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I tried uploading a new bundle for my app on the Play Store. It didn’t go so well.

I made a couple changes to the Salesman’s Travel app and wanted to updated it on the Play Store. Namely, I updated the target SDK version to 29. This is the currently minimum version allowed for apps on the Play Store.

I made the updates in the app level build.gradle file, and prepared to configure a new release. As usual, I generated a new bundle, signed into the Google Play Console, and uploaded the bundle.

This time I was met with a new problem (click below).

Now, I saw a post on stackoverflow with a similar issue. According to the solution, this happens when uploading an APK or bundle over slow wifi. The Play console thinks you’re uploading two of the same file and rejects the bundle with this error message.

I can say with confidence, the wifi I’m using at this hotel is pretty slow. But I wasn’t giving up so easy. I opened the app level build.gradle file and incremented the version code from 3 to 4 (click below).

The Version Code is used by the Android System to keep users from installing an APK with a lower version number. This also helps secure your device against vulnerable versions of an app.

The release went through without a hitch! Now I can return to my Kotlin learning plan as scheduled.

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