How do I rename the android package name

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Pressing Shift F6 seems only to rename the last directory  For example  in the project com example test it will offer to rename test only  The same applies if I navigate to package name in  java or Manifest file and press Shift F6                              So is there a way to rename the package

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Lets address the two use cases     Rename a package name  or Trim a package     com mycompany mystupidapplicationname to com mycompany brandname  or  com someothercompany mystupidapplicationname to com someothercompany mystupidapplicationname  or  com someothercompany mystupidapplicationname to  someothercompany brandname   Select Package in the drop down in Android Studio      Right click on the package which contains your MainActivity and refractor it      Select Rename Package and everything will work like a charm   But this will only rename the last part of package name   To rename the first or second part of package name   Create a new dummy file in the part of package which you want to rename  the file will be created inside mycompany com myapplicationame   Then move the file inside mycompany right click    move  to make mycompany appear in tree view  This will make that part part of the tree view and will you help you to do a right click and rename that part       Delete the dummy file To Trim a package   simply right click and move the package part inside its grand parent

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If you want to rename full android package  this is the best way to do that    Mark as checked - Comapct Emty Middle Packages Right click on the packcage you want to change  and then Refactor- Rename- Rename all   You can find video tutorial on this link  https   www youtube com watch v A-rITYZQj0A

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Super simple approach    Find R java in the build generated directory Create new package directories  again under build generated etc Move R java to the newly created package   A dialog will appear  Choose to refactor the existing code with the new package name  Clean and Rebuild    Done

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You can do this    Change the package name manually in the manifest file  Click on your R java class and the press F6  Refactor- Move      It will allow you to move the class to another package  and all references to that class will be updated

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Most of the answers even the most voted answers didn t do the job properly  they seem to work and the builds work however  a closer look at the file structure and references will show you that not much was done  IntelliJ actually does this whole process automatically   1  Go to Project Tab and make sure Packages is the active Tab in the drop down like so     find your com example package  note test as in com example test is not there  right-click and choose Refactor- Rename     It will issue a warning that multiple directories     which is actually the desired effect   click on Rename package   Input the new package name and Refactor      It will do searches and show you refactoring results   Click on the Do Refactor button and it will do everything and even rename the folders and files involved    every reference is corrected to this new name   2  Then Finally change the AndroidManifest xml file

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Solution 1  I changed src subfolder names  manifest file  activity headers and run debug configuration  And still got building errors  If your project is not so big  just create a new project  copy-paste old files and change package names in headers of  java files and android manifest   Solution 2  Inside IntelliJ 12  goto someFile java and find your old package name    package com myself project2   click to which word that you want to change  Press Shift F6  Dialog comes  type new name   Then goto Run Edit configurations  Inside Launch radio button change package name to new one  It should work   Other renaming options of IntelliJ are  http   www jetbrains com idea webhelp rename-refactorings html

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Most of the answers even the most voted answers didn t do the job properly  they seem to work and the builds work however  a closer look at the file structure and references will show you that not much was done  IntelliJ actually does this whole process automatically

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In Android Studio 1 1  the simplest way is to open your project manifest file  then point to each part of the package name that you want to change it and press   SHIFT   F6   then choose rename package and write the new name in the dialog box  That s all

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I found another solution for renaming a package in the entire project    Open a file in the package  IntelliJ displays the breadcrumbs of the file  above the opened file  On the package you want renamed  Right click   Refactor   Rename     This renames the package directory throughout the entire project

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In addition to  Cristian s answer above  I had to do two more steps to get it working correctly  I will sum all of it here    Change the package name manually in the manifest file  Click on your R java class and the press F6  Refactor- Move      It will allow you to move the class to another package  and all references to that class will be updated  Change manually the application Id in the build gradle file   android   defaultconfig   application ID  source   Create a new package with the desired name by right clicking on the java folder -  new -  package and select and drag all your classes to the new package  Android Studio will refactor the package name everywhere  source

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I found a good work around for this problem  Taking the example mentioned in the question  following are the steps for changing the package name from com example test to com example2 test     create a temporary directory  say temp inside the directory example  alongside directory test   Go back to the Intellij project  select the folder com example and Click Shift   F6  Now it offers to rename the text example  Here you can enter the new text you want and IntelliJ will do the rest for you  Delete the temporary directory temp from the file system    This idea can be used to refactor any part of the package name   Good luck

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I solved this issue by changing the directory name manually from the command line  Intellij then recognized the new package name automatically  I then had to do a search and replace for the package name in each file that imported it  This seems like an ugly workaround  but Intellij seemed unwilling to change the package name otherwise

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What I did was the following    I simply created the package with the desired name   in the src folder   next to the current package with current name    I dragged all contents of current package to new package   intellij popped a dialog box asking me if I want to refactor inside package references and project references to new package   I clicked  yes  and TA-DAAA   worked like a charm

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Goto your AndroidManifest xml   place your cursor in the package name like shown below don t select it just place it       Then press shift F6 you will get a popup window as shown below select  Rename package       Enter your new name and select Refactor   Note since my cursor is on  something  only something is renamed     That s it done

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Unfortunately all above didn t work for me  After having lots of trials  What worked for me in Android Studio    do a  move  on the package to a new package name you want  right click on package and select Refactor -  Move  If Refactor -  Move didn t work for you  then create a package with the name               you want and move manually in the existing package to the new one  and then delete the old empty package   Change package name in manifest  manually  Have a replace for the old package name with the new package name globally  in the full path by going to Edit -  Find -  Replace In Path

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The best way to solve this is going to the AndroidManifest xml  package  com foocomp fooapp    Set the cursor on  foocomp   Press Shift F6 Rename Package to whatever you want Repeat for  fooapp      Works for me   Also  replace in Path in Whole Project as it didn t change everything  Then Clean  Rebuild and it works --  In Android Studio   IntelliJ you should unmark  Compact Empty Middle Packages

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Deselect Hide Empty Middle Packages in Project Explorer Windows settings menu than you will be able to refactor each directory

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Eclipse   Right click on the project   Android tools   Rename application package    As simple as that        In Android Studio  open the build gradle file   rename the applicationId under defaultConfig   synchronize

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This modification needs three steps     Change the package name in the manifest   Refactor the name of your package with right click -  refactor -  rename in the tree view  then Android studio will display a window  select  rename package  Change manually the application Id in the build gradle file   android   defaultconfig   application ID   Then clean   rebuild the project

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What I did was the following   Change manifest  Close androidStudio Open folder with Windows Explorer  Change folder names  Open androidStudio  and do a search and replace     Done

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