We're looking to submit an app to the iPhone app store in several countries. The app itself is in English (and we won't have localization for other languages at launch) but we still want to provide app descriptions in several languages.
Does anybody know if this is possible/advisable?
You, you can do this directly in iTunes Connect. Under the "Manage Your Apps" area you can click on the App's Details which will take you to the details area where you can manage your localizations.
Just note that you will have to do this before the app version has been approved by Apple.
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I am interested in translating my app, but it is expensive. Is it possible to partially translate your app and then put that up on the app store? iTunes Connect asks you which languages your app is available in when you upload it. So I have two questions about how it works:
If you do not select "French," for example, then it will not say on the app store that your app is available in French. However, if you have some French strings files in your app, will it still work even though your app is not listed as being available in French on the App Store?
Also, the only way to get a translated app description on the app store is to select that the app is available in that language. If you say on the app store that your app is available in French, for example, but it is only partially translated and also has a translated app description, then will you get in trouble with the app store submission?
In Xcode you localize your xibs and/or add a Localized.strings file. If Localized.strings is localized to English and French, then iTUnes will, after upload of the binary, show the app as being available in the two languages.
The app store description will be in the language you have inserted in iTunesConnect. You can for example present English text in the French App store. Or you put a French text as the app description for the English speaking AppStores. I am not aware of rejections due to that.
I would like to know where is the correct place to put the available languages of an app so they show at the iTunes App Store app description.
Some peeps here at SO say it should be at the binary while others say it is at the iTunes Connect Site.
Any idea?
The answer is probably both of those.
If you localize files in your app within Xcode and populate the InfoPlist.strings files correctly, then assuming the iOS device's system language changes then it will load them when your app is launched. You must also correctly setup your app's localizations within iTunes Connect as well, so that you can upload your description & screenshots (etc) in their localized formats too.
Hope this helps.
If you already uploaded your app to iTunes connect and you just want to show app description/screen shots in other language then follow this steps to add languages.
1. Open iTunes connect
2. Manage your Applications
3. Select your app and Click on View Details Button.
4. Click on Manage Localization button on right top side.
5. Click on Add Languages.
6. You will then redirect to select/fill up all the details for new language.
Hope this help.
i recently published an iphone app using monotouch to the market.
It's currently in the waiting for review status.
Today i found out that when clicking on the button "View in appstore", the following happens:
Itunes openes with the following message (Your app is in the US-Market, click to change your default ....)
"Your app is not available in the us market".
I'm irritated about this messages and unsure if i did anything wrong because i did not use the official localization. My localization is completely build in C# and does not use "lproj" files.
So i DO NOT have any +en.lproj or de.lproj folders in my app.bundle.
The binary details in Itunes-Connect says the the following: Localizations: ("en")
Does this mean my app will not be available in the german market if it gets approved, even though my default language in Itunes Connect is "german" and i have added all the app-details in german?
How does Itunes Connect decide in which markets the app is available?
The problem is that i don't want to publish a new binary and risk waiting another +5days, because the app should already be in the market (customers ...)
Just the be clear: The app does have english and german localization strings and will show the correct ones depending on the user-language -> but it's all written in C# ...
Does this mean my app will not be available in the german market if it gets approved, even though my default language in Itunes Connect is "german" and i have added all the app-details in german?
How does Itunes Connect decide in which markets the app is available?
Find under Manage Your Applications -> "YourAppName" -> Rights & Pricing -> "specific stores". You can change all territories in there.
As long you app is not reviewed yet -the app store link does not work.
Would that be a reason for rejection of our app, if we use the word 'iPhone' or 'iPad' in our app name?
For example, names like - 'My iPhone Style' or 'New iPad style'.
I am going to submit an App soon and little confused about this problem. The thing is, It is necessary to use the word iPhone in my app name to get identified the purpose of my app.
Please help me. Thanx in advance. :-)
Your app will be rejected for two reasons:
You do not have the right to use Apple's trademark. It's the same reason you can't call your app "Mickey Mouse Clock" or "Microsoft AwesomeNote" or whatever. Review section 8 of the App Store Review Guidelines on the use of third-party trademarks, then the Apple Trademark List to see what trademarks they hold. iPhone and iPad are most certainly included.
You cannot use their trademarks in your product name, and you cannot use any of their trademarked names in a way that could imply the product had Apple's approval or was from Apple. See the Guidelines for Using Apple Trademarks and Copyrights, specifically items 1 and 5 in the Unauthorized Use of Apple Trademarks section.
looking on the app store I see plenty of examples of X App for iPhone and x App for iPad, however all of these names, unlike My iPhone Style, make more or less clear what the app does and use "for iPhone" or something to distinguish between versions.
For various reasons I need my iPhone app to include a way to tell the user that a new update for the app is available and prompt them to go update in the App Store.
It looks like there used to be an undocumented way to give an HTML link that would lead the iPhone to open the Upgrade page for app, or something?
How can i make a link to update my iPhone application?
https://devforums.apple.com/message/139548#139548
Unfortunately it appears that iTunes links have changed format from these old "Phobos"-type links (which used "WebObjects") to something new? I'm not very familiar with the old system or the new one...
Can I create a link that will take my users directly to the "upgrade apps" screen on the App Store? Or even better, one that will initiate the upgrade for my app immediately?
Apple provides an iTunes Link Maker tool which you can use: http://itunes.apple.com/linkmaker
Just put the "Media Type" as apps and type in the app name. Apple recommends using an NSURLConnection for opening the link within your app since it will cut out all of the re-directing that goes on and open straight into the AppStore app.