Copy existing project with a new name in Android Studio

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I would like to copy my Android project and create a new project from the same files just with a different name  The purpose of this is so I can have a second version of my app which is ad supported in the app store   I found this answer here   Android - copy existing project with a new name  But it s for Eclipse  How can I do this in Android Studio

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I ve tried from nt bas answer and gnyrfta answer which works well for me   Quoting from nt bas answer   If you are using the newest version of Android Studio  you can let it assist you in this   Note  I have tested this in Android Studio 3 0 only   The procedure is as follows    In the project view  this comes along with captures and structure on the left side of screen   select Project instead of Android  The name of your project will be the top of the tree  alongside external libraries   Select your project then go to Refactor - gt  Copy     Android Studio will ask you the new name and where you want to copy the project  Provide the same  After the copying is done  open your new project in Android Studio  Packages will still be under the old project name  That is the Java classes packages  application ID and everything else that was generated using the old package name  We need to change that  In the project view  select Android  Open the java sub-directory and select the main package  Then right click on it and go to Refactor then Rename  Android Studio will give you a warning saying that multiple directories correspond to the package you are about to refactor  Click on Rename package and not Rename directory  After this step  your project is now completely under the new name  Open up the res values strings xml file  and change the name of the project  A last step is to clean and rebuild the project otherwise when trying to run your project Android Studio will tell you it can t install the APK  if you ran the previous project   So Build - gt  Clean project then Build - gt  Rebuild project       Up to this point you only rename your whole project name  To rename packaging name you need to follow gnyrfta answer which was described as   When refactoring the package name in Android Studio  you may need to click the little cogwheel up to the right by the package android project etc - navigator and uncheck  compact empty middle packages  in order to see each part of the package name as an own directory  Then for individual directories do refactor      PS  If you re having an     Failed to finalize session   INSTALL FAILED INVALID APK  Split   lib slice 0 apk was defined multiple times   Just delete build folder of appmodule and Rebuild the project   This will fix the issue

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This is a combination nt bas s answer and step 9 of Civic s answer with visual examples because it took  me a while to find out what was intended since I am new to Android Studio  It has been tested in Android Studio 3 2 1    Open the project you want to clone in Android Studio   In this example  the old project name was test5 and the new project name was test6  In the left file-overview pane  click  Project  where it might currently say android         Right mouse button click on the project within the file explorer pane and click refactor clone       Change the  New name   to your new project name and click ok       File open New window Select your new project Open in new project window  In the new window  wait until the bottom line of Android studio is finished says  Gradle Sync Finished            In the file overview pane and right mouse button click  RMB  on  app java  lt  your old project name  not the test one  not the androidTest one  just the blank one        Enter the new name of your package and select both checkmarks  click refactor        In the bottom left bar click  Do refactor        Open app res values strings xml and change name of the old project  e g  test5  to  the new name of the project in line     lt string name  app name  gt test5 lt  string gt        Open Gradle scripts build gradle  Module app  and change the line to the same line with your new project name  fig4  applicationId  com example a test5            A yellow line will appear at the top of your code pane  requesting gradle sync  Press  sync now         in top bar  press build Clean project       If it says  Gradle build finished  in the bottom left  you click  Build Rebuild project           Now you should be able to compile and run your project again  if it worked in the first place

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I m following these steps and it s been working so far    Copy and paste the folder as used to  Open Android Studio  v3 0 1   Select Open an existing Project  Close the message that will pop up with title   Import Gradle Projects   At left side on Android Tab go to  app -  java -  select the first folder  your project folder  Refactor    Rename     Shift   F6  Rename Package  Select both options - Put the new folder s name in lowercase  Do Refactor Select  Sync Project with Gradle Files at toolbar  Build    Clean Project Go to app -  res -  values -  strings xml  and change the app name at 2nd line

