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I have production IPA file with the name as MyApp. I need to change this name as MyApp_SIT for testing purpose. Where I have to do the modifications. I have the production IPA file and the new Provisioning profile and certificate for testing purpose. Is this possible to rename the app name. I have to finish it urgently. Can anyone please tell how to do this.

Subash Suyambuthangam
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If you have the provisioning profile, certificate, and key, you can modify the .app payload contents and then re-sign. But given that you do not have the source code, I doubt you have those. If you do, here are the steps:

From the terminal: 

unzip app.ipa

rm -rf Payload/MyApp.app/_CodeSignature/

/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy Payload/MyApp.app/Info.plist

Inside the PlistBuddy editor, do the following:

Set :CFBundleName MyApp_SIT
save
quit

Then, back at the command line, we resign the app with it's new bundle name:

cp <path_to_provisioing_profile>/AdHoc.mobileprovision Payload/MyApp.app/embedded.mobileprovision 

codesign -f -s "iPhone Distribution: Company Certificate" --resource-rules Payload/MyApp.app/ResourceRules.plist  Payload/MyApp.app

zip -qr app-resigned.ipa Payload/

General steps referenced here:

https://coderwall.com/p/qwqpnw/resign-ipa-with-new-cfbundleidentifier-and-certificate

wottle
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  • Can you please elaborate more on it. Can you please provide some easy commands to resign the .ipa file? – Ganesh G Jul 14 '16 at 07:54
  • You use the commands in the answer above. If that's too complicated, you could try iResign - https://github.com/maciekish/iReSign – wottle Jul 14 '16 at 12:25
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In Xcode 8 onwards simply changing Scheme name does the job , now . Just go to scheme manager and first select the scheme and then it enter , whatever name you put that would be the name of ipa and app file.

vishal dharankar
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You can't modify an .ipa, but you can recompile it if you have the source code.

Simply go in your info.plist file and change the Bundle Display Name key. If it's not there you can add it yourself.

That key is the name that will appear under the icon of your app. The user will see a different name even though your bundle name/project name are still the old ones.

Gil Sand
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I think its not possible , Because if extract plist file from ipa and try to modify it then it will be not work .

Santu C
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Check it. just change selected one.enter image description here

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  • I am using text editor to see the properties of the info.plist file. I dont have any other tools like xcode. so can you tell the exact property name of the bundle name in info.plist so that I can change it and resign using the terminal. Please excuse me i am new to this technology. – Subash Suyambuthangam May 21 '15 at 11:03
  • Its showing same as "Bundle name", let me check it on my side – aBilal17 May 21 '15 at 11:05
  • you have to change that name and recompile the code and create the ipa file again, you can not change the ipa file man. – aBilal17 May 21 '15 at 11:07
  • I have only the production IPA file, I do not have the code. So it is not possible to rename the app name? – Subash Suyambuthangam May 21 '15 at 11:24
  • Ask the developer to change the name of app for you, – aBilal17 May 21 '15 at 11:26