I've developed an app with the name "sports10", uploaded it to the iTunesConnect with the same name and got rejected due to a few issues in my project.
Now my client wants to submit the app with a different name, "cricketStar" and completely new set of UI colors (rebranding).
My question is, can I use the same developer account, to upload the rebranded app with the new name "cricketStar" after deleting the initial binary with the name "sports10" for apple's review or will they reject it without a review since the code is same?
Yes you could. You would need to change the bundle id and provisioning profile for distribution.
However, you do not need to do that. You can keep the project name the same and simply change the display name in iTunesConnect->[yourapp]->App Information->name
From iTunesConnect:
The name of your app as it will appear on the App Store. This can't be longer than 30 characters.)
And in project targets in Xcode change the display name to your desired name.
Furthermore, if you want to rename your Xcode project, here is a SO answer which outlines the necessary steps.
If you want to rename everything, you will need to: (1) rename the project, (2) create a new bundle id, (3) rename provisioning profiles, (4) add the new bundle id to the edited provisioning profile, (5) create a new app in iTunesConnect.
I would like to stress that doing all those steps is unnecessary. The only people that will be able to see the inconsistencies in names are the people with access to the Xcode project or iTunesConnect.
Edit
From Apple:
You can change the name of your existing app only when submitting an update of your app binary. If you submit an app name which is already in use within the same geography in which your app is sold, you will be prompted to enter another name.
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Before submitting the app that I'm working on, I want application to include a link to the app in the App Store (it will be within an email, generated by the app).
I've read a bunch of posts, including this one:
How to link to apps on the app store
So I know the format of the link that I'm going to use. It will be:
itms-apps://itunes.com/apps/appname
What I want to double check - is the appname itself.
Specifically, the difference between the bundle name and the bundle display name.
For example, if I have set the bundle display name to be:
awesome'app
But the bundle name is simply:
awesomeapp
In Xcode, Targets -> Build Settings -> Packaging, Product Name = awesomeapp
This is what gets used for the Bundle name, as it is set to be: ${PRODUCT_NAME}
I'm making an assumption that it's better to not have an apostrophe in the product name, so I'm manually setting the Bundle display name to be: awesome'app
Question 1: as I have it now, will the 'appname' in the itms-apps link be "awesomeapp"?
Question 2: if it's actually just fine to use awesome'app throughout the Xcode project (therefore not having to manually set the Bundle display name), what would the itms-apps link be? Would it still be:
itms-apps://itunes.com/apps/awesomeapp
Thanks,
Gavin
As soon as you create your app in iTunes Connect, you will get a link that will point to your app once it's live on the AppStore. Use that link.
So this really put headache on my head and I finally gave up and posted question here. I am trying to update one of my client Application in iTune store and we are facing below error while uploading to App store.
So, I already tried couple of solution by creating new app id with the bundle sid id twice. Also delete all old profile etc. But nothing worked yet.
1). iTunes Connect App Bundle ID = 8X8ZP823D6.com.pregnancytoolspro.55freebabysamples
2). Info.plist Bundle ID = com.pregnancytoolspro.55freebabysamples
3). Provision profile ID = 8X8ZP823D6.com.pregnancytoolspro.55freebabysamples
When I Changed Info.plist App ID to com.pregnancytoolspro.55freebabysamples then it show me provision profile active in the list.
If I changed Info.plist App ID to 8X8ZP823D6.com.pregnancytoolspro.55freebabysamples then it doesn't show me provision profile active in the list.
When I build app and upload to App store it pop up this message and I can't understand how it should be in info.plist and in provision profile so that it can match iTunes Bundle ID.
Is anyone faced this problem before ? Please help me out.
We contacted Apple support and they said they will have to change Bundle Identifier in the App we have added in our account. So probably Apple will solve this critical issue.
I've had this issue before. It has to do with the different versions saved in the info.plist.
There is a version and build identifier.
