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I am using the UAMP-Example provided by Android on GitHub.
The Uamp-Project has been optimized by myself and now i would like to change the com.example.android.uamp (and all corresponding files for Android Auto too) to my custom ch.test.appname.
I tried to change soo many files but got dozens of 'file not found' Errors.
Which files to i have to change?
Try to make use of the built in Rename functionality of Android Studio to rename your package. First change your project scope from Android to Project:
Then navigate into the java folder and select your package (e.g. com.example.test)
Right click -> Refactor -> Rename
Click Rename Package
Type in your new package name and all dependencies should update automatically.
To change your package name follow the below steps:
First click below mark icon ->
Then You see a window like below and click the mark selection area ->
Then you will see your package name is divided by part wise like com/nayan/myapp
like below image ->
Then click the Right button on any part which you want to change The Select Refactor -> Rename and then click Package name. Change your package name and click ok.
After that you should change your package name manually from your build.gradle(Module) Also check your manifest file if the manifest package name is not changed change it manually. That's it.
Using Nayan Sarder's answer solved my Problem. But i had to open the whole project in VisualStudio-Code and had to change com.example.abc.appname... to ch.example.abc.appname manually.
Thank's Nayan!
I want to change the package name of my Android project using Android Studio from let's say, com.company.myapp to com.name.company.myapp. While there are many questions and answers that deal with renaming a part of existing package name but I couldn't find any help on how to add a new part to it.
Please help me in this regard.
Thanks
Changing the application ID
(which is now independent of the package name) can be done very easily in one step. You don't have to touch AndroidManifest. Instead do the following:
1. Right click on the root folder of your project.
2. Click "Open Module Setting".
3. Go to the Default tab.
4. Change the applicationID to whatever package name you want. Press OK.
P.S. if you're using google-services.json , make sure you update new ID there too.
Rename package name
From project pane (left), click "Show option menu" it has settings like icon. Then from menu select "Compact Middle Packages"
Then you will observe your main package.name folder expands. Right-click your (Package.name/ middle/ last name of your package name) expanded > Refactor > Rename
Click "Do Refactor" from expanded Find tab at the bottom left of it.
Finally click build.gradle (app-level), then change applicationId to 'your.new.packageName'. Then SYNC NOW
Done
I tried more than 10 approaches and none of them worked (and sometimes not explained completely, so I deviated a little and found my own way. Again, my way is also not simple, but it does the job and Google Play didn't give me any errors.
My Solution
1. On the Project pane on the left, select Project (it might say Android).
2. Go to nameOfYourProject -> app ->src -> main ->java ->com -> example
3. Right click on "example" -> Refactor -> Rename and type your desired name, select the two check boxes and hit Refactor.
4. Now go one level above example (folder) and right click on "com", but this time DO NOT check the two check boxes (as it will also rename the "com.google...." parts of your project) and hit Refactor.
5. Now open your Manifist file and manually change the package to your desired name.
6. Rebuild your project. If you see any errors, just open the file with the error and change the package name manually.
7. Open your gradle.build file and change application ID, to your new package (only the parts of it, not everything) and hit Sync (top right side). Hopefully this works.
P.S. Another "easy way" might be to use Agent Ransack, search for the package name by enclosing it with quotations and manually change the package name. You might want to get a copy of your project before doing this. I didn't try it, cause I was already knee-deep with all the other methods here and didn't try.
This answer from the link in the comment provided would be most likely to have any issues arise, and would be simple. Possibly tedious depending on your app. I attempted changing package name once and android studio does not accomplish this very well.
Simple solution
To Rename APP package:
create a new package with the desired name by right clicking on
the Java folder → New → Package;
Cut then paste all your classes to the new package. Android Studio will refactor the package name everywhere;
delete the old package;
change AndroidManifest.xml and build.gradle file to the new package if you use this method.
Note: it’s more safe to make a new project.
I have a package that I want to rename in Android Studio. Here is what it looks like right now:
I simply want to change the package name to something shorter like com.tabs for example, but I don't seem to be able to do so. I tried to right click on it and click "Refractor" and "rename" to "com.tabs" but that doesn't seem to be able to work. I also tried to rename the package in AndroidManifest.xml by specifying package="com.tabs" but that doesn't seem to change anything either. Is there any way I can simply remove those extraneous packages (com.tabs.tabs.tabs specifically) and keep com.tabs at the end? I also tried to right click the packages but I am worried if I delete the packages, it will also delete the subdirectories. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Firstly, change your application id in build.gradle
android {
defaultConfig {
// ...
applicationId "com.tabs"
// ...
