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by Freaken 2974 days ago
Couldn’t you submit the app with a different name such as VLC vNext ? This would allow people on v2 to keep using it and bring v3 to the store ?

It’s a major release after all, so breaking changes are to be expected.
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kuschku 2974 days ago
This would probably be the best option – if you remove functionality, make the upgrade optional.
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jbk 2974 days ago
The functionality is not removed, some playlists are just lost.
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kuschku 2974 days ago
That’s basically the same for the users, though. I’m currently planning a new release for one of my own apps, and I’ve got a similar problem.

And still, I’d rather wait a few weeks with a release myself before I’d ever release a version that deletes a user’s settings, or, much worse, their actual data.

If I have time once I’m done with my releases, maybe I’ll be able to take a look at the issue you’re having in VLC, and maybe I can fix it.

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