diff --git a/dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/platform_services_test.dart b/dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/platform_channel_test.dart
similarity index 100%
rename from dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/platform_services_test.dart
rename to dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/platform_channel_test.dart
diff --git a/dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/platform_services_test_ios.dart b/dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/platform_channel_test_ios.dart
similarity index 100%
rename from dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/platform_services_test_ios.dart
rename to dev/devicelab/bin/tasks/platform_channel_test_ios.dart
diff --git a/dev/devicelab/lib/tasks/perf_tests.dart b/dev/devicelab/lib/tasks/perf_tests.dart
index 4d73d77cee..a63ade4d69 100644
--- a/dev/devicelab/lib/tasks/perf_tests.dart
+++ b/dev/devicelab/lib/tasks/perf_tests.dart
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import '../framework/utils.dart';
 
 TaskFunction createPlatformServiceDriverTest() {
   return new DriverTest(
-      '${flutterDirectory.path}/examples/platform_services',
+      '${flutterDirectory.path}/examples/platform_channel',
       'test_driver/button_tap.dart',
   );
 }
diff --git a/dev/devicelab/manifest.yaml b/dev/devicelab/manifest.yaml
index 7f0d44d3b3..2a8960aab9 100644
--- a/dev/devicelab/manifest.yaml
+++ b/dev/devicelab/manifest.yaml
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ tasks:
     stage: devicelab
     required_agent_capabilities: ["has-android-device"]
 
-  platform_services_test:
+  platform_channel_test:
     description: >
-     Runs a driver test on the Platform Services sample app on Android.
+     Runs a driver test on the Platform Channel sample app on Android.
     stage: devicelab
     required_agent_capabilities: ["has-android-device"]
 
@@ -152,9 +152,9 @@ tasks:
 
   # iOS on-device tests
 
-  platform_services_test_ios:
+  platform_channel_test_ios:
     description: >
-      Runs a driver test on the Platform Services sample app on iOS.
+      Runs a driver test on the Platform Channel sample app on iOS.
     stage: devicelab_ios
     required_agent_capabilities: ["has-ios-device"]
 
diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
index a471385cc4..2aa1d48c8a 100644
--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Available examples include:
 - **Flutter gallery** The [flutter gallery app](flutter_gallery) showcases
   Flutter's implementation of [material design](https://material.google.com/).
 
-- **Platform Services** The [platform services app](platform_services)
+- **Platform Channel** The [platform channel app](platform_channel)
   demonstrates how to connect a Flutter app to platform-specific APIs. For
   documentation, see https://flutter.io/platform-channels/ .
 
