How to get the name of the running application in iOS

Question

If the application name under the icon on the home screen is \"My Awesome App\" how do you get that string within the application at runtime?

Answer 1

Just because I love the Xcode 4.5 new way to get an array item. :)

- (NSString*)project_getAppName {
    return NSBundle.mainBundle.infoDictionary[@"CFBundleDisplayName"];
}

Answer 2

I’d try

[[NSBundle mainBundle] objectForInfoDictionaryKey:@"CFBundleDisplayName"];

although presumably you know your own app’s name and can just use it…

Answer 3

Swift 3/4

let appName =  Bundle.main.object(forInfoDictionaryKey: kCFBundleNameKey as String) as? String

Answer 4

NSString* applicationName = [entry objectForKey:(id)kCGWindowOwnerName];

Here is a good post with examples of what you are looking for. The OP didn't accept anything, which is unfortunate, but the answers are useful.