How to change the name of an iOS app

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I began an iPhone project the other day with a silly development code name  and now I want to change the name of the project since it s nearly finished    But I m not sure how to do this with Xcode  trying the obvious of changing the application s name in the info plist file  causes the signing process to go wrong  I think     and my app won t launch giving me a Launcher error   I guess I could make a new project and copy paste everything over  but it seems so primitive that I m hoping for a more civilized solution

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I am using this script after I rename my iOS Project. It helps to change the directories name and make the names in sync.

http://github.com/ytbryan/rename

NOTE: you will need to manually change the scheme's name.

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In Xcode 3 2 just select the Project entry in the Groups  amp  Files panel  then select the menu item Project -  Rename     Worked for me

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Its very easy to change in XCode 8  enter the app name in the  Display Name  field in Project Target -  General Identity section

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Easiest way  select the TARGET name  double click on it  rename   You ll see your app s new name underneath the icon on your device or Simulator

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This is how I changed in Xcode 4    Click on your Target file  First Main file of the application    Go to Build Settings   Scroll down you will find a bar called  Packaging   Under Packaging you will see Product Name   you can change project name

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Using Javier s approach to rename my app works perfectly  There is just one small bit missing in the end that I wanted add    I still ended up getting a Mach-O Linker Error after a Clean and Rebuild  To resolve this  select yourProject in the Project Navigator    under Targets select yourProjectTests the test target    under the General tab  update the Host Application s value to the newly renamed project

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In new versions of Xcode  Xcode 5 too  to change the name of the project follow this simple  detailed as possible  steps   Note  In this example I ll change a hypothetical  Sample  name to a  Test  one     Click twice slowly on the project root in the project navigator and then it becomes editable     Rename the project    After pressing  ENTER  the assistant will suggest you to automatically change all project-name-related entries and will allow you to de-select some of them  if you want    Press  RENAME  and Xcode will do the rest  In the meanwhile Xcode may ask you about the option of making a snapshot of the project  it is very recommendable to do so   In addition to renaming the project  you may want to rename the scheme so that it matches your new project name    Repeat similar steps like 1 and 2  and press OK     That s it    Another scenario     The previous explanation was related to changing the project name  but chances are that you only need to change the display name that appears below the app icon in the home screen  These are the steps    In the  Supporting Files  group locate the info plist  or related  file Locate the  Bundle display name  key and change the value to the new name      Delete the  old  app from the simulator or any other testing device  Clean and Rebuild your app again  That s it  you will now see the new app name in your home screen

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Go to Targets in Xcode  Get Info on your project s target  your current development name   Search for Product Name under Packaging  Change its value to what you want your new project name to be

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Its very easy to change in XCode 8  enter the app name in the  Display Name  field in Project Target -  General Identity section

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For sake of gathering all relevant information in one place  here is the official answer to this question - and it is the only one that worked for me on Xcode 5 1 1  Just use the Identity and Type pane in Xcode

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Go to Targets in Xcode  Get Info on your project s target  your current development name   Search for Product Name under Packaging  Change its value to what you want your new project name to be

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In Xcode 4 search for  Product Name  under  Build Settings  tab of the target

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For Xcode 10 2   Although this question has many answers but I wanted to explain the whole concept in detail so that everyone can apply this knowledge to further or previous versions of Xcode too   Every Xcode project consists of one or more targets  According to apple  A target specifies a product to build and contains the instructions for building the product from a set of files in a project or workspace  So every target is a product  app  on its own    Steps to change the name    Step 1  Go to the Targets and open the Info tab of the target whose name you want to change   Step 2  View the Bundle name key under the Custom iOS Target Properties that is set to the default property of   PRODUCT NAME      Step 3  You can either change the Bundle name directly  not recommended  or if you open the Build Settings tab then on searching for Product Name under Setting you will see that Product Name is set to   TARGET NAME      Step 3A  You can change the Product Name or you can also change the Target Name by double clicking on the target     So changing the Product Name  App Name  or Target Name both will result into similar results  But if you only want to change the App Name and want to keep using the same Target Name then only change the Product Name