diff --git a/examples/platform_services/.gitignore b/examples/platform_channel/.gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/platform_services/.gitignore
rename to examples/platform_channel/.gitignore
diff --git a/examples/platform_services/.idea/modules.xml b/examples/platform_channel/.idea/modules.xml
similarity index 53%
rename from examples/platform_services/.idea/modules.xml
rename to examples/platform_channel/.idea/modules.xml
index 4da8abfb38..65b2dcbcc1 100644
--- a/examples/platform_services/.idea/modules.xml
+++ b/examples/platform_channel/.idea/modules.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <project version="4">
   <component name="ProjectModuleManager">
     <modules>
-      <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/platform_services.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/platform_services.iml" />
+      <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/platform_channel.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/platform_channel.iml" />
     </modules>
   </component>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>
diff --git a/examples/platform_services/.idea/runConfiguration/platform_services.xml b/examples/platform_channel/.idea/runConfiguration/platform_services.xml
similarity index 58%
rename from examples/platform_services/.idea/runConfiguration/platform_services.xml
rename to examples/platform_channel/.idea/runConfiguration/platform_services.xml
index 3c9c19aa3d..4e03f3817e 100644
--- a/examples/platform_services/.idea/runConfiguration/platform_services.xml
+++ b/examples/platform_channel/.idea/runConfiguration/platform_services.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
-  <configuration default="false" name="platform_services" type="FlutterRunConfigurationType" factoryName="Flutter">
+  <configuration default="false" name="platform_channel" type="FlutterRunConfigurationType" factoryName="Flutter">
     <option name="filePath" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/main.dart" />
     <method />
   </configuration>
diff --git a/examples/platform_services/README.md b/examples/platform_channel/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/platform_services/README.md
rename to examples/platform_channel/README.md
diff --git a/examples/platform_services/android/.gitignore b/examples/platform_channel/android/.gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/platform_services/android/.gitignore
rename to examples/platform_channel/android/.gitignore
diff --git a/examples/platform_services/android/app/.gitignore b/examples/platform_channel/android/app/.gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/platform_services/android/app/.gitignore
rename to examples/platform_channel/android/app/.gitignore
diff --git a/examples/platform_services/android/app/build.gradle b/examples/platform_channel/android/app/build.gradle
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/platform_services/android/app/build.gradle
rename to examples/platform_channel/android/app/build.gradle
diff --git a/examples/platform_services/android/app/src/androidTest/java/com/example/flutter/ExampleInstrumentedTest.java b/examples/platform_channel/android/app/src/androidTest/java/com/example/flutter/ExampleInstrumentedTest.java
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/platform_services/android/app/src/androidTest/java/com/example/flutter/ExampleInstrumentedTest.java
rename to examples/platform_channel/android/app/src/androidTest/java/com/example/flutter/ExampleInstrumentedTest.java
diff --git a/examples/platform_services/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/examples/platform_channel/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/platform_services/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
rename to examples/platform_channel/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
diff --git a/examples/platform_services/android/app/src/main/java/com/example/flutter/MainActivity.java b/examples/platform_channel/android/app/src/main/java/com/example/flutter/MainActivity.java
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/platform_services/android/app/src/main/java/com/example/flutter/MainActivity.java
rename to examples/platform_channel/android/app/src/main/java/com/example/flutter/MainActivity.java
diff --git a/examples/platform_services/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/examples/platform_channel/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
similarity index 68%
rename from examples/platform_services/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
rename to examples/platform_channel/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 878e11ff6e..e3aeb2f2fb 100644
--- a/examples/platform_services/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/examples/platform_channel/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>
-    <string name="app_name">Platform Services</string>
+    <string name="app_name">Platform Channel</string>
     <string name="title">Flutter Application</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/examples/platform_services/android/build.gradle b/examples/platform_channel/android/build.gradle
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/platform_services/android/build.gradle
rename to examples/platform_channel/android/build.gradle
diff --git a/examples/platform_services/android/buildSrc/build.gradle b/examples/platform_channel/android/buildSrc/build.gradle
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/platform_services/android/buildSrc/build.gradle
rename to examples/platform_channel/android/buildSrc/build.gradle
diff --git a/examples/platform_services/android/buildSrc/src/main/resources/META-INF/gradle-plugins/flutter.properties b/examples/platform_channel/android/buildSrc/src/main/resources/META-INF/gradle-plugins/flutter.properties
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/platform_services/android/buildSrc/src/main/resources/META-INF/gradle-plugins/flutter.properties
rename to examples/platform_channel/android/buildSrc/src/main/resources/META-INF/gradle-plugins/flutter.properties
diff --git a/examples/platform_services/android/gradle.properties b/examples/platform_channel/android/gradle.properties
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/platform_services/android/gradle.properties
rename to examples/platform_channel/android/gradle.properties
diff --git a/examples/platform_services/android/settings.gradle b/examples/platform_channel/android/settings.gradle
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/platform_services/android/settings.gradle
rename to examples/platform_channel/android/settings.gradle
diff --git a/examples/platform_services/ios/.gitignore b/examples/platform_channel/ios/.gitignore
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/platform_services/ios/.gitignore
rename to examples/platform_channel/ios/.gitignore
diff --git a/examples/platform_services/ios/Flutter/AppFrameworkInfo.plist b/examples/platform_channel/ios/Flutter/AppFrameworkInfo.plist
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/platform_services/ios/Flutter/AppFrameworkInfo.plist
rename to examples/platform_channel/ios/Flutter/AppFrameworkInfo.plist
diff --git a/examples/platform_services/ios/Flutter/Flutter.xcconfig b/examples/platform_channel/ios/Flutter/Flutter.xcconfig
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/platform_services/ios/Flutter/Flutter.xcconfig
rename to examples/platform_channel/ios/Flutter/Flutter.xcconfig
diff --git a/examples/platform_services/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/examples/platform_channel/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
similarity index 99%
rename from examples/platform_services/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
rename to examples/platform_channel/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 40208dfc2f..808f5f44af 100644
--- a/examples/platform_services/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/examples/platform_channel/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"$(PROJECT_DIR)/Flutter",
 				);
-				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = com.example.PlatformServices;
+				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = com.example.PlatformChannel;
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
 			};
 			name = Debug;
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"$(PROJECT_DIR)/Flutter",
 				);
-				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = com.example.PlatformServices;
+				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = com.example.PlatformChannel;
 				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
 			};
 			name = Release;
diff --git a/examples/platform_services/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/contents.xcworkspacedata b/examples/platform_channel/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/contents.xcworkspacedata
similarity index 67%
rename from examples/platform_services/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/contents.xcworkspacedata
rename to examples/platform_channel/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/contents.xcworkspacedata
index 4c42665156..fbf2f430f6 100644
--- a/examples/platform_services/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/contents.xcworkspacedata
+++ b/examples/platform_channel/ios/Runner.xcodeproj/project.xcworkspace/contents.xcworkspacedata
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 <Workspace
    version = "1.0">
    <FileRef
-      location = "self:PlatformServices.xcodeproj">
+      location = "self:PlatformChannel.xcodeproj">
    </FileRef>
 </Workspace>
diff --git a/examples/platform_services/ios/Runner/AppDelegate.h b/examples/platform_channel/ios/Runner/AppDelegate.h
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/platform_services/ios/Runner/AppDelegate.h
rename to examples/platform_channel/ios/Runner/AppDelegate.h
diff --git a/examples/platform_services/ios/Runner/AppDelegate.m b/examples/platform_channel/ios/Runner/AppDelegate.m
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/platform_services/ios/Runner/AppDelegate.m
rename to examples/platform_channel/ios/Runner/AppDelegate.m
diff --git a/examples/platform_services/ios/Runner/Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/Contents.json b/examples/platform_channel/ios/Runner/Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/Contents.json
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/platform_services/ios/Runner/Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/Contents.json
rename to examples/platform_channel/ios/Runner/Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset/Contents.json
diff --git a/examples/platform_services/ios/Runner/Base.lproj/LaunchScreen.storyboard b/examples/platform_channel/ios/Runner/Base.lproj/LaunchScreen.storyboard
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/platform_services/ios/Runner/Base.lproj/LaunchScreen.storyboard
rename to examples/platform_channel/ios/Runner/Base.lproj/LaunchScreen.storyboard
diff --git a/examples/platform_services/ios/Runner/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard b/examples/platform_channel/ios/Runner/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/platform_services/ios/Runner/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard
rename to examples/platform_channel/ios/Runner/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard
diff --git a/examples/platform_services/ios/Runner/Info.plist b/examples/platform_channel/ios/Runner/Info.plist
similarity index 97%
rename from examples/platform_services/ios/Runner/Info.plist
rename to examples/platform_channel/ios/Runner/Info.plist
index 64f7ee4910..e5b912ab32 100644
--- a/examples/platform_services/ios/Runner/Info.plist
+++ b/examples/platform_channel/ios/Runner/Info.plist
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	<key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key>
 	<string>6.0</string>
 	<key>CFBundleName</key>
-	<string>PlatformServices</string>
+	<string>PlatformChannel</string>
 	<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
 	<string>APPL</string>
 	<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
diff --git a/examples/platform_services/ios/Runner/main.m b/examples/platform_channel/ios/Runner/main.m
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/platform_services/ios/Runner/main.m
rename to examples/platform_channel/ios/Runner/main.m
diff --git a/examples/platform_services/lib/main.dart b/examples/platform_channel/lib/main.dart
similarity index 85%
rename from examples/platform_services/lib/main.dart
rename to examples/platform_channel/lib/main.dart
index 63f15c5bcb..3b85f6cd97 100644
--- a/examples/platform_services/lib/main.dart
+++ b/examples/platform_channel/lib/main.dart
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ import 'dart:async';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
 
