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Gabriel Rotman
Gabriel Rotman

Reputation: 241

Update app with new name or do I need to submit a new app?

I submitted an app to the app store, but a few weeks later we decided to change the name of our app. Can we simply upload a new version of the app with changes to the metadata or do we need to go through the entire submission process again with Apple?

And by metadata, I'm basically referring to title, keywords, descriptions, and screenshots. All of these should match the new name.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 105

Answers (2)

Sam B
Sam B

Reputation: 27608

The answer is very broad and ... it depends.

  • If your app was called ABC and it was never published on the app store and you wanted to change the name to be completely different like XYZ then you need to change metadata to XYZ in itunesconnect and you also need to change the bundle display name in your info.plist file, repackage / archive the binary, re-upload to itunes to reflect the new name "XYZ". If you don't do that then the lords will reject your app.

  • If your app was "ABC - great app" and you decided to change the name to "ABC - super duper" app, as long as the installed name of the app was "ABC", you don't need to do anything other than just change name in itunesconnect.

Upvotes: 0

Midhun MP
Midhun MP

Reputation: 107131

You don't need to add a new app for that, but you need to submit a new build of existing app to make these changes. After adding a new version in iTunes connect, you can change the app name, keywords and other meta-data information there.

Upvotes: 1

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