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How to import dropbox Chooser SDK in Android Studio?

https://www.dropbox.com/developers/dropins/chooser/android
I am trying to use the android chooser in Android Studio but I not sure how to import it to my project and user it. I am using Android Studio, not Eclipse Android Studio if that has any relevance. I just have no idea how to being the unzipped file into use in my project.

It's more complex than it ought to be, but this procedure worked for more than just the Dropbox SDK.
Unzip the Dropbox Chooser SDK somewhere
Open your project in Android Studio
Create a new sub-directory "libraries" (right-click -> new -> directory)
Create a new module in the libraries directory (right-click -> new -> module)
In the "New Module" window, from "More Modules" select "Android Library"
Click Next
Edit "Library name" to "dropbox-chooser"
Edit module name to "dropbox-chooser"
Edit package name to "com.dropbox.chooser.android"
Click next until done
Navigate to "libraries/dropbox-chooser/src/main"
Delete everything within the "java" and "res" directories, but do not remove the directories
Navigate to the directory where you have unzipped the SDK
Copy everything in the "src" directory to the "java" directory of the new module
Replace the "res" directory in the new module, with the one from the SDK
Do the same with AndroidManifest.xml
Now, to reference the library in your main project:
Open/Create "settings.gradle" in your main project dir
Add include 'libraries:dropbox-chooser' to the file
In build.gradle, withing the dependencies section add compile project(':libraries:dropbox-chooser')
This should do the trick.
Sync, build, and all should be good.

The Dropbox developers page now includes documentation on how to use the Chooser SDK with Android Studio.
Basically, you create a module from the SDK, and then you add it as a dependency to your project.
Detailed steps are described here: https://www.dropbox.com/developers/dropins/chooser/android

Android Studio Change Project Name / Root Directory Name

How to change the name of a project's root directory in Android Studio 0.9.9. I read the other solution here but nothing works for me. I can change/refactor the package name but not the name of the root directory. I found another solution here, which is to change the name in .idea/.name file, which didn't work. After I changed name, I tried cleaning, rebuilding etc. but nothing reflected the changes in Android Studio. There is no REFACTOR option for "PROJECT NAME / ROOT DIRECTORY NAME", many people here confused the module name with project name / root directory name.

Basically you can by changing the project's folder name and reopening it.
It is also recommended to change the name of the project in the Android Studio project structure by editing these files:
Change the project name in .idea/.name
Rename the [Name].iml file in the project root directory
Change the reference to this iml file in .idea\modules.xml
Change the rootProject.name in the project root settings.gradle

Close android studio
Change project root directory name
Open android studio
Open the project(not from local history but by browsing to it)
Worked for me # Studio 2.1.3

File->Close project
Change project root directory name
Delete .iml files (by searching for them using windows search then deleting them)
Delete .idea directory
Open the project

This needs to be done manually.
Can't understand why refactoring is not working..
Rename folder and then respective files

The easiest way I have found to do this is to copy the project and then change the root folder name on the copy. Then just open copy as a new project in Android Studio.

Right click on the root projects name.
Refactor -> Rename
Change the name.
Rename directory -> Ok.
Open settings.gradle and rename the :app from include ':app' with the new folder name including the :

My sure shot answer is :
To refactor the root name
a) Rename the folder
b) then please go in settings.gradle > just write rootProject.name = 'new name'

To avoid problems, use refactor: Change the left view from "Android" (where you see the files) to "Project". Right click on your project and select "Refactor/Copy". Now create your new project folder with windows explorer (otherwise you might get an IO Exception). After refactoring, be sure to select "Build/Clean Project" and then "Build/Make Project".

To change the name of the project's root directory, the following worked for me:
As the image bellow indicates, under the 'Project' tab,
go to setting.gradle
modify/include rootProject.name='put the name you want here'
Then go to build -> clean project
build -> rebuild project

I have already up-voted to #Gorcyn's answer. However, it became a bit old info. So I try to update based on my own experience with Android Studio from 4.1.3 to Arctic Fox:
Rename the project root directory name.
Update the rootProject.name parameter in the project root settings.gradle file.
Update fileurl and filepath attributes in the .idea/modules.xml file.
Rename each .iml filename under the .idea/modules (or project root) directory to correspond to the updated fileurl and filepath.
Update the external.linked.project.id attribute or the external.system.module.group attribute in each .iml file renamed above.
(Open an Existing Project)

My solution is:
close android studio
delete folders .gradel and .idea
then re open the project

Renaming modules in Android Studio?

