We have got two individual accounts. Names are Mavi Digital Media and Mavi Mobile. Apple removed company names and wrote their own personal names from Appstore. Why?
Mavi Mobile was replaced with ZZ MM.
Mavi Digital Media was replaced with XX YY.
We want to use Mavi Mobile and Mavi Digital Media. any solution? thanks
Either:
Email Apple.
Phone Apple.
You can find the contact information here - https://developer.apple.com/contact/
There's no reason I can think of that Apple would just change it out of the blue. So, contact them and ask them.
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I am reading a lot of stuff from the Internet, but I can't find any answer to this specific topic :
I am currently developing an iOS app for a French newspaper. They want me to add a Paypal feature to allow any user to take out a subscription to their newspaper. They don't want the newspaper to be readable on the device.
All they want is to get both user's name and address, and send the newspaper manually.
I can't properly define if Apple will allow me to publish such an app. So my questions are :
Will it be rejected by Apple if I add this feature ? Is it considered as a digital good or a hard good ?
Thank you so much for your replies.
Jérôme.
I have created an application for my customer. We have published the application with my account. Now, they want to change the developer name as their company's name. Is there a way to change the developer name? Can I move my application to their business account so that Developer name changes to their business name?
Yes, you can transfer the app to other since WWDC 2013.
Also, you can call the Apple Support to change the Seller Name.
Here is a video about this: App Transfer Tutorial.
My apps initially appeared in the App Store with the wrong seller name. I don't personally own a credit card, so a family member who did paid my developer subscription. While my correct name appeared elsewhere, under Seller it showed the name from the credit card. I used one of the contact options in iTunes Connect to request a name change, which was applied within a few days.
On the current Contact page, the Contracts and Legal category includes Request Name/Address update. Try that.
You'll certainly find it easier to rename your account than to move the app to a different account. Here's what they say about that.
I sold my app to another developer and can no longer distribute it on the App Store. Can I transfer the app to the new developer's iTunes Connect account?
No, you can’t transfer the app to another developer account on iTunes Connect. To add the app to another account, remove the app from the current account and upload it to the new iTunes Connect account.
Note that uploading the app to a new iTunes Connect account will disable current customers from receiving automatic and free updates of your application. All customer reviews, rating, and ranking information will be reset. You will not be able to reuse the app name and SKU in the old account. If you have uploaded a binary or used the app with the iAd Network, your Bundle ID will not be reusable either.
This is only applicable for the part of the OP's question:
Is there a way to change the developer name?
The most simple way I found to CHANGE the developer name was by filling out a request on this page:
Contact Us Page
Then select from the option:
Enrollment, Membership, and Account -> Account Updates and Renewals
I just told them which names I would like to user, First name and surnaame.
Here is Apple Support email regarding same question;
As an individual you cannot change your first and last name, you can
only have your legal name appear in the App store. I can suggest to
you to enroll as a company, witch would mean you can use your company
name instead of your own name, but first you would need to check that
you meet our initial migration requirements:
You are a founder or cofounder of your company.
Your company does not already hold an active or expired company membership.
Your company does not operate as a sole proprietorship, DBA, fictitious name, trade name, or branch.
If you have paid apps, you have agreed to the latest Paid Applications contract in Agreements, Tax, and Banking in iTunes
Connect.
You are eligible to obtain a DUNS Number for your company: https://developer.apple.com/support/D-U-N-S.
If it is the case and you meet our requirements please feel free to
contact us again so we can migrate your account into a company.
If you need to transfer your app to another developer account, that is now possible. Since WWDC 2013, iTunes Connect now supports transferring apps from one developer to another, keeping exactly this situation in mind. Go to the iTunes Connect homepage for more information. There is also a video tutorial that Apple has provided on this matter.
Personally I wanted to changed my real first & last name to a company/brand name, having an individual account. That's what, as of 2020, Apple's support says:
"Developers enrolled as individuals will sell apps on the App Store using their personal legal name. There are two ways to change your name to a company name:
Have your company enroll in its own Apple Developer Program membership, and then transfer your apps to that membership.
Migrate your membership from an individual to an organization."
From this page (http://developer.apple.com/programs/ios/distribute.html) I've read this
Custom B2B Apps
You can also offer custom B2B apps directly to your business customers
who have a Volume Purchase Program account. A custom B2B app provides
a unique, tailored solution to address a specific business need or
requirement.
