title: Google Playstore: replace app when using different certificate?
body: <p>Due to a harddisc-damage I lost the certificate I used for all my apps until now. It accidentially has NOT been archived in my revision control system. So it is really lost now.</p>
  
  <p>Followed from that now the Playstore does no accept my Apps since they are signed using a new certificate. So what options do I have to really <em>replace</em> these Apps? When I search for this problem the only recommendation I found is to rename the App completely and replace it. But : is there a different solution known meanwhile? Renaming/replacing will result in a huge loss of users since many will not recognise the app has changed this way...</p>
  
  <p>Thanks</p>