I'm about to upload my app to AdHoc for Beta Testing however the Xcode project is named "MyApp" (not the actual name of the app) but I want to upload it to the app store as "MyLive". The bundle identifier is also com.myproject.MyApp but I would like to rename it if possible to something like com.mycompany.MyLive.
At the moment this is just a personal app attatched to my personal App ID but I'd like to future proof it as best as I can so it doesnt cause me any problems down the line.
As I've enrolled in the Apple Dev program using my personal Apple ID the only team I can choose is my name. However, is it possible to create a new team so that it seems like a company based around the app?
Lastly, if I upload it connected to my personal Apple ID how much personal information will be publicly visible? Is it possible to hide my email address?
EDIT: Is it possible to transfer an App from on Apple Developer account to another? Say when my current membership runs out and I set one up in the company name would I be able to transfer ownership?
Once you've created an app in iTunes Connect the bundle identifier can never be changed. If you have created it as com.myproject.MyApp then it's stuck as such. However, if this is your first upload, there's really no loss to create a different iTunes app with the bundle id of com.mycompany.MyLive.
None of that really matters though as no one will ever see this except you and anyone you've allowed on to your account. Just keep it simple.
You can rename your iTunes app name when your app is in editable state. i.e. If you've already submitted version 1.0 of the app with an iTunes app name of 'MyApp', you cannot change it for that version. But you can setup a version 1.1 and change the name before it's submitted.
It's not possible to create new 'teams'. A team is basically a developer account. You can be invited to join other teams via the owner of those accounts. In the future you can convert your personal account to a business account. It requires a bit of legal paperwork but is not hard.
The only publicly available information is what you've added when creating your iTunes Connect app. You have to add an email under review contact info, this is only used by Apple to reach you in case of questions with your app. You are also required to provide a support URL so your customers can reach you.
Everything you wanted to know about what goes on iTunes:
https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/LanguagesUtilities/Conceptual/iTunesConnect_Guide/Appendices/Properties.html
Google's answer for ability to transfer apps:
https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/LanguagesUtilities/Conceptual/iTunesConnect_Guide/Chapters/TransferringAndDeletingApps.html
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This post has nothing to do with code. But it kind of does.
There are a couple of posts on this topic but from a while back.
I have recently submitted an iOS app to the app store for review.
And the issue is that the account name is under my personal name.
The account name needs to be the same name as the app. I confirmed this with Apple. Assuming I get all the business registration sorted and DUNS number etc. i have the following questions.
I have a couple of apps already under my personal name in the account. Am I better off deleting these apps and leaving my current app and migrating the account over from personal -> company?
Or should I just open a new account entirely with the company? (there is a fee of course).
If I do open a new account I will obviously need to re-submit a binary. This new binary will need a new certificate, etc. What do I do with the bundle id in xcode?
I will effectively have an app under my personal account with a bundle ID of xxx.yyy.com that was rejected.
And then I will open a company account. I'm assuming I can't just upload a new binary with the same bundle id.
If you change the bundle identifier under the General->Identity tab in xcode - does that affect other parts of the program?
If an app has been rejected during the review process on the app store and has never made it to being accepted - does it need to be deleted?
Thanks
The company that I work for was on the same spot last year.
What we decided to do was create a new account for the company. The fee was paid by the company and configured by them ( DUNS number and contact info ) with our help.
I'm not sure if you can migrate your personal account to a company account. If it was possible, you will have to delete your other apps, which seems a big sacrifice.
The downside of this is that you will need a new bundle ID (it will not affect any part of your code, you can change it as much as you want in development, the problem arises when you upload your app to the Appstore). You'll just create a new bundle ID and re-submit.
What you can do if that is an issue is upload your app to your personal account, publish it and then transfer it to the company account.
I have created a app long time ago on my iTunes account and now i would like transfer it on different iTunes account. After googling i found transfer app is available at under App information > Additional information > Transfer App like here But i am unable to find Transfer app option on my account like here. I have already read Criteria for Transferring an App. Please let me know what can i do.
Yes , Here is your solution
When you are a member under an organisation you can't able to see that option in your appstore account
Only the admin will have that access and can able to see transfer app option.
Get those admin credentials to transfer the app.
It worked for me
Only the person who has role "Admin, Account holder" can transfer app to another account.
Other admins cannot transfer app to another account and they cannot see Transfer app option under Additional information
One possible reason listed in App Transfer Criteria that I don't see mentioned in other answers is this:
The App must have had at least one version that has been released to the App Store.
Make sure that you had at least one actual version published on the App Store. Published TestFlight builds don't count.
im a developer and i have my own developer-account for IOS. I have a Prototype-App which i want to sell to my clients. All of my clients do not have a MAC and a own developer account. Im searching for the easiest way for me and for my clients for uploading the app on their dev-accounts.
