Google Play will not allow you do upload two apps with the same package name. Due to this, there are only a few ways you can share the content.
You can use Content Providers to serve it from the free app to the paid one. You can save it on the SD Card and allow everyone to read it. I *think* you can also do something with a shared user id, but I'm not sure on this one. Thanks On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 8:33 PM, Fred Niggle <[email protected]>wrote: > Hello, > I have never tried to publish to identical .apk's, but I do not think > google play will not allow 2 identical app names. > > If I am wrong then I hope someone else will step in and correct me. > > > On 30 June 2012 11:08, Mystique <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Fred, >> >> That is good to know. >> So Google play don't care if 2 Apps has the same apk/com.my.app is that >> right? >> >> Thanks. >> >> On Saturday, 30 June 2012 17:22:37 UTC+8, Fred Niggle wrote: >>> >>> as long as the .apk has the same name, i.e. com.my.app, then you wont >>> lose the preferences and database. >>> >>> If the.apk is different then you will need to consider how to export the >>> sharedprefs/db from the current version (an update), to the sdcard, and >>> have an import function in the newer version. >>> >>> Hope this helps, >>> Fred >>> >>> On 30 June 2012 10:01, Mystique <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I have a Ads supported app and I am planning to release a paid version >>>> without Ads and extra features. >>>> >>>> My questions are how do I release the app so my user can purchase and >>>> use with losing the preferences and db? >>>> Can I package it with the same name and upload into Google Play as new >>>> app or how is it been normally done? >>>> >>>> Cheers. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Android Developers" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to android-developers@** >>>> googlegroups.com <[email protected]> >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> android-developers+**[email protected]<android-developers%[email protected]> >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/**group/android-developers?hl=en<http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Magnetic Door Alarm >>> app<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nds.magneticdooralarm>is >>> now available in Google Play >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Android Developers" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en >> > > > > -- > Magnetic Door Alarm > app<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nds.magneticdooralarm>is > now available in Google Play > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- Raghav Sood Please do not email private questions to me as I do not have time to answer them. Instead, post them to public forums where others and I can answer and benefit from them. http://www.appaholics.in/ - Founder http://www.apress.com/9781430239451 - Author +91 81 303 77248 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
