorid Apps have same name - public name.. or they need to have different names..
i want to ensure that if i create an app and post on google play... someone else sld not copy the app and host it elsewhere with the same name..
please advise if apps can or cannot have same public name..
Your question is about apps having the same name, but your actual concern is about the theft of your application. These are two separate issues.
If someone did a straight copy of your APK and attempted to post it to Google Play, then they would be unable to do so if you had already posted that same APK to Google Play yourself. The reason they would be prevented from posting it, however, would be due to its package name being the same as an existing app, not because of its name.
A more sophisticated thief might be able to change your package name, and if they could do that, then they could also probably (even more easily) change your app's name. In that case, they might be able to post the resulting app to Google Play. You then would might decide to complain about this to Google and ask that the infringing app be taken down. There is a form for this kind of complaint here:
http://support.google.com/googleplay/bin/request.py?contact_type=takedown
I don't know what kind of results you might obtain from such a complaint, but Google has recently become much more focused on preventing infringing apps of this kind, so you might get a good response.
If you're talking about other app stores, outside of Google Play, then you have to look at the policies of those stores. But certainly there is nothing preventing an app that has been posted on Google Play from being posted on these other stores, provided that it meets the policies of the other store. Developers do this themselves (post on multiple app stores) all the time. And of course it can have the same name and the same package.
Regarding the more general question of whether two apps on Google Play can have the same name:
In the past it has been the case that two apps could have the same name on Google Play.
However, in August, 2012 (since you posted your question) Google announced new Developer Program Policies that state that
"Apps must not have names or icons that appear confusingly similar to existing products, or to apps supplied with the device (such as Camera, Gallery or Messaging)."
The full policies can be found here:
http://play.google.com/about/developer-content-policy.html
It may still be possible to post an app that has the same name as an existing app, but if someone did that, there is at least some chance that Google's (somewhat inscrutable by design) automated detection process will flag that app for the above reason. This could lead to a letter from Google and, if the app's name were not changed, an eventual takedown.
These policies are relatively new, and probably nobody, even Google, knows exactly how they are going to play out. How, for example, will Google resolve apps that are already similarly named? Will it go with the first app to use the name, or will it go with the most popular app having the name, or will it ask app owners to negotiate a settlement, or will it just allow the ambiguous names to be grandfathered in? I certainly do not know the answer, but for new apps, for sure, honest developers will avoid naming their apps in a manner that is similar to your app, and malfeasants who use the same name are likely to hear from Google.
Your package name must be unique (ex. com.example.mail.free) to publish an app on Google Play.
I nearly sure that the name is not important. You can have different names on different languages.