Change app release name

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### ✅ 1. **Change the app name in `config.xml`**

Open the `config.xml` file in the root of your Cordova project and modify the “ tag:

<name>Your New App Name</name>

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### ✅ 2. **(Optional) Change Android label in `AndroidManifest.xml`**

If you're building for Android and the name isn't reflecting, update the label inside `platforms/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml` (if already generated):

<application
    android:label="@string/app_name"
    ... />

You can also update the value in `platforms/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml`:

<string name="app_name">Your New App Name</string>

> ⚠️ However, Cordova may regenerate this folder on `cordova platform rm android && cordova platform add android`, so prefer changing in `config.xml`.

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### ✅ 3. **Rebuild the App**

After making changes, rebuild the app:

cordova build android --release

—

Let me know if you're targeting iOS too or need help with the app's package name (`id` attribute in `config.xml`).

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apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

if (cordovaConfig.IS_GRADLE_PLUGIN_KOTLIN_ENABLED) {
apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'

if(!cdvHelpers.isVersionGreaterThanEqual(cordovaConfig.KOTLIN_VERSION, '1.8.0')) {
println "Kotlin version < 1.8.0 detected. Applying kotlin-android-extensions plugin."
apply plugin: 'kotlin-android-extensions'
}
}

buildscript {
apply from: '../CordovaLib/cordova.gradle'

// Checks if the kotlin version format is valid.
if(cordovaConfig.IS_GRADLE_PLUGIN_KOTLIN_ENABLED) {
if(!cdvHelpers.isVersionValid(cordovaConfig.KOTLIN_VERSION)) {
throw new GradleException("The defined Kotlin version (${cordovaConfig.KOTLIN_VERSION}) does not appear to be a valid version.")
}
}

apply from: 'repositories.gradle'
repositories repos

dependencies {
classpath "com.android.tools.build:gradle:${cordovaConfig.AGP_VERSION}"

if (cordovaConfig.IS_GRADLE_PLUGIN_KOTLIN_ENABLED) {
classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:${cordovaConfig.KOTLIN_VERSION}"
}

if(cordovaConfig.IS_GRADLE_PLUGIN_GOOGLE_SERVICES_ENABLED) {
// Checks if the kotlin version format is valid.
if(!cdvHelpers.isVersionValid(cordovaConfig.GRADLE_PLUGIN_GOOGLE_SERVICES_VERSION)) {
throw new GradleException("The defined Google Services plugin version (${cordovaConfig.GRADLE_PLUGIN_GOOGLE_SERVICES_VERSION}) does not appear to be a valid version.")
}

// Create the Google Services classpath and set it.
String gradlePluginGoogleServicesClassPath = "com.google.gms:google-services:${cordovaConfig.GRADLE_PLUGIN_GOOGLE_SERVICES_VERSION}"
println "Adding classpath: ${gradlePluginGoogleServicesClassPath}"
classpath gradlePluginGoogleServicesClassPath
}
}
}

// Allow plugins to declare Maven dependencies via build-extras.gradle.
allprojects {
def hasRepositoriesGradle = file('repositories.gradle').exists()
if (hasRepositoriesGradle) {
apply from: 'repositories.gradle'
} else {
apply from: "${project.rootDir}/repositories.gradle"
}

repositories repos
}

task wrapper(type: Wrapper) {
gradleVersion = cordovaConfig.GRADLE_VERSION
}

// Configuration properties. Set these via environment variables, build-extras.gradle, or gradle.properties.
// Refer to: http://www.gradle.org/docs/current/userguide/tutorial_this_and_that.html
ext {
apply from: '../CordovaLib/cordova.gradle'

// Sets the versionCode to the given value.
if (!project.hasProperty('cdvVersionCode')) {
cdvVersionCode = null
}
// Whether to build architecture-specific APKs.
if (!project.hasProperty('cdvBuildMultipleApks')) {
cdvBuildMultipleApks = null
}
// Whether to append a 0 "abi digit" to versionCode when only a single APK is build
if (!project.hasProperty('cdvVersionCodeForceAbiDigit')) {
cdvVersionCodeForceAbiDigit = null
}
// .properties files to use for release signing.
if (!project.hasProperty('cdvReleaseSigningPropertiesFile')) {
cdvReleaseSigningPropertiesFile = null
}
// .properties files to use for debug signing.
if (!project.hasProperty('cdvDebugSigningPropertiesFile')) {
cdvDebugSigningPropertiesFile = null
}
// Set by build.js script.
if (!project.hasProperty('cdvBuildArch')) {
cdvBuildArch = null
}

