Release multiple Android apps with the same code base

Question

Hey. I want to release several applications on the Android market that are all very slightly customized based on the code base. I cannot just change the package identifier in the AndroidManifest.xml file, because some other things depend on this, for example, action identifiers, etc. What is the best approach for releasing multiple applications based on the same eclipse project with the same code base?

Answer 1

You need to create a library project and specify it from all your applications. Recent versions of the ADT plugin allow this. Go to the project properties, android page, you will see the "library" flag there. The link to the library is also configured on the page.