Ios App Name Truncated

Resolves an issue where some names were truncated on ios 7 1 devices.

Ios app name truncated. On the flip side have truncated app names left anyone unable to find or identify an app. The name in the app store is something you set later when you set up your project on itunes connect. This field is optional but we recommend using it to avoid a truncated text on your app s page.

You can check the name in sinulator test device. You can modify this text without having to submit again your app. I kinda want to blame ios 7 partly for this some names that weren t truncated in ios 6 now are in ios 7.

Go to the info plist file and look for the bundle name item. While apple doesn t use public code names for ios the way the company does for os x no big cats like snow leopard or california landmarks like el capitan it does use internal code names primarily based on ski resorts. Boltclock s a unicorn feb 21 14 at 4 55.

If it is not being truncated on simulator test device then it will not be truncated. They make the app grid look untidy unfinished and poorly optimised. And yet some of the ones that don t do when bold text is enabled.

To change your homescreen app name you can change the bundle display name in your info plist as shubhank suggests or you can just rename your project by clicking twice two separate clicks not a double click on the project name in the left hand sidebar of xcode. This can lead to a bad user experience as the app name may be truncated or wrong. It s value is product name which in fact is the project s name build and run the project go to the hardware menu and select home.

This app has been updated by apple to use the latest apple signing certificate. So to reduce the risk of having the app name truncated it s recommended to define the name property and keep its value under 30 characters and if it s over 12 characters include a short name property that is at most 12 characters. A grid for showing apps should have been designed to accommodate all of an app name right.