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You can change from info plist having attribute  Bundle Name

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You can modify the Product Name without changing your Project Name  especially the directory    Build Settings   search the keyword  product name    update values

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select project navigator   select Target   Identity   Display Name   Name

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Using Javier s approach to rename my app works perfectly  There is just one small bit missing in the end that I wanted add    I still ended up getting a Mach-O Linker Error after a Clean and Rebuild  To resolve this  select yourProject in the Project Navigator    under Targets select yourProjectTests the test target    under the General tab  update the Host Application s value to the newly renamed project

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Go to Targets in Xcode  Get Info on your project s target  your current development name   Search for Product Name under Packaging  Change its value to what you want your new project name to be

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If you want to change display name only then you can directly change from property file plist  of app   You can add a new row with the following key   bundle display name  Here is an example for this     When you use this the app name which you have given with this key will be display   So you can do this simply

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Target gt Build Setting gt Product name

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A note on the bundle display name -- this is the right way to change the name in your app menu  but you ll likely have to reset content and settings in your iOS simulator before you see the change actually take effect

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Select the top most line to the left  with you project name  number of targets  etc   Select the target you wish to rename  Click on the name of the target again  Type the new name  Press enter

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select project navigator   select Target   Identity   Display Name   Name

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Project Navigator General Display Name

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A note on the bundle display name -- this is the right way to change the name in your app menu  but you ll likely have to reset content and settings in your iOS simulator before you see the change actually take effect

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If you wanna change the name  that will be displayed on your screen  right under your icon  in Xcode 4  go to Targets- info- Bundle Display Name and change it to whatever you want

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From Xcode 4 2 and onwards  you can use one more option  Just click once on  proj file name at the top in left navigation pane and it will be available for renaming Rename it and the whole project will get renamed and not only the target

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If you need to change the name of the Application as it appears on the iPhone s home screen  you need to do it in the Target configuration  not the project configuration     Expand the Targets group in Xcode  then single-click the item under that  It should share the name of your project  which is also the default name of the application that gets generated  Press command-I to bring up the Info window  then navigate to the Build tag   Set the Configuration drop-down to read All Configurations  Look for a setting called Product Name under the Packaging heading   Change that value to the name you want for your compiled applications and  in the immortal words of Bugs Bunny  Viola  Do a clean then build and your application will take on the new name

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Also  your target name may be the same as your app name - note that changing the target name does not change the app name - only the change in the target properties described below - will change the app name

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You can change from info plist having attribute  Bundle Name

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This is how I changed in Xcode 4    Click on your Target file  First Main file of the application    Go to Build Settings   Scroll down you will find a bar called  Packaging   Under Packaging you will see Product Name   you can change project name

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In Xcode 4 search for  Product Name  under  Build Settings  tab of the target

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I saw many ways to change your app name on homescreen  and i don t think the necessity of edit your  plist file or changing Build Settings of target is justified   By default in Xcode 7 2 you even don t have  bundle display name  in your plist file   And by default  your  Product name  in  Build settings  tab of your target is equal to   TARGET NAME   IMHO it s convenient and didn t mean to change   So you can simply change your Target name like hallski said in his comment for accepted answer  I made pic for it

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Also  your target name may be the same as your app name - note that changing the target name does not change the app name - only the change in the target properties described below - will change the app name

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Xcode 7 8  It s in the plist that your target uses

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If you wanna change the name  that will be displayed on your screen  right under your icon  in Xcode 4  go to Targets- info- Bundle Display Name and change it to whatever you want

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In Target Build Setting Product name field you can edit that field here

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In Xcode 3 2 just select the Project entry in the Groups  amp  Files panel  then select the menu item Project -  Rename     Worked for me

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For changing application name only  that will display along with app icon  in xcode 4 or later   Click on your project file icon from Groups  amp  Files panel  choose Target -  Build Settings -  Packaging -  Product Name  Click on the row  a pop-up will come  type your new app name here   For changing Project name only  that will display along with project icon  in xcode 4 or later   Click on your project file icon from Groups  amp  Files panel  choose Project above targets  from right pane  just see at the far right pane it will be visible only if you have enabled  Hide or show utilities   Look for project name Edit it to new name you want to give your project   Delete your app from simulator device  clean and run Changes should reflect   That s it

