They will HAVE to download a new app. Each app is different and there is no way of making a previously free app paid. So you will need to change the package name and package name = app.
Personally, I just appended a "p" after my non-paid app name to create the new package name. Coincidentally, just a couple of weeks ago, as an experiment, I stopped publishing my free app completely and instead am offering a 72- hour money back guarantee. My sales have noticably increased and the refund rate is less than 5% so it may have been a good move -- time will tell. On May 30, 12:21 pm, Chris <crehb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi there, > > So I started working with Android a while back and have an app on the market > (which I pertty much wrote for myself) that surprisingly got a great > response, especially from abroad. > > I'm wondering if any of you ever had to take something from > free/hobby-focused to a paid model. I'm curious about the technical > details, like how to a) organize the package/app names to differentiate the > two, because I want the free & paid one available at the same time, and b) > some good advice on moving my few but loyal users over without forcing them > to download a new app entirely. > > Lurkingly yours, > - C -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
