{"id":50334,"date":"2025-12-08T16:08:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T21:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=50334"},"modified":"2025-12-12T15:37:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T20:37:11","slug":"unable-to-join-apple-developer-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/08\/unable-to-join-apple-developer-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Unable to Join Apple Developer Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

Igor Kulman<\/a> (Mastodon<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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The app is real, finished, tested, documented, and ready for submission.<\/p>\n

All I needed was to join the Apple Developer Program.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

When you want to publish an app on the App Store, the process is supposed to be simple: you sign in with your Apple ID, fill in your details, pay €99, and you’re in.<\/p>\n

Except step 2 silently rejects me.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

He contacted Apple Support:<\/p>\n

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And I was told, literally, that I cannot join, they will not tell me why, and there is nothing I can do.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

After exhausting all normal support routes, I filed a formal GDPR request asking Apple for access to the data used in the automated decision that blocks my enrollment.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

But he still didn’t get anything useful. Without sideloading, that means there’s no way to distribute the app.<\/p>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n