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lt key gt CFBundleDisplayName lt  key gt   lt string gt Your App Name lt  string gt

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In new versions of Xcode  Xcode 5 too  to change the name of the project follow this simple  detailed as possible  steps   Note  In this example I ll change a hypothetical  Sample  name to a  Test  one     Click twice slowly on the project root in the project navigator and then it becomes editable     Rename the project    After pressing  ENTER  the assistant will suggest you to automatically change all project-name-related entries and will allow you to de-select some of them  if you want    Press  RENAME  and Xcode will do the rest  In the meanwhile Xcode may ask you about the option of making a snapshot of the project  it is very recommendable to do so   In addition to renaming the project  you may want to rename the scheme so that it matches your new project name    Repeat similar steps like 1 and 2  and press OK     That s it    Another scenario     The previous explanation was related to changing the project name  but chances are that you only need to change the display name that appears below the app icon in the home screen  These are the steps    In the  Supporting Files  group locate the info plist  or related  file Locate the  Bundle display name  key and change the value to the new name      Delete the  old  app from the simulator or any other testing device  Clean and Rebuild your app again  That s it  you will now see the new app name in your home screen

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If you want to change display name only then you can directly change from property file plist  of app   You can add a new row with the following key   bundle display name  Here is an example for this     When you use this the app name which you have given with this key will be display   So you can do this simply

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The link below works for Xcode 6  especially if you are getting an error after trying to rename your project  Basically  just try building a new scheme of your app   https   stackoverflow com a 27572164 4114835

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You can modify the Product Name without changing your Project Name  especially the directory    Build Settings   search the keyword  product name    update values

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Xcode 7 8  It s in the plist that your target uses

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For Xcode 10 2   Although this question has many answers but I wanted to explain the whole concept in detail so that everyone can apply this knowledge to further or previous versions of Xcode too   Every Xcode project consists of one or more targets  According to apple  A target specifies a product to build and contains the instructions for building the product from a set of files in a project or workspace  So every target is a product  app  on its own    Steps to change the name    Step 1  Go to the Targets and open the Info tab of the target whose name you want to change   Step 2  View the Bundle name key under the Custom iOS Target Properties that is set to the default property of   PRODUCT NAME      Step 3  You can either change the Bundle name directly  not recommended  or if you open the Build Settings tab then on searching for Product Name under Setting you will see that Product Name is set to   TARGET NAME      Step 3A  You can change the Product Name or you can also change the Target Name by double clicking on the target     So changing the Product Name  App Name  or Target Name both will result into similar results  But if you only want to change the App Name and want to keep using the same Target Name then only change the Product Name

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Select the top most line to the left  with you project name  number of targets  etc   Select the target you wish to rename  Click on the name of the target again  Type the new name  Press enter

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The best way I like in xcode5 is to change product name in building settings  Search  product name  in  building settings   and change it

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You change the bundle display name in the info plist  It s as simple as that   Changing the  bundle display name   as opposed to  bundle name   is the only way to include characters like     in your applications name  Including special characters in the project name will cause an error when uploading to the app store

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For sake of gathering all relevant information in one place  here is the official answer to this question - and it is the only one that worked for me on Xcode 5 1 1  Just use the Identity and Type pane in Xcode

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I think there is a bit of confusion    you want to change the project name or you want to change the App name on the iOS dashboard     usually is enough to change the latter  adding modifying the BUNDLE DISLAY NAME key in plist   Is better to leave project name untouched  but may be changed  Note that Bundle display Name CAN contain spaces and special chars  but project NOT  Doing so some cmd line tools will fails due to filename path rules   And even more Bundle Display name can be localized   So unless you are in early stage and need to change INTERNAL project name  go on using Bundle Display Name key

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In Xcode 4 click on project name to start renaming

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lt key gt CFBundleDisplayName lt  key gt   lt string gt Your App Name lt  string gt

