Not getting updated apk file, project running on android studio

Question

How to clean a project in Android Studio? I have changed the project from Eclipse and my apk file is not updating, it contains the old apk file from Eclipse. I did rebuild project, doesn't help. Also checked Out folder, no apk for this project is there. Also I changed my project name once while it was in Eclipse. Now the Out folder still contains the old projectname.apk file. Would really appreciate your help.

Answer 1

When you think that Android Studio (or Intellij IDEA) isn't picking up an externally made change, sometimes File -> Invalidate Caches... can help.

Answer 2

In my own case, deleting the existing/old apk in the output folder helped to resolve this issue. If you run into this problem, it might be worth trying the following sequence of steps:

• I opened my file manager and deleted the existing apk file.
• I opened Android studio and clicked on Build APK(s).