This is happening again and I tried the solution above. It will let me archive the project but every time I try to run it, even without build, it prompts me for my Apple ID. When I enter the correct Apple ID associated with my developer account it won't accept it.

It would be useful to have some guidance here. This is an issue with TestFlight or the Xcode Archive process. I am trying to release a game for the Mac Store this week. I'm on the latest version of Xcode and OS. I've tried on both Intel Mac and Silicon, same result.

Thank you for responding and providing this insight. I have followed these steps and now I see the same issue and it's from archive. It's definitely not the way it plays on build - clearly an issue with how it is being archived. Could you recommend any different settings? I have no idea how to archive it differently as its just an automated process. I was required to enable 'App Sandbox' I'm not sure if that is the issue but it wouldn't archive without this enabled.

Ok, after further testing and exporting in development mode I have discovered that it is indeed enabling App Sandbox that is causing the issue. Problem is, Xcode won't let me archive to App Store Connect without this enabled?

I've even put an entitlements file into the folder but its still not working: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>com.apple.security.app-sandbox</key> <true/> </dict> </plist>