Hello everyone, I’m Anton, 16 years old, from Russia. I’m already registered in the Apple Certification Records System with Candidate ID APPL475224, and I want to take the ACSP exam. I’m not a programmer — I’m deeply into Apple devices: iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and know iOS/macOS well. I’ve already contacted Apple Support and got Case ID 21352800. Now I’m looking for practical advice from people who’ve been through this: Is the ACSP exam fully available in Russian? How do you actually pay for the exam from Russia these days? Any materials you’d recommend? I’m not a developer — I’m a support specialist. I want to be certified so I can help people here in Russia. Not for money — just so people can trust that I know what I’m talking about. Thanks in advance!

I hired an app developer to build an app for me, and we're now at the final stage of development. He says he needs my Apple ID login credentials so he can publish the app through Xcode. However, I have already invited him to my Apple Developer Program account and granted him the App Developer role with the necessary permissions. Does he really need my Apple ID login credentials to publish the app, or should the permissions I already granted be sufficient? Unfortunately, Apple Support hasn't been able to answer this question.

Immediately after updating to macOS Sequoia 15.7.8, Google accounts stopped authenticating in Apple Mail. Internet Accounts shows Mail enabled, but the accounts do not appear in Connection Doctor or remain inactive in Mail. Removing and re-adding the accounts does not resolve it. Other users are reporting the same behavior after 15.7.8.

Hi everyone, I’m looking for advice because I have run out of ideas. My iOS app has been live for several months, but its original monthly and annual auto-renewable subscriptions have remained stuck In Review the entire time. Because the subscriptions were unavailable in production, users could not start a trial or subscribe. I contacted Apple Developer Support multiple times and the case was escalated, but after more than a month I still had no resolution...ridiculous! I then tried to solve the issue myself: I created two new replacement subscriptions inside the approved subscription group. I completed all pricing, localisation, availability, trial and review information. I imported them into RevenueCat and attached them to the existing entitlement and Offering. I tested both replacement subscriptions successfully in TestFlight. I submitted both subscriptions alongside a new app version. The new app version was approved without any issues. However, Apple did not review the subscriptions with it...again!!! The current statuses are now: Original monthly subscription: In Review Original annual subscription: In Review Replacement monthly subscription: Waiting for Review Replacement annual subscription: Waiting for Review The replacement products work correctly in TestFlight, but the live app cannot load the plans because the products are still unavailable in production. I have submitted multiple support requests, requested urgent escalation and reported the issue through Feedback Assistant, but I am still getting nowhere. Has anyone experienced subscriptions becoming stuck or orphaned in App Store Connect like this? Is there any route that successfully reached the In-App Purchase review team or caused the products to be manually reviewed? This has completely blocked my app’s subscription revenue for months, so any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I've recently updated to Golden Gate Beta4 to test 'fm' capabilities. Until Beta3, everything was OK; now my VPN icon from Menu Bar has disappeared. This is build 26A5388g. 'defaults -currentHost read com.apple.controlcenter' output showing VPN = 2 alongside the working modules (Battery = 4, Sound = 2) for contrast. No row in System Settings › Control Center › Menu Bar Controls for VPN appears under "Add Controls…". I have a valid IKEv2 config that exists and is visible in Network settings. I've already ruled out: delete/recreate the config, reboots, 'killall ControlCenter', no MDM activated on this machine, no managed preferences. Any idea how this can be fixed?

Se que esto no es necesario pero acabo de empezar con esto y no se mucho

In the past I was always able to install every major macOS version on an external drive so that I can test my apps. But now I'm unable to install macOS Tahoe 26 on an external drive. Actually, as far as I'm aware, there are not even official links to macOS 26 installers, but only instructions on how to update to macOS 26 from an existing macOS installation. So I thought I'd install macOS 15 on a separate drive and then update to macOS 26, but whenever I run the macOS 15 installer, tell it to install on the external drive, and reboot after the setup process completes, my MacBook just boots into my main macOS partition as if nothing happened. 3 months ago I somehow managed to install macOS Tahoe beta 1 on an external drive, I don't remember how (but I don't think it was anything crazy); booting into that beta 1 partition and trying to update doesn't work either, as my MacBook again boots into my main macOS partition. I already asked help about the update problem one month ago here, but nobody replied. Could someone at Apple please provide instructions on how one is supposed to install macOS 26 on an external drive (if possible before it becomes available to the public)? Are we supposed to buy a separate Mac for every macOS version that we want to test our apps on?

I was told I would be getting an email shortly after the call to schedule another call with the app review team. However, no such email ever came, and now I cant even call the Apple phone support line for app review issues and just says “it seems this is an issue with your Apple account.” Which doesn’t make sense at all. can someone from apple please reassure me?

Did the phone support get shut down or something?? I've been on the call for 4 hours now and not one person is picking it up. This is now my third day of calling apple all day and still the phone support has not been answered once.

That is not exactly a development issue, but more a Mac configuration (which may hide other problems ?). I use a new MacBookAir with MacOS 26. When I Airdrop from another Mac (15.7.8) the MacBookAir does not show any icon but a blank area, whilst other devices show their icons: That seems an old issue with MacBookAir: https://www.reddit.com/r/macbookair/comments/1benu4o/blank_airdrop_icon/ Beside this, Airdrop works OK. Just as if the MacBookAir icon was missing in some system file ? Has anyone a solution ? I filed a bug report FB24034384

For context, I spent my entire Monday calling apple for 2 hours each time then restarting (I got through around 4 calls before apple phone support stopped) so a total of 8 hours. Today Ive been waiting another 3 hours and still no one has picked up. Ive never had this issue before usually it's a 10-20min wait if not less but this is totally different. A Anyone else facing this issue?

