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Where is Android app title in settings configured?

We have an existing app about to release an update for; however, the update has changed the title of the app when seen in Settings/Apps.

Is that based on a setting in console (e.g. one of the titles we set there), or is it configured in the manifest / build?

Solution

  • Open the manifest.xml and under the application tag you must have this attribute:

    android:label="myapplicationname"

    You can change it there.

    It's common practice to keep the app's name/title in strings.xml:

    <string name="app_name">myapplicationname</string>

    and in the manifest keep a reference to it:

    android:label="@string/app_name"