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Delay beyond 75 days - Apple Developer Program Enrolment for non-profit
Applied to the developer program with the waiver for a non-profit that I'm associated with. Application process was initiated on July 4th 2025 and have followed up multiple times since to get an update or clarity on timelines. We have a DUNS number. We are a registered NON PROFIT in INDIA and have the relevant documentation as required by them. We have submitted all of these documents at least twice for review but there's no update from Apple's end. Anyone have any recourse for escalation?
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Sep ’25
I completed the enrollment for my company in 2024
Hi! I completed the enrollment for my company on April 22, 2024. And since then we have successfully placed our application in the Store and continue to work on it. On March 27, 2025, I needed to renew my participation in the Apple Developer Program and I did it successfully - I received a confirmation letter from you. However, later I discovered that my order was canceled and now, when I go to developer.applе.com, I am offered to go through the enrollment procedure! I'm confused! It is not clear what to do in such a situation?! I will be grateful for any help!
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May ’25
Help! Free to paid dev account
I’m very new to mobile app development but not new to application development in general. I’m close to completing my first app and really excited to get things moving along and then hit a major roadblock and am at my wits end with this. I currently have a free account and have been testing on my own phone. I’m ready to move to TestFlight so went to enroll in the paid program and it just says can’t do so at this time. I sent support an email and they said it’s because they can’t identify me. I called and they told me the same thing and that there is literally nothing that can be done. I tried to create a new Apple ID and figured I’d just use it for the dev work I want to do but I can’t even create a new ID. I did have Family Sharing setup with myself as the organize and removed myself from that to ensure nothing was preventing identification. Still nothing. I can’t possibly be the only one that has gone through this. Frustrated is an understatement and getting this app out was really going to be such a big deal for me. So disappointed. Any suggestions?
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May ’25
Assistance with Capturing WebView Snapshot in Broadcast Upload Extension Without Adding to View Hierarchy
Hello, I am currently developing a game streaming application using ReplayKit and Broadcast Upload Extension. I would like to ask for your assistance regarding capturing snapshots of a WKWebView in the upload extension without adding it to a visible view hierarchy. From my understanding, calling takeSnapshot(with:) on a WKWebView that is not added to the view hierarchy generally works for simple web pages. However, when it comes to more complex web content — such as animations or WebGL — the snapshot returns a blank or static image. I believe this is because rendering such content requires access to the GPU, which is not fully available when the web view is off-screen. That said, I’ve observed that certain apps are able to capture live animated web content inside their broadcast upload extensions, even when the main app is terminated. This suggests that the snapshot is not being generated by the main app or from a remote server — especially since the network activity confirms the content is served locally (via localhost or local IP). Given this, I believe there must be a way to achieve GPU-accelerated rendering for WKWebView directly within the upload extension context, without attaching it to the app's UI. I would greatly appreciate any guidance, APIs, or recommended techniques that could help me achieve this behavior correctly and within system limitations. Thank you in advance for your support. I look forward to your advice. Warm regards,
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Jun ’25
Issue when apps are not available
Hi anybody else experiencing or have experienced issues to renew membership? My company's app is no longer available in the app store for the users to download and update. If someone can help me it would be greatly appreciated as I have reached out a few times to apple and after a few days the issue still exists, affecting my job and company operations. Below are the issues we are facing if anybody knows how to solve it: Account was deprecated We managed to access the developer website, also the appstoreconnect website, but so far all apps are not yet available in the store. Thank you for any help.
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Jun ’25
IOS提交的APP,在注册账号时,是不允许收集身份证号等之类的信息吗?
我们提交的APP,始终无法通过审核; Guideline 5.1.1 - Legal - Privacy - Data Collection and Storage Issue Description The app requires users to provide personal information that is not directly relevant to the app's core functionality. Apps should only require users to provide information that is necessary for the app to function. If information is useful for a non-essential feature, apps may request the information but make it optional. Examples of app concepts and inappropriate required information: A general shopping app that requires the user's marital status A rideshare app that requires the user's gender Next Steps Update the app to not require users to provide the following personal information: National ID number Age Gender Resources 是不允许在注册阶段收集身份证号吗?