// Plugin gradle extensions can append to this to have code run at the end.
cdvPluginPostBuildExtras = []
}

// PLUGIN GRADLE EXTENSIONS START
apply from: "../phonegap-plugin-barcodescanner/scanner-barcodescanner.gradle"
// PLUGIN GRADLE EXTENSIONS END

def hasBuildExtras1 = file('build-extras.gradle').exists()
if (hasBuildExtras1) {
apply from: 'build-extras.gradle'
}

def hasBuildExtras2 = file('../build-extras.gradle').exists()
if (hasBuildExtras2) {
apply from: '../build-extras.gradle'
}

// Apply updates that might come from build-extra.
privateHelpers.applyCordovaConfigCustomization()

// Set property defaults after extension .gradle files.
if (ext.cdvDebugSigningPropertiesFile == null && file('../debug-signing.properties').exists()) {
ext.cdvDebugSigningPropertiesFile = '../debug-signing.properties'
}
if (ext.cdvReleaseSigningPropertiesFile == null && file('../release-signing.properties').exists()) {
ext.cdvReleaseSigningPropertiesFile = '../release-signing.properties'
}

// Cast to appropriate types.
ext.cdvBuildMultipleApks = cdvBuildMultipleApks == null ? false : cdvBuildMultipleApks.toBoolean();
ext.cdvVersionCodeForceAbiDigit = cdvVersionCodeForceAbiDigit == null ? false : cdvVersionCodeForceAbiDigit.toBoolean();
ext.cdvVersionCode = cdvVersionCode == null ? null : Integer.parseInt('' + cdvVersionCode)

def computeBuildTargetName(debugBuild) {
def ret = 'assemble'
if (cdvBuildMultipleApks && cdvBuildArch) {
def arch = cdvBuildArch == 'arm' ? 'armv7' : cdvBuildArch
ret += '' + arch.toUpperCase().charAt(0) + arch.substring(1);
}
return ret + (debugBuild ? 'Debug' : 'Release')
}

// Make cdvBuild a task that depends on the debug/arch-sepecific task.
task cdvBuildDebug
cdvBuildDebug.dependsOn {
return computeBuildTargetName(true)
}

task cdvBuildRelease
cdvBuildRelease.dependsOn {
return computeBuildTargetName(false)
}

task cdvPrintProps {
doLast {
println('cdvBuildToolsVersion=' + cdvBuildToolsVersion)
println('cdvVersionCode=' + cdvVersionCode)
println('cdvVersionCodeForceAbiDigit=' + cdvVersionCodeForceAbiDigit)
println('cdvSdkVersion=' + cdvSdkVersion)
println('cdvMinSdkVersion=' + cdvMinSdkVersion)
println('cdvMaxSdkVersion=' + cdvMaxSdkVersion)
println('cdvBuildMultipleApks=' + cdvBuildMultipleApks)
println('cdvReleaseSigningPropertiesFile=' + cdvReleaseSigningPropertiesFile)
println('cdvDebugSigningPropertiesFile=' + cdvDebugSigningPropertiesFile)
println('cdvBuildArch=' + cdvBuildArch)
println('computedVersionCode=' + android.defaultConfig.versionCode)
println('cdvAndroidXAppCompatVersion=' + cdvAndroidXAppCompatVersion)
println('cdvAndroidXWebKitVersion=' + cdvAndroidXWebKitVersion)
android.productFlavors.each { flavor ->
println('computed' + flavor.name.capitalize() + 'VersionCode=' + flavor.versionCode)
}
}
}

android {
namespace cordovaConfig.PACKAGE_NAMESPACE

buildFeatures {
buildConfig true
}

defaultConfig {
versionCode cdvVersionCode ?: new BigInteger("" + privateHelpers.extractIntFromManifest("versionCode"))
applicationId cordovaConfig.PACKAGE_NAMESPACE

