Hi Jaques,
> Am 29.04.2021 um 21:05 schrieb J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>:
>
> Android uses the identifier ("com.mydomain.appname") to determine if it is
> the same app. If the identifiers are identical it will overwrite or,
> sometimes, not install at all if the version codes are the same. The name (or
> "Label") is for display only and doesn't affect installations.
> So for two different apps, you want two different identifiers. For each
> version of each app, increment the version number too.
> com.mydomain.appname1 version 1 -- initial build
> com.mydomain.appname1 version 2 -- an update
> com.mydomain.appname2 version 1 -- second app
> com.mydomain.appname2 version 2 -- second app update
> Note that the version codes don't have to be incremental and can even count
> backwards. Android only checks to see if they're different.
thank you very much, very helpful!
>
>
> On 4/29/21 1:31 PM, Klaus major-k via use-livecode wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> I created two Android apps and put them on my Google Drive.
>> Then I installed one app from there, no problem.
>> Then I installed the other app from there, also no problem.
>> But I was very suprised that only the second installed app was
>> left on my cellphone. The first one was obvioulsy overwritten!?
>> Before you ask, of course the apps have different names! 8-)
>> I searched the internet, but did not find any info about this.
>> Is this a known limitation for "custom apps" installed from Google Drive?
>> Thanks for any insight!
Best
Klaus
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https://www.major-k.de
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