Change generated apk name from "app-debug.apk"

Question

Every time I run a project with Android Studio (1.02) it's generate an unsigned apk which located in ..\build\outputs\apk folder and get by default the name "app-debug.apk"

I want to change that default name to something else.

Is it possible? How?

Check this answer for new gradle https://stackoverflow.com/a/67268901/8572350 — Tejas Soni, Apr 27 '21 at 07:45

score 33 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 29 '16 at 09:00

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In build.gradle (Module: app):

android {
    ...
    defaultConfig {
        ...
        setProperty("archivesBaseName", "MyNewAppNameGoesHere")
    }
}

This works by modifying the archivesBaseName-property and works for Gradle Version >= 2.0, last tested with 2.1.0.

answered Aug 29 '16 at 09:00

Murmel

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With this solution, it appends "-debug" to the name. How can I disable this? – Sam Jul 02 '21 at 03:20

Orhan Obut · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-28T17:55:05.427

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You can use applicationVariants and change the output file in the build.gradle. You can also modify the name regarding to your needs.

buildTypes{

    applicationVariants.all { variant ->                              
        variant.outputs.each { output ->                              
            output.outputFile = file("$project.buildDir/apk/test.apk")
        }                                                             
    }

}

edited Dec 28 '14 at 17:55

answered Dec 28 '14 at 16:55

Orhan Obut

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I am getting below error while changing it. Maybe doing something wron. Please let me know. A problem occurred configuring project ':app'. > groovy.lang.GroovyRuntimeException: Cannot set the value of read-only property 'outputFile' for ApkVariantOutputImpl_Decorated{variantOutput=VariantOutputImpl(versionCode=property(java.lang.Integer, provider(class java.lang.Integer)),.... – sameer pradhan Mar 04 '21 at 09:20

score 13 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 25 '17 at 20:19

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Solution for gradle3:

android.applicationVariants.all { variant ->
    variant.outputs.all {
        outputFileName = applicationId;
        outputFileName += "-v" + android.defaultConfig.versionName;
        if (variant.buildType.name == "release") {
            outputFileName += ".apk";
        } else {
            outputFileName += "-SNAPSHOT.apk";
        }
    }
}

answered Nov 25 '17 at 20:19

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And if anyone is confused by this code, basically you can set `outputFileName` to whatever String you want. – Kartik Chugh Jan 12 '18 at 21:03

score 4 · Answer 4 · edited Jul 13 '17 at 16:28

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defaultConfig {  

    applicationId "com.dcarl661.awesomelayout"

    minSdkVersion 14

    targetSdkVersion 25

    versionCode 1

    versionName "1.0"

    //here put it in the section where you have the version stuff
    setProperty("archivesBaseName", "AwesomeLayout")

}

edited Jul 13 '17 at 16:28

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answered Jul 13 '17 at 15:49

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Arjun · Answer 5 · 2020-05-01T11:51:34.173

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defaultConfig {
    applicationId "com.example"


    def date = new Date();
    def formattedDate = date.format('yyyy-MM-dd-HHmmss')
    setProperty("archivesBaseName", "Quest_" + versionName + "_"+formattedDate)
}

i did like this. More detailed

edited May 01 '20 at 11:51

answered May 01 '20 at 11:41

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this should be added to android->app->build.gradle in case of hybrid – Hemant Rajpoot Aug 10 '22 at 06:02

score 3 · Answer 6 · answered Dec 06 '15 at 20:20

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If anyone is looking to change apk name outside the Android studio(just to send this file to someone else, as in my case), just right click the app name and change it to whatever you want.

answered Dec 06 '15 at 20:20

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score 2 · Answer 7 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:32

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The 'app' part of the name uses the folder name of your application's module (default is 'app'). See the link below on how to change that.
Why is my APK name generic?

The '-debug' prefix is something you can change in the Module settings at Build Types

edited May 23 '17 at 12:32

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answered Dec 28 '14 at 16:53

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score 0 · Answer 8 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:02

Maybe this question (and its accepted answer) are interesting for you: How to set versionName in APK filename using gradle? It describes how to put your versionName into the APK name.

You have to use the 'Update' part of the accepted answer. Also you need the versionName (in this example) declared in your defaultConfig in the build.gradle file. It does also work if you define versionCode in the build.gradle (as described here: http://tools.android.com/tech-docs/new-build-system/user-guide#TOC-Manifest-entries ).

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