Can I Submit The Same Apk With Different Package Name And Display Name To Google Play?

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

Solution 1:

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