Hello, good afternoon, I was wondering if I can enter the Swift Student Challenge without being enrolled in an accredited or specialized school in programming. Well, all I know about programming is because I am self-taught and I started learning to program on my own in Swift but in the requirements it says that I need to be in an accredited or specialized school to enter, but I really want to enter and I have been preparing to enter for a long time. Thank you in advance for your response.

Hi, I am a student from Singapore and want to partcipate in this challenge. But I have not reached the age requirement of 16 listed in the "Eligibility and requirements" page and I am also not a citizen of Singapore. So my question is whether the age requirement is based on your citizenship or where you reside.

I'm almost certain this is a repeat post of another post somewhere that I can't find it's probably categorized under other or something. I've sent three emails through the developer portal first one was a good help with a new issue and the two subsequent emails were get help with a recent issue. I have an app that is early stages of deployment. It is a mostly prototype phase app, but I am as with most things attempting to sample and test the market. The app is compliant with all Apple requirements (this is not my first app). and validating the code as well as testing on TestFlight, there do not appear to be any number of bugs that would crash or degrade the performance of the iPhone more significantly than any other aspect. It does implement AI and 3-D environments so there is capacity to degrade the battery if run for too long however I do not see any rules or specifications that identify that as a disqualifying factor. After running the app, it is not extremely different than running any social media site for prolonged periods in terms of battery consumption. I guess what I'm trying to get around to saying is I have not received any response from the Apple developer support team. Which is inconsistent and incongruent with typical Apple experience. This inevitably leads to concern as to who or why there is a significant delay in response. with the changing of the corporate executive, obviously there is potential for a change in both both performance and policies. Obviously nothing Apple would struggle terribly with. So again, I inquire where is everyone?

Hello Apple Developer Support, I purchased the Apple Developer Program membership two days ago, and my order is confirmed in the Apple Store - Order Number W1814011542 | Ordered on November 07, 2026. However, my Apple Developer account still prompts me to purchase the membership and says to allow 48 hours for processing. More than 48 hours have now passed, and my membership remains inactive. I have also submitted a support request, but the issue is still unresolved. Could you please check my payment and enrollment status, confirm whether any further action is required from me, and let me know when my membership will be activated? Is it normal for activation to take longer than 48 hours? My previous support case ID is 30000009068984. Thank you for your assistance.

After updating my MacBook Pro (M4) to macOS 27.3 Beta (26C5035r), application windows flicker or flash while I drag them. They also unexpectedly jump to random positions and change size. This did not happen before the update. I have isolated the behavior to the "Show Menu Bar Background" setting ("Menü çubuğu arka planını göster" in Turkish). With this setting enabled, the problem occurs. Disabling it completely eliminates the problem on the same Mac. Steps to reproduce: Enable "Show Menu Bar Background" in System Settings. Open an application window and drag it by its title bar around the desktop. Observe the flickering/flashing and unexpected changes in position and size. Disable "Show Menu Bar Background" and repeat the dragging action. The problem disappears. Expected behavior: Windows should move smoothly with the pointer and keep their size unless intentionally resized. Actual behavior: Dragged windows flicker, jump, and resize unexpectedly when the menu bar background is enabled. Workaround: Leave "Show Menu Bar Background" disabled. Has anyone else encountered this after the same update? Is there another workaround that allows the menu bar background to remain enabled?

Hello team, I would like to enroll for Apple Developer Enterprise Program as we wish to develop and distribute proprietary in-house applications exclusively to our employees for internal business operations with a $299 annual subscription fee. We followed an incorrect pathway when submitting our initial application. The enrollment was accepted but when we were about to purchase the program we realised that it was for the $99 annual fee. Can someone share with us the correct link and pathway for this enrollmnt. Regards

I was wondering if anybody else is expiriencing this? My apple developer enrollment got rejected after providing a valid passport that showed that i meet all the requirements of enrolling. Yet for some reason it gets rejected and blocks me off from reenrolling again completely. I've gone through multiple support chats via support app, american 24/7 phone line, Icelandic local vendors and I've contacted Apple Developer support 4 times. Twice in august and 2 times in november yet i get no response. I'm currently building a big startup globally and it's honestly shameful that i've waited for a response since march (If i remember correctly). Could anybody help me?

