From a767076f46c6e016d9a0e6cfcbb5ba40c62fe9ec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dirk Dougherty
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:15:28 -0700
Subject: Doc change: Fix description of certificate matching requirement for
app updates.
Change-Id: I38a0b997f5cb634bfdab1c0ecaa2b0d19e68256a
---
docs/html/guide/publishing/app-signing.jd | 17 +++++++++--------
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
(limited to 'docs')
diff --git a/docs/html/guide/publishing/app-signing.jd b/docs/html/guide/publishing/app-signing.jd
index 8c37d7a..34d9419 100644
--- a/docs/html/guide/publishing/app-signing.jd
+++ b/docs/html/guide/publishing/app-signing.jd
@@ -123,14 +123,15 @@ all of your applications with the same certificate, throughout the expected
lifespan of your applications. There are several reasons why you should do so:
-- Application upgrade – As you release upgrades to your
-application, you will want to sign the upgrades with the same certificate, if you
-want users to upgrade seamlessly to the new version. When the system is
-installing an update to an application, if any of the certificates in the
-new version match any of the certificates in the old version, then the
-system allows the update. If you sign the version without using a matching
-certificate, you will also need to assign a different package name to the
-application — in this case, the user installs the new version as a
+
- Application upgrade – As you release updates to your application, you
+will want to continue to sign the updates with the same certificate or set of
+certificates, if you want users to upgrade seamlessly to the new version. When
+the system is installing an update to an application, it compares the
+certificate(s) in the new version with those in the existing version. If the
+certificates match exactly, including both the certificate data and order, then
+the system allows the update. If you sign the new version without using matching
+certificates, you will also need to assign a different package name to the
+application — in this case, the user installs the new version as a
completely new application.
- Application modularity – The Android system allows applications that
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