Is there a way to change the name that displays on the AppStore, rather than the name associated with the credit card/apple ID associated with the developer programme?
For example, if my name on my credit card was foo, and the name on the apple ID was foo, but I actually want the name displayed on the AppStore (i.e. next to my App's name and details) to be bar.
BTW: The programme is individual.
Many thanks,
Jack
You will specify this in iTunes Connect when you are signing up for distribution.
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I am about to put my app on the app store. I want to customize the name that it shows.
I don't want it to show my name. How do I change the name displayed?
If you're talking about the app name, it will display whatever you put in iTunes Connect. It doesn't use anything in code or the bundle to determine the name.
If you're talking about the seller name (since you say 'my name'), that's determined based on how you registered your developer account and is difficult (though not impossible) to change. If you want to change that, you need to contact Apple developer relations.
My customer needs an app for this year but the name he choose dis already in use. I advice him to change completely the name for this year but he wants to be sure to have the desire name next year.
So what if I upload the next year app with the desired name now and than, when it will be approved, I deselect all territories in iTunes Connect (my app will be removed from all App Store territories worldwide). The App will remain "inactive" until next year, and the name can't be use from others, right?
How to be sure that the name does not already exist when I create the app? If I create a new app and digit "Facebook" as a name it returns no error.. I think it iTunes connect needs the SKU to check the availability..
How do know that the name will be available next year?
Concerning reserving the name:
As soon as you create a new app in iTunesConnect and have a valid developer account (which you have, otherwise you couldn't create the app) the app's name is reserved for you. You don't have to do any further request or something, the creation is enough.
I need to know if the name in "Distribution Certificate" is this "Seller" name (http://cl.ly/26371G2g3g0H2z1w3s2N), or this http://cl.ly/0S3t080b170Q152u1x03 or maybe is not displayed in iTunes?
It's important, because I would like this name of Distribution Certificate not to be displayed anywhere.
The only name that will be displayed as the "Seller name" in the App Store ist the name you entered when enrolling to the iOS developer programm. Here's a link to prove my answer.
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Your legal name will appear as the 'Seller Name' in the App Store.
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So it doesn't matter how your Distribution Certificate is named …
I have been developing and testing an iPhone app under a family members Apple Developer account. He paid for the account and it's registered under his business.
When it comes time to publish, will it appear in the App store (and for that matter anywhere else where the author name is published), under his name or his company name?
Can this be changed? Is it possible to publish an app on a developer account but under a different author name?
Yes, it will appear in the App Store under his name (if registered as an individual) or his company name (if he's registered as a company).
Can this be changed? Is it possible to publish an app on a developer
account but under a different author name?
No, and no. The name the developer account is registered to is the name that appears in the App Store for any apps published by that developer account.
If the person named on an individual iOS developer enrollment incorporates an app business and obtains a DUNS number for that corporation, Apple may allow changing the developer account to a company enrollment using that corporation's legal name. This would then allow publishing apps in the App Store under that corporation's name, instead of under the original individual's name.
It will appear under the account used to submit the app. It's possible to develop it under one account and submit it under another, but that's the only way to change the displayed author name.
Note that if you did a partial submission with one account, you won't be able to easily reuse the app name: you'll have to wait for it to expire on the first account, wait some unknown amount of time for it to become available again, and then register it under the second account before anyone else does.
If you've not locked down the name with the first account, though, there's nothing to it.
We are getting ready to upload our app. At this point, itunes connect information has been entered. The problem is, we decided to change the name of our app from
ourAppMobile -> ourApp
The concern is that in iTunesConnect the Bundle ID is listed as:
com.ourcompany.ourAppMobile
But, we have changed our app name to ourApp.
What to do? Can the Bundle ID be changed in iTunes Connect. If so, how? If not, what to do?
Thanks.
> Identifiers
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> SKUICC_MOBILEAPPLE Bundle ID
> com.ourcompany.ourAppMobile Apple ID
> 395529813 Type iOS App
As you suspect there is no possibility to change the Bundle ID or better say App ID Suffix. Your only solution to make a new Bundle ID and upload the app with this ID.
This Bundle ID is which make your app unique on the AppStore and follows it thorough all its lifespan and based on this iTunes recognize it from upgrade to upgrade.
The Bundle Display Name is totally different, and you can change as you like in line with Apple guidance. The APP ID prefix could be the same for various apps but it's again not the Bundle ID you are asking for.
Actually I don't really understand why do you bother with the internal name of the app as this will be unseen for the users. It's just a string nothing else, nobody use it or read it. The APP ID suffix could be anything even different from the Apple recommendation of com.companyname etc., and the only limitation that it has to be different from another APP ID, this is why it's unique and you couldn't change it any more.
In your Info.plist for project add/modify value for CFBundleDisplayName (aka 'Bundle Display Name') to the desired app name. Then rebuild.
If your app name contains a space then you will need to take an extra step in the midst of validation process. Check this out.
From another forum....
"You can either go ahead with the original bundle Id (these are always your choice as long as they are unique or wildcard for your account) or abandon that effort and start over with a new ID and upload using it. However, you will have to change the app name too..."
In my case, I did not want to change the app name in iTunes Connect or so I'm keeping the bundle id I originally entered as suggested.