Is there any way to rename apps? Something like "Dolphin Browser HD" gets cut off when you put it on the home screen, and it looks especially ugly when you put it on the main launcher bar.
So there are no apps that will let you remove the names from the icons without switching to another launcher? I would like to remove the names from the icons on the dock.
After a lot of trying I found a way to change the name of already installed applications on Android OS. Tested on Galaxy S2 with Gingerbread 2.3.4
1. The most important thing is that your phone is rooted. You'll need to access your system files.
2. You'll need an app called SU File Manager & Terminal (Downlod here). Install. It will ask for super user rights. Allow.
3. Open app and go to folder: data/app/
4. There search for the apk of the application which name you want to change.
5. Click on it and hold until menu pops up. Choose Copy.
6. Now go to folder: mnt/sdcard/ (This folder is My files folder, visible when connected to PC). When you go to this folder press options key on the phone and choose Paste.
Now you have the .apk file that is needed to be chanaged. Tranasfer it to PC.
7. To edit this file you'll need Apk Manager (Download here) After extracting the downloaded archive to any folder, you'll have six new folders there. Put your apk file in "place-apk-here-for-modding" folder.
8. Run Script.bat
You'll see at the bottom message: 'Please make your decision:"
- first choose 22 to select project. Then 1 to choose project
- type 9 to decompile the apk
- once the apk is decompiled you'll find the extracted files in the projects folder. Go there. You need to change AndroidManifest.xml.
- Open it with notepad.
- You need to change the value of "android:label" string to the desired name.
-Save.
- Go back to Script.bat and select 11 to compile
- When it asks answer y for system apk and copying additional files. Follow instructions.
- You'll have new file in "place-apk-here-for-modding" and it will be unsigned.
- To sign choose 12 in script.bat
That's it you have new signed file. Rename to match the original apk. After that just replace it in data/app/ with SU File Manager & Terminal.
Reboot phone.
- Open it with notepad.
- You need to change the value of "android:label" string to the desired name.
-Save.
- Go back to Script.bat and select 11 to compile
- When it asks answer y for system apk and copying additional files. Follow instructions.
Yes ... you can leave it blank with no name or rename the app to whatever name you want via "desktop visualizer" from the play store. Very simple - you select the app you want ("select icon") then you select the icon and name ("select action"). If you want it blank ... just clear the name put a space and it will come up. Deleting the name completely without the space won't work - delete then blank space.
After a lot of trying I found a way to change the name of already installed applications on android OS. Tested on Galaxy S2 with Gingerbread 2.3.4
1. The most important thing is that your phone is rooted. You'll need to access your system files.
2. You'll need an app called SU File Manager & Terminal (Downlod here). Install. It will ask for super user rights. Allow.
3. Open app and go to folder: data/app/
4. There search for the apk of the application which name you want to change.
5. Click on it and hold until menu pops up. Choose Copy.
6. Now go to folder: mnt/sdcard/ (This folder is My files folder, visible when connected to PC). When you go to this folder press options key on the phone and choose Paste.
Now you have the .apk file that is needed to be chanaged. Tranasfer it to PC.
7. To edit this file you'll need Apk Manager (Download here) After extracting the downloaded archive to any folder, you'll have six new folders there. Put your apk file in "place-apk-here-for-modding" folder.
8. Run Script.bat
You'll see at the bottom message: 'Please make your decision:"
- first choose 22 to select project. Then 1 to choose project
- type 9 to decompile the apk
- once the apk is decompiled you'll find the extracted files in the projects folder. Go there. You need to change AndroidManifest.xml.
- Open it with notepad.
- You need to change the value of "android:label" string to the desired name.
-Save.
- Go back to Script.bat and select 11 to compile
- When it asks answer y for system apk and copying additional files. Follow instructions.
- You'll have new file in "place-apk-here-for-modding" and it will be unsigned.
- To sign choose 12 in script.bat
That's it you have new signed file. Rename to match the original apk. After that just replace it in data/app/ with SU File Manager & Terminal.
Reboot phone.