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Jun ’25
Signature Validation Issue in Apple Notifications V2 Webhooks
I am writing to bring to your attention a critical issue we are encountering while implementing Apple V2 webhook notifications on our platform. We are currently unable to authorize the token due to signature verification issues. We are unclear about the expected signature and how to validate it correctly. Additionally, we observed that the kid (Key ID), which was available in the header in Apple Pay V1 and used to retrieve the public key, is no longer present in the V2 webhook headers. We have already reviewed the official documentation here: Apple Server Notifications V2, but it does not clarify how to handle the signature validation or proceed. We would appreciate any guidance or documentation that could help us complete this integration successfully. Thank you for your support
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Sep ’25
Urgent: Unable to Complete Apple Developer Program Enrollment – No Response from Support
Hello Community, A few years ago, I attempted to enroll in the Apple Developer Program, but the process was blocked with the following error message: "Your enrollment could not be completed. Your enrollment in the Apple Developer Program could not be completed at this time." As a developer, I regularly help businesses and individuals set up their Apple developer accounts, and I’ve never encountered this issue with any of my clients—only on my own personal account. I’ve since discovered that others have faced this problem too, but none seem to have found a working solution. I’ve sent multiple emails to Apple Support and I have yet to receive a single response. This matter is extremely urgent for me. If anyone has experienced this issue and successfully resolved it, please share your solution. I’d greatly appreciate any insight. Thank you.
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Jun ’25
Unable to upload new build
I am building my first app. I submitted 1.0 to the App Store, it was rejected and I needed to make some changes. Am I unable to upload a new build with changes to testflight before I resubmit those changes? Also, I accidentally removed the app for review, so I cannot respond to the changes they asked. What do I do now? Thank you for your help
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Sep ’25
Is there any way of automating Apple Pay certificate generation in a CI/CD pipeline?
Hi everyone! I’m trying to automate the Apple Pay setup in a CI/CD pipeline for a preproduction environment. Right now, we are generating manually the Apple Pay certificates for both the root domain and merchant ID through the Apple Developer Portal, then manually upload them to our preproduction servers. My idea is to be able to automate this process for this environment. I’ve been digging through docs and forums but haven’t found any way to generate or renew these certificates automatically via an API or any other method. Does anyone know if Apple offers something like this? Or if not, what’s the best way to handle this in an automated workflow? I've been thinking about a web driver, but I'm not a big fan of this kind of solution. Thanks a lot for any ideas or advice!
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Jun ’25
Applying for Developer Program outside of supported regions
Hello, I'm currently living in Finland and would like to apply for the developer program in order to develop an app for the Apple Vision Pro. I understand that Finland is not supported in this matter, so I thought about making an German AppleID, since that is supported in the AVP App Store, and enroll in the program with that. The problem is that, since I'm not a German citizen nor have a residency there, would that cause a problem in the identity verification process? Is this allowed at all? If not, are there any workarounds to be able to get the developer account outside of supported regions? Thank you!
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Jun ’25
Delay beyond 75 days - Apple Developer Program Enrolment for non-profit
Applied to the developer program with the waiver for a non-profit that I'm associated with. Application process was initiated on July 4th 2025 and have followed up multiple times since to get an update or clarity on timelines. We have a DUNS number. We are a registered NON PROFIT in INDIA and have the relevant documentation as required by them. We have submitted all of these documents at least twice for review but there's no update from Apple's end. Anyone have any recourse for escalation?
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Sep ’25
I completed the enrollment for my company in 2024
Hi! I completed the enrollment for my company on April 22, 2024. And since then we have successfully placed our application in the Store and continue to work on it. On March 27, 2025, I needed to renew my participation in the Apple Developer Program and I did it successfully - I received a confirmation letter from you. However, later I discovered that my order was canceled and now, when I go to developer.applе.com, I am offered to go through the enrollment procedure! I'm confused! It is not clear what to do in such a situation?! I will be grateful for any help!
