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Sunny
Sunny

Reputation: 14808

What is the maximum length for an Android application name?

My android application name is three words long, but when I put it in phone it becomes two words long. How to solve this? I saw many application with three words example: "Advanced Task Killer"

Upvotes: 19

Views: 43280

Answers (8)

kokociel
kokociel

Reputation: 529

It doesn't matter what's on your screen; Google sets the rules. The limit is 30 characters.

https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/113469?hl=en#details

Upvotes: 9

Adam
Adam

Reputation: 323

based on experience a short app name for display on the phone's menu/home

(8 character max including spaces between)

and a longer name for the App Store or Play Store

(30 character max, recommend 20 including spaces between).

Upvotes: 1

Made in Moon
Made in Moon

Reputation: 2464

2019's answer

Android: 50 characters

android character count limit

iOS: 30 characters

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Upvotes: 8

valerian
valerian

Reputation: 23

Ok, I found out how a different app name displayed in PlayStore compared to the app name in app drawer on phone can be achieved:

The app name in PlayStore is defined in the developer console webpage of the app at parameter

Title = "This is my long app name"

The app name at the phone (e.g. app drawer) is defined in the Manifest of the app and here at the definition of the main activity:

<activity android:name="demo.MyActivity" android:label="ShortAppName">
  <intent-filter>
    <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
    <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
  </intent-filter>
</activity>

Upvotes: 2

superlinux
superlinux

Reputation: 470

My app is listed on play store as General Engineering Free. after trying for hours to show the word "Free" in the application launcher icon you can do up to 25 characters in ONE word.

i fixed it like this: General_Engineering_Free .

it can also work like GeneralEngineering (Free).

Upvotes: 1

Vinayakkumar
Vinayakkumar

Reputation: 6480

A short app name for display on the device menu (12 character max including spaces between ) and a longer name for the App Store or Android Market (30 character max, recommend 20 including spaces between).

Upvotes: 19

PravinCG
PravinCG

Reputation: 7708

It does not become two word long as you say but gets wrapped around and possibly get clipped. There is no limit per-se on the application name size however beyond a certain length it would ellipsize on the device.

For Instance, app name "Thisismybigname" wil show as "Thisismyb.." while "This is my big name" might show as "This is "

Upvotes: 4

FunkTheMonk
FunkTheMonk

Reputation: 10938

The max length a name displayed under an icon in either the home screen or apps list will depend on device and user settings. The name in the Settings->Manager Applications list will usually be longer, but again depends on certain factors.

Upvotes: 9

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