Renaming the Package Name inside an APK

Question

I have created an AIR app that is currently on the market. To update the app, obviously I must keep the same package name. My first version\'s were packaged usi

Answer 1

There is a simple environment variable you can set to disable the air. prefix easily. The following code exists in the Adobe AIR packager:

String optOut = System.getenv("AIR_NOANDROIDFLAIR");
if ((optOut == null) || (optOut.indexOf("true") == -1)) {
  packageName = "air." + packageName;
}

So, simply set the AIR_NOANDROIDFLAIR environment variable to true, repackage your application, and it won't have the air. prefix. Google how to set environment variables in windows or mac for your particular OS version.

For example, I use the command-line compiler on Mac/Linux, so I run:

> export AIR_NOANDROIDFLAIR=true
> java -jar $AIR_HOME/lib/adt.jar -package -target apk-captive-runtime -storetype pkcs12 -keystore cert.p12 -storepass *** Main.apk Main-app.xml Main.swf

Warning: I don't know what implications this has. Per someone's note above, this may only be a good idea with captive runtime (but that's the default going forward from AIR 3.8).

Update: Renaun Erickson said it shouldn't cause problems.

Cross-posted here (slightly different question, same answer).