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My Apple Developer account was registered with a company Gmail address that has since been permanently deleted. Now when I try to log in, I reach the 2FA step but the verification code is no longer sent to my registered phone number. I am completely locked out. Has anyone experienced this or knows how to contact Apple to recover access?

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Environment: Device: Apple Vision Pro visionOS: 26.3.1 Xcode: 26.2 (17C52) Sample: Creating an interactive 3D model in visionOS Repro steps: Build and run the official sample from Xcode Confirm the car model displays correctly Quit the app Relaunch the app from Home Observe that the official car model no longer appears / fails to restore correctly Expected: The official car model should display normally after relaunching from Home Actual: The sample works when launched from Xcode, but fails when relaunched from Home

I received an Apple Developer team invitation, but when I click the link, it redirects me to create an Apple ID. After filling details and clicking Continue, nothing happens and the button gets disabled. Has anyone faced this issue? Any workaround?

Subject: Unable to Complete Apple Developer Registration – No Clear Reason Provided Hello, I am currently trying to register for an Apple Developer account, but I keep receiving the following response: "We are unable to process your enrollment for one or more reasons." I contacted support to ask for the specific reason, but the reply I received was exactly the same message: "We are unable to process your enrollment for one or more reasons." According to the emails and support responses, I am unable to get any clear explanation or solution. The app directs me to contact customer service, but customer service only repeats the same message, which makes it impossible to resolve the issue. At this point, I personally cannot think of any possible reason that would cause this problem. Even after reaching out multiple times, including to senior support staff, I still receive the same generic response without any details. This situation feels completely blocked with no way forward. I would like to ask: Is there any way to find out the specific reason for the rejection? Are there any steps I can take to resolve this issue and successfully complete the registration? Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Any idea when will the results of Swift Student Challenge be declared?

after upgrade macos version to 15.4 the rsync start failing that cause the xcodebuild fail and not generate ipa rsync: on remote machine: --extended-attributes: unknown option rsync error: syntax or usage error (code 1) at main.c(1802) [server=3.4.1] rsync(73444): error: unexpected end of file rsync(73444): error: io_read_nonblocking rsync(73444): error: io_read_buf rsync(73444): error: io_read_int rsync(73444): warning: child 73445 exited with status 1

I'm trying to use Xcode 26.3's official MCP Server (xcrun mcpbridge) on an Intel Mac（15.7.4）, but it crashes immediately. Run xcrun mcpbridge in Terminal： dyld[3809]: Symbol not found: _$s10AppSandbox17ASBBinaryIdentityC14teamIdentifierSSSgvg Referenced from: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin/mcpbridge Expected in: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AppSandbox.framework/Versions/A/AppSandbox [1] 3809 abort xcrun mcpbridge Observations The same command works on an Apple Silicon Mac (M1, macOS 26.3).

Hello everyone, I’m facing a confusing issue in App Store Connect and hoping someone here has encountered this before. Context: • Company developer account (UK-based) • App is free to download • Only optional In-App Purchases (Apple IAP) • No external payments • Using standard App Store distribution • Paid Apps agreement is active • US tax forms (W-8BEN-E) are active Issue: Under Agreements → Tax Forms, I see: United Kingdom Tax Info – Alternative Terms Addendum – Missing Tax Info However: • There is no Alternative Terms Addendum visible under Agreements • I have not intentionally opted into EU DMA Alternative Terms • I do not have a UK VAT number (Apple should be Merchant of Record under standard IAP) Finance Support says they do not support Alternative Terms. Agreements support has not responded yet. Questions: 1. Can the Alternative Terms flag exist only under Tax Forms without a visible agreement? 2. How can a developer revert back to standard App Store terms if this happens? 3. Has anyone had Apple remove this EU DMA backend flag manually? Any guidance or similar experiences would be really appreciated. Thanks in advance

I've tried everything I can to restore the most recent document at cold start in my DocumentGroup iOS app. Q1. I believe it's not possible, but I would be happy to be proven wrong? Q2. Why is this not possible? My users who only edit one document find it quite annoying to have to select it so frequently.

