How to change apk name by using gradle like this format?

Question

I'd like to change "app-release.apk" file name to like following when I build an app by using gradle.

[format]
(appname of package name)_V(version code)_(yyMMdd)_(R|T)

[explain]
(appname of package name) : example) com.example.myApp -> myApp
(version code) : build version code 2.2.3 -> 223
(yyMMdd) : build date 2015.11.18 -> 151118  
(R|T) : if app is release, "R" but debug is "T".

If I generate an apk file in release, result is : myApp_V223_151118_R.apk.

How to make a file name like this in gradle?

Check my answer for Gradle latest versions (3.4 + ) 2019 https://stackoverflow.com/a/56389583/1348522 — Zumry Mohamed, Jun 21 '19 at 06:04
Check this answer for new gradle https://stackoverflow.com/a/67268901/8572350 — Tejas Soni, Apr 27 '21 at 07:45

Anrimian · Answer 1 · 2019-02-23T15:32:35.967

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This may be the shortest way:

defaultConfig {
    ...
    applicationId "com.blahblah.example"
    versionCode 1
    versionName "1.0"
    setProperty("archivesBaseName", applicationId + "-v" + versionCode + "(" + versionName + ")")
}

buildType: like so

buildTypes {
    debug {
        ...
        versionNameSuffix "-T"
    }
    release {
        ...
        versionNameSuffix "-R"
    }
}

Keep in mind, Android Studio adds versionNameSuffix by build type name by default, so you may not need this.

Upd. In new versions of Android Studio you can it write little shorter(thanks for szx comment):

defaultConfig {
    ...
    archivesBaseName = "$applicationId-v$versionCode($versionName)"
}

edited Feb 23 '19 at 15:32

answered Jul 07 '17 at 11:44

Anrimian

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This is the best answer of them all – Shawn Vader Nov 10 '17 at 16:38
The best answer with no doubts! – haroldolivieri May 11 '18 at 14:20
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Looks like you have the versionCode and versionName swapped. – AndroidRuntimeException Dec 18 '18 at 21:32
Can't find the sense of this line: setProperty("archivesBaseName", applicationId + "-v" + versionCode + "(" + versionName + ")") What are you trying to do here? – Neon Warge Dec 22 '18 at 10:05
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In recent versions of gradle you can do the same with `archivesBaseName = "$applicationId-v$versionCode($versionName)"` (reads better in my opinion) – szx Jan 05 '19 at 05:14
this adds the suffix to the BuildConfig variable and sometimes is useful to display it on your app without the suffix. Not good for my use case – Alberto M Apr 06 '20 at 16:36

Krishnaraj · Accepted Answer · 2017-12-07T07:33:17.203

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Update: Please check Anrimian's answer below which is much simpler and shorter.

Try this:

gradle.properties

applicationName = MyApp

build.gradle

android {
  ...
  defaultConfig {
     versionCode 111
     ...
  }
  buildTypes {
     release {
         ...
         applicationVariants.all { variant ->
             renameAPK(variant, defaultConfig, 'R')
         }
     }
     debug {
         ...
         applicationVariants.all { variant ->
             renameAPK(variant, defaultConfig, 'T')
         }
     }
  }
}
def renameAPK(variant, defaultConfig, buildType) {
 variant.outputs.each { output ->
     def formattedDate = new Date().format('yyMMdd')

     def file = output.packageApplication.outputFile
     def fileName = applicationName + "_V" + defaultConfig.versionCode + "_" + formattedDate + "_" + buildType + ".apk"
     output.packageApplication.outputFile = new File(file.parent, fileName)
 }
}

Reference: https://stackoverflow.com/a/30332234/206292 https://stackoverflow.com/a/27104634/206292

edited Dec 07 '17 at 07:33

answered Nov 18 '15 at 10:16

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When I do the above, I get: app-development-release.apk, app-live-release.apk. Why is it saying "app" and not my app name? – Subby Jul 04 '16 at 00:06
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@Subby make sure you have set your applicationName in gradle.properties. – Krishnaraj Jul 10 '16 at 07:01
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applicationVariants.all should not be nested in each variant: debug {} release { } applicationVariants.all { variant -> renameAPK(variant, defaultConfig, variant.name) } – wolfprogrammer Feb 16 '17 at 18:22
How we can add architectures name to apk name? For exampe "MyApp_V223_151118_R_arm.apk" and "MyApp_V223_151118_R_x86.apk" – b24 Feb 15 '18 at 06:58
@Krishnaraj are you sure this solution works with the latest gradle version? It turns out, whichever build you make, the renameAPK for buildtype which is at the bottom (debug inn this case) is called. Hence in our case we will always have '_T' at the end. – gaurav414u Apr 20 '18 at 03:56
@gaurav414u No, I am not using this solution. I wrote this answer in 2016 and things may have changed now :). – Krishnaraj Apr 20 '18 at 07:03

Zumry Mohamed · Answer 3 · 2020-07-06T01:52:45.150

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2019 / 2020 - How to change APK name For Gradle 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4.0 and above

android {
   ......
   applicationVariants.all { variant ->
       variant.outputs.all {
           def flavor = variant.name
           def versionName = variant.versionName
           outputFileName = "prefix_${flavor}_${versionName}.apk"
       }
   }
}

The result would be like this,

prefix_release_1.0.1.apk

edited Jul 06 '20 at 01:52

answered May 31 '19 at 06:13

Zumry Mohamed

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May or may not be the answer to this question, but it answered another question for me. Thanks. – David Berry Aug 14 '19 at 21:58

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