Google Play Developer Console error: The version code of your APK is high and you risk not being able to update your APK

Question

I'm trying to update my app to the Google Play Store. I have the current version number of the app set to 2000000000 and would like to update it to 2000000001. Please don't ask my why there are such version numbers chosen.

I got this error message when I try to push the new version: "Upload failed The version code of your APK is high and you risk not being able to update your APK.". The one thing I don't understand is that according to official google documentations the max version number is MAXINT, 2147483647, so I still have roughly 150 000 000 versions left. The other thing is, I managed to update other app with the same version numbering convention, the app is on the same dev account and I have no such error at all.

I checked all the numbers couple of times to be sure I'm not doing some stupid typo. I also already contacted Google support but maybe someone here have some kind of solution?

Bohner

Answer 1

Google support responded to my requests. They changed the maximum available version code to 2000000000 and didn't update the documentation at the time I was posting this question (right now it is still MAXINT: 2147483647). Quite an edge case here but maybe someone will find this useful.

Bohner

Cross-posted the answer here and here since it's the most viewed posts for max versionCode inquiries. – Cognation

Answer 2

Looks like there was an update 08/11/2016 (UTC) in the docs. Not the old MAX_INT value or the 2000000000.

Warning: The greatest value Google Play allows for versionCode is 2100000000.

Cognation

What happens after this value? Any way to reset it? – Urticaceous

@GokhanArik You should contact Official Google Support thru email. – Cognation

Answer 3

My Unity app had a high version code (not sure where from), I added version 3 and version code 3 in the Unity app, and that shut Google Play :) There is a crafty version for build.gradle though Unity 3D: What is the Android Bundle Version and Version Code and how do they relate?

Retardment