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When refactoring the package name in Android Studio  you may need to click the little cogwheel up to the right by the package android project etc - navigator and uncheck  compact empty middle packages  in order to see each part of the package name as an own directory  Then for individual directories do refactor    This is important if you need to change all parts of the package name  For example  from com example originalproject to org mydomain newproject  Otherwise  the refactor rename operation will only let you change  originalproject  to  newproject   and it will leave  com example  unchanged  There is a good video that shows this  https   www youtube com watch v dMK-RBVLeIY

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When you copy your project you will also need to delete the original remnant intermediate build  someActivity 4 class  files from the C     AndroidStudioProjects project name  app build intermediates classes release    directories  Otherwise you will almost certainly have build failures for the new project if yo attempt to compile the copied project   Refactoring won t solve this

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The steps in the link you specified should also work for Android Studio  Just make a copy  using a file manager  of the entire module folder and give it a new name  Now open it up and use Refactor - gt  Rename  right click on the item you want to rename  to rename your module and package   See this for details about refactoring in IntelliJ Android Studio

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Requirement and test on Android Studio 3 5  Make sure your old project working properly with your existing android studio library     Copy project directory and rename folder for new project name e g  Bramara Open your existing new project using Android Studio 3 5  After opening project complete   Navigate to 1  Project -  Project  You may seen your project only has two directory pointing to new project folder and old project folder  Close your project  Edit appl iml on directory new project -  app -  appl iml using text editor  Replace all old project name into new Project Name   Reopen your exising new project  Navigate to 1  Project -  Project  You may seen your project only has one directory   Navigate to 1  Project -  Packages  right click on your component -  Refactor -  Rename  A Warning message will pop up  Make sure all change will apply to new project folder  After that choose Rename packages e g  com dedetok bramara  Navigate to 1  Project -  Android  Open app -  manifests -  AndroidManifest xml  Fix Application Activity to new pakage name  Change your Application Name to a new one   Open Gradle Scripts -  build gradle  Module  app   change your applicationId to new project  e g com dedetok bramara and sync project  Clean and rebuild your new project  Your new project is ready to edit change     Note  if adb run showing activity not found  edit your Run Debug Configuration  Module should point to module application e g  app

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Go to the source folder where your project is    Copy the project and past and change the name  Open Android Studio and refresh  Go to - gt Settings gradle  Include   your new project name

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In android studio 4 1 1  Step 1 You copy the project in the file explorer and give it a new name  Step 2 Open the copied project in the android studio and go to the Gradle Scrips files and change the name of the project to the new name in the settings and build files  Step 3 Go to the properties Gradle file and add the line  android overridePathCheck true

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I m using Android 3 3 and that s how it worked for me   1 - Choose the project view  2 - Right click the project name  which is in the root of the project and choose the option refactor - gt  copy  it will prompt you with a window to choose the new name   3 - After step 2  Android will make a new project to you  you have to open that new project with the new name  4 - Change the name of the app in the  string xml   it s in  app res values string xml   Now you have it  the same project with a new name  Now you may want to change the name of the package  it s described on the followings steps   optional  To change the name of the package main  5 - go to  app java   there will be three folders with the same name  a main one  an  androidTest  and a  test   right click the main one and choose format - gt  rename  it will prompt you with a warning that multiple directories correspond to that package  then click  Rename package   Choose a new name and click in refactor  Now  bellow the code view  here will be a refactor preview  click in  Do refactor   6 - Go to the option  build   click  Clean project   then  Rebuild project    7 - Now close the project and reopen it again

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The EASIEST  and definitely the quickest  way to do requires WINRAR  7zip or similar archiving software   Find the project folder in windows explorer - double click to open this folder   Create a new folder and name it  quot Backup  quot   While still in the project folder  select all files   folders  except the  quot backup quot  folder   Right-click and select  quot add to archive quot  or  quot create archive quot   command will be different depending on your archiving software   Name the archive and click ok   Move this archive to the  quot Backup quot  folder    You re Done - to open the backup archive  open  quot Backup quot  folder and right-click on the backup file  Select  quot Extract quot  or create a new folder to which the files will be extracted and hit  quot ok quot  then open the project as you normally would from Android Studio  etc

