A Different App Name Appears When Installed On Android Smart Phone

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  1. Anthony Ayson

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    Hi Guys,

    I have been learning buildbox since the COVID19 lockdown and managed to create my first game using the Interstellar template.

    I seem to be experiencing an issue when debugging/installing the game on an Android Smart Phone.

    For some reason, when my game installs on my phone it's name appears as Benny's Escape which is not the name I entered on the "Name on Device" and "Full Game Name in the project settings on Buildbox.

    I have tried multiple times and changing the "Name on Device" and "Full Game Name" on buildbox project settings before I compile on Android Studio but still get the same result each time.

    Has this happen to anyone?
    Would appreciate some insight, so I can make the necessary changes.

    I am currently using:
    Buildbox version : 3.1.4
    Installed on : Samsung-sm J610g Android Smart Phone
    Android Studio version: 3.6.2
     
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  2. Anthony Ayson

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    I was able to solve this issue.
    Apparently my version of buildbox doesn't seem to pass the "Name on device" app name over to Android Studio when compiling.

    To fix:
    After compiling a successful build of Android Studios.
    - In the Project tab open the folder app > res > values
    - Click on the strings.xml file
    - Edit the line <string name="app_name">place your app name here</string>
    - Save your file
    - Sync project with gradle files

    My Question now is:
    Shouldn't the app name change when you change the "Name on Device" and "Full Game Name" project settings on Buildbox?
     

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