Hello everyone, I tried to enroll the current Organization i have been working for into the Apple Developer programm. Everything had been setup, but no sign of life for the past few months. Enrollment id is 3CR7J89BWX I haven't been able to get an email through or be able to call support. I thank you for your recommendations and help. Kind Regards BickT

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Subject: Organization enrollment locked — attempt limit exceeded (Case #103011974915) Hello, I’m enrolling Earned Athletix, Inc. (D-U-N-S on file with my enrollment) in the Apple Developer Program as an organization. During email verification I exceeded the attempt limit, and the enrollment status page now shows: “You’ve exceeded the maximum number of attempts. Please contact us.” I’ve since secured my Apple Account via iforgot.apple.com and can sign in normally. Could you please reset the verification attempts so I can complete the enrollment? I’m ready to complete any verification, including a phone call. I submitted this request on October 28 and followed up on October 30. Thank you for your help. Trevor Hansen, Founder & CEO, Earned Athletix, Inc.

Hello Apple Arcade Team, My partner and I are indie developers building premium spatial games for Apple platforms. We’ve created Cup Pong Galaxy, a 100% spatial game written specifically for Apple Vision Pro and we’d love to have it considered for Apple Arcade. ***** At-a-glance ***** Title: Cup Pong Galaxy Platform: Designed from the ground up for Vision Pro (spatial gameplay) Status: Approved for distribution on the App Store (release on hold pending Arcade interest) TestFlight: https://testflight.apple.com/join/aCBcUUJb (fully functional build) Game Footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGoJTfUwTdg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPExWW94ZvQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJOKXVhRShA ***** Why it stands out for Apple Arcade ***** Original spatial mechanics: Natural throwing using custom hand gestures and a physics-accurate ping pong system built for Vision Pro. Innovative collision system: Each animated alien has per-body-part collision objects that follow the armature's animation, allowing ping pong balls to bounce realistically off arms, legs, and heads. Epic scale: 10 unique worlds with over 50 animated 3D alien characters, 150+ unique 3D obstacles, and 100 total levels. Boss fights: Defeat bosses by hitting specific body parts with ping pong balls in full 3D space — we haven’t seen this implemented elsewhere on the App Store. Cinematic world progression: Animated 3D level maps and victory scenes as players conquer worlds. ***** Business/fit ***** No ads or in-app purchases; prepared to align with Apple Arcade guidelines. Actively adding Game Center integration. We’ve started work on a second VisionOS game and would love to understand what makes a game a great fit for Arcade. We’d be grateful if you could review Cup Pong Galaxy and let us know if there’s interest or point us to the correct person/process for Apple Arcade submissions. Any feedback is welcome — it will help us improve our next VisionOS game as well. Thank you for your time and consideration.

That is not exactly a development issue, but more a Mac configuration (which may hide other problems ?). I use a new MacBookAir with MacOS 26. When I Airdrop from another Mac (15.7.8) the MacBookAir does not show any icon but a blank area, whilst other devices show their icons: That seems an old issue with MacBookAir: https://www.reddit.com/r/macbookair/comments/1benu4o/blank_airdrop_icon/ Beside this, Airdrop works OK. Just as if the MacBookAir icon was missing in some system file ? Has anyone a solution ? I filed a bug report FB24034384

im being cyber abused i need help i didnt not created this account THIS ACCOUNT WAS CREATED WITH MY PHONE NUMBER.. this is EMERGENCY THIS NOT A REGULAR ACCOUNT TAKE OVER THIS REALLY REALLY REAL my whole been affected IVE BEEN CYBER ATTACKED BULLIED AND ABUSED PLESE I NEEED HELP VPN FAMILY SHARING EVERY APPS HAS BEEN TEMPERS MY MAPS MY SETTING I HAVE AN UNKNOW HOMEPOD CONNECT TO MY ACCOUNTV PLEASE IM SO SERIOUS I NEED IMMEDIATE HELP THE ATTACKERS STOPPING ME FROM SENDING EMAIL THEY ALSO DID THE SAME THING ON MU CHATGPT META MICROSOFT GOOGLE KEEP ALM THE SUBCRIPTIONS HAVING FULL CONTROL over the ACCOUNTS LEAVE ME POWERLESS

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two issues I cannot seem to change. My company address on the developer account is wrong and there is no option to change it. I have filled in the contact form a couple of times to request a change, but nothing happens, it's still my old address. When I publish an app through TestFlight, it says it is from a different organization to mine, the organization that it says it's from was another developer account by a customer that I was invited into, but I have removed myself from that. Yet my apps still say it's from that other organization. Yet in my account there is absolutely no reference to that other organization anywhere anymore. So I I'm really confused how to change it to my organization. I can't publish any apps on the App Store until this changes.

