Google Play doesnt like my App Bundle?

[Carl_Aydelotte]

The Google Play Console doesn't like my app bundle. I am creating it from App Inventor and uploading straight to my Google acct but when I try I get the following error:

Your APK or Android App Bundle needs to have the package name appinventor.ai_carlos_comiomucho.LiveChat.

I have not been getting any errors in the past. I tried renaming the AAB file itself but still no luck.. what else can I try?

[Anke]

@Carl_Aydelotte

appinventor.ai_carlos_comiomucho.LiveChat

The packageName is:
appinventor.ai_<email>.<projectName>

So what is your email and your projectName?

[Anke]

If you email is no longer "carlos_comiomucho@..." and / or the projectName (projectName.aia) is no longer "LiveChat" (LiveChat.aia), then the packageName changed and you can't update your app in the Play Store.

See also here:

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).

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[Carl_Aydelotte]

I did change the project name. I can change it back.

Thank you.