February 14, 2026

How to Change App Name in Flutter

This blog is about how to change the app name in Flutter projects.

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App Name

  • Usually, when you download any app from the Play Store, the app will have its own unique name for identification.

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Locate Where the App Name Comes From

  • When we create a new project, the app name is the same as the project name.
  • So first, we need to understand where this name comes from.
  • The app name is defined in android/app/src/AndroidManifest.xml.
  • In the AndroidManifest.xml file, under the <application> tag, you will see android:label.
  • This value is your app name.

App Name Location

Change the App Name

  • There are two ways to change the app name:
  1. Direct way
  2. Efficient way

Direct Way

  • Just assign the app name directly to android:label, like this:
    android:label="Appykit"

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Efficient Way

  • Instead of directly assigning the name, we should think about scalability and other use cases.
  • Quick activity: Go to your phone settings and change the language.
  • After the language is changed, come back and check the app names.
  • You will see that system apps and some other apps show names in the selected language.
  • This is possible only when the app name is stored in a separate file and linked indirectly in AndroidManifest.xml.

Language Change Example

Create a File to Hold the App Name

  • Navigate to android/app/src/res/values.
  • Right-click on the values folder and create a new file named strings.xml.
  • Inside the file, add the below lines and put your app name inside the <string> tag.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
    <string name="app_name">Appykit</string>
</resources>

  • Link android:label to respective path as android:label="@string/app_name"

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