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In Android Studio 4 0 you need only these few steps   in File Manager copy the project directory and rename the new one enter in it and change applicationId inside app build gradle open the existing new project in Android Studio open one class file and highlight the package name part to change  e g  from com domain appname to com domain newappname highlight appname  right click on it - gt   quot refactor quot  - gt   quot rename quot  choose  quot rename package quot  in the dialog choose  quot Scope  all places quot  and click  quot preview quot  or  quot refactor quot

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If you are using the newest version of Android Studio  you can let it assist you in this   Note  I have tested this in Android Studio 3 0 only   The procedure is as follows    In the project view  this comes along with captures and structure on the left side of screen   select Project instead of Android  The name of your project will be the top of the tree  alongside external libraries   Select your project then go to Refactor - gt  Copy     Android Studio will ask you the new name and where you want to copy the project  Provide the same  After the copying is done  open your new project in Android Studio  Packages will still be under the old project name  That is the Java classes packages  application ID and everything else that was generated using the old package name  We need to change that  In the project view  select Android  Open the java sub-directory and select the main package  Then right click on it and go to Refactor then Rename  Android Studio will give you a warning saying that multiple directories correspond to the package you are about to refactor  Click on Rename package and not Rename directory  After this step  your project is now completely under the new name  Open up the res values strings xml file  and change the name of the project  Don t forget to change your application ID in the  Gradle Build Module  app   A last step is to clean and rebuild the project otherwise when trying to run your project Android Studio will tell you it can t install the APK  if you ran the previous project   So Build - gt  Clean project then Build - gt  Rebuild project  Now you can run your new cloned project

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If you use Gradle - don t forget to change applicationId attribute in app build gradle file

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As of February 2020  for Android Studio 3 5 3  the simplest answer I found is this video   Note 1  At 01 24  Find  tab appears below  Click  Do Refactor  and continue as in the video    Note 2  If you have any Java Kotlin files  Marked as Plain Text  you need to modify the package name at the top manually  i e  package com example thisplaceneedstobemanuallyupdated  Note 3  Be careful about letter cases while renaming  just as in the video   Note 4  If you want to update the project name on title bar of project window  modify rootProject name    YourProjectName  inside  settings gradle  file under  Gradle Scripts  directory

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The appendix of the Android Developer Fundamentals Course Practicals gitbook includes steps to copy and rename an existing project   https   google-developer-training gitbooks io android-developer-fundamentals-course-practicals content en appendix utilities html copy project

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The purpose of this is so I can have a second version of my app which is ad supported in the app store    Currently the best way to do it is without copying the project  You can do it using diffent flavors in your build gradle file    productFlavors           flavor1               applicationId    com example my pkg flavor1                    flavorAdSUpport               applicationId    com example my pkg flavor2                  In this way you have only a copy of the files and you can handle the difference easily

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Perhaps this will help someone  For Android Studio 4 x Projects  you need following steps   copy project directory to new project directory from Android Studio  open new project directory edit settings gradle file by updating the rootProject name  newProjectName   then sync gradle and here you go the project is ready  and you can start updating manifest  packages  google-services json and all other stuff

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I had problems with this following   https   google-developer-training github io android-developer-fundamentals-course-concepts-v2 appendix appendix-utilities appendix-utilities html  on Android Studio version   3 3 2  until I killed the  idea workspace xml file     cp -rv Testcopysource  TestCopyDest   rm TestCopyDest  idea workspace xml   stdio sh  amp    Run Android Studio on Linux   Prior to doing that Android Studio would still point to the original source folder and all renames were applied to the original source files  within Testcopysource in my example above

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As free3dom pointed out  here s what should be done    Create a copy using file manager Manually edit the app s build gradle file to change the package name  you can use the file manager   Manually edit AndroidManifest xml to change the package name  Run gradle sync  Open the project in Android Studio  and refactor the package name  Run gradle sync  again    That seems to work without any problems

[android-studio] Copy existing project with a new name in Android Studio

I've tried from nt.bas answer and gnyrfta answer which works well for me.

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