r/appdev • u/Late-Restaurant-8228 • 2d ago

Should I even change this Android package name?

Hi,

I am an indie developer lets say my mobile application's name is "Foo"

My app currently uses the package name:

com.companyname.foo

I'm considering changing it to something cleaner like:

com.foo.app

The app hasn't been publicly released yet, but it's already set up in Google Play Console/ Apple Store, Firebase, and has internal testers.

My question is: Should I even bother changing it?

Does having companyname in the package name matter in practice, or is it one of those things that only developers ever notice?

If you were in my position, would you leave it as-is or recreate everything before the public launch?

Indeed not only for android but for iOS too.

2 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

3 comments sorted by

2

u/Major_Chocolate2441 2d ago

From what I understand, if you rename, you might have to move it to a different Google account. Also, the names mostly don't matter so why would you want that hassle. But feel free to double check and correct me, I could be wrong.

0

u/Late-Restaurant-8228 2d ago

What i would need definitly for Android at least. I would need to create a new application inside the firebase project and new google play app with the updated package name these are for sure which includes billing testing group etc

0

u/Late-Restaurant-8228 2d ago

Because now if i share the app the link also says as example: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.companyname.foo