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Apple Developer Program Enrollment Pending after payment
Hi everyone, I subscribed to the Apple Developer Program on Tuesday afternoon, November 11th, 2025. The payment has already been charged to my bank account, but my account still shows the status “Pending” with the message “Subscribe your membership”. It’s now been several days, and I haven’t received any confirmation email or any request for additional information. I already contacted Apple Support by email, but I’d like to know if other developers have experienced the same situation and how long it took before their account was activated. Thanks in advance for your help and feedback! — Ramesh
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Nov ’25
Stuck in Developer Program Enrollment Process - No Response for Months
Hello Apple Developer Community, I'm hoping someone can offer advice on a frustrating situation with my company's Developer Program enrollment process. My timeline: Initial application: October 2024 Initial follow-up: October 2024 Requested document submission: February 2025 Multiple follow-up emails: February-March 2025 Current status: No response for months I've been trying to enroll my small startup (LLC) in the Apple Developer Program since October 2024. After initially being asked for documentation, I uploaded everything possible (including company formation documents). Despite multiple follow-up emails over several months, I've received no updates on my application status or confirmation that my documents were even received. My case number is 102426005487 (sharing in case Apple Support monitors these forums) but as I've followed up several times, there may be more different case numbers. Has anyone experienced similar delays or have suggestions on how to get actual human attention on this issue? I've tried emailing to devprograms multiple times without success. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
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Mar ’25
disappointing responses from the apple developer team
I'm trying to reach apple developer team since last one month regarding my apple developer account enrolment process I have mailed to apple developer mail but not getting any response, after that I tried to reach them via support form but still I'm did not get any message or mail from the apple regarding my issue.
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Feb ’25
TLine::EnumerateCaretOffsets Error
Hello all. I am currently working on a bug that has recently grown due to the beta release of iOS 18.4. I am unable to reproduce the crash at the moment; however, given that the bug is mostly exclusive to 18.4, I was wondering if this is a known issue or one specific to my app? App crashes on the main thread with EXC_BREAKPOINT. Below is the truncated stack trace before the crash: 0x000000018fff6044 (CoreText + 0x00069044) TLine::EnumerateCaretOffsets(std::__1::function<void (double, long, bool, bool*)>) const 0x000000018fff5938 (CoreText + 0x00068938) TLine::EnumerateCaretOffsets(std::__1::function<void (double, long, bool, bool*)>) const 0x000000018fff478c (CoreText + 0x0006778c) TLine::CharIndexToOffsets(long) const 0x000000018fff4564 (CoreText + 0x00067564) CTLineGetOffsetForStringIndex ... [internal code] Aside: I wonder if this has anything to do with some visibly hidden unicode characters.
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Mar ’25
Not able to create new apple account
I am creating new Apple ID, I am creating new Apple ID, I am able to verify the email, but when I get to mobile otp verification, I just keep seeing this error I am really frustrated, I tried with multiple pc and browser thinking that maybe my IP is blocked, I want to deploy app on App Store but not able to create basic apple account this is really making me go mad!
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Mar ’25
Authentication failed because the remote party sent a TLS alert: 'HandshakeFailure'
Around March 25th, the payment function of my app suddenly failed to successfully parse payment information, while the previous functions were normal. The normal logic is that we will send payment information to this address on Apple( https://buy.itunes.apple.com/verifyReceipt )We will receive a parsed file in JSON format. But this time we did get an error, which is as follows 2025-03-26 16:46:58.0064 (HttpHelper.cs:78) Exception ex: System.Net.Http.HttpRequestException: The SSL connection could not be established, see inner exception. ---> System. Security.Authentication.AuthenticationException: Authentication failed because the remote party sent a TLS alert: 'HandshakeFailure'. We have tried many solutions and have not received any improvement. I would like to ask if you have recently upgraded something that has caused some old code to become unusable. Hope you can provide us with some solutions, thank you!
