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I just released my first Android Application through the market. I'm currently working on some new features for the next release and would like to install this "dev build" on my phone, without uninstalling the "production" version (among other things, this will stop future updates from the Market).
I'm especially interested in this because I'd like to give the APK to friends / "beta-testers" to try, but I don't want them to uninstall the released application first.
Is there anyway to have on one device two applications: "App (via market)" and "App (DEV)"
Would this involve using a different signing key or modifying the manifest in someway?
Thanks!
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If your phone doesn't have this feature, you can still run multiple instances of your Android apps using a third-party app. While each manufacturer has its own name for the feature—it's called Dual Messenger on Samsung, for instance—it works pretty much the same no matter the phone.
Here is how you can run multiple instances of an app using Parallel Space: Open Parallel Space and tap on the apps you want to clone. Select Add to Parallel Space. Once the apps are in the Parallel Space, tap on the one you want to run.
You can simply rename the package, so both apps are installed.
You need to change the package name in the manifest as well as in the source folder. Use Eclipse's refactoring for it and it will be done in a minute.
They don't need to be signed with the same key.
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