minSdkVersion cordovaConfig.MIN_SDK_VERSION
if (cordovaConfig.MAX_SDK_VERSION != null) {
maxSdkVersion cordovaConfig.MAX_SDK_VERSION
}
targetSdkVersion cordovaConfig.SDK_VERSION
compileSdkVersion cordovaConfig.COMPILE_SDK_VERSION
}

lintOptions {
abortOnError false
}

buildToolsVersion cordovaConfig.BUILD_TOOLS_VERSION

// This code exists for Crosswalk and other Native APIs.
// By default, we multiply the existing version code in the
// Android Manifest by 10 and add a number for each architecture.
// If you are not using Crosswalk or SQLite, you can
// ignore this chunk of code, and your version codes will be respected.

if (Boolean.valueOf(cdvBuildMultipleApks)) {
flavorDimensions "default"

productFlavors {
armeabi {
versionCode defaultConfig.versionCode*10 + 1
ndk {
abiFilters = ["armeabi"]
}
}
armv7 {
versionCode defaultConfig.versionCode*10 + 2
ndk {
abiFilters = ["armeabi-v7a"]
}
}
arm64 {
versionCode defaultConfig.versionCode*10 + 3
ndk {
abiFilters = ["arm64-v8a"]
}
}
x86 {
versionCode defaultConfig.versionCode*10 + 4
ndk {
abiFilters = ["x86"]
}
}
x86_64 {
versionCode defaultConfig.versionCode*10 + 5
ndk {
abiFilters = ["x86_64"]
}
}
}
} else if (Boolean.valueOf(cdvVersionCodeForceAbiDigit)) {
// This provides compatibility to the default logic for versionCode before cordova-android 5.2.0
defaultConfig {
versionCode defaultConfig.versionCode*10
}
}

compileOptions {
sourceCompatibility JavaLanguageVersion.of(cordovaConfig.JAVA_SOURCE_COMPATIBILITY)
targetCompatibility JavaLanguageVersion.of(cordovaConfig.JAVA_TARGET_COMPATIBILITY)
}

if (cordovaConfig.IS_GRADLE_PLUGIN_KOTLIN_ENABLED) {
// If KOTLIN_JVM_TARGET is null, fallback to JAVA_TARGET_COMPATIBILITY,
// as they generally should be equal
cordovaConfig.KOTLIN_JVM_TARGET = cordovaConfig.KOTLIN_JVM_TARGET ?:
cordovaConfig.JAVA_TARGET_COMPATIBILITY

kotlinOptions {
jvmTarget = JavaLanguageVersion.of(cordovaConfig.KOTLIN_JVM_TARGET)
}
}

if (cdvReleaseSigningPropertiesFile) {
signingConfigs {
release {
// These must be set or Gradle will complain (even if they are overridden).
keyAlias = ""
keyPassword = ""
storeFile = null
storePassword = ""
}
}
buildTypes {
release {
signingConfig signingConfigs.release
}
}
addSigningProps(cdvReleaseSigningPropertiesFile, signingConfigs.release)
}

if (cdvDebugSigningPropertiesFile) {
addSigningProps(cdvDebugSigningPropertiesFile, signingConfigs.debug)
}

sourceSets {
main.java.srcDirs += 'src/main/kotlin'
}
}

/*
* WARNING: Cordova Lib and platform scripts do management inside of this code here,
* if you are adding the dependencies manually, do so outside the comments, otherwise
* the Cordova tools will overwrite them
*/

dependencies {
implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: '*.jar')
implementation "androidx.appcompat:appcompat:${cordovaConfig.ANDROIDX_APP_COMPAT_VERSION}"
implementation "androidx.core:core-splashscreen:${cordovaConfig.ANDROIDX_CORE_SPLASHSCREEN_VERSION}"

if (cordovaConfig.IS_GRADLE_PLUGIN_KOTLIN_ENABLED) {
implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:${cordovaConfig.KOTLIN_VERSION}"
}

constraints {
implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7:${cordovaConfig.KOTLIN_VERSION}") {
because("kotlin-stdlib-jdk7 is now a part of kotlin-stdlib")
}
implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8:${cordovaConfig.KOTLIN_VERSION}") {
because("kotlin-stdlib-jdk8 is now a part of kotlin-stdlib")
}
}

