Get common name of an app given its package name I'm interested in a way to go from the package name (e.g. com.android.providers.telephony) to its common name (Phone).

I'd like to know if there's ADB/shell command (from the phone), or any system/preinstalled app.

I know that a bunch of apps reveal both once you could pin the app in it. – In Android 4.x (tried with 4.2.2) you can even use the system app manager to confirm the package name once you found and selected the app via the common name.
If you haven't given up on Android apps yet, you can use Titanium Backup. It lets you search either by app name or package name.


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