Android: rename the app package name

Follow below steps to rename your Android package name

1. Go to the file build.gradle(App) change the app name:

android {
    namespace = "com.newName"
    compileSdk = 34

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId = "com.newName"
        minSdk = 31
}

...
}

2. Change folder to Android. Click on the three dots symbol(gear)

Go to Tree appearance -> uncheck “Compact Middle Packages”

3. Click on the folder outside of “com” and change the name, ex: “newName”

4. Build and run app.

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References

https://medium.com/@shashamaurya/a-step-by-step-guide-to-changing-the-package-name-of-your-android-kotlin-project-d60fe00a536c