How to change the project name in Android Studio safely?

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I want to change the project name in Android Studio. I have found some answers on Stackoverflow but it didn't work for me. Please suggest me some suitable solution.Currently I'm using Android Studio 2.3.
Thanks always :)

Changing .idea/.main. But I didn't find .main file in android studio 2.3 :'( — Ravi Shankar, Jul 18 '17 at 17:58
you shouldn't modify `.idea` files. you want to modify the directory name? — Shubham A., Jul 18 '17 at 18:00
yes I want to modify root directory name, without affecting the project. — Ravi Shankar, Jul 18 '17 at 18:03

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 18 '17 at 18:18

You need to perform a few steps

First move to project view and click on the small settings icon on the top right corner of project view, make sure the compact empty middle packages option is checked
Right click on your java folder and choose Refactor>Rename>change to your desired package name and confirm Refactor
than you MUST also change the project id in your build.gradle file
double check if your android manifest.xml refactored too(android studio should take care of it automatically but check again) this is the only method that changed the project name from the base for me.

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 18 '17 at 18:03

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This did the trick for me:

Close android studio
Change project root directory name
Open android studio
Open the project(not from local history but by browsing to it) Clean project

Check this: https://stackoverflow.com/a/28324892/4161284

answered Jul 18 '17 at 18:03

sagar suri

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score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Oct 15 '17 at 13:58

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Perform the following Steps:

Step 1 - Rename:

Step 1 - Rename

Step 2 - Update app name in String file:

Step 2 - Update app name in String file

edited Oct 15 '17 at 13:58

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answered Oct 15 '17 at 13:37

Lohit Kumar

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 18 '18 at 18:34

What helps for me is:

Close Android Studio
Go to projects folder i.e. where the projects are saved (Documents)
Rename the desired folder to whatever you want (keep naming conventions)
Open renamed project in Android Studio and clean project
Open app -> java -> right click package name folder containing activity -> select rename and follow prompts
Project should be renamed.

Note: There might be a .iml file with the old name. It can be renamed if you want the project to be completely clean.

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Mar 09 '19 at 10:44

Below strategy worked for me:

Close Android Studio
Change Android Project root directory name
Open Android Studio
Open the project from Android Studio (Try not to open the project from android studio history but by browsing it)
If settings.gradle contains the below line, change it to the new project name or remove it

rootProject.name = 'Your project name'
Clean the project and Build it

thanks

How to change the project name in Android Studio safely?

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