I picked the wrong name of a specific module which I imported to the Gradle project in Android Studio.
In this face I want to rename module Facebook1 to Facebook.
Is this possible in Gradle project and how to do it?

Android Studio >= 1.4.1
Right click the module -> Refactor -> Rename.
Enter the new name of the module, click OK.
Older versions of Android Studio
The following worked for me, tested in Android Studio (AS) 1.1 & 1.0.2, directly after importing a project.
Under the 'Android' tree view (ATV),
Right click the module name: app, Refactor -> Rename (to myApp, click ok)
Open settings.gradle
Change ':app' to ':myApp', and save
You will be prompted to 'Sync Now', do it (the prompt is a blue link above the file)
(Your project will disappear from ATV, but don't worry, just exit AS)
From a file manager (outside of Android Studio), open your project root directory, and rename the folder app to myApp
Re-open your project in AS, and you will see your module and Gradle scripts re-appear under ATV! :)
Congratulations - your module has now been renamed! (whew, time for some tea)

You can do it manually, with or without changing the folder structure (consider not change it for a minor impact on version controlling)
Changing folder name accordingly
1- open settings.gradle and change the name of your module (exemple from ':facebook1' to ':facebook')
2- change the folder name accordingly (from xxx/facebook1 to xxx/facebook)
3- If other Modules have dependencies on it: open the corresponding build.gradle and change dependency (from compile project(':facebook1') to compile project(':facebook') )
Without changing folder name
1- open settings.gradle and change the name of your module (exemple from ':facebook1' to ':facebook')
2- add a new line on "settings.gradle":
project(':facebook').projectDir = new File(settingsDir, '/facebook1')
3- If other Modules have dependencies on it: open the corresponding build.gradle and change dependency (from compile project(':facebook1') to compile project(':facebook') )

In the project view on the left in Android Studio,
right click on the module whose name you want to change
select 'refactor' -> 'rename'
choose the rename module option
follow step 1 - 2 and then rename the directory too

Android Studio 1.3.2,
1. switch Project view on the left in Android Studio
2. right click module which want to change -> Refactor -> Rename
3. do both "Rename directory" and "Rename module"
4. open settings.gradle, change module name
5. Build -> Clean Project

As of Android Studio 3.4.1
Rename module
In Project window, right-click module and select Refactor > Rename
Choose Rename module and press OK
Enter new module name and press OK
Important settings.gradle is updated automatically. However, you must manually update any build.gradle dependencies to reflect new module name:
dependencies {
// manually update this after renaming the module
implementation project(':newmodulename')
}
Rename package to reflect new module name
In Project window, right-click desired package and select Refactor > Rename
If there are other src sets with same package name (test or androidTest), a dialog will ask if you want to rename them as well. If so, select Rename package
Enter new package name and press Refactor
Select Do Refactor in the Refactoring Preview
Tip: Select File > Invalidate Caches / Restart to fix any unresolved resource references caused by renaming a module.

In AndroidStudio 2.2.2 renaming the module alone via refactor/rename worked for me. (32-bit linux Mint)
The rename dialog presents two options: "directory" or "module" (radio buttons so mutually exclusive, at least in one pass). I wasn't sure which to pick so I ended here looking for an answer. One answer said "do both" as two steps, another answer said "do module, then directory" as two steps. So I chose "module" first. To my surprise that was all that was needed, both module and directory were changed. settings.gradle was updated by the refactor/rename in the one step as well.
"gradle synce" and "clean build" were also triggered. Upon build to my tablet, no complaint about the name change.
just adding this answer in case someone else with 2.2.2 or later is unsure which to pick. Also to re-iterate what others have said, back up your project first.

Close Project and rename module folder oldName to newName then open Project and change module name include ':oldName' to include ':newName' in settings.gradle

This is working for me in Android Studio 1.2.1.1
Premise: I do NOT use the refactor function of Android Studio to rename the module
These are the steps I perform:
Rename the folder of the module (directly in the file system)
Modify the setting.gradle file accordingly (directly in the file system)
Open the project in Android Studio
That's all.

