February 14, 2026
How to Change App Name in Flutter
This blog is about how to change the app name in Flutter projects.
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.xmlfile, under the<application>tag, you will seeandroid:label. - This value is your app name.

Change the App Name
- There are two ways to change the app name:
Direct wayEfficient way
Direct Way
- Just assign the app name directly to
android:label, like this:
android:label="Appykit"

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.

Create a File to Hold the App Name
- Navigate to
android/app/src/res/values. - Right-click on the
valuesfolder and create a new file namedstrings.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 to AndroidManifest.xml File
- Link
android:labelto respective path asandroid:label="@string/app_name"

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