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The link below works for Xcode 6  especially if you are getting an error after trying to rename your project  Basically  just try building a new scheme of your app   https   stackoverflow com a 27572164 4114835

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I think there is a bit of confusion    you want to change the project name or you want to change the App name on the iOS dashboard     usually is enough to change the latter  adding modifying the BUNDLE DISLAY NAME key in plist   Is better to leave project name untouched  but may be changed  Note that Bundle display Name CAN contain spaces and special chars  but project NOT  Doing so some cmd line tools will fails due to filename path rules   And even more Bundle Display name can be localized   So unless you are in early stage and need to change INTERNAL project name  go on using Bundle Display Name key

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Easiest way  select the TARGET name  double click on it  rename   You ll see your app s new name underneath the icon on your device or Simulator

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For changing application name only  that will display along with app icon  in xcode 4 or later   Click on your project file icon from Groups  amp  Files panel  choose Target -  Build Settings -  Packaging -  Product Name  Click on the row  a pop-up will come  type your new app name here   For changing Project name only  that will display along with project icon  in xcode 4 or later   Click on your project file icon from Groups  amp  Files panel  choose Project above targets  from right pane  just see at the far right pane it will be visible only if you have enabled  Hide or show utilities   Look for project name Edit it to new name you want to give your project   Delete your app from simulator device  clean and run Changes should reflect   That s it

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For Xcode 11  if you want to change the App Display Name then simply go to plist and simply replace value of CFBundleDisplayName    lt key gt CFBundleDisplayName lt  key gt   lt string gt Your App Name lt  string gt

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Project Navigator General Display Name

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The best way I like in xcode5 is to change product name in building settings  Search  product name  in  building settings   and change it

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Select Target   Select Info   Insert Bundle Display Name and set App Title

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I saw many ways to change your app name on homescreen  and i don t think the necessity of edit your  plist file or changing Build Settings of target is justified   By default in Xcode 7 2 you even don t have  bundle display name  in your plist file   And by default  your  Product name  in  Build settings  tab of your target is equal to   TARGET NAME   IMHO it s convenient and didn t mean to change   So you can simply change your Target name like hallski said in his comment for accepted answer  I made pic for it

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There are    Product name    PRODUCT NAME    defaults to Target name  This is useful for scheme to select the right target Bundle display name  CFBundleDisplayName   defaults to Product name  This is what is displayed to your iOS user

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I am using this script after I rename my iOS Project. It helps to change the directories name and make the names in sync.

http://github.com/ytbryan/rename

NOTE: you will need to manually change the scheme's name.

User · Answer

From Xcode 4 2 and onwards  you can use one more option  Just click once on  proj file name at the top in left navigation pane and it will be available for renaming Rename it and the whole project will get renamed and not only the target

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If you need to change the name of the Application as it appears on the iPhone s home screen  you need to do it in the Target configuration  not the project configuration     Expand the Targets group in Xcode  then single-click the item under that  It should share the name of your project  which is also the default name of the application that gets generated  Press command-I to bring up the Info window  then navigate to the Build tag   Set the Configuration drop-down to read All Configurations  Look for a setting called Product Name under the Packaging heading   Change that value to the name you want for your compiled applications and  in the immortal words of Bugs Bunny  Viola  Do a clean then build and your application will take on the new name

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For Xcode 11  if you want to change the App Display Name then simply go to plist and simply replace value of CFBundleDisplayName    lt key gt CFBundleDisplayName lt  key gt   lt string gt Your App Name lt  string gt

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Target gt Build Setting gt Product name

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In Xcode 4 click on project name to start renaming

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Select Target   Select Info   Insert Bundle Display Name and set App Title

User · Answer

You change the bundle display name in the info plist  It s as simple as that   Changing the  bundle display name   as opposed to  bundle name   is the only way to include characters like     in your applications name  Including special characters in the project name will cause an error when uploading to the app store

