I have an android application in Market Place. And, when I download it say it will be displayed with Name "XYZ" and with Image1 as an Icon.
Now when I update the app and in the code if I set the New Name and New image as an Icon:
Now I download the app from Market place and install in the same device where my old app is there.
So will it update the Name and Icon of the existing app automatically? If not what measures we need to take so that Name and Image of already exisitng app are updated and the total app is not re-installed.
as far as I know, until now all updates are going to "re-install" the app somehow. so you upload your new apk to the developer console (with increades version number) and the market will provide the "update" to all users.
now, the update is simply to re-install your app as it is not possible for Google to tell, what part of your codes has changed...
so, the name of the app and the icon will change, but your app is also going to be re-installed (please correct me, if I'm wrong...)
When you update information like name and app icon, it could take a day before you can see any update on the Play Store. But on your device, if you have your app icon on your home screen, just remove it and replace it by the one in the apps list
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I recently uploaded an app to play store, but the app got rejected on copyright issues.
I used the word "tiktok" in the title of the app, since my app is a country specific version of the same concept.
I have changed this now, but I cannot seem to find a way to "resubmit" the app for review in the new play store interface.
I have also changed app icon, and featured graphic.
However, I cannot seem to find a way to delete previous screenshots I uploaded, for phone and for tablets etc.
My first question is, how can I delete previous screenshots?
My second question is, how do I resubmit this app for review?
The dashboard where "All apps" are listed, its not showing the "resubmit for review" button there.
The production release section is also not showing the resubmit button.
How do I resubmit this app for review?
Thanks
Screenshots: In the "Main store listing" move your mouse over the screenshot. In the top right corner you will see a trash bin icon. Simply click it to delete the screenshot.
Then upload your new ones. Then click save. It will automatically be put up to review.
Google is very sensitive about using trademarks in the apps promotional content.
No other App names in the Title, Short Description and Long Description.
No other Apps Icons or graphics in your own graphics.
For a new apk. Simply increment the version number by one and upload it into production.
On developer.amazon.com there is an option to add multimedia images
and a place to insert your app icon
When I updated my app, I added new icons just like this. Now that my app rollout is complete, when I go to amazon.com to view the app listing, it looks like the old app icon.
How do I update the listing on amazon.com? Is there a separate place to do it? I can't find anything online.
Yes, the Images & Multimedia tab is the right place to update your app listing on amazon.com. Once you "save" the changes, be sure to click "submit app" to publish the changes. It may takes couple hours for it to propagate.
You may also want to clear your browser's cache in case it's caching the old images.
I want to know is there any way to update a existing Android app in playstore with my new Android app?
Let me describe: I have a app published on playstore OK with any users. So now I have created a different app with same functionality With different package name and project name. So now I want to update existing app with new app without losing existing users. Is it possible?
What you are trying to achieve is not possible. You can't change the package name for an already published app. The best you could do is to drive your users to the new published app by adding a banner or link to the updated app inside the old one.
Google Play Store does not allow package names to be changed. It depends on a consistent package name to identify the individual listings.
For a user friendly solution you might add a splash screen to the old app with a link to the Play Store listing of your updated app.
Unfortunately you cant do that.
Thats because the package name is a unique identifier. So if you crate an app project in the PlayStore and upload an apk, this project is permanently bond to that package name.
Question: Was it necessary to change the package name?
If not, you could keep the existing packagename, change/relayout your app as you desire, and upload the new apk. Your users will then perform a regular update and everything will be kept (ratings, downloads, etc ...)
This is going to sound stupid in a way, but I want to know if it is possible to change the application logo (icon) and Android name in my subsequent releases?
Say, today I push my app in the Android market, and tomorrow I want to change the logo/icon (I know I "should" not do this), but is it possible to do so? Also, what about the application name?
Thanks
I got the same question and I asked this to android developer support, got their reply as below
You may update your icon displayed in Google Play by uploading the updated icon to the Store Listing tab of the Play Console.
