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Asked: 2026-06-01T20:04:22+00:00

Where does iCloud source the app name that it displays in the iCloud preferences?

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Where does iCloud source the app name that it displays in the iCloud preferences?

  • iOS: Settings.app > iCloud > Storage & Backup > Manage Store > Documents & Data
  • OSX: System Preferences > iCloud > Manage ...

I know that iCloud will list an app as “Unknown” with a blank icon initially (and that did happen in my case), however my app is now appearing in this list by its ‘internal’ name rather than its ‘pretty’ name (the app update containing iCloud is not yet submitted so this is doubly strange).

My gut says that the name would be defined as part of the CFBundleDocumentTypes or UTExportedTypeDeclarations sections in my app’s info.plist but the name iCloud’s using only appears in the UTI values there. Nor does the iCloud value match the app’s CFBundleDisplayName or the description attached to the App ID in the provisioning portal.

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  1. Editorial Team

    This issue seems to only have been present during development. Once the update (containing iCloud functionality) was released my app began to show up in the iCloud preferences under its CFBundleDisplayName

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