Google Play - Fully Shadowed apk

Question

I have an existing app on the PlayStore. I am releasing new version of the app as staged rollout. However, I am not able to publish the app due to \"Fully S

Answer 1

Our case is that we are pushing two APKs: Once for 32bit arm and one 64bit arm (due to Google's new requirements. We were seeing this same problem whenever the arm64-v8a APK had a smaller version code than the armeabi-v7a one.

Thus making sure that the arm64-v8a version had a higher versionCode than the armeabi-v7a version solved this problem for us.

Answer 2

It says - other APKs have higher version code. So you probably have a released APK that has a higher version code than your new APK. So increase your new APK to a higher number. You can see your other APK version codes on the android console. And change in your config.xml in the widget section

<widget android-versionCode="999" id etc...>

Answer 3

The problem occurs because you have to deactivate previous version of app. Now when uploading new version if there is retain option in old version do nothing just do the process and it will be done But if ther is option of deactivate in old version click that deactivate old version and now upload the app

Answer 4

For sure there is some kind of bug in Google Play Console. In our case we've uploaded the new APK directly in Production. Clicking on "Review" button leaded to the "Fully Shadowed apk" error message.

Then we've done the following with the APK that we wanted to publish and was uploaded as draft in Production:

1. Delete it from Production.

2. Upload it in Beta and then delete it.

3. Upload it in Alpha and then delete it.

4. Upload it again in Production.

After the last step the error message didn't appear again. It is not clear which of the steps helped to overcome the issue. Probably it is enough just to delete and upload it again, but I cannot be sure since I cannot reproduce it again.

I wish you luck! We all need it in this case :)

Answer 5

If you previously retain any apps below the uploaded APK list in upload form , just deactivate it then goto 'review' your app. because if you retain any app it will not removed after uploaded another app , so the previous should be list in apps to deactivate table.

Answer 6

The Play Console has a bug and that's why it doesn't work. This is the work around:

Say, you have two versions:

1. Beta: 29
2. Alpha: previously version 29, but now empty: 'Promoted to beta’ it says. You want to upload version 30.

Then do this:

1. Create a new Alpha release with version 30, and deactivate the previous APK. When you try to roll it out, it errors Fully shadowed APK.
2. Go back a page and now remove version 30. Version 29 will be selected, click Save and Start roll out to Alpha. This only deactivates 29.
3. Create a new Alpha release for 30, it should work now.