-class PlatformServices extends StatefulWidget {
+class PlatformChannel extends StatefulWidget {
   @override
-  _PlatformServicesState createState() => new _PlatformServicesState();
+  _PlatformChannelState createState() => new _PlatformChannelState();
 }
 
-class _PlatformServicesState extends State<PlatformServices> {
+class _PlatformChannelState extends State<PlatformChannel> {
   static const PlatformMethodChannel platform = const PlatformMethodChannel('battery');
   String _batteryLevel = '';
 
@@ -49,5 +49,5 @@ class _PlatformServicesState extends State<PlatformServices> {
 }
 
 void main() {
-  runApp(new PlatformServices());
+  runApp(new PlatformChannel());
 }
diff --git a/examples/platform_services/platform_services.iml b/examples/platform_channel/platform_services.iml
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/platform_services/platform_services.iml
rename to examples/platform_channel/platform_services.iml
diff --git a/examples/platform_services/pubspec.yaml b/examples/platform_channel/pubspec.yaml
similarity index 88%
rename from examples/platform_services/pubspec.yaml
rename to examples/platform_channel/pubspec.yaml
index fd421432b5..b05011cd9e 100644
--- a/examples/platform_services/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/examples/platform_channel/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: platform_services
+name: platform_channel
 
 dependencies:
   flutter:
diff --git a/examples/platform_services/test_driver/button_tap.dart b/examples/platform_channel/test_driver/button_tap.dart
similarity index 84%
rename from examples/platform_services/test_driver/button_tap.dart
rename to examples/platform_channel/test_driver/button_tap.dart
index 35b7d82216..afd333194d 100644
--- a/examples/platform_services/test_driver/button_tap.dart
+++ b/examples/platform_channel/test_driver/button_tap.dart
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
 import 'package:flutter_driver/driver_extension.dart';
-import 'package:platform_services/main.dart' as app;
+import 'package:platform_channel/main.dart' as app;
 
 void main() {
   enableFlutterDriverExtension();
diff --git a/examples/platform_services/test_driver/button_tap_test.dart b/examples/platform_channel/test_driver/button_tap_test.dart
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/platform_services/test_driver/button_tap_test.dart
rename to examples/platform_channel/test_driver/button_tap_test.dart