Renamed apk cant install through Android Studio

Question

I rename my output apk file with gradle:

buildTypes {
    debug {
        ...
        applicationVariants.all { variant ->
            variant.outputs.each { output ->
                output.outputFile = new File(output.outputFile.parent,
                        output.outputFile.name.replace("-debug", "-GGG-" + getDate())
                )
            }
        }
    }
}

def getDate() {
    def date = new Date()
    def formattedDate = date.format('yyyyMMddHHmm')
    return formattedDate
}

But i get error when try to install app to phone through Android Studio:

The APK file C:\...\app\build\outputs\apk\app-GGG-201604191416.apk does not exist on disk.
Error while Installing APK

However, file what should install named app-GGG-201604191431.apk. Why Android Studio try to install early apk, and how i can solve it?

Have you performed a full clean of the project + restart AS? — Benoit, Apr 19 '16 at 11:43

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered May 19 '16 at 19:06

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Had the same problem. Hit the "Refresh all Gradle Projects" button in the Gradle pane and do a project clean.

answered May 19 '16 at 19:06

Johann

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i dont want to do it on each compile – Gogi Bobina May 19 '16 at 20:00

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:29

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android studio's installation command is still referring to previous apk app-GGG-201604191416.apk but on assemble you generated an apk with different name app-GGG-201604191431.apk. you are making the apk name prone to date-time. So the script which is run for installation is not taking that change.

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edited May 23 '17 at 10:29

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answered Apr 19 '16 at 11:52

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do you have any idea, how apply changes? – Gogi Bobina Apr 19 '16 at 12:50

Renamed apk cant install through Android Studio

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