I just downloaded the source of wordpress app. I am on the process of rebranding the wordpress app (icons & lebels) for my self hosted site. I was wondering, if there is a process / configuration option to remove the wordpress links & wordpress blogging options from my app. It doesn’t make sense for the user to download my app from market place & go to wordpress site with it.
THIS IS A GENERIC ANDROID QUESTION:
I want the users be able to use both the default wordpress app & my self hosted app. However, for that, I think I need to change the package name in the android manifest and thus refactor all the old package names of all the java class. But then I will loose the ability to sync & get update of the latest build of the wordpress app.
Is there a way I can install the same code with the same package (as a different application) without conflicting with the wordpress app ?
Can anyone point me to the direction where I can find more details on the application namespace / package name conflicts?
There are a few things you must do to rebrand:
Answer: package name must be unique – apps in the market can be searched by their package name: http://developer.android.com/guide/publishing/publishing.html
NOTE: WordPress Android app is licensed under GPL – you will have to make your sources available under GPL to the public.