can't create info.plist from info-> URL Types

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Created Aug ’25

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Hi, In Google Admob get started page they are suggesting to update info.plist file with keys. https://developers.google.com/admob/ios/quick-start#update_your_infoplist

However, I can't find info.plist in the project folder. On the internet, there are videos suggesting to create info.plist file from pressing + under Targets -> info -> URL Types section.

Unfortunately , I can't generate the info.plist using that method. How should I proceed? It is difficult to enter all the keys defined in the Google Admob link there are 40+ keys. Thank you for your help.

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DTS Engineer OP

Apple

Aug ’25

However, I can't find info.plist in the project folder.

Xcode moved much of what used to be in the Info.plist file into build settings for those that can be represented as simple key-value pairs several releases ago. As a result, some of the Xcode templates no longer create a file called Info.plist as part of the template when you start your app. However, if you need custom values in your Info.plist file, you can still add them through the Targets > Info tab — just click the + button on a row in the Custom Target Properties section and add your values, and Xcode will create an Info.plist file on disk that holds those custom values.

Note that I'm not saying to do this in the URL Types section, unless you're specifically trying to create a custom URL scheme. Doing this configuration in the other section I name above could make the difference from the other info you found.

— Ed Ford,  DTS Engineer

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applenoob0 OP

Aug ’25

Thank you, after a second look at the project folder, I found a file named <project_name-Info>.plist which has the custom key values that I had entered from Targets > Info tab. However, this <project_name-Info>.plist file is not listed in Xcode, and I opened it with another text editor to view it as a source file.

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DTS Engineer OP

Apple

Aug ’25

I'm glad to hear you found that file. Just in case there's anything unusual going on here, you'll want to make sure there's a relative path to that file in the INFOPLIST_FILE bulid setting. You can see an example of that if you create a brand new Xcode project for an iOS app, and set the UI type to Storyboard in that project, which will then create a project with an Info.plist as an example so that you can go see how a relative path in INFOPLIST_FILE is constructed.

— Ed Ford,  DTS Engineer

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