Windows Phone Store App version upgrade with same reserved app name - windows

I have public windows phone app with version 1.0 for windows 8
- Now I have to do version upgrade to version 2.0 for the same app and users should get notifications for the same.
- Should I use the same reserved app name as version 1.0 or use another app name for version 2.0
- What will happen if I submit app with version 2.0 and the same app name?
- Do I have to use another app name for next version? Or same app name will work?

You dont need to do anything with the App Name Reservation. The app name should be the same irrespective of the versions/update.
Your existing users will get notified via Updates only when you update your existing app. And if you reserve a new name(for your version 2) and publish it, it will be published as a new individual app and so your app will not be listed in the Updates List of your existing app users.

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We have a published app in the Teams App Store.
And we are updating valid domains list from time to time (Adding new valid domains).
So we have to be sure that all users have latest version of the app.
If someone has old version of the app (without this valid domain name) they will not be able to open that site in task module window.
It is very important to keep the app updated.
So as we expected users are experiencing issues with valid domain names.
And the simple question "which app version does user have" led us to next issues: lack of a basic functionality on Mobile versions of the Teams app and a bug on the Desktop/Browser versions of the Teams app.
Mobile apps: There's just no way of getting app version. Or at least we haven't found it.
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Is there a way of updating the app for all our users of all tenants ?
Any help would be appreciated.
#Oleksa, #Hilton - Process of updating the version of the app is similar to how you submit the app initially to store.
Teams does not force users to update to latest available version of the App but it shows small banner with the message "latest version of the app is available" which user has to go and update to the newer version.
I am surprised, #Hilton did not have this question till now :)
As of (19/1/2021), You can only upgrade an app on desktop and not on mobile. Upgrading the app on desktop will automatically do the same on mobile.

App refused for notifying user when new version of app is available

I recently released a new version of my app which now contains some code which at run time, checks for a new version of the app. If a new version exists, an alert will appear asking the user if they want to download the new version now or later. This notification appears when user opens app app, and if they say no will not appear again, until app process is killed and then opened again. So the notification is not intrusive
However Apple rejected my app saying
"Your app includes an update button or alerts the user to update the app. To avoid user confusion, app version updates must utilize the iOS built-in update mechanism. "
There are frameworks online you can add to your app like this
https://github.com/ArtSabintsev/Siren
Which do this, and I believe clash of clans notify users when app update is available. So how come my app is being refused for this feature.
Is there another way I can notify users that a version of the app is available that will not cause the app to be refused.
Any info would be much appreciated

Windows dev center Apps with same name

I've two apps with same name, one is in phone and the other one is in desktop. Now, I created a universal app. Tab version have a small number of users, I need to upload new universal package to the phone version app.
But the problem is the App name automatically reserved to the Tab version, and the package name also. I'm not able to associate the application with the phone build in the store(because the app name is not reserved to this, there is no package name or package id for this in the store)
How can I resolve this issue without changing the name of the Phone Build?
Note: the dev center not showing delete option for this particular name.

How can I update beta testing application on windows phone marketplace

Is there any way to update my beta testing application on windows phone marketplace? I was trying to submit the same app but with version 1.1 but site says application with this name already exists.
Unfortunately, you have to submit a new version under a different name.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh334585%28v=vs.92%29.aspx
23.Can I update my application during the beta distribution period?
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I have an app called "Gatti" in the Apple Store. I'm trying to submit a new version called Gatti Lite but i'm very confused. In my app (created using storyboard) i've a scrollView with a lot of buttons. In the lite version i want to reduce the number of this buttons (then functions). I've tryied to duplicate targets but i have a lot of unsolved questions:
i've to create a new storyboard? Can i put this new storyboard like the main for the lite version?
Can I update, with an in-app purchase button, from lite version (removed) to the full version?
Does exist a Walktrought to do this operation in Xcode 4 (buil a lite version)?
How can I create two separate apps in the apple store? I want to have 2 different icon, description,...in the itunesconnect. Is it possible? (in the lite version i can't use the full version's description.
Thank You guys!
If you want to write and distribute another version of your application (lite) at App Store then you should have another project in xCode, create new storyboard and bring needed code from full version. Two projects, two apps.
As I know you can't replace your app to another app with in-app button (this upgrade from lite version to full is de facto replacing one app to another)
How to publish new app:
Create new app Bundle ID here https://developer.apple.com/certificates/index.action
and then add new application via iTunesConnect https://itunesconnect.apple.com
You will have two apps on AppStore with different meta and icons
There's similar question on StackOverFlow about connecting lite and full versions Connecting the LITE Version to the FULL Version on App Store
You can look there

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