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title: "How to get and set version name in Andriod"  
description: "How to get and set version name in Andriod"  
author: "Royce Roy"  
published: 2015-02-13  
updated: 2015-02-13  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/12959/how-to-get-and-set-version-name-in-andriod  
category: "android"  
tags: ["android"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How to get and set version name in Andriod

How to get and set [version](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12845/things-to-remember-while-migrating-odoo-to-a-better-version) [name](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/87450/how-to-generate-a-brand-name-using-linkedin-comprehensive-guide) in Andriod?

## Replies

### Reply by Anonymous User

Get Version Name

```
// Package Info keep your project information            PackageInfo pInfo = getPackageManager().getPackageInfo(    getPackageName(), 0);// return version Name in String             String version = pInfo.versionName;
```

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**Set Version Name**

1. Expand your Project.
2. Open Manifest file

![How to get and set version name in Andriod](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickforums/0b113191-a8af-4448-81f7-b84c672ea01e/images/0eefb401-608f-436d-ae81-4ee2a4313603.png)\
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**Before**

```
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"    package="com.mindstick.demoapplication"    android:versionCode="1"    android:versionName="1.0" >
```

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**After**

```
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"    package="com.mindstick.demoapplication"    android:versionCode="2"    android:versionName="1.2"
>
```


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