So i thought, that i let my customer open a own developer-account (99$/year) and send me only the login-data. Then i can prepare and upload the app on their account. Is this possible? Can i upload from my MAC (XCode) to a different Dev-Account?
The best way to accomplish what you want is for the client to setup their own dev account but instead of giving you their credentials, they should add you as a collaborator. Given that you will be handling everything for them, they may as well make you an admin (although a technical role may work as well).
One of the annoying thing with iTunesConnect is that a login can only be attached to one account.
If you already have an iTunes Connect account for distributing another
media type besides apps (music, TV, movies, or books) or for
participating in the Volume Purchase Program, the same Apple ID cannot
be used to manage apps. When you enroll in the iOS Developer Program
or Mac Developer Program, you'll need to use a different Apple ID. (source)
So you will need to create a new login for yourself. I do this with clients by creating custom email address for each one. Say my client is Odyssey, I would create an Apple account "odyseey#mydomain.com" and have them add that account into their iTunesConnect.
Thanks to Vijayts in the comments: You can actually append +something to your email address to reuse the same one with a different login id (so same email, different login basically). So if my normal ID is firo#mydomain.com I can use firo+odyseey#mydomain.com.
This gives the client the most control, while allowing you to accomplish everything you need.
I'm not sure if this question already exists, since I'm not exactly sure what to search for.
So here's the deal:
I have an Apple Dev account linked to the email ash#ashmenon.com. I've worked on an app in the member center, and I've also got an iTunes Connect account connected to this same Apple ID.
Right now I'm working on an app (Super Marvel App) as part of a team (let's call it Team Marvel) My Apple ID has been added to that team, as an 'Admin'. So when I go into the member center, the MC asks me which organisation I want to choose (my own, or Team Marvel).
However, the agent for this team was unable to add my Apple ID in iTunes Connect, as it belongs to an existing dev account. So what we did was to add a plus-suffixed version of my email, in this case 'ash+marvel#ashmenon.com'.
Problem is, I'm the developer for the team, not the agent (he's non-tech), so any archiving, submission, validation, and exporting comes from my XCode. But when I try and submit/validate my archived app, it tells me that my organization does not have permission to submit this application. (not sure if this is important, but the name of the organisation it displays during this error is not the same as the name of the development team that I selected earlier in the submission process.
I tried adding the ash+marvel#ashmenon.com address as one of the Apple ID accounts in XCode, but it tells me 'Error Fetching Developer Info'. I presume this is because the account in question is not an actual Apple Dev account.
For now I've worked around the process by submitting via Application Loader, but it feels like I'm hacking the system somewhat.
QUESTION 1:
Is there a proper way of doing this that I'm missing out? Gut instinct tells me that this hack-esque workaround is going to bite me in the backend later on.
QUESTION 2:
Is the Team Marvel agent required to do all iTunes Connect submissions himself? This seems like a very counter-intuitive approach considering this is Apple we're talking about.
Any assistance is much appreciated. Stay awesome, you guys.
NOTE:
Names of applications and teams have been changed for privacy reasons, and because Marvel is infinitely cooler than anything else.
UPDATE: Do not use this approach any more. Apple has finally fixed iTunes Connect, Developer Center and Xcode to properly handle one Apple ID for multiple organizations. Add the same Apple ID to as many organizations in both systems as you need.
I believe there is finally a way to make this work while preserving your sanity in Xcode 6.3.2.
The main trick is to make sure that your iTunes Connect account and Member Center account Apple id's are the same for any particular organization. It looks like Xcode assumes that and tries to use the Member Center Apple ID to access iTunes Connect.
So, as mentioned in the question, make sure and use a "+folder" style of email address to avoid creating and managing a whole bunch of real email accounts. But here's the crucial part - add that "+folder" style account to Member Center (i.e. invite the "+folder" account) for that organization and remove your plain Apple ID if you were using it there.
I.e. don't use Member Center's ability to associate multiple organizations with one account. That will just confuse Xcode if you also need to access multiple iTunes Connect accounts. Use one "+folder" account for each organization you are working with and add that Apple ID to both iTunes Connect and Member Center.
As far as I know, that's the way it is. iTunes Connect is not linked to Member center, and unlike Member center, it cannot handle multiple accounts per email. I'm on the same boat as you. Always need to save an IPA file and submit from Application Loader. Wish we could select the proper iTunes Connect account
We created an app for iOS and now we want to publish this app. We want to publish with different name, We dont want to use my name or the name of my college.
During the process, Can I specific the name that will appear under the application under the app in apple store?
I read this thread: iOS app publishing - publishing under different author name
are there any change? or still we cant publish?
No there has been no change.
It sounds like you haven't published your app yet, if that is the case you can create a second apple ID, make a second developer account under a new name and publish it without issue. It will obviously cost for another developer account. I have 3 accounts, one personal and two for work, and have had no problem.
If you have published the app already, you can change the name on the developer account. I have also done this. It took about month to fully complete.