I would have expected that if I rolled back to version X-1 in the console that users that had already updated to version X would remain there and not be prompted to rollback (nor be given the option to "update" to the older version). All users now going to the console would see version X-1 as latest.
No forward compatibility issues. Just a means of pulling a bad release from further distribution. William On Oct 28, 12:27 pm, Zsolt Vasvari <[email protected]> wrote: > I bet if you never pushed the "Publish" or the "Save" button, you can > reactivate an older APK. > > But once you publish, a user might have a newer version of the app on > their phone than what's available on the Market. Then you update your > app again, essentially forkiing your app. This can become a huge > versioning nightmare, especially for more complex apps, and I am not > surprised it's not supported. > > On Oct 28, 9:18 am, William Ferguson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Not suggesting you could or should roll back what the user has > > installed. > > But would like to withdraw a bad APK so other users don't install it. > > > But as has been pointed out this is not possible without loading up > > another APK with a higher version nr than any previous APKs. > > > On Oct 28, 1:13 am, Zsolt Vasvari <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > This has always been this way, and it makes sense as you cannot "roll > > > back"what the user has installed. > > > > On Oct 27, 11:08 pm, William Ferguson <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > I had exactly the same situation tonight. > > > > It has to be a Market Console bug, otherwise what is the value of the > > > > reactivate button. > > > > > On Oct 27, 3:40 pm, Dusk Jockeys Android Apps <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > Before I waste my time by asking Market Support, who as we all know > > > > > are about as useful as a chocolate teapot, has anyone managed to > > > > > successfully re-activate a previous APK in the Developer Console? > > > > > > I had a situation where I made an update last night, quickly realised > > > > > there was a bug and wanted to rollback to the previous version. But I > > > > > was unable to. When I deactivated the new one and tried to reactivate > > > > > the older one it wouldn't let me, because the older one's Version > > > > > Number was lower than the current one. Well, yes, obviously. > > > > > > In the end, I had to recompile my previous version with a newer > > > > > version number, and release that as an "update". Mental. > > > > > > What is the point of a re-activate button that doesnt let you re- > > > > > activate? Or am I missing something?- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
