Creating a "pro" version of an app with different package name

Question

I would like to create a "pro" version of my Android app.
I have to slightly change the app name, and the package name, and so on.
I tried the refactor command (renaming com.appname.app into com.appname.pro.app) but I see that nothing changed.
How to achieve the real name refactoring?

Check that answer : https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18276872/change-project-name-on-android-studio — Itoun, Apr 09 '18 at 08:50
if the biggest difference between your "pro" and your other version is the naming of a package, why bother? — Stultuske, Apr 09 '18 at 08:52
@Stultuske I'm going to make some change after I have a new project for the separate pro app — P5music, Apr 09 '18 at 08:54

Subin Babu · Answer 1 · 2018-04-09T08:57:39.537

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First, select the settings and then

Then uncheck compact empty middle package, then refractor (shift+F6) each package name and make sure it changes in manifest and all over and clean and rebuild the project Also, check this

edited Apr 09 '18 at 08:57

answered Apr 09 '18 at 08:50

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 09 '18 at 08:52

I assume you're using Gradle as a build tool. You should use productFlavors to achieve this.

Here's how :

android {
    productFlavors {
        free {
           applicationId "xyz.some.domain.free"
        }
        pro {
           applicationId "xyz.some.domain.pro"
        }
    }
}

place the above code inside your app level build.gradle file. To customise it more, read this.

You can then install pro/free version using Gradle tasks.

Creating a "pro" version of an app with different package name

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