App is not installed as an update

[Johannes_Ai2]

@DECOMEDICAL

I imported an app built with appybuilder into appinventor

why when i install the apk compiled with inventor, the app is not installed as an update but as a new app?

The (default) package name with AppyBuilder is:

com.appybuilder.<email>.<projectName>

There is no way to get this package name with AI2 or AI2Offline.
You have to change it manually (by de-/recompiling the apk) or you can use Kodular.

Update an app on the Play Store - requirements:

Package name - how do you set a custom package name?

In order to be able to release an app in the Play Store, at least the following requirements must be met: The version code is higher than the current version. The packageName is the same (as the previous / original one). The keystore is identical (with the previous / initial version). The targetSdkVersion corresponds to the minimum SDK required by Google (from Aug 2021: SDK 30 for new apps and from Nov 2021 also for updates).