Different people seem to have success with different methods, but when I wanted to rename my project from:
com.example.myname.projectname
to
com.company.projectname
I tried everything and the only way I got it to work in the end was:
1) Exit Android Studio
2) back everything up! (find your project folder and make a copy of it)
3) Find and replace all instances of com.example.myname.projectname with com.company.projectname
Note that there are five places (actually it probably depends on your project, I had five) where you need to rename folders, as it creates subfolders called com\example\myname\projectname:
project\app\src\main\java
project\app\src\androidTest\java
project\app\build\generated\source\buildConfig\debug\
project\app\build\generated\source\buildConfig\test\
project\app\build\generated\source\r\debug\
Also, in project.idea\ there is a file called workspace.xml - in that file you'll need to find the text com\example\myname\projectname
Otherwise, do a search through the project directory to find "com.example.myname.projectname" and replace with "com.company.projectname"
4) Open Android Studio again. if the initial project directory name is the same (possibly if the project name itself is the same?) it will reopen if you had it open last time, otherwise you should be able to open as normal.
5) Go to File - Project Structure (CONTROL+ALT+SHIFT+S).
6) Under "Flavors", change the application ID to the new name.
7) Excit Android Studio and restart it.
8) Now you should be able to build your project.
9) Go have a drink, that was a lot more effort than it should have been!
One really important note, you can only have ASCII letters in your package name (you may be able to have numbers, but not as the first character). Java itself allows numbers to start a package name, but Android does not: Package names in Android studio when dev name starts with a number? I was trying to rename
My workaround (and from a look around the apps on my phone it seems to be what others are doing) is if you wanted a number at the start of either your company name or app name, write the word - instead of com.123company.55project perhaps use com.onetwothreecompany.fiftyfiveproject

Android studio, how to delete folder with references?

i would like to delete one folder (unused library) from my project in Android Studio. But i cannot to do that by delete key on keyboard or any other way.
I tried to found delete under refactor->safe delete, but this option is disabled.
If i removed folder manually from folder, Android studio created a folder again and putted in one .iml file, so i cannot delete folder again.
Thanks for any help.

Remove it from settings.gradle
Build --> Clean (the blue rectangle should disappear)
Right click on module -->Delete

To remove a module, you first have to delete it from .idea/modules.xml.
Once you do that and save the file, you'll be able to delete the folder, which will no longer be marked with the module's blue rectangle.
Don't forget to remove the module from settings.gradle.
I found this aswer at delete project in android Studio 0.3.4

The problem is occurring because of workspace.xml and modules.xml inside .idea directory of your project.
You cant not delete any module if there is blue rectangle over it, Follow the steps to delete your module from project :
Go to File> Project Structure , select the module you want to delete and press the red minus sign button to remove.
Note : Also remove if any reference in build.gradle file of your main module.
Clean your project using Build > Clean Project
Close your Android Studio now
Go to the project directory and delete the your_project.iml file and content of .idea folder from project root directory, also delete the module directory which you want to remove.
Open Android Studio again and let it sync the project with gradle
If module appears again there will not be any blue rectangle mark on it so you can delete by right click > delete and clean your project.
Sync your project again with gradle, if it appears again check your event log if somewhere something from library is used, if it is remove them all.Check your File > Project Structure as well if there are any error referring to your module library on bottom. If it is using the red bulb button remove it.
After remove all things Clean Your project and sync again.
Let me know in comments if any problem occurs.

Failed to copy Manifest

I downloaded a project from git through eclipse. When I try to run my project I would get this error:
[2013-01-26 21:16:43 - FOLDERNAME] /FOLDERNAME/gen already exists but
is not a source folder. Convert to a source folder or rename it.
After I delete the gen folder, I would get this error when I try to clean my project:
[2013-01-26 21:23:38 - FOLDERNAME] Failed to copy Manifest
Please help.

The fix is:
Clean the project by going to Project > Clean.

Right click on the project > Properties > Java Build Path
Open the Source tab
Click on "Add Folder..." and select BOTH gen and src
If you are still having issues after that:
Right click on the project > Properties > Java Build Path
Select the Libraries tab
Click the "Add External JARs..." button. Select the API that is in your android directory (android-sdk\platforms\android-yourversion)
Make sure to Clean the project afterwards

Go to /bin folder and delete AndroidManifest.xml.

Go manifest.xml location and press right click on manifest.xml, select properties and uncheck read only property.

The simplest way to solve this is to
right-click the project node in Eclipse
select the Android tools submenu
select Fix project properties
You may need to close and reopen the project but after this, it should build properly.
The reason for this is that .classpath and .project files are often by default ignored in .gitignore, and these settings are then missing when fetching the project from git.

I got the Failed to copy Manifest error when I loaded the project and here is what got the project running:
in the Problems tab, click the error message
delete it (by hitting the delete key on your keyboard, I'm serious)
r-click the main project node in Package Explorer/ Run As Android Application