Android app name not being displayed

Question

My Android app is not displaying the application name \"app_name\", instead its displaying the activity name \"title\". This is from my manifest file;

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Answer 1

Even I noticed the same and seems that is a bug! You should report it to google :)

Answer 2

You can directly give yours Application name to it like android:lable="app_name" or check yours String.xml file in Values folder

Answer 3

you need

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {.....}

if you can't extend AppCompatActivity, then you can alternatively add the last line of the code below to show a title in the bar..

   protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
    Toolbar toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
    toolbar.setTitle("the name i want to appear");

Answer 4

I have the same problem, solution for me:

on MainActivity.java change:

public class MainActivity extends Activity {...}

for

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {...}

Answer 5

If you are using Android studio, then you you should extend AppCompatActivity then only the Activity will be displayed.

Example Code: Main Activity: public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity

Styles.XML

<!-- Base application theme. -->
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar">
    <!-- Customize your theme here. -->
</style>

Answer 6

You should replace

<activity android:name=".Main"
          android:label="@string/title">

with

<activity android:name=".Main"
          android:label="@string/app_name">