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Is it possible to find out itunes link for iOS application before it being submitted to appstore?
I'd like to know the link of my App in the App Store before submitting it.
I know that the way is using the link:
http://itunes.com/apps/appname
But my App have one name in iTunes Connect, and other in metadata of Application, that will appear in the App Store for users...
Which one I have to use in the link? The iTunes Connect project name or the metadata name?
Thank you!
You could find app link in the following place:
iTunes Connect (https://itunesconnect.apple.com) -> Manage Your Applications -> Select your application -> Link table -> View in App Store
If your app is already live, then just open up iTunes Connect, find your app and click view in AppStore. Otherwise, if your app isn't live...
Your App URL is not available until your app goes live, but most apps follow the same link pattern:
http://itunes.com/apps/yourappnamewithoutspaces
Make sure that the app name has no spaces, or %20, or any characters for that matter. My apps on the AppStore have special characters like dashes, etc. and the link is just the plain text form of the app name.
The name in the link will be the name displayed on the AppStore NOT the iOS device. And by iTunes Connect Project name, I believe you're referring to the AppStore name.
Here's another SO post on links: How to link to apps on the app store
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Before I uploaded the Xcode binary to iTunes Connect, I could only use the following link for app store to my app store page for game.
http://itunes.apple.com/app/id123456789
Now my app status is "pending developer release" and when I click on "view in app store" in iTunes Connect I now have another link...
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/App-Name/id123456789?gs=2&bh=3
Which link do I use now, does it make a difference even?
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/App-Name/id123456789?gs=2&bh=3
This URL is Standard App Store Links.
http://itunes.apple.com/app/id123456789
This URL is short link.
The difference between these two is length. You can choose either one you like.
ref. Technical Q&A QA1633: Creating easy-to-read short links to the App Store for your apps and company
https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/qa/qa1633/_index.html
It doesn't matter if you keep use before link
Is it possible to generate an App Store URL, in the beta testing phase of the app, before Apple Reviews the app? I would like to have a link in my app, to my app in the App Store, which users can share with their friends. I would like to have this available in the beta testing phase. Can one only add this link after it has been accepted ? Does that imply that it is always added in a revision after the first ?
Yes, you can get your app's App Store URL through iTunes Connect.
Navigate to My Apps > [the app whose link you want], then under More, you'll see "View on App Store". Right click that and copy the link.
This should give you something like this:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/[APP NAME]/[APP ID]?ls=1&mt=8
I've noticed that removing the /us (or whatever country code it defaults to for you) makes the URL universal, and iTunes is smart enough to detect the store.
Yes its possible to create a App URL after registering the application on iTunes Connect.This doen't mean your application is live on Apple Store, you just submitted required data to iTunes connect, so unique id got generated & you can use that to create URL.
Once you register application on iTunes connect one unique ID for your application will be generated. And you can create your App URL like below format.
https://itunes.apple.com/[countrycode]/app/[YOUR APP NAME]/[YOUR UNIQUE APP ID]?mt=8
But in beta testing it will not work, You will get error message because the application is not available in App Store.
Once application become live it will work absolutely fine.
Note : Once you register the application on iTunes connect you need to upload at least first version within 90 days else others will be eligible to use that name.
Find App ID= My Apps -> App Store -> App Information -> General Information -> Apple ID
Then your store url is below
https://apps.apple.com/app/id[AppId]
like this
https://apps.apple.com/app/id1513329198
There are many answers explaining how to create a link to the app in the iTunes store:
itms-app://itunes.apple.com/app/id{APPID}
My application is sending out an email via the sharing functionality in iOS7 (UIActivityViewController) which includes the above URL.
If the application has never been published before, clicking on the above link in the email on the iPhone device (the Simulator doesn't have the iTunes application) opens iTunes as expected but nothing is displayed.
How can I verify before publishing the initial version of my app that my iTunes link is indeed correct?
There is no way to verify, just hope that it will work, really. What I do is plug in the id of one of my existing apps during testing to make sure that works, then before publishing I grab the actual id from itunesconnect, paste it in, and submit!
Is there a way to change only the AppStore search name of the App but not the App.ipa name?
In other words, I would like to have an App that in the AppStore looks like "MyAppName: subtitle" but on the iPhone just like "MyAppName".
The reason for doing so is that, by providing the subtitle, I want to allow users to find "MyAppName" also by typing keywords included in the "subtitle".
EDIT: In other words, does the iTunes connect AppName have to be the same as the AppName of the XCode App bundle?
The name in iTunesConnect can be different than the .ipa file name. I do a similar trick for my own app, and it works just fine.
Change the bundle display name in xcode to "MyAppName" then name it whatever you want in iTunes. You may have to submit a new binary, and the name change might not be possible if you have iAd enable or in app purchases.
https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/
Metadata (name, descriptions, ratings, rankings, etc.)
3.4 App names in iTunes Connect and as displayed on a device should be similar, so as not to cause confusion
So app will be rejected.
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Applications must be ready for upload on iTunes Connect before they can be validated or submitted from within Xcode
When working on release of my application, I had faced some problems with profiles, certifications and all that, and had to manually change some values in my info.plist file.
I have wrongfully changed Bundle Display name to com.myname.appname.
And now after the app was approved, it shows this name under the icon.
Of course I want normal name, and when I try changing bundle display name in xcode, when I try to submit update it won't allow me, as it says that there is no such app in my itunes.
How can i fix that? I just want to have different name under the icon.
What's more, the application name in iTunes connect and on the appstore are normal.
What can be done?
EDIT: clarification.
I have an app in the app store. It has wrong bundle display name. After I changed bundle display name, set version to 1.1 in Xcode and I try to upload it to Appstore it says - "Applications must be ready for upload on iTunes Connect before they can be validated or submitted from within Xcode."
How can I fix that?
You have to go on iTunes connect and fill in the required information before publishing an update.
After you've done that, you can then proceed with the actual upload from within XCode.