Developers need to backup their key-stores (and save their passwords to it) to prevent the exact problems you have right now.
If one could change the signature of an app with a new key and the Market would allow the app with this different signature to be uploaded, people could hijack your app really easily. I don't think it would too hard to figure out the package name of your app, then create my own malicious app with the same package name, sign it and upload it. This would really tick off your customers :) But, right now, it sucks that you can't do it and will loose your ratings/standings. Hopefully, in the future, Google may offer a way to sign your app with a different key. Maybe after a developer has verified him/herself to be the actual owner/developer, this restriction could be lifted briefly to give the developer a chance to upload the new version with a different signature. On May 7, 3:23 pm, android app <[email protected]> wrote: > However, on the device, you can uninstall the previous app, and > install the new updated app signed with a different private key (or > keystore file). > > The problem is with the uploading update in the Android Market. There > must be a way to allow the developer to change the private key for > published applications for many reasons. The developer may lost the > keystore file due to a reinstallation of the comptuter. The private > key may be revealed to the public and the developer should have a way > to indicate the old key is invalid in the market. > > Still needs help URGENTLY! Considering my customers !!! > > Thanks > > On May 7, 2:05 pm, Marco Nelissen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 8:36 AM, android app <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I uploaded the new updates to the application in the market. There > > > was no error message shown. It seemed that the uploading was > > > successful. However, the version name and the app itself were still > > > the old version. Please help!!! > > > > FYI: I lost the original private key or the keystore file. I > > > generated a new keystore file to sign the app. I also met the minSDK > > > problem and solved it by set the minSDKversion in the manifest file. > > > > There must be a way to update the app. I don't want to upload the > > > app as an new application since there is a large base of existing > > > customers. > > > If you signed your app with a different key, then it's not possible to > > upgrade previous versions to the new version.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