Our iPadOS app is currently built with Xcode 26 / iOS 26 SDK. The app still contains some legacy code that prevents the UI from being fully compliant with the latest system constraints (e.g. resizable scenes and updated design system behaviors). We rely on: UIDesignRequiresCompatibility to preserve our existing UI while evaluating the new design system UIRequiresFullScreen to maintain a fixed layout not yet adapted to resizable scenes We are actively modernizing the app and planning our migration to iOS 27, and would like clarification on upcoming requirements. Will UIDesignRequiresCompatibility continue to be supported with the iOS 27 SDK, or will the new UI system become mandatory? Will UIRequiresFullScreen be ignored or cause App Store rejections when using the iOS 27 SDK? Will support for multitasking and UIScene become required for submission? Will there be a grace period to continue shipping updates with the iOS 26 SDK? When is the expected enforcement timeline for iOS 27 SDK adoption? Are there any exemptions for apps with fixed-layout requirements?

(! status in pluginkit, FinderSyncExtensionHost process missing) macOS Version: 26.3.1 Beta (25D771280a) Xcode Version: 16.3 (17C529) Steps to reproduce: Create a Finder Sync Extension project Build and install to /Applications Enable in System Settings → Extensions → Finder Extensions Extension shows ! in pluginkit output FinderSyncExtensionHost process never starts Context menu never appears in Finder Expected: Extension loads and context menu appears Actual: Extension marked with ! in pluginkit, no process launched pluginkit output: ! com.github.astronautJack.EasyNewFile.EasyNewFileExtension(1.0)

realice un pago para el apple developer program. el cual ya fue cargado el cobro y aprobado por el banco pero no recibo autorización o respuestas de apple solo envían un link para que les envié un correo nuevamente dejándome en un circulo infinito de NADA, al borde de una demanda por parte de los inversionistas que están financiando la app en desarrollo. aunque la atencion por parte del call center es buena no pueden resolver los problemas solo me cambian entre departamentos

I am looking for some guidance regarding a significant delay in the review process for my app update. Platform: iOS Submission Date: March 6, 2026 Current Status: In Review It has now been 12 days, and the status has been "In Review." I have checked my App Store Connect "App Review" section, but there are no outstanding requests for information or messages from the review team. I have already attempted to contact the App Review team via the official "Contact Us" form but have only received generic automated responses. Is anyone else experiencing similar delays this month? Are there currently known backlogs, or should I consider canceling this release and re-submitting? Thank you for any insights.

I recently had a game with game center leaderboards approved, I can display and see the scores fine when accessing the leaderboards from within the game, however I have been trying to remove some scores and noticed that there are no leaderboards showing nor scores in the manage scores section of the app store connect game center. I already tried contacting apple developer support but have had no response. Has anyone run into this issue and has a solution?

Hardware: • Mac Studio (M1 Ultra) • Apple Silicon • Sufficient free disk space (~35GB+ available) • SIP enabled • 4 local Time Machine snapshots present Current System: • Already running macOS Tahoe beta • Attempting upgrade to macOS Tahoe 26.4 Beta (Build 25E5207k) Primary Issue: Software Update downloads successfully, then moves to “Preparing…”. It stalls at “About 5 minutes remaining” for ~10–15 minutes and fails with: “Failed to prepare the software update. Please try again. An error occurred while downloading the selected updates.” The error appears network-related, but download always completes. Observed Behaviour: • “Checking for Updates” completes in <3 minutes. • softwareupdated and mobileassetd CPU usage <1%. • softwareupdate --history shows no record of the failed beta install. • No excessive system load or obvious disk pressure. Steps Already Attempted: 1. Standard Software Update retries • Multiple download/retry cycles from System Settings. • Same Preparing failure every time. 2. Permissions / Disk Access • Granted Terminal Full Disk Access. • SIP remains enabled. • Some system-protected locations still return “Operation not permitted”. 3. Cache / State Cleanup Attempts • Removed /Library/Updates/*. • Cleared temporary softwareupdate folders under /private/var/tmp. • Attempted MobileAsset cache cleanup where permitted. • Killed softwareupdated and mobileassetd processes (auto-restarted by launchd). 4. Beta Channel Reset • Turned Beta Updates OFF in System Settings. • Rebooted. • Re-enabled Beta Updates. • Forced catalog refresh via softwareupdate -l. 5. Snapshot Check • tmutil listlocalsnapshots / shows only 4 snapshots (normal range). 6. Full Installer Workaround softwareupdate --list-full-installers shows: • macOS Tahoe Beta 26.4 (25E5207k) • Tahoe 26.3 / 26.2 / 26.1 • Sequoia / Sonoma / Ventura / Monterey installers Downloaded installer via: softwareupdate –fetch-full-installer –full-installer-version 26.4 Installer downloaded correctly: /Applications/Install macOS Tahoe Beta.app 7. startosinstall Method (Apple Silicon optimized) Attempted install with: sudo “/Applications/Install macOS Tahoe Beta.app/Contents/Resources/startosinstall” –user –agreetolicense –nointeraction –forcequitapps –rebootdelay 30 –passprompt Authorization succeeds, installer begins preparing, but installation still ultimately fails. Additional Notes: • CPU usage remains low during failure. • No excessive snapshot count. • Error messaging consistently references download/network even though download completes. • Issue appears to occur during cryptex/asset preparation phase rather than initial download. Question for Apple / other developers: Has anyone else seen Tahoe 26.4 beta fail specifically during the Preparing phase on Apple Silicon (especially Ultra-class chips)? Looking for confirmation whether this is a known MobileAsset or cryptex staging issue, or if logs indicate a deeper APFS / volume-owner authorization problem.

