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I am releasing my App for Google Internal Testing and want to make it free for now but don't want to preclude charging for it in the future. If I select the free button when I fill out the store listing does this preclude my charging for it in the future?
 
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I'm not 100% sure, but I believe once you mark it as free, you can't change it to paid.

But as a work around, you can always later add some in-app purchase options for the app, so that you could charge money to unlock additional features of your "Free" app.
 
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Thanks, JohnC
So in-app purchase options are not precluded from being added later if you initially register as free?
How about advertising is that precluded if you initially register for free?
 
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So in-app purchase options are not precluded from being added later if you initially register as free?
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Yes.

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How about advertising is that precluded if you initially register for free?
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Yes, I am pretty sure you can add "ads" later for a free app.
 
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And I suppose I can reissue the APP with a new name like "oldname +" and then treat that as a new app and charge for it?
 
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And I suppose I can reissue the APP with a new name like "oldname +" and then treat that as a new app and charge for it?
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Yes but you also need to rename the packagename of the new app and not just the title of the app.
 
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JohnC said:
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Yes, I am pretty sure you can add "ads" later for a free app.
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Yes but you also need to rename the packagename of the new app and not just the title of the app.
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JohnC said:
Yes but you also need to rename the packagename of the new app and not just the title of the app.
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Thanks again JohnC !
However, since as you say you are "pretty sure"
Just to be sure ---
Can someone else confirm that if I initially list my APP on Google as free (for internal testing)
1. I can later add in-app purchase options.
2. I can later add "ads"
3. I can later charge for the app by issuing it with a new name and new package name
 
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I am 100% certain of #1 because I am doing that with one of my "Free" apps.

I am 99% certain of #2 because you can change the status if the app includes ads or not AFTER posting the app:


I am 100% certain of #3 that if you rename your app and packagename, it's a different app in googles eyes and you will have to create a "New" app in the developer's console to post this new app to the playstore.

And you can NOT change from Free to Paid:
 
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