Information about legacy (new app)

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Antdel1998 OP

Created Jul ’25

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Hello

I developed an app for my cousin (I wrote all the code myself), but she’ll be the one managing it once it’s published. She’ll take care of the content, updates, and anything admin-related.

Right now, the app uses my Firebase account and my Apple Developer account (App Store Connect), which I set up at the start of the project.

I’m wondering:

• Am I at risk legally or financially if the accounts stay under my name, even though I won’t be involved in the app after release? • Is it possible to migrate the project to her email, meaning transfer Firebase and the Apple Developer account to her own account, so that everything is properly under her control?

Thanks in advance for any insights or experiences

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DTS Engineer OP

Apple

Jul ’25

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I’m not going to wade in on your first question [1]. However, I can help with part of your second question:

Is it possible to migrate the project to her email, meaning transfer Firebase and the Apple Developer account to her own account, so that everything is properly under her control?

I don’t know anything about third-party tools, so I’m going to focus on the Apple side of this.

It’s is possible to transfer an app between accounts. For information about that, see App Store Connect Help > Transfer an app > Overview of app transfer.

However, if the app is not yet published then there may be easier options:

If the app isn’t known to App Store Connect then you can delete the App ID from your account and re-create it the other account. See Developer Account Help > Identifiers > Delete an App ID.
If not, you can change the app’s bundle ID, which will give it a new App ID, and register that in the other account. Changing an app’s bundle ID makes it a new app. That’s not viable if the app has shipped to a wide range of users. However, if the app hasn’t yet been released then it’s a reasonable option.

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[1] Although I stand by the advice that Past Quinn™ gave on this thread.

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