Question

I did not find a precise answer to understand how to change the name under a launcer icon of and android app (with Eclipse).

I tried editing “@string/app_name” in application (manifest), but it does not work.
And now in the MainActivity.java it gives me the error “R cannot be resolved to a variable”
in this line: getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.activity_main, menu);

It gives me back this error also if write back “app_name” in @string/ inside application.
I’m going crazy.

Answer 1

Open res/values/strings.xml

change this line,

<string name="app_name">default app name</string>

with your desired app name

<string name="app_name">your desired name</string>

Don’t make changes in the manifest file.