Has anyone tried to rename an app that they already have on the store? I am not looking for specifics of how to do that in the code, but am instead interested in if (and how) it can/should be done on the distribution side of things. Any experiences or advice you can share would be much appreciated.
You can't change the bundle ID if you already have it out (and want this to be an update). You'll have to change your product name settings in the build settings.
As far as I am aware, you can change the name in iTunes Connect with no problems - that will change the display name in the app store. Then your bundle name in XCode for the project presumably would be able to be changed, but making sure that the bundle ID remains the same is important. The default is that the bundle ID becomes com.your_company.<BUNDLE_NAME> which is dynamic from the bundle name, therefore you'd need to manually set this to whatever it was originally.
Apple assigns a unique integer ID to every app, so I can't imagine they really care about changing names.
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As far as I am aware, you can change the name in iTunes Connect with no problems - that will change the display name in the app store. Then your bundle name in XCode for the project presumably would be able to be changed, but making sure that the bundle ID remains the same is important. The default is that the bundle ID becomes com.your_company.<BUNDLE_NAME> which is dynamic from the bundle name, therefore you'd need to manually set this to whatever it was originally.
Apple assigns a unique integer ID to every app, so I can't imagine they really care about changing names.
This is pretty much what I thought, but it sounds like no one has actually tried this (at least no one has yet responded saying so). We are going to move forward exactly as you specify here and I will post a follow-up letting everyone know whether it works or not.
I've changed my app name... I did two things in Info.plist:
1) The Bundle Display Name is what shows up on the user's iPhone under the icon, I typed in the exact name
2) I did the same thing with the bundle identifier (as other posters have indicated, this is unique to your original posting and MUST stay the same)... originally it was com.myCompany.${PRODUCT_NAME} and I've no idea where it gets the product name, but I simply retyped it as com.myCompany.XcodeProjectName
I have a live app on AppStore atm, i want to change the name slightly as I identified a small loophole that is preventing my app from showing in the AppStore suggestions list when a search term is entered on the iPhone AppStore App.
When i created my app i used a term that was part of what I thought potential customers would be looking for i.e. lets say i had a restaurant app i called my app irestaurants thinking it would show up well in searches, but the AppStore app search function automatically suggests matching apps before you actually hit the search button but those suggestions are based on the word matching a whole word on the app, so if someone searches for restaurants then my app would not show in the suggestion list but "best restaurants", "All the restaurants" etc etc apps would
I have checked in Itunes Connect and the application name is greyed out if I click manage apps and then edit information.
Is it still possible to rename apps that are live on the App Store / ITunes ?
You have to change the Bundle Dislay Name in info.plist, change your name project and app delegate, and update your application in itunes connect changing the name.
You have to change the Bundle Dislay Name in info.plist, change your name project and app delegate, and update your application in itunes connect changing the name.
That's wrong!!!!!!
If you just wan't to change the app name then just change the Store name in iTunes Connect if you submit a new version. Could be done also whil e"Waiting in review"
If you just wan't to change the app name then just change the Store name in iTunes Connect if you submit a new version. Could be done also whil e"Waiting in review"
Sorry to bump such an old thread, but an anyone verify this? I need to change the name of the app in the app store. I submitted an update and didn't see anywhere to change the name of the app? I got it to change under the icon, just not in the app store.
You need to change the name in the Metadata section of iTC - BEFORE it goes 'into' review. You can only change the name while it's 'waiting' for review.
Renaming an app that is already on the store
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