Is it possible to check if a name is available without choosing it ?
Since I am developing for android, wp8, and iOS at the same time, I wanted to check that the name is available on all three stores first ?
You cant check app name is available to you without entering it, Specially for iOS and WP8.
In android, You may choose same name of app if other developer has published already but package name should be different.
For iOS and WP8, if someone have already created app with that name and not released yet then you cant able to choose same name. And to check this scenario, you need to login in respective store's developer account and check name is available or not by filling required details.
I hope it may help you.
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I explain my problem.
Current situation
We are delivering an application that must be released for 2 separated country, in details i have 2 myApp.apk (package name "com.my.app") built and signing with the same key but both have some hardcoded javascript configurations that are different (not in the manifest but only in the app code).
Build system
We are building with the phonegap service so i haven't the full control on the manifest created.
Goal
Publish the apk diversificate for country visibility.
eg. italian users can see the app "MyApp" which has an IT sever configuration wrote in the code and swiss users can see them app called with the same name but that contains different configuration.
What we tried
In the play console i tried to add another app project calling it with a different name (with the same package name of the previous one just published) but when i finish the upload google said me that currently an application with the name "com.my.app" already exist
Question
Is exist a way to diversificate the second application based on the delivery country?
Thanks in advance
You cannot have two apps with the same package name targeted on country. This answer gives a good explanation on why.
So you have two options:
Release your app with two different package names, eg com.myapp.it and com.myapp.de
Have your app change configuration based on country using something like Firebase Remote Config
Which answer will be best depends on the use case. For your use case, the second option sounds best.
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).
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.
I've just been trying out creating a list of applications installed on Android. I want to do this so I have a list of applications I've installed before I backup and reset my phone to factory settings.
It's going well so far, I have this information:
package Name
friendly name
version number/code
if its a system package (FLAG_SYSTEM)
if its a persistent app (FLAG_PERSISTENT)
and the application description
The last thing that I would like to have but that does not seem to exist is the name of the person/group/company etc that created the application. That way I can see if I have multiple applications by the same creator.
Is there a specific place this is stored in Android packages or does it just not exist?
I've had a good search around but I can not find anything, but I thought I would try a specific query about it before I give up.
Thanks in advance
This is not stored anywhere in your Android package AFAIK. It's only set by the developer when they register their developer account.
I just published my first app on the market today and put my name under developer name instead of my company name which is what it should be. I then updated the developer name to be my company name but the change does not appear to get updated.
Does anyone know when can I expect to see the name change?
Looking at a previous posted question it toke "some time" but it will be changed in all applications.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5763200/will-change-to-developer-name-affect-my-existing-apps-in-the-android-market
If you're viewing the application profile from your phone, the Market application caches a lot of stuff about viewed profiles.
You can stop/kill or clear the cache of your Android Market app in your phone and see if the name change is reflected.
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it's appear on your simulator correctly most probably cause simulator is looking at the american servers .. while the computer look at your country server :)