Changing the YouTube Channel Id

Under the app directory, go to res > values > strings.xml and replace the value of the string channel_id with your YouTube Channel Id. If you're unable to find your YouTube Channel Id, you can use this website. 

Changing the Store URL

Under the app directory, go to res > values > strings.xml and replace the value of the string store_url with your Store URL.

Changing the App Info

Under the app directory, go to res > values > strings.xml and replace the value of all the strings present in the highlighted red box in the below screenshot with your relevant details.

Changing the AdMob Ad Ids

  • Under the app directory, go to res > values > strings.xml.
  • Enter your AdMob App Id inside the admob_app_id string tag.
  • Enter your first banner ad id inside the main_banner_ad_id string tag.
  • Enter your second banner ad id inside the comments_banner_ad_id string tag.
  • Enter your third banner ad id inside the comment_replies_banner_ad_id string tag.

Changing the app colors

  • Under the app directory, go to res > values > colors.xml.
  • Replace the value of colorPrimary, colorPrimaryDark & colorSecondary with your preferred colors.
  • If you wish to change the color for Dark Mode, simply change the above values in the file called colors.xml (night)

Disabling the Store

Under the app directory, go to res > values > config.xml and change the value of enable_store to false to disable the store. The app won't show the store icon once the store is disabled.

Disabling the AdMob Ads

Under the app directory, go to res > values > config.xml and change the value of enable_ads to false to disable the ads. In doing so, the app will stop loading and showing the ads from AdMob.

Disabling the Search Functionality

In comparison to all the API calls that are made from the app, the Search API call is very heavy and consumes much more quota in a single request. Initially, your account will have a daily quota limit of 10,000 queries per day and that can be consumed easily if your user base is growing quickly. You can always request an increase in your quota limit by filling this form. However this process is generally slow and until you get the quota extension, you can disable the search functionality in the app if you want to reduce the number of queries per day.

Under the app directory, go to res > values > config.xml and change the value of enable_search to false to disable the search functionality. The app will stop showing the search icon once the search functionality is disabled.

Changing the App Launcher Icon

Follow this adaptive icon guide to change the app launcher icon. 

Open the Android Studio project directory using the file explorer and navigate to app > src > main > res > drawable directory and replace the file named logo_splash.png with your own logo. Make sure the new logo is transparent and is 150 * 150 in dimension for the best results.