However, once the app has been installed on a device, the icon will be displayed from the graphic assets of the APK as defined in the “android:icon=” manifest property. The icon that is displayed in the apps list in the Play Console is also taken from the APK.
To display a different icon, please update the icon image file in your APK. To find the location of the existing icon, you can use the manifest property or check your APK’s “res” folder.
So I got the icon updated at app store without submitting the app again (Note: I have already submitted with the icon change, so what I was looking to is how this can be reflected to App store icon). Please see screenshots attached for getting someone who is needy.
Yes, you can change the name and logo whenever you want by changing android:label and android:logo attribute of your application tag in AndroidManifest.xml file.
But, you can't change Package name once you uploaded app on play store.
You can Upload custom brand assets, screenshots, and videos to highlight what's great about your app. Provide a localized description, add notes about the latest version, and more. You can update your store listing at any time.
Upload instantly publish
From the Developer Console you can quickly upload and publish a release-ready Android application package file. The app is a draft until you publish it, at which time Google Play makes your store listing page and app available to users—your app appears in the store listings within hours, not weeks.
Once your app is published, you can update it as often as you want: Change prices, configuration, and distribution options at any time, without needing to update your app binary.
As you add features or address code issues, you can publish an updated binary at any time. The new version is available almost immediately and existing customers are notified that an update is ready for download. Users can also accept automatic updates to your app, so that your updates are delivered and installed as soon as you publish them. You can unpublish your apps app at any time.
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put your image in drawable folder and set in manifest file...
like as
<application android:icon="#drawable/icon" android:label="#string/app_name" >
....
</application>
Note:
The 512x512 icon you upload to the developer console (when you publish the app) is the one that will be seen in Google Play. The 36x36, 48x48, 72x72, and 96x96 icons you put in your drawable resource folders are what will show up on the device homescreen/app drawer.
Yes, you can change the name by changing android:label attribute of your application tag in AndroidManifest.xml. and also you can change the application icon, but i would recommend you to add the comment in "Whats New" regarding the new Application Icon when you upload the application.But, you can NOT change Package name once you uploaded app on play store.
Also take a look at this SO Post
Yes, you can change Store listing on play store whenever you want and there is no limit for this. you can change and improve your listing in terms of Graphics and SEO improvements.
According to Google Developer Distribution Agreement you can change and Modify:
Application Name
Icon/ Screenshots
Graphics/ feature Graphic
Application Policy and agreements
Featured Video
ASO/ Keywords and description
There is no harm implementing these changes but this could take a while to implement changes depending on account health and your geographical location...
This is my application (Play Store Link...). I have released multiple versions and implemented major changes in each version.
I changed icon and graphics more than 5 times and improved ASO couple of times.
This not just improved my user experience but also increased daily installs.
Based on my experience I will recommend continuous changes for best application optimization. and I want to recommend targeting events like:
Christmas and New year, Independence Day, Halloween update, etc...
These types of updates entertain users and increase engagements and also helpful to build trust with your users.
As title states. I clicked on "Publish" in the google play developer console. And it said my app now got uploaded. But I dont know which apk file was uploaded. How can I find out?
EDIT: I am 100% signed in correctly. Here is an image of the tabs on the left.
In the tab with the android robot picture, it says I have no applications. But in the tab with the google controller thing, I can click on my app, look at the game details, leaderboards, achievements etc and I can click publish but I dont know what it's publishing...
Go to your Developer Console (All Applications) and then click on the app. On the left, there is a list of things to choose (Statistics, etc.) so click on APK.
That will tell you everything about the version and version code of the APK. You can click on the latest version to get some details on it, and at the top of the page it even tells you the package name.
You can by checking the version of the app. Click on all apps -> apk, then you see a list of apk's you uploaded and the current version number.
Are you sure that your app is on play store and not only in play game?
If you upload it with your account should be appared in the tab with android's icon