Reputation: 11
Override/Upgrade application downloaded outside Google Play with new version uploaded and installed from Google Play
Currently, I have downloadable APK outside of Google Play and thousands of users that have downloaded and used it.
My question is:
Can I upload the same application to Google Play (maybe with the same name, but with greater version), so that my customers can download the new version from Google Play Store that will override and upgrade the current one, which was downloaded from outside?
Upvotes: 1
Views: 261
Answers (2)
Reputation: 4137
Yes, the things that make your app unique are the signature and the package name.
If the app in Google Play has the same signature and same package and a versionCode greater than the apk installed then it will upgrade the old one.
Upvotes: 2
Reputation: 76
Yes you can upload it on Google Play store but it should be a signed apk and you should have all the data unique like description, etc.
Upvotes: 0
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