App extension name can't be identical to app name?

Question

I have an app called "name", and I go to File > New Target in Xcode, and chose a sharing extension, but when I try to give it a name which is identical to the app(container) name, I get an error message :

The project “name” already contains a target named “name”. Please choose a different name.

But obviously I want your app name and extension name to be the same, (like other app extensions such as Pocket).

The extension name that I chose is the name that actually appears on the extension menu, and not the container app name .

How would I give them the same name?

Answer 1

create a share extension with different name , in info.plistof share extension change the bundle display name to your app name.

Answer 2

It's not saying that you can't have an extension of the same name. It says you can't have a target with the same name.

Create the target with a sensible name. How about "App Extension"?

Then in the Info.plist for the extension, you can give it the display name that you want.