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I want to change my applicationId to com.google.android.gm.Myapp in my app gradle or any other package like com.facebook.Myapp etc...
I would like to know what are the consequences of this changing.

Generally, I can do it and everything look work the same,
but maybe later i won't be able to upload my app to google developer console?
or maybe i will have an issues with implementation of google libs?

motis10
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  • Asked and answered: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17582289/is-it-possible-to-change-the-package-name-of-an-android-app-on-google-play – Marcin Koziński Jul 02 '16 at 15:21
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    It's not my question. My manifest is with my unique package 'com.myurl.myapp'. I asked about changing the app gradle 'applicationId' in the section of defaultConfig – motis10 Jul 02 '16 at 15:31
  • Moreover, I didn't publish it yet. so for now i can change it how much i want. I just asked about use 'com.google' before i try to publish it. – motis10 Jul 02 '16 at 15:32
  • Fair enough, when you wrote "I want to change it" I understood you want to do it for an existing app, not a new app. Anyway the information in the other answer is relevant to `applicationId` set in gradle. – Marcin Koziński Jul 02 '16 at 15:39

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You will be abe to publish the APK with com.facebook and com.whatsapp

Facebook example

You will not be able to publish your APK to the Play Store if your package name contains com.google.

I just tested it with a simple debug APK, this was the result:

Publishing exception

You need to use a different package name because 'com.google' is restricted.

And, yes, there is always a small chance that your package name creates a conflict with Google's libraries.

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