How to Change Package Name in Flutter

Flutter Basics Posted by By CodeWithFlutter 2 Min Read
Last Updated:August 1, 2021

In android, every app has a unique id. The unique id is very important for identifying the particular app. The id looks like a java package name. You can use your domain name as a package dame. Because the domain name is unique.

Changing the package name in flutter is very easy. Follow the simple steps,

Step 1: Changing Package name in AndroidManifest.xml file (main)

First, go to the android>app> src>main > AndroidManifest.xml file.

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.example.name">

Find the package name in the first line, then change the package name as per your need.

Step 2: Changing Package name in AndroidManifest.xml file (debug)

Then, go to the android>app> src>debug> AndroidManifest.xml file.

Find the package name and change it.

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.example.name">

Step 3: Changing Package name in AndroidManifest.xml file (profile)

Then, go to the android>app> src>debug> AndroidManifest.xml file.

Find the package name and change it.

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.example.name">

Step 4: Changing Package name in build.gradle (App level)

Then, go to the android>app> build.gradle file and change the package name.

   defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.example.name"
        minSdkVersion 16
        targetSdkVersion 30
        versionCode flutterVersionCode.toInteger()
        versionName flutterVersionName
    }

Step 5: Change the package name in MainActivity.kt

Then, go to the android> app> src> main> kotlin> MainActivity.kt and change the package name.

package com.example.name

import io.flutter.embedding.android.FlutterActivity

class MainActivity: FlutterActivity() {
}

Step 6: Changing directory name

Then change the directory name from android\app\src\main\kotlin\com\example\name to android\app\src\main\kotlin\your\package\name .

This is the complete process of changing the package name in the entire flutter app. To avoid renaming use flutter create --org com.yourdomain appname command.

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