Apple has a recent policy [5.1.1(ix)] requiring medical apps like mine to be
submitted by healthcare organizations, not individual physician
programmers like me. I have an app I worked on for a couple months,
loaded it to AppStoreConnect, sent it out on Test Flight, good feedback,
ready to release. But cannot release as individual physician. So went
to my employer healthcare organization. They'd be happy to publish my
app. I now have credentials within their developers account. When I
try to upload my same app (rebuilt with new certificates and identifiers
for organization), I can't get it to upload because Apple flags my
upload as copying someone else's material -- I suspect my own material! It sees
that "Cardiovascular Risk" app submitted under my healthcare
organization is just like my "cardiovascular Risk" app submitted also by
me under my personal developers account! If the app were already
approved at least once, I could transfer it. But since never approved
for the App Store, I cannot use the Transfer App process that Apple
offers. I already tried changing the name of the app, the display name, the details in the bundle identifier, and I made sure to remake the necessary certificates and profiles and app ID with my newly joined organization account.
Any ideas? Not sure who at Apple to reach out to. Not a code issue. Not exactly an account issue. Not a legal issue, although the problem is sorta me copying the material of myself, so I did drop them a line. Help!
Best,
-- Josh
Topic:
App Store Distribution & Marketing
SubTopic:
App Store Connect
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iPad
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