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Tradewind

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Apr 15, 2009
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Is there a way to change the display name of the app on the iPhone screen without jailbreaking it? Some applications have very convoluted names that tells nothing about the program, so I actually forget what the application does and ends up deleting it.
 
I would tend to doubt it just because there can be quite a few different files on the phone for an app. You would have to have access to those and then probably do some renaming/hex-edit hacking from there. That's if it's even possible once the app is compiled.
 
The display name is in the plist file in the application bundle. If you unpackage the bundle and change the name the digital signature will no longer match and it won't install.

So, no, you can't change the name without jailbreaking.
 
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