DPS native Android Viewer

I currently have an app in the iTunes store and am trying to expand into Android ( Google Play ) and am using the new web-based DPS native Android Viewer...
1. Can my AppName be the same as in the iTunes Store ?
2. Can my Bundle ID be the same as in the Apple Bundle ID ?
3. In the library pane when I choose "Configure", the only options are 768x1024 - why is this. I want a PDF based solution that will scale to the users device's ratio... ??

1. Yes.
2. Yes.
3. Ignore that section of App Builder. It's called "advanced" for a reason and you don't need to use it.
Neil

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After some research, we've found that this is definitely Google's bug on Android and was fixed by them in later versions.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14289848/embedded-youtube-player-getting-cut-off
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10433865/problems-aligning-a-youtube-clip-centrally-in- an-android-webview
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Hi Dmitry,
This is a Google Play caching issue. We ask the store for the price, and if they are still returning your previous price there is nothing we can do about it. I suggest waiting a day for Google’s system to update and then try checking the price again.
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Hi Neil, again i do not see the retail folio (only free) - i do the same step - what do you think?
Sorry Neil, i have the Android native app ready to publish and the in-app purchase enabled (with the same id of iOS) of my retail folio (yes, it's published).
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Hello David,
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I built my app in native viewer and when I try to download a content from my tablet device shows this message: "You are not allowed to download this item, please login with a different account or try later". I have tried to login with three different accounts and always is the same.
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You should contact Enterprise Support for assistance with this. You can find contact information in the bottom middle of the http://digitalpublishing.acrobat.com/ site after logging in.
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To replace the existing legacy viewer, simply use the same Bundle ID used in the legacy app when you build the native Android viewer, and then submit the app as a new version in the Google Play Developer Portal. To locate the Bundle ID for the legacy viewer, open the desktop version of DPS App Builder and look at the list of apps. It might include a .air prefix, depending on when the app was built. If it does, use the .air prefix when you specify the Bundle ID for the native viewer, even though it's not an AIR app. The Bundle ID just needs to be the same. If you want two separate apps--which I don't recommend--use a different Bundle ID and submit it in the Developer Portal as a new app.
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We aren't able to discuss the specific reasons behind the decision, but it was one that wasn't made lightly. You can still build a viewer that only does Direct Entitlement and run it on Amazon devices if you want, but be aware that we will not provide any kind of support for issues encountered on Amazon devices.
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