Accented application name is not recognized in App Shortcuts phrases

Hello,

I am trying to set up App Shortcuts with App Intents in my app, which has an accent (é) in the name.

It seems that with an accented application name (e.g. "Démo"), shortcuts phrases are not recognized by Siri or with the "App Shortcuts Preview" tool in Xcode.

public struct DemoAppShortcuts: AppShortcutsProvider {
    public static var appShortcuts: [AppShortcut] {

        AppShortcut(
            intent: OpenDemoIntent(),
            phrases: [
                "Find the tests in \(.applicationName)",
            ],
            shortTitle: "Find tests",
            systemImageName: "location"
        )
    }
}

With Siri, when saying the phrase "Find the tests in Démo", the shortcut is not launched

I tried with the "App Shortcuts Preview" tool in Xcode, it does not match any Intent. (see screenshot)

I set up App Name synonyms as a workaround but it seems to not always work.

Has anyone encountered this problem ? Is there any other workaround ? Is this a bug with iOS 27 / Xcode 27 ?

I filed a feedback FB23791964 with an Xcode Project

It is not the first time iOS has problems with accented words.

I had a problem with UIActivityViewController failing to Airdrop if filename has an accented char. FB22253128

Don't put anything other than ASCII in your app name, Xcode project, or any other file.

If you want localized names for things, use the appropriate Info.plist keys or other localization tools.

Accented application name is not recognized in App Shortcuts phrases
 
 
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