How to change app name per Gradle build type
android, android-gradle-plugin
Solution
If by "app name", you mean `android:label` on `<application>`, the simplest solution is to have that point at a string resource (e.g., `android:label="@string/app_name"`), then have a different version of that string resource in a `src/debug/` sourceset.
You can see that in this sample project, where I have a replacement for `app_name` in `src/debug/res/values/strings.xml`, which will be applied for `debug` builds. `release` builds will use the version of `app_name` in `src/main/`.
Problem
I am trying to figure out a way to be able to change my application's app name per build type in gradle. For instance, I would like the debug version to have `<APP_NAME>-debug` and the qa version to have `<APP-NAME>-QA`. I am familiar with: ``` debug { applicationIdSuffix '.debug' versionNameSuffix '-DEBUG' } ``` However, I can't seem to find a gradle command to apply the change of the app when in the launcher.