Localization of icon and default screen in iPhone

Question

Can the app icon and default screen be localized in iPhone? Has anyone tried it?

In theory it should be possible as they\'re just image resources, but I found no exp

Answer 1

Official documentation quote:

"An iPhone application should be internationalized and have a language.lproj directory for each language it supports. In addition to providing localized versions of your application’s custom resources, you can also localize your application icon (Icon.png), default image (Default.png), and Settings icon (Icon-Settings.png) by placing files with the same name in your language-specific project directories. Even if you provide localized versions, however, you should always include a default version of these files at the top-level of your application bundle. The default version is used in situations where a specific localization is not available."

Answer 2

I'm trying to do the same, and I found this:

Until yesterday though I was never totally sure it was not possible. Then I spotted this thread in the Apple developer forums. There is a post by Bill Dudney, author of the excellent iPhone SDK Development book from Pragmatic Programmers and now an Apple employee. Bill confirms that localizing the application icon is not currently supported and suggests raising an enhancement request.

source: http://useyourloaf.com/blog/2010/12/16/localizing-iphone-app-icon-is-not-supported.html

Cheers.