---
title: Defining the authenticating app appearance in the PingID mobile app
description: Configure the PingID mobile app authentication screen to display the name and icon of the app originating the push notification authentication request.
component: pingid
page_id: pingid:pingid_service_management:pid_defining_auth_app_appearance_pidma
canonical_url: http://docs.pingidentity.com/pingid/pingid_service_management/pid_defining_auth_app_appearance_pidma.html
revdate: February 12, 2023
section_ids:
  about-this-task: About this task
  steps: Steps
---

# Defining the authenticating app appearance in the PingID mobile app

Configure the PingID mobile app authentication screen to display the name and icon of the app originating the push notification authentication request.

## About this task

The following image shows a custom authentication screen in the PingID mobile app.

![An image of the Authenticating message on the PingID mobile app, with a custom organization icon.](_images/ueb1577180945500.png)

## Steps

1. In the relevant identity provider (IdP), define the name and icon that PingID displays on the authentication screen.

   | Application IdP   | Steps                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
   | ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
   | PingOne Apps      | Define the app name in the **Application Name** field and the icon in the **Graphics** field. For more information, see:- [Adding an application](http://docs.pingidentity.com/pingone/applications/p1_applications_add_applications.html)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
   | PingFederate Apps | Define the app name in the **Application Name** field and the icon in the **Application Icon URL** field. For more information, see:- [SP connection management](http://docs.pingidentity.com/pingfederate/12.3/administrators_reference_guide/pf_sp_connect_management.html)

   - [Identifying the SP](http://docs.pingidentity.com/pingfederate/12.3/administrators_reference_guide/help_spconnectionconfigtasklet_generalinfostate.html). See the Application Name and Application Icon URL entries.  |
   | PingID API Apps   | The app name and logo are defined using either:- The `appName` and `appIconUrl` sub-attributes. For more information, see [Example PPM request](https://apidocs.pingidentity.com/pingid-api/guide/pingid-api/pid_c_PingIDapiPpmrequest/#Example-PPM-request).

   - The `sp_logo` and `sp_name` of the StartAuthentication API. For more information, see the [AuthenticateOnline](https://apidocs.pingidentity.com/pingid-api/guide/pingid-api/pid_c_PingIDapiAuthentication/#AuthenticateOnline) entry. |