Does an app's bundle name must match the name in the Apple App store? For instance, for Angry Birds, there is "Angry Birds" and "Angry Birds Seasons" in the app store, however when installed on the device, the names of both apps are displayed as "Angry Birds".
Any suggestions? Thanks.
No, a bundle name doesn't need to match the App Store name. The main reason for this is you only get between 11-14ish characters for your app name on device before it gets clipped by the system. On the app store this limitation doesn't exist. In your main app .plist file your app name (the name that displays under your icon) is you bundle display name. Bundle display names do not need to be unique (hence why Angry Birds Seasons & Angry Birds both use 'Angry Birds' as their display names), but your app store name obviously does!
And since January 2012, the app store name does not have to be unique. It only needs to be unique for a particular language, even though an app can appear on all the different app stores in the world. More information on my blog post: http://hacknicity.com/post/18128530922/whats-in-an-app-name
...all right in "ixt" answer, i just wanted to add that "Bundle display name" not only doesn't need to be unique, but can also have different names for the same app (one name for any language you want; it can be localizable)
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I hope someone can help me with my doubt.
I've done 3 different applications starting from the code of the first one, as a result I have 3 different binaries, but they all have the same name.
Is this relevant for iTunes submission or the important thing is just the name I'll give them during the submission process? Should I rename them?
thanks
An app has at least 4 different names:
the name you give iTunes connect (which appears in the App store),
the bundle file name (the Product name),
the bundle ID suffix, and
the bundle display name (appears under the icon).
The bundle ID is the unique identifier within the App store, but the user never sees it. But the bundle ID must absolutely be unique, both for testing on your device and for the App store. The user also never sees the Product name unless the search around within their iTunes file directory. The App store name must also be unique, not only for your apps, but usually within the entire App store.
These 4 names are all individually customizable between Xcode and iTunes Connect. There are many apps approved in the App store in which all 4 of these names are different.
Names won't be an issue..but Bundle Identifier in the info.plist is ..
If the Bundle identifier is different for all three then that means 3 different apps.
If same..then they all will be 1 app.you can upload only one of these binary to iTunes Connect
Bundle display name
In the info.plist is the name shown under the icon when app is installed.
Product Name
PRODUCT_NAME
This is the basename of the product generated. [PRODUCT_NAME]
I'm ready to submit my first app to the App Store, however I'm having trouble filling out some of the "Info.plist" fields. I don't want my app to be rejected because I did this wrong.
These are the fields I'm having trouble with:
Executable file,
Bundle identifier,
Bundle name and Bundle creator OS Typecode
Can you put anything on these fields or are you suppose to use certain values or names such the "App ID" given by Apple for your application?
I already have an "App ID" for my app but I don't have a website for my app yet.
Thank you for your help!
To work with Hotpaw2's answer:
Bundle creator is an obsolete
4-character field for iOS apps. I
leave it blank with no problems.
Leave this blank, as stated. (I used to write APLM for "Apple Mobile").
Bundle name is what appears under your
icon. Make sure it fits under the
icon. It has to be not misleadingly
different from your app's name.
For example, I have an app called Jewish Music Stream. I put JewishMusic in this field. It fits and it is similar to my app name. If I wrote Death Metal, I may have been rejected because that genre has nothing to do with what's offered in the app. If I would have written Jewish Music Stream, it would have appeared as Jewi...Stream or something like that.
Bundle ID is your unique reverse DNS.
You don't have to have a web site for
this particular app. But your
registered web domain and a unique app
name (or web page) would be
appropriate for this field (reversed
of course). It has to be compatible
with you provision (which might be
wildcarded). The Bundle ID should not
have the wildcard.
Mine was com.yetanotheriphoneapp.jms
The restriction on product file name
is no spaces or special characters.
Nobody sees it, so it can be almost
anything (unique for your apps and
non-misleading). I've had old obsolete
project names on mine, but the apps
were still accepted.
The truth is that people can see your app name if they have Xcode, or if they look into the iTunes folder for the actual binaries. This makes no difference, but it's an interesting habit - naming your binaries.
Good luck to you and may you make many successful apps!
Bundle creator is an obsolete 4-character field for iOS apps. I leave it blank with no problems.
Bundle name is what appears under your icon. Make sure it fits under the icon. It has to be not misleadingly different from your app's name.
Bundle ID is your unique reverse DNS. You don't have to have a web site for this particular app. But your registered web domain and a unique app name (or web page) would be appropriate for this field (reversed of course). It has to be compatible with your provision (which might be wildcarded). The Bundle ID should not have the wildcard.
The restriction on product file name is no spaces or special characters. Nobody sees it, so it can be almost anything (unique for your apps and non-misleading). I've had old obsolete project names on mine, but the apps were still accepted.
i am created one app, when i upload app store, raised one doubt, Whether app name what i given while developing and app store app name should be same or different?
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Apple's specific guideline as of this moment:
App names in iTunes Connect and as displayed on a device should be similar, so as not to cause confusion
The name you were using while you were developing it isn't important, necessarily -- you can completely change the name of the app before submitting.
It's just important that the name you used when you submitted the app for approval is similar to the name under the icon. From my experience, it's fine to do the following with the name under the icon:
Eliminate articles: "The Best Game" becomes "Best Game"
Use initials if the name is very long: "Greatest Calculator Built By Man" becomes "GCBBM"
The key, I suspect, is that when the user sees the app on the phone they'll be able to recognize it based on the name of the app they saw when they bought it.
Many apps have significantly different Bundle Display Names, product file names, and the Application Names in their iTunes descriptions. For instance, short display names under the icon, long app store names with spaces and special characters, medium length file/ipa names with no spaces or special characters. Etc.
However, if the names are misleadingly different, Apple may find a problem with accepting the app.
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.
I am preparing a update for one of my apps.
I want to change the "product name" of this application in Xcode.
Will this give me any problems? I mean, will users that already have bought the application be able to download the update?
What exactly identifies the application for iTunes and the iPhone? The bundle identifier and version on info.plist?
thanks for any help.
You dont have to change the product name, although if you do it shouldn't matter either. Apps are identified by their bundle identifiers.
Likely what you really want to do is change the display name, which is the 11 characters that appear below your icon on the device. End users generally dont see the "product name" as that is used for the executable or '.app' file name. In which case users will only see it if they look for the resulting .ipa file on their harddrives after purchase form the store.
In your info.plist there is a field for "bundle display name". This is what determines the name displayed under your icon. You can just change it there in the info.plist, keeping in mind that anything over 11 characters gets truncated. You can change this without an issue from apple, although your users might be slightly confused if the name is drastically different.