Apple doesn't really care about the version as much as the build number. If you have submitted your app with a build number, the update must be 1 greater for the update to work. It isn't all that clear how that works, but that is how I got my update to go through. You should be able to find out what these were in iTunesConnect so you can increment them correctly.
what are the consequences of itunes app name being different then xcode project name?
Will my app not be accepted into the store if they are dfferent?
fyi I already created an app called X on itunes connect and linked it to an xcode project named Y. so is it possible to rename my project in xcode as also X and create a new app on itunes named x and then connect them?
Many apps have up to 6 different names. (project, target, product(file name), bundle ID suffix, bundle display (under icon) name, app store name, advertising name, etc.). You can configure these names all individually (I usually do). No problem as far as Apple is concerned, unless some of them are misleading or a trademark violation or something.
It doesn't matter at all. Apple doesn't see your xcode project, just the binary you submit. As long as the binary settings, like the code signing identity are correct, you could name it anything. Also, I don't recommend renaming your project. If you do it manually, you will break the project. And if you use xcode's built in way, you get a kind of weird result (from my experience).
It doesn't matter at all. Project name and even bundle name can be anything. The only thing matter is your bundle id matches app id in the iTunes Connect.
I've uploaded my first App to App Store, but I did NOT put on the UIRequiredDeviceCapabilities that my App requires location-services and wifi. RESULT: the app does not start looking for the coordinates as it should do. (When I've installed the App through XCode in my iPhone 4 it works perfectly).
So, I've tryed to upload a new version with this UIRequiredDeviceCapabilities correctly set, and I got following error message after trying to Upload the new version:
"The Bundle is invalid. The key UIRequiredDeviceCapabilities in the Info.plist may not contain values that would prevent this Application from running on devices that were supported by previous versions."
So, as I understood, I am NOT able to set the UIRequiredDeviceCapabilities to this App anymore, is that right?
My idea was: I delete this App, and after that I go through all the steps to submitt the App to the App Store again. But when I clicked on the "Delete this App" button, I got following error message:
"Deleting it will permanent remove it from iTunes Connect along with any associated in App Purchases. The Application Name and SKU will not be reusable, even once the application is deleted."
That's very bad, cause I can't change the name of my App. What Can I do to be able to upload a new version of my App with the new UIRequiredDeviceCapabilities?
For me I ran into this issue when I recently added HealthKit to my app. I fixed it by removing this row on info.plist.
Rename your app in iTunes Connect by submitting a new update which changes the App name.
Create a new App in iTunes Connect and enter the original name of your App. (The original name of the App you renamed in step 1)
Delete your old app which you have renamed in step 1
Using that trick you can realize your idea. ;-)
The only loss is that you have to enter all your app's meta data again. And don't forget that you will loose the reviews and ratings your customers left on the App Store. (BTW, a good way to get rid of bad reviews. ;-) )
Does apple set the name depending on the submitted binary or can the name be set by the developer?
I changed my display name of my app but didnt want to recreate the project to change the old name. So my .app name is not the name I want to give it in the app store.
Reason for this is that during the development of my app someone submitted an app with the same name.
What should I do to solve this?
Since the app with name already exists there is no option then to choose new name.
Name given to app in code(bundle icon name ..) is one which the user see when he installs application to his iPhone from app store.
Name provided at the time of upload - for ex: blah application , if user searches blah in app store it will show your application.its like tag on which user searches the application.
hope this helps u.
You can change your iTunes App Name each time a new binary is submitted.
You can change your .app bundle name each time you upload a new binary (this is changed in the info.plist).
If the app is already in the App Store, you'll have to submit an update to change the app name(s).
In order to get the two to match, you need to upload a new compressed binary with an app name that at least resembles the iTunes App Name. Since you can only show a small amount of the name on the Springboard (app launch view on the device), a lot of people abbreviate or shorten the name.
As an example, say you have an app called "My Brand New App" in iTunes (since this name can be longer). Well, you'd wanna shorten that name or abbreviate it in the .app bundle to be something like "New App" or similar so the entire name would fit under the app icon without being truncated by the OS.