I am having a very odd issue at the moment. I don't know what to categorize it either. I thought it was just iMessage forwarding but it seems to be otter that then that sorry if it seems like I'm repeating myself. Please help if you can. I don't know what to do 😔 I don't know which one is causing the problem. It appears to be my phone. But also my computer So I don't know what to do. For Apple engineers here is the feedback assistant ID. For Apple developers if you can help me I'll wait a little bit to get some answers. I'm gonna show you guys what's going on my end. Apparently I can't find her is grayed out when I go to uploaded images to show you what's going on. To the engineers here's the ID FB24043356

Hello everyone, My Apple Developer Program membership has expired, and I received the email instructing me to renew my membership using the Apple Developer app. However, I cannot find the Renew Membership button anywhere. I have already checked: Apple Developer app (iPhone) Apple Developer website App Store Connect Apple Developer Account There is no Membership section or Renew option available. Because of this, all of my apps have been removed from the App Store, and both the Free Apps Agreement and Paid Apps Agreement are now marked as Expired. I am the Account Holder of the account. Has anyone experienced this issue before? How was it resolved? Thank you.

I'm not sure where the best place to post this. Previous to ios 26, if you called a phone number multiple times, it used to have the number of calls in brackets, but more importantly pressing i next to the call would give you the call times for each call. In ios 26, say you called the same number 4 times, now when you press i, it only gives you the call time of the last call. Can anyone on ios 27 beta confirm if this has now been fixed, or if not how it can be raised with the ios development team. Finally, i know you have an option called call history, however for some reason not all calls show, and facetime/ whatsapp calls are not showing at all. Thanks

Hello everyone, I’m looking for advice regarding my Apple Developer Program enrollment. I have been trying to enroll for almost a month, but I’m still unable to complete the membership payment. My enrollment country is Uzbekistan. During the process, Developer Support requested identity and proof-of-address documents. I provided all the requested documents and followed every instruction I received. I was also advised to cancel my previous enrollment and create a new web enrollment using a local Uzbekistan bank card. I followed those instructions, but the payment was never initiated, and no authorization request reached my bank. I already have an open Developer Support case. I was told that the payment issue would be investigated, but I have not received any meaningful updates for several days. I also provided my phone number for a follow-up call, but no one contacted me. At this point, I’m not sure what else I can do. I’m ready to provide any additional documents or information and simply want to pay for my membership and publish my applications on the App Store. Has anyone experienced a similar issue? Is there any way to have an enrollment and payment case reviewed or escalated? Thank you for any advice.

Hello everyone, I'm hoping someone from the Apple Developer support team or another developer who's been through this can help. Enrollment ID: 399HW7BF9D Support case number: 102948028772 Organization: CHARRY - INDUSTRIA E COMERCIO DE CONFECCOES LTDA Timeline so far: I received a request for identity verification documents (government-issued photo ID, employment verification letter, and a business document/CNPJ card for the organization). I submitted all three requested documents through the secure upload portal over 15 days ago. I opened a support case (102948028772) to follow up - status still shows "being processed," with no update. I sent a follow-up email to Developer Relations - no response. Checking developer.apple.com/account directly, the enrollment still shows as "being processed." At this point I've tried every channel I'm aware of (document upload, support case, email follow-up) with no response for over two weeks. This is delaying a planned app launch for our company. Has anyone else experienced a delay like this? Is there anything else I should try, or can someone from Apple please take a look at case 102948028772 / enrollment 399HW7BF9D? Thank you in advance for any guidance

After updating 13-inch iPad Pro (M4, 1TB, cellular model) to iPadOS 27 Beta 1 and later version, the automix mode in the Music app has stopped working. I have confirmed this issue is unrelated to my subscription status. I tried toggling the Song Transition option back on in Settings and switching to the Crossfade mode, but the problem persists—the Song Transition button inside the Music app remains grayed out and unavailable.

Hi, I am running macos golden gate beta on my Mac. Some applications have issues accessing the local network, i.e. Windows app (former RDP), Orca Slicer, Bitwarden... The apps can not access the local network. And they don't ask for permission to access the local network. In my previous installations with Macos before Golden Gate these all worked with no problems. When I check the settings in System Settings/Privacy&Security/Local Network: In the summary of the section it says there are 3 (three) apps In the list for Local Network, there are only 2 (two) apps listed. The apps mentioned above never appear in this list I also removed in recovery mode the .plist-files for networkextensions => still the same issue How can I grant access for the applications? Thanks for any help Joerg

YouTube music isn't playing in the background as it should be; it’s playing on screen even once you’ve paid for the subscription. The app just floats in the background of whats on your active phone screen.

I built a relationship and dating app called Kolly — something that genuinely didn't exist in this form on the App Store. It includes date ideas, compatibility quizzes, games, an AI companion, and a personal Love CV. Astrology is part of it because astrology is a natural part of modern dating culture — but this is a relationship app, not an astrology app. After my first rejection under 4.3(b), I attended a Meet with Apple appointment. I was explicitly told: "astrology being present is not the problem — being an astrology app is the problem." I was advised to reposition as a relationship app and add more relationship features. I did exactly that. I resubmitted. Same copy-pasted rejection email. No new feedback. My replies go unanswered. I am forced to keep resubmitting blindly because I have no other option. I followed every instruction I was given and I still have no clear path to approval. I am a small independent developer. I have investors waiting. I have spent months and significant money on this. The process feels completely opaque — I can't help but wonder if larger companies with connections get a different experience. Has anyone successfully resolved a 4.3(b) rejection for an app that includes astrology as one feature among many? What actually worked?