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May ’25
Developer account photo id
I made a developer account. I uploaded a photo id, it notified me that it will take 2 business days to get verified, but it has been already 2 weeks. What to do?
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Dec ’25
Help! Free to paid dev account
I’m very new to mobile app development but not new to application development in general. I’m close to completing my first app and really excited to get things moving along and then hit a major roadblock and am at my wits end with this. I currently have a free account and have been testing on my own phone. I’m ready to move to TestFlight so went to enroll in the paid program and it just says can’t do so at this time. I sent support an email and they said it’s because they can’t identify me. I called and they told me the same thing and that there is literally nothing that can be done. I tried to create a new Apple ID and figured I’d just use it for the dev work I want to do but I can’t even create a new ID. I did have Family Sharing setup with myself as the organize and removed myself from that to ensure nothing was preventing identification. Still nothing. I can’t possibly be the only one that has gone through this. Frustrated is an understatement and getting this app out was really going to be such a big deal for me. So disappointed. Any suggestions?
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May ’25
Unenroll
I have no Apple developer subscription, out of curiosity i logged into Apple Developer and now, I have Beta updates assigned with my iPhone. Can I unenroll from Apple developer program or remove/ disable/ erease/ delete Apple developer account?
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Aug ’25
Assistance with Capturing WebView Snapshot in Broadcast Upload Extension Without Adding to View Hierarchy
Hello, I am currently developing a game streaming application using ReplayKit and Broadcast Upload Extension. I would like to ask for your assistance regarding capturing snapshots of a WKWebView in the upload extension without adding it to a visible view hierarchy. From my understanding, calling takeSnapshot(with:) on a WKWebView that is not added to the view hierarchy generally works for simple web pages. However, when it comes to more complex web content — such as animations or WebGL — the snapshot returns a blank or static image. I believe this is because rendering such content requires access to the GPU, which is not fully available when the web view is off-screen. That said, I’ve observed that certain apps are able to capture live animated web content inside their broadcast upload extensions, even when the main app is terminated. This suggests that the snapshot is not being generated by the main app or from a remote server — especially since the network activity confirms the content is served locally (via localhost or local IP). Given this, I believe there must be a way to achieve GPU-accelerated rendering for WKWebView directly within the upload extension context, without attaching it to the app's UI. I would greatly appreciate any guidance, APIs, or recommended techniques that could help me achieve this behavior correctly and within system limitations. Thank you in advance for your support. I look forward to your advice. Warm regards,
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Jun ’25
Bought Apple Developer but still says "Your Apple Developer Program membership has expired"
I'm not sure how to proceed. I paid for Apple Develoepr Program but not seeing it applied to my account and I still see "Your Apple Developer Program membership has expired.'
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Mar ’26
Issue when apps are not available
Hi anybody else experiencing or have experienced issues to renew membership? My company's app is no longer available in the app store for the users to download and update. If someone can help me it would be greatly appreciated as I have reached out a few times to apple and after a few days the issue still exists, affecting my job and company operations. Below are the issues we are facing if anybody knows how to solve it: Account was deprecated We managed to access the developer website, also the appstoreconnect website, but so far all apps are not yet available in the store. Thank you for any help.
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Jun ’25
APP ID Configuration
I am trying to add some more capabilities to my app in the apple developer website. I checked the Notification option and hit save but whenever i refresh the option is left unchecked. I checked console logs and whenever i try saving I get an error.
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Aug ’25
IOS提交的APP,在注册账号时,是不允许收集身份证号等之类的信息吗?
我们提交的APP,始终无法通过审核; Guideline 5.1.1 - Legal - Privacy - Data Collection and Storage Issue Description The app requires users to provide personal information that is not directly relevant to the app's core functionality. Apps should only require users to provide information that is necessary for the app to function. If information is useful for a non-essential feature, apps may request the information but make it optional. Examples of app concepts and inappropriate required information: A general shopping app that requires the user's marital status A rideshare app that requires the user's gender Next Steps Update the app to not require users to provide the following personal information: National ID number Age Gender Resources 是不允许在注册阶段收集身份证号吗?
