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Rushil Sablania
Rushil Sablania

Reputation: 536

Is it advisable to change the name of an app after publishing it on Google Play?

I have an app on Google Play named "Mathadict"

I wish to change its name to "Math Addict".

First of all isit advisable to do so? Because my apps have been suspended in the past and I am very apprehensive about it.

If yes then what are the things that should be kept in mind while doing so? For example I think I will have to change the app_name string value in strings.xml.

Also, how to check if a name is available for use?

Upvotes: 5

Views: 1606

Answers (4)

Shadow
Shadow

Reputation: 6899

Yes you can change your name of your application. No worries at all.

But remember Google could suspend the app because of some standard policy.

  1. Using another logo which already exists.

  2. Using the same name of an app that already exists in the Play store.

So beware of such things and publish your application.

Have a glance of this. https://play.google.com/about/developer-distribution-agreement.html

Upvotes: 3

suitianshi
suitianshi

Reputation: 3340

You can change the app's name, but you should keep in mind that something can not change once published. See this

Upvotes: 1

Amit Kumar
Amit Kumar

Reputation: 547

Changes for existing app is not allowed without re-submission. You need to do the upgrade in manifest file with name,author and version-name and version-code as well.Then re-submit the app at Google Play. @How to change an Android app's name?

Upvotes: 2

chiastic-security
chiastic-security

Reputation: 20520

It's fine to change the name. What you really can't afford to do is to change the package name or the key that's used to sign the app. But there's no issue with changing the name.

Upvotes: 4

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