Around 2012, we developed an Apple app. Due to the team's lack of technical maturity at the time, my partner eventually gave up on further development. Later, around 2019, I logged into one of my Apple IDs, and it showed that the registration was in progress with the button grayed out. Today, in order to register as a developer, I specifically bought a new iPhone 17 from JD.com. The process went smoothly at first, but after filling in my name and address, completing the facial verification, it just logged me out. Now, when I open Developer, the registration button is grayed out again. It’s quite frustrating. I had hoped the new phone would solve the issue. Back in 2019, I encountered the same problem—I tried logging in on different devices, including my wife’s phone and an iPad, but none worked. Could it be that even a newly registered account would face the same issue today? As someone eager to publish an app, this is truly disappointing. I’m not sure if it’s a system problem or something else. I remember that in 2012, we didn’t do anything wrong, but the team wasn’t technically mature enough, and I urged my partner to keep working on it, though he eventually gave up. Now, as I try to register again, I’ve filled in everything today—my bank card (a debit card), completed facial verification, entered my ID card details, and provided my address. But I never reached the payment step. In the end, when I open Developer, the registration button is grayed out. I hope to find out why this is happening, but I haven’t gotten any answers—just like years ago when customer support simply suggested re-registering without a clear explanation. However, registering with someone else’s information could lead to issues later on. I hope to find a solution.
Open Apple Developer, and now the registration button is grayed out.
I am afraid your statement is quite confusing. You first talked about what happened in 2012. You talked about it again in the middle. You talk about whatever happened in 2019. You then talk about having purchased iPhone 17. Yet, I can hardly tell where you are having difficulty. Are you having difficulty creating an Apple ID? Or are you having difficulty enrolling yourself in the developer program? If it's the former, this isn't the right place to ask your question as Apple people often explain that this place is intended for software developers. If it's the latter, where does your iPhone 17 come into play? As long as I watch the YouTube video titled 'How to Enroll in Apple Developer Program (Step-by-Step)' with a British accent, I don't see the button you refer to as 'the registration button.' The following is a list of buttons I see in the video.
- Start your enrollment
- Continue
- Purchase
Meanwhile, I had to create several new Apple accounts in order to test a new iPhone app that uses iCloud accounts in November and December. I remember that creating an each account required me to authenticate my ID with an iPhone. That being said, it sounds like you haven't reached a point where you are trying to enroll yourself in the developer program.
Perhaps I made the earlier historical description a bit too complicated. Let me simplify it now. Due to the outdated version of my previous iPhone, I purchased an iPhone 17 yesterday. The system version now meets the requirements, and I registered a developer account. After completing all the steps—providing my ID card, address, and facial verification—I returned to the developer account only to find that the "Registration in Progress" button is grayed out. I am unable to proceed to payment to become a developer member.
"In the Apple Developer app, after completing identity verification, the 'Register Now' button remains grayed out, and I cannot proceed to the payment page. I'm not sure what I did wrong, but this issue is preventing me from publishing my own app. I hope Apple can help resolve this problem. I encountered a similar issue many years ago, and customer support said it was complicated and suggested re-registering, but that didn't solve the problem back then. This time, I truly wish to have my own developer account."