CODEWITHSUNDEEP
iosobjective-c
Invalid Memory
Invalid Memory

Reputation: 737

Can app users edit app files?

A new-ish developer here! I had a search around the web for an answer but couldn't find one.

Can a user somehow view and maybe edit app files such as the ViewController or AppDelegate? I'm not just talking about the average user, but a tech savvy dude. If it can be edited, what files can't be viewed and/or edited?

Cheers!

Upvotes: 1

Views: 97

Answers (3)

uvesten
uvesten

Reputation: 3365

No, they cannot. Not source code files, since they never ends up in the compiled app. (Unless you include them as resources, but that would be a very strange thing to do.)

However, a user with a jailbroken device can edit and access your .nib, .strings, .plist files, etc. I.e. everything you add to the bundle resources. To see what this is, go to Project -> Build Phases -> Copy Bundle Resourcesin Xcode.

Upvotes: 1

Daij-Djan
Daij-Djan

Reputation: 50129

well. source code never makes it to the user. it is COMPILED

BUT

resources can be edited

BUT

that destroys code-signing and renders the app unusable on a non-jailbroken phone

Upvotes: 1

bneely
bneely

Reputation: 9093

Source code files never end up on iOS devices unless something has gone horribly wrong. The source code is compiled into executables and frameworks, and it is those compiled files (along with resources existing outside of the compiled files) that are installed.

Upvotes: 0

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