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Jun ’25
Apple Developer Account
Hi I paid my apple developer account fee on October 23rd. However, my account is still not active. I've emailed support several times. What should I do to open my account? I've been waiting for a long time. Is there anyone here to help?
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Apple account is locked
My Apple account has been locked and Apple says that it can't be used.I tried to reset but it didn't work for me.Please suggest if someone has any resolution for it.
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Jun ’25
Signature Validation Issue in Apple Notifications V2 Webhooks
I am writing to bring to your attention a critical issue we are encountering while implementing Apple V2 webhook notifications on our platform. We are currently unable to authorize the token due to signature verification issues. We are unclear about the expected signature and how to validate it correctly. Additionally, we observed that the kid (Key ID), which was available in the header in Apple Pay V1 and used to retrieve the public key, is no longer present in the V2 webhook headers. We have already reviewed the official documentation here: Apple Server Notifications V2, but it does not clarify how to handle the signature validation or proceed. We would appreciate any guidance or documentation that could help us complete this integration successfully. Thank you for your support
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Sep ’25
Urgent: Unable to Complete Apple Developer Program Enrollment – No Response from Support
Hello Community, A few years ago, I attempted to enroll in the Apple Developer Program, but the process was blocked with the following error message: "Your enrollment could not be completed. Your enrollment in the Apple Developer Program could not be completed at this time." As a developer, I regularly help businesses and individuals set up their Apple developer accounts, and I’ve never encountered this issue with any of my clients—only on my own personal account. I’ve since discovered that others have faced this problem too, but none seem to have found a working solution. I’ve sent multiple emails to Apple Support and I have yet to receive a single response. This matter is extremely urgent for me. If anyone has experienced this issue and successfully resolved it, please share your solution. I’d greatly appreciate any insight. Thank you.
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Jun ’25
problem with payment
Hello! I have placed orders to pay for my developer account, but the payments are not going through. What ways are there to solve the payment problem?
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Jan ’26
developers account
I recently bought my developers account, it has been 6 days and still isn't activated, And I repeated the request twice now The account is Kuwaiti,Waiting for reply.thanks
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Unable to upload new build
I am building my first app. I submitted 1.0 to the App Store, it was rejected and I needed to make some changes. Am I unable to upload a new build with changes to testflight before I resubmit those changes? Also, I accidentally removed the app for review, so I cannot respond to the changes they asked. What do I do now? Thank you for your help
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Sep ’25
Is there any way of automating Apple Pay certificate generation in a CI/CD pipeline?
Hi everyone! I’m trying to automate the Apple Pay setup in a CI/CD pipeline for a preproduction environment. Right now, we are generating manually the Apple Pay certificates for both the root domain and merchant ID through the Apple Developer Portal, then manually upload them to our preproduction servers. My idea is to be able to automate this process for this environment. I’ve been digging through docs and forums but haven’t found any way to generate or renew these certificates automatically via an API or any other method. Does anyone know if Apple offers something like this? Or if not, what’s the best way to handle this in an automated workflow? I've been thinking about a web driver, but I'm not a big fan of this kind of solution. Thanks a lot for any ideas or advice!
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Jun ’25
The developer account cannot be renewed.
My developer account is set to expire on June 28th. I submitted the application for renewal half a month ago, but it has not been approved yet. It keeps showing that it is under review. Could you please tell me why?
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Jun ’25
Applying for Developer Program outside of supported regions
Hello, I'm currently living in Finland and would like to apply for the developer program in order to develop an app for the Apple Vision Pro. I understand that Finland is not supported in this matter, so I thought about making an German AppleID, since that is supported in the AVP App Store, and enroll in the program with that. The problem is that, since I'm not a German citizen nor have a residency there, would that cause a problem in the identity verification process? Is this allowed at all? If not, are there any workarounds to be able to get the developer account outside of supported regions? Thank you!
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Jun ’25