Multiple apks, single listing of app for Google TV and Android Phone/Tablet

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Published on 2012-09-17T21:36:31Z Indexed on 2012/09/17 21:37 UTC
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I have an Android phone/tablet apk which is currently in Play store and has these settings in its manifest file:

package="com.company.xyz"
android:versionCode="0803010008"
android:versionName="01.00.08" >

<uses-sdk
    android:minSdkVersion="8"
    android:targetSdkVersion="8" />

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />

<uses-library
    android:name="com.adobe.flashplayer"
    android:required="true" />

<supports-screens
    android:anyDensity="true"
    android:largeScreens="true"
    android:normalScreens="true"
    android:smallScreens="false"
    android:xlargeScreens="true" />

<uses-feature
    android:name="android.hardware.touchscreen"
    android:required="true" />

I had uploaded another apk for GoogleTV which has the same package name com.company.xyz as the previous apk and has the following settings in its manifest file:

package="com.company.xyz"
android:versionCode="1203010001"
android:versionName="01.00.01" >

<uses-sdk
    android:minSdkVersion="12"
    android:targetSdkVersion="12" />

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WAKE_LOCK" />

<uses-feature
    android:name="android.hardware.touchscreen"
    android:required="false" />

<uses-feature
    android:name="com.google.android.tv"
    android:required="true" />

<supports-screens
    android:largeScreens="true"/>

<uses-configuration android:reqFiveWayNav="true" />

The Google TV apk never showed up on Play Store on GTV boxes, so I updated its manifest with the settings below and with everything else remaining the same

package="com.company.xyz"
android:versionCode="1203010002"
android:versionName="01.00.02" >

<supports-screens
    android:largeScreens="true"
    android:normalScreens="false"
    android:smallScreens="false"
    android:xlargeScreens="false" /> 

At this point, I am unable to save the app because of the Play Store error "Error: New APK version is lower than previous APK version" even though the GoogleTV apk has a higher version code than the Phone/Tablet version. Does anyone have a solution for this?

Thanks!

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