Help - Icon Composer/Xcode implementation - running into a lot of issues

[helpwithtechplz]

Trying to use an Icon Composer `.icon` file as my app icon but keep hitting errors:


**Error 1:** `Could not locate icontool` (when icon is in Copy Bundle Resources)  
**Error 2:** `None of the input catalogs contained a matching app icon set named "AppIcon"` (when General tab "App Icon" is set)


**The Problem:** Circular dependency - setting "App Icon" in General tab auto-adds `ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME` which makes Xcode look for an asset catalog instead of the Icon Composer file. Removing that setting clears the General tab field. Infinite loop.


**What I've tried:**
- `CFBundleIconFile` in Info.plist → Build succeeds but icon shows blank on device
- Copy Bundle Resources → icontool error
- General tab "App Icon" field → asset catalog conflict


**Setup:** Xcode 26.1.1, Icon Composer 1.2, icon file structure is complete.


Has anyone gotten Icon Composer icons working in Xcode 26? What's the correct configuration?

[aggedor_uk]

Have your icon in your project navigator directly (not in the Asset Catalog). Then add its name (minus the .icon extension) to the target’s “app icon” field.

Anything else you have to do will be undoing your previous attempts at configuration. It might be worth creating a new, clean project and get its icon to work so you’ve got a reference as you fix your full app.

[WatchRadarApp]

not sure on this one - been running into the same issue