ankidroid/Anki-Android

Show the current note type name in the change note type screen

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#20,846 opened on Apr 24, 2026

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Description

Since we have more space now, why don't we show the current note type's name too? For example, Basic → Basic (and reversed).

Originally posted by @ZornHadNoChoice in https://github.com/ankidroid/Anki-Android/issues/20844#issuecomment-4315157113

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Locate the layout XML for the change note type screen and add a TextView to display the current note type name. Find the corresponding fragment or activity code and populate the TextView with the current note type from the model.
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kotlin
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mobile
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