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I have opened a Google Play developer account 4 days ago and submitted my first app. It has passed over 60 hours since submission; yet the app is nowhere to be found in Google Play. Neither in the search results; nor at the direct link. (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=lostaliens.crocusgames.lostaliens) I have opened a ticket to the support and in the mean time resubmitted my APK. (Uploaded to the production, not beta or alpha)

Now I wonder if it is OK to submit the same APK with different package name and display name to Google Play. I just want to see if it will get through. I will unpublish the other one, once one of them actually goes in the market. However, I have no idea if this is against the TOS or something. Obviously, I don't want to be blocked/banned from the market.

I know this is complicated; but as an inexperienced developer; I need all the help I can get.

Thanks in advance.

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As per GooglePlay guidelines, you can't upload the same .apk twice without changing either the package name or Version Code.

When you upload a .apk to GooglePlay, it checks whether the corresponding package name already exists in the market or not. If doesn't exist, you can upload it else you can't.If you want to upload a update of the same app, then you have to increment the Version Code in the manifest file and create a signed apk and then upload it.

If you change the package name as you have mentioned, GooglePlay will treat it as a totally different application.So you can upload it without any problem.

for reference

https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/113476?hl=en&ref_topic=3450986

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