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Sobo
Sobo

Reputation: 497

Make an application replace existing Application

I have 2 Applications 1 with Ads and 1 without Ads.

I created one without ads and then copied the project in eclipse. I named the new project AdFree. I then proceeded to add Ads to the other project. Now, both Projects have the same com.mycompany.myapp name so when I tried to upload it it said I already had a project with that name even though the APK's where named differently.

I want it so if they have the Free (Ad based version) version and they purchase the one without ads, it will replace the Free Version that is already there.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 521

Answers (1)

Iñigo
Iñigo

Reputation: 12823

You can't do that. You have two solutions:

A) Make two different versions, with two different package names. This way the user will have to uninstall the ads supported version when he buys the ad-free one.

B) Make a single app, ad supported, with the possibility to remove ads with In-app biling service (This will require a little research, but I think the result is better, since you have to deal with a single app).

There should be more options to handle your problem, but these are the most common solutions.

Upvotes: 2

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