I rather stupidly removed an app on iTunes Connect, thinking I could re-create it with the same name.
No you can't do this!
So, when creating the app in iTunes Connect, on the first screen, can I call the app: "Xxxxxx for iPhone"
.. and this will be the name in the store (?). Then could I make the app just show up as Xxxxxx on the actual device when people install it?
Yes, if you type "XXXX for iPhone" in iTunes Connect, that is the name of your app that will show up in the App Store. While il Malvagio Dottor Prosciutto is mostly correct about not being able to use iPhone or iPad in your app name, Apple does allow you to use it if your app name ends with "for iPhone" or "for iPad". That is fine while "iPad Drawing" or anything of the likes is not good.
The name that appears under your app on the home screen of iOS devices is called the bundle display name. This does not have to be exactly the same as the iTunes Connect name, and you can set this up and change it when making your app (i.e. it is not linked to iTunes Connect, it is changeable). Apple requires it to be similar to the app name on iTunes Connect as obviously the users won't know what the app is if it has a different name.
First you can't use iPhone, iPad or any other copyright word in your app name: 99% they'll reject your app! (I say 99%, 'cause review process sometime ends with unpredictable results...). I mean in the name that Users will see both on App Store and on Springboard (They can be different).
The name in App Store is configured in iTunesConnect site, while the app name on device is taken from the bundle infos you set with XCode.
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Does Apple reject the app if Bundle Display Name and iTunes app name are not identical?
ex : My app name is ABC, iTunes doesn't let me use it in App Store as it's already taken by someone else. So, I'm going to change it as ABC - My country name.
Does it make a confusion to the user? And will my app get rejected by Apple?
Always maintain app names in iTunes Connect and as displayed on a device should be similar, so as not to cause confusion. Please refer 3.4 from apple review guide. Apple Review Guide
I am trying to create my app on iTunes Connect, so I can add my game center features. When I reach the screen where I fill in the default language, app name, sku number, and bundle id, I receive an error message:
The App Name you entered has already been used.
Does this mean someone else has used this app id? I couldn't find the an app with this name on the iTunes Store anywhere.
I just started creating the app on iTunes Connect, so I definitely didn't use it.
Is there some way to verify that this is not a bug, and someone else has chosen the name?
If you created an entry for the first App in iTunesConnect, even if it was never submitted or uploaded, then that name is locked to that iTunesConnect App permanently. That means if another user have choose same name already but still not upload and release app than you will not able to find on itunes store.
See Apple app store tips
The name you select for your app is perhaps one of the most important aspects to marketing your app and can distinguish your app on the App Store.
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.
You can find more info in iTunesConnect Developer's guide
You can submit an app with the same name if you change the default language (for example, changing English (US) to English (Canada).
replace Runner with your app name
Apple also accepts the appeal on it only If you have trademark rights of given name.
The app name you entered is already being used. If you have trademark rights to this name and would like it released for your use, submit a claim.
I just developed and submitted the App. In development and testing purpose, I gave the App name as "XYZ" and while preparing for AppStore I gave a name in iTunes connect as "XYZ-abcd".
And while trying to upload binary it showed error, so I had to change it's name to "XYZ-abcd" but after running the App on my phone, the whole text doesn't shows up. I have already uploaded the binary and status shows: Upload received.
How to change it?
There are few different places where an app's "name" is used:
The bundle identifier - this is the com.yourcompany.my-cool-app id that the system uses to identify your app on iOS and in iTunes Connect. This is just something unique to you that doesn't change for the life of your app as long as it is live on the app store. I have an app whose identifier is nothing like the name that's displayed on the app store
The bundle name - this is name that is displayed by iOS (under the icon on the springboard, in settings, etc.). You can make this short or abbreviated in order to not truncate, but it must be similar to:
The App Name (on iTunes Connect). This is what is actually displayed on the app store when users search for your app. My app uses the longform app name plus a dash and a 'subtitle' if that's what you want to call it. For example, Tweetbot (not my app): "Tweetbot — A Twitter Client with Personality for iPhone"
It sounds like the error you are encountering is related to you changing the bundle identifier in your app, but not having the bundle id match in iTC. Change your bundle id to whatever you have on iTC and it should upload just fine.
I just released an iPhone app and am updating its support site. I've used the iTunes Link Maker to create a link like below. One time, it opened iTunes, the rest of the times, it has not. I've tried closing iTunes, accessing the link from both Safari and Chrome, but each time I only see the iTunes preview in the browser.
Example:
My App on the App Store
ANSWER: (see discussion below)
Pulling the href from the "View in App Store" link in iTunes Connect:
My App on the App Store
NOTE: Trailing params might be different in your own case.
SEE ALSO:
http://www.apple.com/itunes/affiliates/resources/documentation/linking-to-the-itunes-music-store.html
I usually grab the link from the apps' detail page in iTunes Connect. There's a link named View in App Store that has worked for my so far. Just make sure to replace the locale identifier (defaults to us) in the link if your app is available in multiple stores.
Just use iTunes Link Maker and remove the country code (i.e. "us") out of the link and it would always work open iTunes always and not a browser on the way (if there is iTunes installed on the target system).
You can also remove the app_name you don't really need it (if your app name would be changed nothing happen, actually the name is ignored).
I previously had a facebook app working great with my native IOS app. I recently recreated the app to rename it for when we release to the app store.
When I select "Native IOS App" and enter the bundled Id but leave "iphone app store id" blank, I get this error:
"Error
You have enabled a Native iOS App integration for your app, but have not specified an iPhone App Store ID or iPad App Store ID"
It says this field is optional.
Use 210849718975311, the iPhone App Store ID used by the sample application Hackbook found on Facebook's developer pages.
As a work around go ahead and add any valid iTunes app ID, even if you do not have a live app in the iTunes store. Once your app goes through iTunes you can come back and change this setting. The other alternative is to come back and add your bundle ID and iTunes information when your app is live.