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Can I release an Android app to Google Play if an app of the same name (not mine) already exists? Must names be unique (first come first served) or does Google Play let 'the free market' decide which one deserves the name?
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Apps do indeed have to have unique names. If a desired name isn't available, developers commonly solve the problem by adding a bit of description to the name, making it unique, e.g. "SuperText - Text Editor for Geeks" when "SuperText" isn't available.
No, the name of your app as it appears in the App Store must be unique.
With Android everything is simpler! You cannot reserve a name but you can have multiple apps with the same name.
The package name defines your application's identity, so if you change it, then it is considered to be a different application and users of the previous version cannot update to the new version. So basically if package name is com.
You can release an app named the exact same title string as another app, the package name (in reverse web URL format) is what keeps it unique, for example com.yourwebsite.yourappname or com.yourwebsite.yoursuitename.yourappname, but I would suggest a creative name for something going on the market!
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