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Rename the element everywhere

ShiftF6

Mac Desktop app Android Studio default keymap

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In Android Studio, Shift + F6 will rename the element everywhere. The keys are the same on a Mac.

Where it works: Refactoring

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`ShiftF6`
Windows	Desktop app	`ShiftF6`

Where this comes from

Keyboard shortcuts - Android Studio - Android Developers

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

Rename the element Eclipse IDE Alt + Shift + R
Rename the current symbol IntelliJ IDEA Shift + F6
Rename a symbol in scope RStudio Cmd + Option + Shift + M
Rename the current symbol Visual Studio Code F2
Rename the symbol Zed F2

More Android Studio shortcuts

Change a method signature Cmd + F6
Inline the element Cmd + Option + N
Extract a method Cmd + Option + M
Extract a variable Cmd + Option + V
Extract a field Cmd + Option + F
Extract a constant Cmd + Option + C
Extract a parameter Cmd + Option + P
Commit the project to version control Cmd + K

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