Overview

When uploading your BiznessApps Android APK file to Google Play Store you may receive an error saying "You Uploaded an APK that is Signed with a Different Certificate to your previous APKs". This article explains why this occurs and what steps you can take to resolve it. 

Prerequisites

• APK file you received in the automated email after submitting the file on the CMS platform

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Diagnosis

You may receive the following error messages when trying to upload an APK file you received in the automated BiznessApps email after submitting the app on the BiznessApps CMS platform.

 Upload failed 
You uploaded an APK that is signed with a different certificate to your previous APKs. You must use the same certificate. Your existing APKs are signed with the certificate(s) with fingerprint(s): 

[ SHA1: <fingerprint1> ] 

and the certificate(s) used to sign the APK you uploaded have fingerprint(s): 

[ SHA1: <fingerprint2 ]

This error is usually the result of enrolling for Google Play App Signing when initially uploading the APK. It is received as the certificates from the existing app do not match the app (APK) that you want to upload. This would generally occur

• the Google Play App signing option has been used for this app or
• if the app is created on another App Builder

In the case of BiznessApps it is usually because of the signing option that has been enabled.

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Solution

As a workaround, you should NOT use Google Play App Signing while publishing an app.

If the app is not live yet, you could delete the listing and start from scratch.

1. Log into your Google console and go to All Applications.
2. Click on the respective app that you'd like to delete.
3. Look at the very top where your app name is located. If your app says DRAFT, right next to it is the Delete button.

Alternatively, if you want to keep the existing upload and remove it only once the new one is published, follow the steps as outlined in the Disabling Google Play App Signing while publishing an app KB article.

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Testing

You will not receive this error message upon uploading your APK and you will be able to proceed with the app publishing on the Google Play Store.

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• "Upload Failed" Error When Uploading APK To Google Play Store Using App Signing
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