'How to change the name of the apk file?

I build apk file with help of https://build.phonegap.com/apps/ portal evrey time I build debug or release apk file the names are:

______debug.apk or ______release.apk

I want to change the name of the release apk to something more significant, for example MyProject-v2.apk.

Any idea how can I change the name of the the apk file when it build?

Solution 1:^[1]

The thing you should know is that APK names does not matter in its file name, What matters is what you said in the AndroidManifest.xml in the Application label:

 android:label="@string/app_name"

This is the only app name and it can even be different from package name so the apk being called ______debug.apk or ______release.apk doesnt matter it is just to differenciate if it is debug or release. You can just rename it just like any file in your computer even Michael.apk. And still all android phones will ignore the file names and go get the label at android:label="@string/app_name" so just copy the file and change it to anything you want and it works.

Solution 2:^[2]

You can rename it as a file.

The installed apk name is same as what you defined in manifest.

Solution 3:^[3]

You can configure naming of you builds in gradle configuration

Solution 4:^[4]

Add this to your android{} close in your module's build.gradle:

 // determine the apk file name when produced
applicationVariants.all { variant ->
    variant.outputs.each { output ->
        output.outputFile = new File(
                output.outputFile.parent,
                output.outputFile.name.replace("app", "YourAppNameHere-V${variant.versionName}"))
    }
}

the V is for the version number.

Solution 5:^[5]

Inside modules build.gradle file, add following line to android { defaultConfig { X } }

setProperty('archivesBaseName', "YourAppName-$versionCode")

Solution 6:^[6]

In my case I just renamed the file app_release.apk to appname.apk and it works for me.

Same for app_debug.apk to appname_debug.apk

In project directory:

While Installing

Solution 7:^[7]

You cannot control the file name in the config.xml. But if you have a self signed certificate and want to rename the apk, you can do it with zipalign:

zipalign.exe -v 4 platforms\android\app\build\outputs\apk\release\app-release-unsigned.apk platforms\android\app\build\outputs\apk\release\YouyAppName-v2.apk

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