Localizing Property List Values
You may want to provide localized versions of strings that are provided by the plist file for your app.
This could be
- The App Title
- Permission requests etc
Create a language folder
The first step is to create a language folder for the language, or languages, you want to provide localization for. The folder name has the form <language code>.lproj. The language code is the the two-letter ISO 639-1 standard (preferred) or the three-letter ISO 639-2 standard code for the language. You can find a list of these codes here.
As example we will create a German folder so we name it de.lproj.
Create an InfoPlist.strings file
The next step is to create an InfoPlist.strings file in the de.lproj folder.
Add any plist strings you want to localize in the form
<plist key>=<localized value>;
For example to localize the app name you would use
CFBundleDisplayName="Übersetzter Name";
Include the de.lproj folder
To include the localized strings add the de.lproj folder to the Copy Files pane of the Standalone Application Settings.
Build and test the standalone
If you are testing on a device with the language set to German the localized app name will show on the app icon and when the app name is shown, for example in a permission request.
Further Information
Further information on this can be found on the Apple Developer site.
OMG, that even the final screenshot is wrong.... LOL