I published an app with an incorrect package name. Now I want to change the package name. I realize that this is going to be a brand new application on the Marketplace. There are users who have already downloaded the app.
The question is :
If unpublish my app and publish with the correct package name what would happen to the users who have already downloaded the app? Can they still keep using the app even after I unpublish?
Or
Is there a way to force these guys to make them downlod the new app?
As the others said, it’s going to be a new app if it’s a different package. You might be able to offer a smoother upgrade experience for your existing users by using the “shared userId” approach described in Android Marketplace: Changing application's package