App Termination and new Account

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Hi,
Very unfortunate event happen to me, My account is terminated. I got a new account with different name now.

I want to republish the Apps that are clean(not violate any Google Terms).

Can I publish those to the new account by just changing the package name-keep same logo, image resources?

Thanks for your comment. I am totally frustrated with this.

Thanks;

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Sorry for your loss.
But why was it terminated?

Could you please share something to learn from it and avoid in future?

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Several of my App were suspended for various reason so my Account got terminated. Those reasons are: 1.Impersonation. 2. My logo similar to another logo. 3. Youtube download.

I published 40+ apps and got my account terminated after 10% of my apps have problem.

For developer like me, it’s sometimes hard to know whether a logo infringed other logo or not or a promotion banner/screenshot violate any Intellectual property rights…

I feel frustrated with this.

SO MY QUESTION NOW IS: Can I publish my Apps which don’t violate Google Rules on other Account by just changing Package name?

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It isn’t that simple. There are multiple threads on the forum talking about this. You will not only need a new account, which shouldn’t be connected in any way with the previous account, but also change some things of those apps, not only the package and key to sign.

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Seriously, it’s complicated thing:

  1. You need account created with different card, user data, IP and good to get new location
  2. You have to get unique machine or prevent fingerprinting (complicated, you need plugins for browsers and a lot system tools)
  3. Each application have to have changed:
    -resources and their ids
    -all graphics
    -methods/classes/variables names and some parts good to have recoded again
    -different strings
    -screens, promotional images and icons have to be different and even not similar to previous

You wrote that you have different account with different name but if you not followed first and second point, it will be banned soon

Second thing: fresh account will get some filters with downloads. I see the new factor in Google Play (ASO), the authority. Old accounts gets a loooot more downloads than new created.

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Thanks for your detail answer. But the apps I want to republish were not suspended. They are removed because my Account is terminated. Do I have to change everything also?

If I need to change graphic, methods…, does using Android obfuscation tools like ProGuard help?

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Change package name,resource names and use a new IP to publish …this is good enough …

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Change all in your app except logic.

If you have dynamic IP, it will be automatically different next time. So i think need not to worry.

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Change as much as you can. This is up to Google, I don’t think anyone here can give you a definite answer.

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This is so true my apps published over a year ago are now starting to make very good revenue and the installs are starting to spike up. Unfortunately this account has 2 strikes so I am leaving it alone, not publishing anymore apps, so starting on fresh new 2 month old account.

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Yes, it’s good idea. But make sure you are not caught by Google. Their robot is super smart.

I also planned to do like that but it was difficult for me because Google started suspend my Apps one by one when I already published nearly 30+ apps so I didn’t want to unpublish those apps. That was a grave mistake.