Requirements:
- Original Google Play developer account login information.
- Target Google Play developer account login information.
- Google Play app transfer request form: https://play.google.com/console/developers/app-transfer
Gather the required information to fill out the transfer request form. You can fill the information out on the form as you progress through the steps below.
Additional information on app transfers can be found in the following Google support article: https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/6230247?hl=en
Steps:
- Obtain the name and package name of your app.
- Login on https://play.google.com/apps/publish/ with the original Google Play developer account login information.
- Select your app from the app list.
- On the following page you will find the name of your app in the top of the screen. Right below the app name you will find the package name, typically written as “com.example.app”.
- Obtain the transaction ID for the original account’s developer console registration.
- Login on https://payments.google.com with the original Google Play developer account login information.
- In the “Subscriptions and services” section, click "View purchases" for your one-off purchases, and locate and click the transaction titled “Google - Google Play”.
- A receipt will slide in from the right side. You will find the transaction ID of your purchase on the bottom of this receipt.
- Obtain the transaction ID for the target account’s developer console registration.
- Repeat step ‘2.2’, only this time make sure to login with the target Google Play developer login information.
- Repeat step ‘2.2’, only this time make sure to login with the target Google Play developer login information.
- Obtain the developer name for your target account.
- Login on https://play.google.com/apps/publish/ with the target Google Play developer account login information.
- From the left side menu, navigate to the “Settings” page.
- At the top of the Settings page, you will find the “Developer name”.
- Complete the form by providing the email addresses of the original and target Google Play developer accounts.
After filling out all the fields with the data gathered in the above steps, you will be able to submit your transfer request. Transfer requests are typically processed by Google within 48 hours.
Please don’t forget to update your Google Play developer license information in AppMachine with the new developer credentials of the target account of your Android app.