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Step 1 - Rename the project  Click on the project you want to rename in the  Project navigator  on the left of the Xcode view  On the right select the  File inspector  and the name of your project should be in there under  Identity and Type   change it to the new name  Click  Rename  in a dropdown menu   Step 2 - Rename the Scheme  In the top bar  near  Stop  button   there is a scheme for your OLD product  click on it  then go to  Manage schemes  Click on the OLD name in the scheme  and it will become editable  change the name   Step 3 - Rename the folder with your assets  Quit Xcode In the correctly named master folder  there is a newly named xcodeproj file with the the wrongly named OLD folder  Rename the OLD folder to your new name Reopen the project  you will see a warning   The folder OLD does not exist   dismiss the warning In the  Project navigator  on the left  click the top level OLD folder name In Utilities pane under  Identity and type  you will see the  Name  entry  change this from the OLD to the new name Just below there is a  Location  entry  Click on a folder with the OLD name and chose the newly renamed folder   Step 4 - Rename the Build plist data  Click on the project in the  Project navigator  on the left  in the main panel select  Build Settings  Search for  plist  in this section Under packaging  you will see Info plist  and Product bundle identifier Rename the top entry in Info plist Do the same for Product Identifier   Finally  you are done and can rebuild  Command   Shift   K to clean  Command   B to build   When using CocoaPods After step 2   Quit XCode  In the master folder  rename OLD xcworkspace to NEW xcworkspace    After step 4   In XCode  choose and edit Podfile from the project navigator  You should see a target clause with the OLD name  Change it to NEW  Quit XCode  In the project folder  delete the OLD podspec file  rm -rf Pods  Run pod install  Open XCode  Click on your project name in the project navigator  In the main pane  switch to the Build Phases tab  Under Link Binary With Libraries  look for libPods-OLD a and delete it  If you have an objective-c Bridging header go to Build settings and change the location of the header from OLD OLD-Bridging-Header h to NEW NEW-Bridging-Header h Clean and run

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Go to Targets in Xcode  Get Info on your project s target  your current development name   Search for Product Name under Packaging  Change its value to what you want your new project name to be

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In Target Build Setting Product name field you can edit that field here

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There are    Product name    PRODUCT NAME    defaults to Target name  This is useful for scheme to select the right target Bundle display name  CFBundleDisplayName   defaults to Product name  This is what is displayed to your iOS user

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Step 1 - Rename the project  Click on the project you want to rename in the  Project navigator  on the left of the Xcode view  On the right select the  File inspector  and the name of your project should be in there under  Identity and Type   change it to the new name  Click  Rename  in a dropdown menu   Step 2 - Rename the Scheme  In the top bar  near  Stop  button   there is a scheme for your OLD product  click on it  then go to  Manage schemes  Click on the OLD name in the scheme  and it will become editable  change the name   Step 3 - Rename the folder with your assets  Quit Xcode In the correctly named master folder  there is a newly named xcodeproj file with the the wrongly named OLD folder  Rename the OLD folder to your new name Reopen the project  you will see a warning   The folder OLD does not exist   dismiss the warning In the  Project navigator  on the left  click the top level OLD folder name In Utilities pane under  Identity and type  you will see the  Name  entry  change this from the OLD to the new name Just below there is a  Location  entry  Click on a folder with the OLD name and chose the newly renamed folder   Step 4 - Rename the Build plist data  Click on the project in the  Project navigator  on the left  in the main panel select  Build Settings  Search for  plist  in this section Under packaging  you will see Info plist  and Product bundle identifier Rename the top entry in Info plist Do the same for Product Identifier   Finally  you are done and can rebuild  Command   Shift   K to clean  Command   B to build   When using CocoaPods After step 2   Quit XCode  In the master folder  rename OLD xcworkspace to NEW xcworkspace    After step 4   In XCode  choose and edit Podfile from the project navigator  You should see a target clause with the OLD name  Change it to NEW  Quit XCode  In the project folder  delete the OLD podspec file  rm -rf Pods  Run pod install  Open XCode  Click on your project name in the project navigator  In the main pane  switch to the Build Phases tab  Under Link Binary With Libraries  look for libPods-OLD a and delete it  If you have an objective-c Bridging header go to Build settings and change the location of the header from OLD OLD-Bridging-Header h to NEW NEW-Bridging-Header h Clean and run

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