A screen time app I'm making has started telling users that their limit was reached even when they're far below their limit for the day (sometimes even at 0 minutes for the day). This issue only started happening after upgrading my software to iOS 26.2. Is this happening to anyone else? If so how have you found any solutions or does anyone know of any changes that could be causing this? Any help would be appreciated.

Hi everyone, We have recently started distributing iOS 26 Apple Wallet boarding passes, which support new features such as: Live Activities Automatic updates for flight-related information (e.g., gate changes, departure time updates) While these features are useful, we are looking for ways to control or limit some of this behavior. Our requirements Live Activity Control We would like to prevent Live Activities from being automatically shown when a boarding pass is added to Wallet. Automatic Flight Data Updates We would like to control or disable the automatic updates performed by Wallet for flight information. Reason for this requirement We already provide our own Live Activity implementation with more customization, and having two Live Activities leads to a poor user experience. We have observed that Wallet’s automatic updates can sometimes be delayed, and since Wallet overrides our data, we lose control over the displayed information. Question Is there any supported way to: Disable or control Live Activities triggered by Wallet passes? Disable or override Wallet’s automatic flight updates? Or are these behaviors managed entirely by the system with no developer control? Any guidance or documentation references would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance! Regards,

Hello everyone, I am looking for advice from anyone who has experience with Apple Developer account setup across countries. My Apple account is currently associated with the United States, but I live in Germany and would like my Apple Developer setup to be associated with Germany for tax and administrative reasons. At the moment, I have not enrolled yet in the Apple Developer Program, because I am hesitant to proceed while the account is still tied to the U.S. I want to avoid creating complications later around tax information, billing or account maintenance. My app is essentially ready, so I am trying to make the right decision before enrolling. I would really appreciate guidance on a few points: Has anyone enrolled first and then later changed the country association successfully? Is it better to update the Apple account to Germany before joining the Developer Program? For developers based in Germany, did Apple require anything specific for tax or identity verification? Would enrolling with the account still associated with the U.S. create problems later for App Store Connect, payments or tax forms? I contacted Apple Support on March 21st to clarify this, but I have not yet received a response, so I thought I would ask here in case others have gone through the same process. Any advice or shared experience would be very helpful. Thank you!

Hello iOS Developer Community, I have two apps stuck in "Waiting for Review" and would appreciate any advice from developers who have faced a similar situation. 📱 App 1 — BookAstors (User App) Submission ID: 33bc446c-42aa-425d-9eba-2b79e88e9c9f Version: iOS 1.0.4 (Build 15) Date Submitted: March 17, 2026 Waiting since: 6+ days 📱 App 2 — Admin BookAstors (Admin Panel) Submission ID: c8af128f-0666-492a-bd88-3a2cad64d74c Version: iOS 1.0.5 (Build 8) Date Submitted: February 28, 2026 Waiting since: 23+ days Both apps are live on the App Store with an active user base. These updates contain critical bug fixes that our users and business operators are waiting on. The delay is directly impacting user experience and platform operations. I submitted an Expedited Review Request for both apps and received Apple's confirmation: "We'll expedite review for BookAstors / Admin BookAstors." However, even after the expedited request was accepted, neither app has moved from "Waiting for Review" to "In Review". Has anyone experienced such long delays in 2026 even after an expedited review was approved? How long did it eventually take to move forward? Any advice or shared experience would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Setu Hariyani