Updating apps on Google Play

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silentshark (Posted 2012) [#1]

Hi all, Apologies for the noob-like questions here :-) therevills posted a brilliant, concise guide on publishing a Monkey app to Google Play - http://www.monkeycoder.co.nz/Community/post.php?topic=1014&post=8800 Now.. when it comes to publishing an updated app, I suspect a similar series of steps are needed. So far, I've gleaned that I'll need to update the AndroidManifest.xml file (the one in the templates folder of my build folder, I think?) and increment the android:versionCode by one. If I want the user to know that the app has a new version number, I'll need to update the android:versionName as well. I guess for the .apk file I create, I will need to sign it - step 8f in therevills guide. I also guess I should NOT create a new key, though (step 8d in therevills guide)? Essentially, I should sign my updated app with the key I originally created. Or can I/ should I create a fresh key for each update? Maybe it doesn't matter. If there's someone who's already done this, can you comment? Please? Cheers.

golomp (Posted 2012) [#2]

Informations completely outdated, process totaly simplified by google. ;)

silentshark (Posted 2012) [#3]

That's really useful, Golomp. I'd figured as much from going through Google's docs, but it's great to see confirmation. Glad I hung onto the key I generated :-)

matty (Posted 2012) [#4]

Actually golomp that is incorrect. you can use the same key for every different app. All my app's (6-7 of them) use the same key.

golomp (Posted 2012) [#5]

Ok Matty i probably made a mistake when i tryed. thank you

silentshark (Posted 2012) [#6]

Just to say I updated as per golomp's instructions (above), and all went well. Devices are all updating just fine to the new version. Yeah!

golomp (Posted 2012) [#7]

Thank you silentshark, you're welcome. For my next update i am going to use the same key as matty said because it's easyer to script batch file and it just need to save 1 key file.