Wednesday, March 24, 2021

changing the name of an Android app

1. From https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5443304/how-to-change-an-android-apps-name

By changing the android:label field in your application node in AndroidManifest.xml - Please make sure that you change label:

android:label="@string/title_activity_splash_screen"

in your Splash Screen activity in your strings.xml file. It can be found in Res -> Values -> strings.xml

2. change the package name - from

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16804093/rename-package-in-android-studio

  • In your Project pane, click on the little gear icon
  • Uncheck the Compact Empty Middle Packages option
  • Your package directory will now be broken up into individual directories
  • Individually select each directory you want to rename, and:
  • Right-click it, Select Refactor, Click on Rename
  • In the pop-up dialog, click on Rename Package instead of Rename Directory
  • Enter the new name and hit Refactor
  • Click Do Refactor in the bottom
  • Allow a minute to let Android Studio update all changes
  • Note: When renaming com in Android Studio, it might give a warning. In such case, select Rename All

To change the build package name, change
File > Project Structure > Modules > Default config > Application ID

A commit with the name change is here.

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