MonacaApp-Info.plist

You can configure your iOS app in MonacaApp-Info.plist file. For information on plist file, please refer to Information Property List Files (Apple). This file is located under ios folder inside your Monaca project as shown below:
For Cordova 6.2 or higher, MonacaApp-Info.plist file is removed from Monaca framework. Therefore, in order to config iOS application settings, use Cordova Custom Config Plugin.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
​
<plist>
  <dict>
    <key>key</key>
    <value-type>value</value-type>
      ...
    <key>key</key>
    <array>
      <value-type>value</value-type>
      <value-type>value</value-type>
    </array>
    ...
  </dict>
</plist>
Inside MonacaApp-Info.plist file, there are 3 main types of elements:
<key>: Defines value (plistObject) and a combination of application configuration information.
<array>: You can have the array of values (plistObject).
<dict>: Key and combination of value (plistObject) are defined here.
For example:
<plist>
  <dict>
    ...
    <key>XXX</key>
      <string>The value(plistObject) corresponding to key(XXX)</sting>
      ...
    <key>YYY</key>
      <array>
        <string>The 1st value(plistObject) corresponding to key(YYY)</string>
        <string>The 2nd value(plistObject) corresponding to key(YYY)</string>
        <string>The 3rd value(plistObject) corresponding to key(YYY)</string>
        <string>The 4th value(plistObject) corresponding to key(YYY)</string>
      </array>
    ...
  </dict>
</plist>
Type List of Values (plistObject)
Types
Description
string
String data type representing text.
date
Date data type representing date and time.
Integer
Integer number
real
Floating data type representing a decimal number.
data
Data type
true
true boolean
false
false boolean
List of Keys
Key
Type
Description
CFBundleDevelopmentRegion
string
Defines a native language of the developer. If the language of the user cannot be found, this value will be used as default.
CFBundleDisplayName
string
Define a name of the application. It is a fully qualified name of the class that you extend from Application class.
CFBundleExecutable
string
Defines the application executable file.
CFBundleIconFile
string
Defines application icon file name.
CFBundleIconFiles
<array>string
Defines icon file names used for iOS 3.2 or later. The correct file will be chosen depending on the size of the device screen resolution.
CFBundleIdentifier
string
Specifies a unique identifier for your application. The identifier must be a Uniform Type Identifier (UTI) as com.monaca.MyApp.
CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion
string
Is the current version number of MonacaApp-Info.plist file.
CFBundleName
string
Is a short display name of the app. It is limited to 16 characters at most.
CFBundlePackageType
string
Is a 4-digit code used to describe application type. Set this value to APPL for application project.
CFBundleShortVersionString
string
Specifies the version number of your application.
CFBundleSignature
string
Is a 4-digit code used to identify the app developer.
CFBundleVersion
string
Is a build version number of the application.
LSRequiresIPhoneOS
true
Indicates whether the application can only be run on iPhone or not.
UISupportedInterfaceOrientations
<array>string
Specifies screen orientations for iPhone that are supported by the application. For iPad, use UISupportedInterfaceOrientations~ipad.
BackupWebStorage
string
Set to cloud to allow the web storage data to be backed up to iCloud, Set to none to not allow any backups of web storage. default is cloud
Here are some keys and values you may need to configure in your iOS apps:
UISupportedInterfaceOrientations
Is used to set the screen orientation of your app:
Settings for iPhone
...
<key>UISupportedInterfaceOrientations</key>
  <array>
    <string>UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft</string>
    <string>UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight</string>
    <string>UIInterfaceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown</string>
    <string>UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait</string>
  </array>
...
Settings for iPad
...
<key>UISupportedInterfaceOrientations~ipad</key>
  <array>
    <string>UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft</string>
    <string>UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight</string>
    <string>UIInterfaceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown</string>
    <string>UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait</string>
  </array>
...
List of Orientation Values
Value
Description
UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft
Landscape orientation aligned to the left side of the Home button.
UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight
Landscape orientation aligned to the right side of the Home button.
UIInterfaceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown
Portrait orientation
UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait
Portrait orientation in opposite direction from the normal portrait orientation.
You can download a sample screen orientation file below:
UISupportedInterfaceOrientations.zip
700B
Binary
Screen Orientation File
Statusbar Setting
Value
Type
Default
Description
UIStatusBarHidden
Boolean
false
If set to true, the status bar at the top of the application will be hidden. If UIStatusBarHidden set to true and UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance set to false, the status bar at the top of the app will be hidden.
UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance
Boolean
false
If set to true, the status bar at the top of the application will be hidden. Set to true in order to use StatusBar Plugin.

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Types	Description
string	String data type representing text.
date	Date data type representing date and time.
Integer	Integer number
real	Floating data type representing a decimal number.
data	Data type
true	true boolean
false	false boolean

Key	Type	Description
CFBundleDevelopmentRegion	string	Defines a native language of the developer. If the language of the user cannot be found, this value will be used as default.
CFBundleDisplayName	string	Define a name of the application. It is a fully qualified name of the class that you extend from Application class.
CFBundleExecutable	string	Defines the application executable file.
CFBundleIconFile	string	Defines application icon file name.
CFBundleIconFiles	<array>string	Defines icon file names used for iOS `3.2` or later. The correct file will be chosen depending on the size of the device screen resolution.
CFBundleIdentifier	string	Specifies a unique identifier for your application. The identifier must be a Uniform Type Identifier (UTI) as `com.monaca.MyApp`.
CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion	string	Is the current version number of `MonacaApp-Info.plist` file.
CFBundleName	string	Is a short display name of the app. It is limited to `16` characters at most.
CFBundlePackageType	string	Is a 4-digit code used to describe application type. Set this value to `APPL` for application project.
CFBundleShortVersionString	string	Specifies the version number of your application.
CFBundleSignature	string	Is a 4-digit code used to identify the app developer.
CFBundleVersion	string	Is a build version number of the application.
LSRequiresIPhoneOS	true	Indicates whether the application can only be run on iPhone or not.
UISupportedInterfaceOrientations	<array>string	Specifies screen orientations for iPhone that are supported by the application. For iPad, use `UISupportedInterfaceOrientations~ipad`.
BackupWebStorage	string	Set to cloud to allow the web storage data to be backed up to iCloud, Set to none to not allow any backups of web storage. default is cloud

Value	Description
UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft	Landscape orientation aligned to the left side of the Home button.
UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight	Landscape orientation aligned to the right side of the Home button.
UIInterfaceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown	Portrait orientation
UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait	Portrait orientation in opposite direction from the normal portrait orientation.

Value	Type	Default	Description
UIStatusBarHidden	Boolean	`false`	If set to `true`, the status bar at the top of the application will be hidden. If UIStatusBarHidden set to `true` and UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance set to `false`, the status bar at the top of the app will be hidden.
UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance	Boolean	`false`	If set to `true`, the status bar at the top of the application will be hidden. Set to `true` in order to use StatusBar Plugin.