}
}
Then use the IDE tools to refactor your package name.
Also, make sure the Activity/Service/ContentProvider/BroadcastReceiver names matched your new class name after do refactor.
Refactoring (shift + F6) is sometimes a pain with long package names, so you can also just create a new package name com.tab under the java folder and drag your files/folder in there. It's still refactoring, but it's a lot easier.
And as others have said, change your applicationId (not necessary but it'll keep it consistent), as well as in your AndroidManifest and in any other xml in which the package name was used.
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Pressing Shift+F6 seems only to rename the last directory.
For example, in the project com.example.test it will offer to rename test only. The same applies if I navigate to package name in .java or Manifest file and press Shift+F6.
So is there a way to rename the package?
You can do this:
Change the package name manually in the manifest file.
Click on your R.java class and the press F6 (Refactor->Move...). It will allow you to move the class to another package, and all references to that class will be updated.
The best way to solve this is going to the AndroidManifest.xml: package="com.foocomp.fooapp:
Set the cursor on "foocomp"
Press Shift+F6
Rename Package to whatever you want
Repeat for "fooapp".
Works for me.
Also, replace in Path in Whole Project as it didn't change everything. Then Clean, Rebuild and it works --> In Android Studio / IntelliJ you should unmark "Compact Empty Middle Packages"
Eclipse:
Right click on the project > Android tools > Rename application package.
As simple as that...
In Android Studio:
open the build.gradle file > rename the applicationId under defaultConfig > synchronize
Goto your AndroidManifest.xml.
place your cursor in the package name like shown below don't select it just place it.
Then press shift+F6 you will get a popup window as shown below select
Rename package.
Enter your new name and select Refactor.
(Note since my cursor is on "something" only something is renamed.)
That's it done.
I found another solution for renaming a package in the entire project:
Open a file in the package.
IntelliJ displays the breadcrumbs of the file, above the opened file.
On the package you want renamed: Right click > Refactor > Rename.
This renames the package/directory throughout the entire project.
Deselect Hide Empty Middle Packages in Project Explorer Windows settings menu than you will be able to refactor each directory
Lets address the two use cases
**Rename a package name or Trim a package **
com.mycompany.mystupidapplicationname to com.mycompany.brandname
or
com.someothercompany.mystupidapplicationname to com.someothercompany.mystupidapplicationname
or
com.someothercompany.mystupidapplicationname to
someothercompany.brandname
Select Package in the drop down in Android Studio
Right click on the package which contains your MainActivity and refractor it
Select Rename Package and everything will work like a charm
But this will only rename the last part of package name
To rename the first or second part of package name . Create a new dummy file in the part of package which you want to rename. the file will be created inside mycompany.com.myapplicationame. Then move the file inside mycompany(right click => move) to make mycompany appear in tree view. This will make that part part of the tree view and will you help you to do a right click and rename that part.
Delete the dummy file
To Trim a package , simply right click and move the package part inside its grand parent
I found a good work around for this problem. Taking the example mentioned in the question, following are the steps for changing the package name from com.example.test to com.example2.test :
create a temporary directory, say temp inside the directory example (alongside directory test).
Go back to the Intellij project, select the folder com.example and Click Shift + F6. Now it offers to rename the text example. Here you can enter the new text you want and IntelliJ will do the rest for you.
Delete the temporary directory temp from the file system.
This idea can be used to refactor any part of the package name.
Good luck!!
This modification needs three steps :
Change the package name in the manifest
Refactor the name of your package with right click -> refactor -> rename in the tree view, then Android studio will display a window, select "rename package"
Change manually the application Id in the build.gradle file :
android / defaultconfig / application ID
Then clean / rebuild the project
Unfortunately all above didn't work for me. After having lots of trials,
What worked for me in Android Studio:
do a 'move' on the package to a new package name you want.(right
click on package and select Refactor -> Move)
If Refactor -> Move didn't work for you, then create a package with the name you want and move manually in the existing package to the new one, and then delete the old empty package.
Change package name in manifest (manually)
Have a replace for the old package name with the new package name
globally (in the full path by going to Edit -> Find -> Replace In
Path)
What I did was the following :
I simply created the package with the desired name , in the src folder , next to the current package with current name.
I dragged all contents of current package to new package , intellij popped a dialog box asking me if I want to refactor inside package references and project references to new package , I clicked 'yes' and TA-DAAA , worked like a charm.
In Android Studio 1.1, the simplest way is to open your project manifest file, then point to each part of the package name that you want to change it and press
SHIFT + F6 , then choose rename package and write the new name in the dialog box. That's all.
