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Val Okafor
Val Okafor

Reputation: 3437

Change Package Name of a a Published Android App

I recently purchased a published Android App, As part of the ownership transfer the App is currently unpublished. I am ready to re-publish the app, but it still have the package name of the original developer. Should I or can I change this package name to mine and how?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 692

Answers (1)

ariefbayu
ariefbayu

Reputation: 21979

I don't think you can change the package name as it link to the product. If you want to change, you will need to create new product within play store admin page. But, by doing so, you will lose previous download activity.

Taken from here:

Once you publish your application under its manifest package name, this is the unique identity of the application forever more. Switching to a different name results in an entirely new application, one that can’t be installed as an update to the existing application.

Upvotes: 3

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