// SUB-PROJECT DEPENDENCIES START
implementation(project(path: ":CordovaLib"))
implementation "androidx.webkit:webkit:1.4.0"
implementation "androidx.core:core:1.6.+"
implementation "com.android.support:support-v4:27.+"
// SUB-PROJECT DEPENDENCIES END
}

def addSigningProps(propsFilePath, signingConfig) {
def propsFile = file(propsFilePath)
def props = new Properties()
propsFile.withReader { reader ->
props.load(reader)
}

def storeFile = new File(props.get('key.store') ?: privateHelpers.ensureValueExists(propsFilePath, props, 'storeFile'))
if (!storeFile.isAbsolute()) {
storeFile = RelativePath.parse(true, storeFile.toString()).getFile(propsFile.getParentFile())
}
if (!storeFile.exists()) {
throw new FileNotFoundException('Keystore file does not exist: ' + storeFile.getAbsolutePath())
}
signingConfig.keyAlias = props.get('key.alias') ?: privateHelpers.ensureValueExists(propsFilePath, props, 'keyAlias')
signingConfig.keyPassword = props.get('keyPassword', props.get('key.alias.password', signingConfig.keyPassword))
signingConfig.storeFile = storeFile
signingConfig.storePassword = props.get('storePassword', props.get('key.store.password', signingConfig.storePassword))
def storeType = props.get('storeType', props.get('key.store.type', ''))
if (!storeType) {
def filename = storeFile.getName().toLowerCase()
if (filename.endsWith('.p12') || filename.endsWith('.pfx')) {
storeType = 'pkcs12'
} else {
storeType = signingConfig.storeType // "jks"
}
}
signingConfig.storeType = storeType
}

for (def func : cdvPluginPostBuildExtras) {
func()
}

// This can be defined within build-extras.gradle as:
// ext.postBuildExtras = { … code here … }
if (hasProperty('postBuildExtras')) {
postBuildExtras()
}

if (cordovaConfig.IS_GRADLE_PLUGIN_GOOGLE_SERVICES_ENABLED) {
apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'
}
ADD name here

Instead, follow this clean and Cordova-safe method:

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### ✅ Step 1: Change App Name in `config.xml`

Edit the main `config.xml` file in the root of your Cordova project:

<widget id="com.example.app" version="1.0.0" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/ns/widgets" ...>
    <name>Your New App Name</name>
</widget>

This “ tag defines the app name that appears after installation.

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### ✅ Step 2: Rebuild Your App

Make sure you remove the old platform and add it back (optional but ensures changes propagate):

cordova platform rm android
cordova platform add android
cordova build android --release

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### ✅ If you *really* want to inject a custom name via `build.gradle`

> Not recommended since Cordova manages this automatically. But for educational purposes:

Find or add this inside the `android { defaultConfig { … } }` block in `build.gradle`:

resValue "string", "app_name", "Your New App Name"

Then, in `platforms/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml`, make sure this is present:

<application
    android:label="@string/app_name"
    ... >

But again: **Cordova will overwrite these files** when the platform is rebuilt. So always prefer editing `config.xml`.

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Let me know if you want the name to be different only for release builds (vs debug), or if you’re also targeting iOS.

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### ✅ **Step-by-step: Change APK file name in `build.gradle`**

1. Open this file:

platforms/android/app/build.gradle

2. **Add the following inside the `android { … }` block**, usually after `buildTypes`:

android {
    ...
    applicationVariants.all { variant ->
        variant.outputs.all { output ->
            def appName = "fossetts" // 👈 your desired name
            def buildTypeName = variant.buildType.name
            def versionName = variant.versionName
            def versionCode = variant.versionCode

            // Construct the custom APK name
            def newName = "${appName}-${buildTypeName}-v${versionName}(${versionCode}).apk"
            outputFileName = newName
        }
    }
}

This will generate an APK like:

fossetts-release-v1.0.0(1).apk

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### ⚠️ Note:
– This does **not** change the internal app name or package ID — only the **output APK filename**.
– You must open the project in Android Studio, or run the Gradle build manually:

cd platforms/android
./gradlew assembleRelease

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Let me know if you also want to change the internal name that appears **on the device home screen**, or if you want different names for debug/release builds.