Most of the answers even the most voted answers didn't do the job properly, they seem to work and the builds work however, a closer look at the file structure and references will show you that not much was done. IntelliJ actually does this whole process automatically.
1) Go to Project Tab and make sure Packages is the active Tab in the drop down like so:
find your com.example package (note test as in com.example.test is not there) right-click and choose Refactor->Rename...
It will issue a warning that multiple directories... (which is actually the desired effect), click on Rename package.
Input the new package name and Refactor...
It will do searches and show you refactoring results.
Click on the Do Refactor button and it will do everything and even rename the folders and files involved... every reference is corrected to this new name.
2) Then Finally change the AndroidManifest.xml file
:)
Most of the answers even the most voted answers didn't do the job properly, they seem to work and the builds work however, a closer look at the file structure and references will show you that not much was done. IntelliJ actually does this whole process automatically.
I solved this issue by changing the directory name manually from the command line. Intellij then recognized the new package name automatically. I then had to do a search and replace for the package name in each file that imported it. This seems like an ugly workaround, but Intellij seemed unwilling to change the package name otherwise.
What I did was the following
Change manifest.
Close androidStudio
Open folder with Windows Explorer. Change folder names.
Open androidStudio, and do a search and replace.
Done!
If you want to rename full android package, this is the best way to do that:
Mark as checked - Comapct Emty Middle Packages
Right click on the packcage you want to change, and then
Refactor->Rename->Rename all
You can find video tutorial on this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-rITYZQj0A
In addition to #Cristian's answer above, I had to do two more steps to get it working correctly. I will sum all of it here:
Change the package name manually in the manifest file.
Click on your R.java class and the press F6 (Refactor->Move...). It will allow you to move the class to another package, and all references to that class will be updated.
Change manually the application Id in the build.gradle file : android / defaultconfig / application ID [source].
Create a new package with the desired name by right clicking on the java folder -> new -> package and select and drag all your classes to the new package. Android Studio will refactor the package name everywhere [source].
Solution 1: I changed src subfolder names, manifest file, activity headers and run/debug configuration. And still got building errors. If your project is not so big, just create a new project, copy-paste old files and change package names in headers of .java files and android manifest.
Solution 2: Inside IntelliJ 12, goto someFile.java and find your old package name
package com.myself.project2
click to which word that you want to change. Press Shift+F6.
Dialog comes, type new name.
Then goto Run/Edit configurations. Inside Launch radio button change package name to new one. It should work.
Other renaming options of IntelliJ are: http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/webhelp/rename-refactorings.html
Super simple approach:
Find R.java in the build/generated directory
Create new package directories, again under build/generated/etc
Move R.java to the newly created package.
A dialog will appear. Choose to refactor the existing code with the new package name.
Clean and Rebuild
Done!
I have an Android project created in Eclipse. I want to modify the package name and application of the project. How do I do that in Eclipse?
This is a bug in the Eclipse Android tools.
To fix: Right click on the project, go to Android tools -> Rename application package.
And also check AndroidManifest.xml if it updated correctly. In my case it didn't, and that should solve this problem.
As usual, by pressing F2 on the package name, you can rename or change the package name, and also by right-clicking and then select Rename option, you can change or rename the package name.
When you press F2, it will show you the dialog box as:
In this dialog, don't forget to check the "Update references" checkbox because by making "check" to this check-box, it will make changes to all the references of the package which are referred by other components of project.
None of these worked for me, they all introduced errors.
The following worked for me:
Right click the project and select Android Tools >> Rename
Application Package.
Enter the new Package name
Accept all the automatic changes it wants to make
Say yes to update the launch configuration
One extremely important notice:
NEVER use a direct package names as in something similar to passing a string value containing the package name. Use the method getPackageName(). This will make the renaming dynamic. Do whatever to reach the method getPackageName().
In Eclipse Juno, the correct way of renaming is:
Go and edit the manifest.
Remove every old package name in the manifest.
Put instead of the old package name, the new package name in every location inside the manifest. You might have classes (Activities that is) that need direct package name references.
Save the manifest.
Then right click the package name inside the project.
Select "Refactor".
Select "Rename".
Type the new package name.
Select "update references".
Press OK and you're done and watch out also what should be done to replace the new name.
Don't forget to also update the layout XML files with the new package name. You might have a custom View. Look for them.
Right click on your project name and select Android Tools , then click
Rename Application Package, then change your project name click OK and
click Finish.