Does anyone have any more details about this? i have an app idea that is specific for a individual company, say I am building an app for Company ABC, this app is solely for company ABC & no one else, how do I distribute such an an app (to Company ABC) & can I charge a monthly subscription for this app?
Thanks
kb
B2B Apps need to go through Apples review just like normal apps do, but they will appear in some sort of a private store to which you may grant your client access. It is my understanding that, aside from that, normal rules apply.
That means you might be able to offer In App Purchases and lock most of the app down, unless the user purchases a subscription.
I do not know however if subscriptions can be purchased via the Volume Purchase Program.
As a rule of thumb, before entering "uncharted waters" by just developing your idea, you should just contact Apple about what you like to do. Ultimately it is their decision what they will approve, so I wouldn't rely on the opinion of someone on the internet before putting too much effort into it.
You should also be aware that the Volume Purchase Program is available in the United States only.
Have you seen this:
http://www.apple.com/business/vpp/
"Custom B2B Apps for Business
In addition to offering volume purchasing of apps in the App Store, the Volume Purchase Program provides your business with an easy way to procure custom B2B apps built by third-party developers. Custom B2B apps are built to address a unique business need, and therefore are not available to the general public for purchase. "
Yes you can create an app for Company ABC only, and restrict only them as purchasers. I don't think you can make it a subscription though. Oh, and it's US businesses only.
https://developer.apple.com/programs/volume/b2b/
Look at bottom of page for other countries you can distribute to.
O.K so I'm writing a iPhone travel guide, you purchase a subscription to a travel guide for 3 months, it downloads a fairly hefty database and for 3 months that database gets updated weekly with new stuff.
Now what I'd like to do is make the user enter their email address as a one off action before they purchase their first guide, for China say. The purpose for doing this is
1) To allow me to contact the user by email when they add a note/tip for a particular place (the app will allow them to send notes & information to me)
2) To Uniquely identify who has purchased the subscription so that if they wipe their device and reinstall the app they can plug the email address in and pickup their subscriptions again. Or so they can use the same subscription on another device they own.
My concerns are
1) Will Apple allow the email method of restoring functionality to a second or restored device?
2) As long as I tell the user what I'm using their email address for (aka I won't sell it to anyone else and use it for X purposes) will it be o.k to ask for said email address?
And as a side note, can I tack the devices unique id onto my server comms to track devices or is apple going to through a hissy fit about that as well?
Our app got rejected because we used email to uniquely identify the user. From apple review guidelines:
17.2 Apps that require users to share personal information, such as email address and date of birth, in order to function will be rejected
For subscriptions UDID can't be used to uniquely identify the user. So we were using email address. Back to drawing board.
From My Previous question
sending request to apple - from iphone custom application
Here, I have added more specified my question.
Suppose my application has implemented followings.
Lets take an simple example
I have developed an application, for mobile dealer.
User can see ten mobile items on screen.
Now, user selects two items.(mobiles)
Now, User chooses check out option.
in check out option, he will provide his apple account - id & password.
Above I have explained the process that should be implemented in my application.
Up to 4 stpes I can do programming.
But I have no idea about the last step.
Can user make payment through apple
id - from iPhone?
What kind of steps do I/programmer
have to follow?
What kind of accounts do
I/programmer are required? (If
any..)
What kind of certificates do
I/programmer are required? (If
any..)
Let's take an another example.
Suppose, Application if something like this,
User can pay for bike (new order) through iPhone - apple id - password ?
Edit :
After a round - round question ...
Let's understand it in single line
Does apple allow to use apple-ID for payment of items other than apple-store? Why ?
You cannot sell your products through the Apple Store. If you want to have an iPhone app that interfaces with your store you can do that, but you will have to provide your own store service.
To answer the edit to your question, Apple does not allow using an Apple ID to purchase products from other stores. Instead you should use something like Paypal or Google Checkout.
StoreKit allows you to sell digital content, such as books, music, ect. and get it delivered right into the application. Payment happens via the iTunes account.
However, you cannot sell physical goods with this mechanism. You may want to consider other payment methods as mentioned by Amuck.
Answering the edited short-question:
Does apple allow to use apple-ID for
payment of items other than
apple-store? Why ?
No, because they do not pose as a payment provider to third parties and I am pretty sure they never will.