Rename Android App but let users search with old app name in playstore

Question

I would like to rename an App which is already in playstore. Could i do something about, finding my app even when user's type in the old App name instead of new one?

Note : I am not changing the package name of the app.

Answer 1

you could follow the google's answer. Change your app description with your search keywords.

https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/4448378?hl=en

Answer 2

You can use the new name in your source, but in store listing, app name can be as follows:

New Name (formerly Old Name )

After installing the app, a user would only get new app name as defined in the source.

App Name length has been extended from 30 chars to 50 chars , so that should be enough.

This way your app would show up even when the users are searching using the old name.

Another thing is that the users would trust that they are using the same app but with just a different name.