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Mar ’25
IOS Development Certificates are being created under the incorrect Team ID
I am experiencing a critical issue with the IOS Development Portal where certificates are being created under the incorrect Team ID despite being logged into the correct team context. in the Portal also in Xcode. I am logged into the Apple Developer Portal under "Company LLC (Team ID: 12345678)" However, when creating "Apple Development" certificates through the portal, they are being assigned Team ID "987654321" (my personal developer account) This occurs even when explicitly creating certificates from within the Company LLC team context. Also the same if i create the IOS Development in Xcode as well. This is preventing me from Archive my app in Xcode so i can upload the new version in the App Store. Please Help. Thank you in advance.
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Oct ’25
Charged Twice for Apple Developer Program – Same iCloud, Can I Get a Refund?
Hi everyone, I’m posting this to ask for advice and see if anyone has experienced a similar issue with the Apple Developer Program subscription. On July 9th, 2025, I registered for the Apple Developer Program via the Apple Developer app on my iPhone using my main iCloud account (Apple ID). The expected annual fee was 2,299,000 VND (~$99). However, I just checked my billing history and saw that I was charged twice for the same subscription, both under the same Apple ID / iCloud account, on the same day. Key Details: I only enrolled once. Both charges are labeled “Apple Developer Program”, exactly the same amount (2,299,000 ₫). The payments were made through the App Store, not via the website. My account on developer.apple.com/account still shows “Enroll Now” — meaning I haven't been activated yet. I have not received any welcome email either. My questions: Is it possible to request a refund for one of the charges, since both payments came from the same iCloud account and clearly refer to the same subscription? Has anyone else encountered this issue? How long did it take Apple to respond? Was your refund request approved? Should I wait for Apple to activate my account, or should I escalate the issue now? I’ve already submitted a refund request through https://reportaproblem.apple.com, but I’m posting here in case someone has more experience or insights. Thanks in advance!
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Nov ’25
Apple pay processing payment fail
Hey, I am trying to implement the apple pay process pay backend service, I have checked everything and somehow it fails. I only have 1 certificate for merchant and 1 for the apple pay process, I have the private keys and try to run this following code that fails - import crypto from 'crypto'; import fs from 'fs'; import forge from 'node-forge'; const MERCHANT_ID_FIELD_OID = '1.2.840.113635.100.6.32'; function decryptedToken() { const token = ""; const ephemeralPublicKey = ""; const encryptedData = ""; //=================================== // Import certs //=================================== const epk = Buffer.from(ephemeralPublicKey, 'base64'); const merchantCert = fs.readFileSync('merchant_full.pem', 'utf8') const paymentProcessorCert = fs.readFileSync("apple_pay_private.pem"); //=================================== let symmetricKey = ''; try { symmetricKey = restoreSymmetricKey(epk, merchantCert, paymentProcessorCert); } catch (err) { throw new Error(`Restore symmetric key failed: ${err.message}`); } try { //----------------------------------- // Use the symmetric key to decrypt the value of the data key //----------------------------------- const decrypted = JSON.parse(decryptCiphertextFunc(symmetricKey, encryptedData)); console.log("Decrypted Token:", decrypted); // const preppedToken = prepTabaPayToken(token, decrypted) //~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ // Send decrypted token back to frontend //~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ // res.send(preppedToken); } catch (err) { throw new Error(`Decrypt cipher data failed: ${err.message}`); } } // extractMerchantID - const extractMerchantID = (merchantCert) => { //=================================== // Extract merchant identification from public key certificate //=================================== try { const info = forge.pki.certificateFromPem(merchantCert); const result = info['extensions'].filter(d => d.id === MERCHANT_ID_FIELD_OID); //----------------------------------- // Return //----------------------------------- return result[0].value.toString().substring(2); } catch (err) { throw new Error(Unable to extract merchant ID from certificate: ${err}); } } // generateSharedSecret - const generateSharedSecret = (merchantPrivateKey, ephemeralPublicKey) => { //=================================== // Use private key from payment processing certificate and the ephemeral public key to generate // the shared secret using Elliptic Curve Diffie*Hellman (ECDH) //=================================== const privateKey = crypto.createPrivateKey({ key: merchantPrivateKey, format: "pem", type: "sec1", // because it's "EC PRIVATE KEY" }); const publicKey = crypto.createPublicKey({ key: ephemeralPublicKey, format: 'der', type: 'spki' }); //----------------------------------- // Return //----------------------------------- return crypto.diffieHellman({privateKey,publicKey: publicKey,}); //----------------------------------- } // getSymmetricKey - const getSymmetricKey = (merchantId, sharedSecret) => { //=================================== // Get KDF_Info as defined from Apple Pay documentation //=================================== const KDF_ALGORITHM = '\x0didaes256GCM'; const KDF_PARTY_V = Buffer.from(merchantId, 'hex').toString('binary'); const KDF_PARTY_U = 'Apple'; const KDF_INFO = KDF_ALGORITHM + KDF_PARTY_U + KDF_PARTY_V; //----------------------------------- // Create hash //----------------------------------- const hash = crypto.createHash('sha256'); hash.update(Buffer.from('000000', 'hex')); hash.update(Buffer.from('01', 'hex')); hash.update(Buffer.from(sharedSecret, 'hex')); hash.update(KDF_INFO, 'binary'); //----------------------------------- // Return //----------------------------------- return hash.digest('hex'); //----------------------------------- } // restoreSymmetricKey - const restoreSymmetricKey = (ephemeralPublicKey, merchantCert, paymentProcessorCert) => { //=================================== // 3.a Use the payment processor private key and the ephemeral public key, to generate the shared secret //=================================== const sharedSecret = generateSharedSecret(paymentProcessorCert, ephemeralPublicKey); //----------------------------------- // 3.b Use the merchant identifier of the public key certificate and the shared secret, to derive the symmetric key //----------------------------------- const merchantId = extractMerchantID(merchantCert); //~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ // Return //~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ console.log("Merchant ID:", merchantId); console.log("Shared Secret (hex):", sharedSecret); return getSymmetricKey(merchantId, sharedSecret); //~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ } // decryptCiphertextFunc - const decryptCiphertextFunc = (symmetricKey, encryptedData) => { console.log("🔑 Decrypting Ciphertext with Symmetric Key:", symmetricKey); //=================================== // Get symmetric key and initialization vector //=================================== const buf = Buffer.from(encryptedData, 'base64'); const SYMMETRIC_KEY = Buffer.from(symmetricKey, 'hex'); const IV = Buffer.from([0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]); // Initialization vector of 16 null bytes const CIPHERTEXT = buf.slice(0, -16); //----------------------------------- // Create and return a Decipher object that uses the given algorithm and password (key) //----------------------------------- const decipher = crypto.createDecipheriv("aes-256-gcm", SYMMETRIC_KEY, IV); const tag = buf.slice(-16, buf.length); decipher.setAuthTag(tag); //~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ // Load encrypted token into Decipher object //~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ let decrypted = decipher.update(CIPHERTEXT); console.log("🔑 Decrypted Data"); decrypted += decipher.final(); //::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: // Return //::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: return decrypted; //::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: } decryptedToken();
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Sep ’25
Unable to save App ID capabilities in Apple Developer portal
Hello, I’m experiencing an issue in the Apple Developer portal when trying to manage my App ID capabilities. Whenever I try to enable or disable a capability and click Save, the page shows the loading spinner but then nothing is saved. App ID: com.kangarli.lucary Team ID: (my Apple Developer account’s Team ID) Tested on different browsers (Safari, Chrome), cleared cache and cookies The issue affects all capabilities, not just Associated Domains Other sections of the Developer portal work normally Is this a known issue with the Developer portal, or is there any workaround? Thanks in advance.
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Sep ’25
Inquiry About Silent Push Notification Behavior and Limits
Dear Apple Support Team, I hope this message finds you well. I am reaching out to seek clarification regarding the behavior and limitations of silent push notifications on iOS devices. Specifically, I would like to understand the following: Frequency: Is there a defined frequency limit for how often silent push notifications can be triggered? If so, what is the recommended or maximum frequency for sending silent push notifications to avoid potential issues? Notification Limit: Is there a specific limit on the number of silent push notifications that can be sent to a device within a given time frame? If there are any constraints or best practices, could you please provide guidance? Understanding these details will help ensure optimal implementation and avoid potential disruptions for users. I appreciate your time and assistance. Looking forward to your response. Best regards, Akhil
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