To change the app name when in Android, go to res/values/strings.xml and change app_name to what you want.
Just right click on the project name and select Android tools and click Rename Application Package name and rename it. It's only for Android projects.
Press F2 and then rename it (or right click on the project and select Rename). It changes wherever that package is declared in your project. It's automatically renamed all over.
Goto the Src folder of your Android project, and open the Java file.
Change the package OldName.android.widget to newName.android.widget.
It gives you an error like this
The declared package "newName.android.widget" does not match the expected package "OLDName.android.widget.
To fix this problem, select Move filename.Java to Newname.android.widget and delete the old package folder.
Next step: Go to AndroidManifest.xml and change
package="OldName.android.widget" to package="newName.android.widget".
This worked perfectly for me (simple text replace):
Go to search -> file
Containing text: old pakage name
File name pattern: *
Scope: workspace
Press Replace
Replace: new package name
Now your project is full of errors.
Click your package in project explorer and press F2 (rename).
Fill in the new package name and check all checkmarks.
Press Preview.
Click OK.
Wait for Eclipse to refresh. If there are still errors, clean all projects in the workspace:
Project -> Clean
None of this worked for me until I combined the two answers mentioned in this post.
Step 1: Right click on the project -> Select Android Tools -> Rename application Package.
(This will change all the files in the gen folder and in AndroidManifest but will not change the package name in the src folder so I followed Step 2)
Step 2: Inside src folder Right Click your package name -> Refactor -> Rename -> Enter the new name that you entered in Step 1.
Just to make sure Check AndroidManifest if there is still the old package name and replace with the new one (in my case inside the "uses-permission" tag).
Then close the Eclipse and Reopen it. Uninstall the app from your device and install it again and everything should be working fine.
Hope this helps and saves your time.
OK here's what I had to do:
Problem:
I had a base project that I wanted to use as a starting point for several other projects that would be in the same workspace as the base project. The base project was already under GiT control in my own local repo. It was time to duplicate the base project, "MyBaseApp", to become the starting point for "MyKillerApp."
Solution:
I just duplicated the overall MyBaseApp directory as MyKillerApp and had the two directories side-by-side.
I edited file MyKillerApp->.project and changed the name from MyBaseApp to MyKillerApp. (This was necessary for step 3 to work.)
I opened Eclipse and did a File->Import of MyKillerApp (I left out some details about how to use the Import menu, but click around, you'll figure it out.)
I right clicked on MyKillerApp in the package manager and chose Android Tools->Rename Application Package to MyKillerApp. I checked all the options for renaming except the last checkbox about non-java files.
I highlighted src->com.myname.MyBaseApp in the package manager and did an F2 to MyKillerApp. Then I did the same to a few classes including my opening activity class thing that goes into your AndroidManifest.xml file.
I had to update a few function call names but the compiler pointed them out to me handily.
Thus I had a new project derived from a base project with no nomenclature left over from the base project and it was in its own local GiT repo.
Following worked for me in eclipse:
Go to AndroidManifest, search and replace old package name with new one and update everything when saving. Go to your root project package then press F2, write new name, and check Update References and Rename subpackages check boxes. After this everything was red in project (complaining about R import for every java file) because it wasn't changing closing tag of my custom view-s in layout xmls. After I changed these manually, everything was back to normal. That is it.
Renaming an Application- The Complete Guide
**A) for changing Just the application name
(App name which is displayed below icon)
in the Manifest.xml file, in <application tag,
android:label="YourAppName"
then do the same in All the <activity Tags
B) For changing EVERYTHING
(folder names, Package names, Refrences,app name, etc.)
*1) Renaming package names in gen folder and manifest.xml
Right Click on Your project
Android tools- Rename Application Package
*2) Renaming package names in src folder
Expand src folder, Click on package (Single click)
Press Alt+Shift+R
Check Update references and Rename subpackages
3) Renaming the app's main Folder (Optional)
click on the application's folder (Single click)
then Press Alt+Shift+R
4) Renaming application name- Refer "A)"**
Just get Far Manager and search through for the old name. Then manually (in Far Manager) replace everywhere. Sadly, this is the only method that works in 100% of the possible cases.
I had big trouble with this too.
I renamed the project and the package via refactoring, but it rendered the app useless. I renamed it back to the original and used the Android tools to rename the package and this worked, but my package folder and classes had the old name.
I then refactored the package folder. Now the app wouldn't run. My manifest was a mess. It doubled up my launcher name for example, com.ronguilmet.app/com.ronguilmet.com.class. I fixed that, and I had to manually edit all activities.