I've been trying to create my Apple Developer account for over a month with absolutely no response from Apple. I've even resubmitted my application, but still nothing.
My situation:
Applied over 20 days ago
Resubmitted application once
Zero communication from Apple
No status updates or timeline provided
This complete lack of feedback is extremely frustrating and unprofessional. Other platforms process developer registrations in days, not months, and actually communicate with applicants.
Has anyone experienced similar delays? How long did it take for your account to be approved?
I'm seriously considering switching to other platforms due to this poor experience. Apple's silence is unacceptable for a company of this size.
Any advice would be appreciated.
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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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Developer Tools & Services
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Apple Developer Program
I have filled the form to request for this access, but it has been 15 days now and I haven’t gotten any feedback. Apple Support said the appropriate team will be in contact with me once it has been approved. It’s been 15 days and still nothing. I just want to know how long it would take, and Apple’s WWDC 2025 is around the corner, I was really looking forward to get this done before then.
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Developer Tools & Services
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Apple Developer Program
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Developer Tools
Entitlements
Family Controls
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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Developer Tools & Services
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Apple Developer Program
Hello All,
I am trying to generate APNs certificate but no luck.
Please guide me how to generate it.
Thanks
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Developer Tools & Services
SubTopic:
Apple Developer Program
I am now on Day 5 of waiting for our Apple Developer Program approval, and despite multiple attempts to get an update, I have received no meaningful response from Apple.
I have:
✅ Successfully paid membership fee and received invoice for same
✅ Reached out via support tickets, but got 0 replies.
This delay is unreasonable and impacting my work. I am prepared to launch a critical app that aligns with Apple’s ecosystem and guidelines, but Apple’s lack of communication is preventing me from moving forward. After lot of hard work and resources I have completed app development and set up other processes for marketing.
I demand a real update from an Apple Developer Program representative today.
• Not silence.
• A direct response with a timeline for approval.
Apple claims to support developers, but these excessive delays and lack of transparency tell a different story. If there is a legitimate issue, I expect clear communication. If there isn’t, we expect this approval to be completed immediately.
Apple, please address this case today. I cannot afford further inaction.
Order ID: MNTHQYXGLN
We've observed two refund cases where we only received REFUND notifications without the expected CONSUMPTION_REQUEST notifications. Both cases came from the same user account.
According to documentation, we should first receive CONSUMPTION_REQUEST before any REFUND notification. Has anyone encountered similar selective missing notifications? Could this be user-specific or related to particular refund circumstances?
Environment:
Production environment
Valid server notifications setup (other notifications work fine)
Only these two cases from same user showed this behavior
Hi I am a new self taught developer who is atm working on the backend of my app. My app successfully collects location of users and stores it to cloudkits public database. I now want to write a python script and run it on a local server on my windows terminal which fetches users who are in a certain proximity to each other so i can trigger a flow on the app. Can someone first of all tell me if this is even possible the way im attempting it. Also atm all i am doing is generating a server to server key which makes me generate a public and private key and i use the private key file eckey.pem plus key id plus container plus team ID to query the required data. but when i run it i get a 401 error (no authorization).
I am so stumped as there arent many resources available to help direct me to the right path. Can someone please offer some help/insight/confidence.
thanks alot
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Developer Tools & Services
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Apple Developer Program
Tags:
CloudKit
CloudKit JS
CloudKit Console
CKTool JS
我们这边收到的一个通知,是设置的订阅明明是6块,苹果通知过来的是renewalPrice是6000,个别是6000,也有600的,如何设置renewalPrice这个字段是除1000还是除100换算
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Developer Tools & Services
SubTopic:
Apple Developer Program
Hello Apple Developer Support Team,
I recently purchased an Apple Developer Program membership, but my account remains in “Pending” status and has not advanced to Active. Below are my details:
Program: Apple Developer Program (Individual)
Could you please:
Confirm that my payment was received successfully.
Identify any missing information or steps required on my side.
Advise on the expected timeline for activation.
Thank you for your help in resolving this issue. I appreciate your prompt assistance.
Best regards,
In the morning I enrolled in developer program and apple took my money from card and told me it is "being processed".
But in the main page it says
Purchase your membership.
continue your enrollment, complete your purchase now
purchase may take up to 48 hours to process.
So I clicked again and purchased again. Still I got the same email and checked it says " being processed" but money taken twice!!! Why are you giving me same option if it is processed!! Very bad design!!! Also it is still not activated
Topic:
Developer Tools & Services
SubTopic:
Apple Developer Program
Tags:
Developer Tools
Developer Program
Hi everyone,
I’m experiencing a frustrating delay with my Apple Developer Program enrollment and I’m hoping someone here can help or escalate the issue.
I had previously completed the enrollment process and was approved, but after opening the Apple Developer app on my iPad, the entire progress reset for some reason. I was forced to start the process again from scratch, including submitting all required documents.
Last time, my documents were verified and approved within 7 days. However, this time, it’s been over a month since I submitted my documents and there's been no progress.
I contacted Apple Developer Support, but they responded saying it would take an “undetermined amount of time,” without providing any explanation, timeline, or guidance. That’s extremely concerning, especially since I’ve already gone through this once before.
This delay is affecting my ability to move forward with game releases and business plans. I’m more than willing to provide any additional documentation if needed, but I’m currently stuck with no idea what’s going on.
Can someone from the Apple team please:
Check the status of my enrollment using Enrollment ID: 772673548
Let me know if there are any issues that require action from my side
Or help escalate this for review?
Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Shamsad M
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!
Hello Developers,
On ios device i recently installed Teams, Instagram and facebook apps.When i change the device language/locale appname remains same i.e in english.
All three apps i m able to search with it japanese translation like Teams ->チーム, Instagram->インスタグラム, Facebook ->フェイスブック when device locale in english or japanese.How can i achieve this?.Any suggestion up will be helpful.
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Developer Tools & Services
SubTopic:
Apple Developer Program
After an Apple Developer Enterprise Program account expires, can certificates and provisioning profiles still work if they are within their valid period? Do apps continue working for up to 90 days?
How long can it be extended at most after expiration?
Others:
https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/706214
https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/711254
Topic:
Developer Tools & Services
SubTopic:
Apple Developer Program
Tags:
Enterprise
Business and Enterprise
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Developer Tools & Services
SubTopic:
Apple Developer Program
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Enterprise
Apple Pay on the Web
We are registering as an Apple developer, but the entity type selection is incorrect. How can we switch from personal type to organizational type? We haven't paid yet
Hi everyone,
I’m experiencing an issue with my enrollment process. I initiated three payments on the following dates:
February 12, 2025: Payment attempted, received an “Order acknowledgment” email, but the amount wasn’t deducted.
February 19, 2025: Reattempted payment with the same outcome.
February 25, 2025: Tried again, and still no deduction from my account.
I’ve contacted support (Case ID: 102538526682), but haven’t received any response. This situation affects my production process, and I’m growing increasingly concerned.
Has anyone else faced and resolved successfully a similar problem, or does anyone have advice on how to escalate this issue for a quicker resolution?
Thanks in advance for your help!
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Developer Tools & Services
SubTopic:
Apple Developer Program
"Failed to verify your identity. Try again." I only see this text. I have the correct apple account and password and I have made the payment. I can't log in with my password, why?
Question 1: What should I do to log in with my password?
Question 2: What is the error?
We'd like to give account holder role to another person in our team and when I tried to verify my account and post id photos in Developer app, I always got the next answer:
'Unable to Send Information, Your information could not be sent due to a connection error' with 2 buttons (try, cancel).
I tried it many times with same result.
I don't know what is wrong.