Hello, I am the owner and managing director of a small company in Belgium (Lebi Worldwide) and I am trying to join the Apple Developer Program as an Organization in order to sign and notarize macOS apps with a Developer ID (direct distribution, no Mac App Store). My organization enrollments were withdrawn with the message that the company is already a member of the Apple Developer Program and that I should contact the Account Holder of the existing membership. The problem is that I do not know who the Account Holder is, and none of the Apple IDs I have access to is associated with any membership (the account page only shows "Join the Apple Developer Program"). I have already submitted a request for further assistance on my existing case (Case 103016501599), but I have not received any reply yet. Has anyone been in the same situation? Specifically: • How can I find out which Apple ID is the Account Holder of an existing membership for my company? • What proof of authority does Apple usually ask for to recover the membership or to have the Account Holder role reassigned? • Is there a faster way to get a case like this escalated? If an Apple staff member can look at the case above, I would be very grateful. Thank you in advance for any advice.

Apple thought it was impossible. I made it possible. No server. Just an iPhone. LUMEN-JEV OS v3.0 — On-device OS using Pyto + iCloud Drive + Obsidian Architecture: Pyto runtime = server: Persistent loop, 922 tickers scanned, 502.6 ev/s, 12ms latency, sub-2ms cache iCloud Drive = bus: Writes JEV-BUS.md every 15s, shared working directory Obsidian = OS window manager: 00-JEV-DASHBOARD-main 48 nodes live Vault: 11/11 LOCKED, Factory Complete Anchor: 572b9df5e8e1f101365f8316ba7b34da4aa54ff89a2dcdb68ed20b126e8cabed Chain: REAL-EXCHANGE-PUBLIC-WS -> 8-MODULE-DEMO -> DEMO-TERMINATED -> NO EXECUTION Feed: real-public-readonly / public_ticker_only Modules (8-MODULE-v1px): WARREN-WATCHDOG, KEEPER-BOX, NODE-MODE-SYNC, VAULT-MULT, SCOUT-SCAN, SIREN-FILTER, FOCUS-SIGNAL-20K, ORACLE-PRICE-FEED, RELAY-ROUTER, AKE-ARBITRAGE, YIELD-BACK-4, MEDUSAs: 03 DYNAMIC OBSERVER-SPACE Context: Built in 33hrs over 11 nights, day job, single dad, solo dev, on iPhone only. Pyto working directory set to iCloud Drive. No Mac backend, no CloudKit function, no external server. Why this matters for iOS: Apple's sandbox says you can't run a persistent OS-like loop with live file sync on iOS. Pyto + iCloud Drive persistence proves you can. iPhone becomes the server. Proof: 48 NODES LIVE canvas PROOF CHAIN 11/11 FLAT VIEW VAULT LOCKED Jev.py V2.6 CLEAN BUS log (checked 50/100/150/200 -> 922/922 passes) Anchor hash matches zip JEV-OS-v3.0-572b9df5-40files.zip Requesting: Guidance on showcasing this as an iOS innovation + Ask Apple office hours. X proof pinned: @Activepython007

Hello everyone, I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction. We are enrolling a small company (organization enrollment) in the Apple Developer Program. The enrollment request was accepted on October 23, 2026 and the License Agreement was signed that same day. Since then the account has stayed in "Pending" with the "Purchase your membership" banner. I have completed the $99 purchase several times since October 23. Each time I get the "Thank You" page and an "Order Acknowledgement" email saying the order will be processed within 2 business days, but the card is never charged, no activation email arrives, and the status does not change. I suspect the original cause was a mismatch between the Apple ID region (set to the company's country) and the payment card (issued in the US). On November 4 I updated the Apple ID billing region to match the card and placed a new order, which again went through to the acknowledgement email, but there is still no charge or activation. I have written to Developer Support through the contact form (two cases so far) and I understand they are busy, so I'm not expecting an immediate answer there. In the meantime, I'd like to know whether there is anything else I should check on my side (region, payment method, pending orders), whether the earlier unpaid orders could be blocking the latest one and how to clear them, and whether there is a recommended way to get the enrollment looked at so we can start uploading our app. Any guidance from the community or from Apple staff would be very much appreciated. Thank you.

Hello, I am unable to submit a support request because the Apple Developer Support form displays the following error: "This email address isn't valid. To update your email address, visit account.apple.com." My primary Apple Account email address is correct and is already configured as my primary email address. I have also tested the support form in a private browsing window, but the issue persists. Could you please investigate why the Developer Support form rejects my primary Apple Account email address? Thank you for your assistance.

I've built a new app and have submitted for review. It went into review almost 6 days ago. But no feedback, no rejection, no approval? Did the sole person reviewing my app suddenly die or something? Or maybe quit without finishing? What can I do? I've never had an app take more than a few hours once it goes into review. This is incredibly frustrating.