Is there a way to alter a string in the .plist such as the icon file from inside you app? Such as a user could choose the icon image they want?
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iOS Altering .plist Outside of Xcode?
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Nope, that is contained in the main bundle which is read only and therefore is not modifiable.
You can change your plist if you put it outside of your main bundle, e.g in the documents directory. You can either create a new plist outside of the main bundle or copy a plist with default values from the main bundle to the documents directory. After that you are free to read and write to the plist.
But the Info.plist must reside in the main bundle and the changes the OP wants to make (such as the app icon) only have effect when they're in the Info.plist.
Oh, sorry. Yes, if we're talking about the app's Info.plist then it can't be changed. I thought the OP was talking about a generic plist file.