I'm trying to test an app on my iPhone but keep getting the error:
Unable to add device 'Kai's iPhone' because the team has already reached the maximum number of iPhone devices.
I've let my paid developer account expire, so I'm using a free account but can no longer seem to access the page to remove old devices as outlined in the apple developer guide.
To disable or enable a device:
Sign in to developer.apple.com/account, and click Certificates, IDs &
Profiles.
Under Devices, select All.
Select the device you want to disable or enable.
Click either Enable or Disable.
I have seen and tried suggestions from this question although I don't think it's relevant consider the age of that question, since free developer accounts did not exist at that time and because the answer suggests to disable devices when you renew your account.
Is there another way to remove devices from your account that does not have a current paid developer membership?
For anyone that has this question in future.
As it seems there is an issue on Apple's end since paid accounts can have up to 100 devices and free accounts can have "much less". When going from having a paid developer account to a free account all devices attached to your developer account remain unless you remove them before you membership expires (I assume so you don't need to re add them when you re-subscribe).
The only way to resolve it is to get Apples Technical Support to remove the devices that were assigned to your paid account (Since free accounts cannot access the add/remove device section the website) or again sign up to the paid developer program.
No, There is no way to remove your devices UDID from your account, it will be possible only at the time when you will again a paid user and during acceptance their terms and agreement and reviewing your own account that time you can remove those devices UDID for once, if you have saved your account by removing unnecessary devices then again if you want to remove some other devices, then apple will not allow you to do so for twice, you can add but can't remove, what you can do now is to disable the devices, then you have to wait for 1 year to remove those devices after renewing the subscription. it is very awkward feature apple still keeping it.
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For the past several years I have maintained an Apple Developer account so I could dabble in iOS programming. I have never published an app. My account recently expired and I don't wish to renew it. But I still want to write some apps for my own iPad. I understand this is now possible but my apple id is tied to my developer account and I don't know how to break the connection so I can set a free account.
You can add and remove Apple IDs from Xcode -> Preferences (cmd-,) -> Accounts. Xcode supports multiple accounts at once, as well.
Whenever I try to build an iOS app to my iPhone device I get the following error:
Your development team has reached the maximum number of registered iPhone devices.
I've previously had a Developer Program Membership that is now expired that I used to build apps on my old iPhone.
How can I delete that old iPhone from my list of devices? The Apple Developer support page says
I should go to Certificates, IDs & Profiles at https://developer.apple.com/account/ but I can't find that menu.
I believe this is a problem with paid developer accounts that have expired and become free developer accounts. Technically free accounts are limited to 3 devices. If you have a previous paid account that had more than 3, I bet Apple didn't clear out those devices, which means you are over your limit of devices. Other are experiencing the issue here.
I think your best move would be to sign up for a new, free account, or pay to restore your access to the full 100 device limit for a paid individual account.
Contacted the Apple Developer Program Support who solved it by deleting the old devices associated to the old membership.
So I have a long history of writing (more like testing) apps, and thus have a long trail of testing devices. Lately, I wanted to test one my apps on my iPhone, but it tells me that I have already reached my maximum amount of devices that my team can sign.
My Apple Membership recently ran out so that apple is constantly bugging me to renew it, but I don't want to renew it until I actually finish the app I am currently working on, but since this app is going to be written with unity, it requires it to tested on an iPhone.
(TL;DR)
My simple question is how do I remove/reset the devices that I won't test on anymore that are associated with my account as to make room for this iPhone?
Thanks
As per this documentation,
If you are the Team Agent for your Apple Developer Program team, you
can reset your list of development devices each year using
Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles. You can register up to 100 of
each device type for testing and Ad Hoc distribution per membership
year. At the start of your new membership year, you and any Admins on
your team will be presented with the option to remove listed devices
and restore the available device count to 100 when you first sign in
to Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles.
Although you may remove a
device from your account during the year, it will continue to count
against your device limit. When resetting your list, make sure to
remove all devices you no longer use for development before adding any
new devices.
So basically you can only reset it once every year after renewing your membership.
You can reset the list by logging in apple developer website with your developer account, Select Certificates, IDs & Profiles from the left navigation tab, then select Devices tab and select Get Started in Reset your device list before adding any new devices.
Adding to #TheMachSystem answer, you will be able to remove devices ONLY on the Device Reset Date specified on your Apple Developer Membership dashboard.
If you renew your membership before that date you will need to wait until that date.
I have a addhoc iOS application, this app has several associated devices in the Apple provisioning profile. Some of choose devices are not used any longer and I want to remove them. When I clicked the "disable" button I got this warning "disabling this device will invalidate all associated provisioning profiles. You can remove this device from your account at the start of your new membership year", What does the "remove this device from your account at the start of the year" mean. Is this not the way to remove devices? I'm confused...
There is a limit of 100 devices you can register. Each device you register take 1 "place" of the 100 you have.
You can have this space back only once a year - when you renew you account.
When you renew your account, you have again the choice to include devices.
But after you registered a device, you can't unregister it until the renew process. You can disable it, but it will still take 1 "place" from your 100 devices.
Edit: if you do disable the device, the provision profiles containing this device would be invalid, so just edit them and generate them again
It means that when your apple developer program renews, that time it will ask to reset the device list.
I have reached maximum devices(100 devices) to add to my developer account. Right now I have an urgent requirement to add a new device. My developer program expires in next month. I came to know that we can renew 60 days before actual expiration date. If I renew my developer account today. can I get a chance to add new devices.
I know that I have to remove all the unwanted devices before adding new device. My main question is "can I get a chance to add new device immediately after renewing my developer program".
You can find the information here:
https://developer.apple.com/support/ios/program-renewals.html
There it says:
After I renew my membership, can I reset the devices I have assigned for testing and Ad Hoc distribution?
Yes. You are allowed to assign up to 100 devices for testing and Ad
Hoc distribution per membership year. At the start of a new membership
year, Team Agents and Admins can remove devices and restore the
available device count for their development team to 100 devices.
So you can remove devices also before renewing your membership, but they still count to the 100 devices limit until your membership is renewed. You can also find that here:
https://devforums.apple.com/message/658872#658872
Please be aware that any devices you remove from that list will still
count against the device limit until your yearly account renewal.
So regarding your question: It seems to be impossible to add new devices until the membership has been renewed (i.e. until the day where the previous membership ends).
As in 2012 Q1, Apple allows developers to remove unused development devices. However, the quota of maximum devices is still 100.
On the other hand, if you think 100 devices are not enough for your projects / companies , you can mail to Apple for adding extra quota for FREE . I have 120 device quota currently .
I have reset all the devices today after waiting for a month.
I am going to share and clear what i have done to reset the devices.
My developer membership year is starts from 1st april.
I have renewed my membership before a month but didn't get the message to reset the devices.
Today (on 1st April 3AM PT) i got the popup to reset the devices and i have reset all my unused devices.
If anybody has any question regarding the reset devices option. I will answer it and sure that it will be helpful to you.
Thanks,
V.J.