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Debs
Debs

Reputation: 13

How to change the apk file name (not app name) when generating a signed apk in Xamarin forms

When I am generating a signed apk, the file name defaults to something like "com.companyname.projectname.apk". I would like to rename this file name while generating the apk via the code.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1043

Answers (2)

Jessie Zhang -MSFT
Jessie Zhang -MSFT

Reputation: 13853

1. One case

If you want to change the name of your apk before you package your project, you can follow the steps just as Mukesh said.

1.right click your app -->Properties;

2.Switch to tab Android Manifest;

3.You will see the Package name just as follows,then you can modify the name of it. enter image description here

2. another case

If you want to rename your apk file after you package your project,you can simply rename it and save it to destination.

enter image description here

For more details, you can check: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/android/deploy-test/release-prep/?tabs=windows

Upvotes: 4

Mukesh Modhvadiya
Mukesh Modhvadiya

Reputation: 2178

In visual studio

  1. Go to project properties by right clicking the android project.
  2. Go to Android Manifest
  3. Update Package name.

Upvotes: 1

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