Enroll in Apple Developer Program ($99/year)

ldraney commented

2026-06-05 04:05:12 +00:00

Owner

Type

Feature

Lineage

Blocks #108 (iOS App Store distribution with Turbo Native).

Repo

N/A — administrative task, no code.

User Story

As the app owner
I want an active Apple Developer Program membership
So that I can submit the landscaping app to the App Store and distribute via TestFlight

Context

App Store submission and TestFlight distribution both require an active Apple Developer Program membership. This is a manual enrollment that can take 2-7+ weeks for Apple to approve, so it should be started immediately to run in parallel with #107 (auth) and #108 (turbo-ios) development.

Enroll as Individual (not Organization) — no D-U-N-S number needed, simpler process.

During the approval wait, development can proceed using Xcode with a personal team provisioning profile (free) — this allows running the app on Lucas's iPhone connected via USB. App Store and TestFlight distribution are blocked until enrollment is approved.

File Targets

N/A — no code changes. Administrative enrollment at https://developer.apple.com/programs/enroll/

Acceptance Criteria

Apple ID has two-factor authentication enabled
Apple ID uses legal name (not alias or business name)
Enrolled at https://developer.apple.com/programs/enroll/ as Individual
$99 payment completed
Enrollment approved by Apple
Access to App Store Connect confirmed
TestFlight access confirmed

Test Expectations

N/A — no code changes.

Constraints

Legal name must match Apple ID exactly
No P.O. box for address
Apple says 24-48 hours but reports say 2-7+ weeks
Must be done from Lucas's Mac or iPhone (not the Arch Linux server)

Checklist

Enrollment submitted
Enrollment approved
No unrelated changes

landscaping-assistant — project
#108 — iOS App Store distribution (blocked on this)

### Type Feature ### Lineage Blocks #108 (iOS App Store distribution with Turbo Native). ### Repo N/A — administrative task, no code. ### User Story As the app owner I want an active Apple Developer Program membership So that I can submit the landscaping app to the App Store and distribute via TestFlight ### Context App Store submission and TestFlight distribution both require an active Apple Developer Program membership. This is a manual enrollment that can take 2-7+ weeks for Apple to approve, so it should be started immediately to run in parallel with #107 (auth) and #108 (turbo-ios) development. Enroll as **Individual** (not Organization) — no D-U-N-S number needed, simpler process. During the approval wait, development can proceed using Xcode with a personal team provisioning profile (free) — this allows running the app on Lucas's iPhone connected via USB. App Store and TestFlight distribution are blocked until enrollment is approved. ### File Targets N/A — no code changes. Administrative enrollment at https://developer.apple.com/programs/enroll/ ### Acceptance Criteria - [ ] Apple ID has two-factor authentication enabled - [ ] Apple ID uses legal name (not alias or business name) - [ ] Enrolled at https://developer.apple.com/programs/enroll/ as Individual - [ ] $99 payment completed - [ ] Enrollment approved by Apple - [ ] Access to App Store Connect confirmed - [ ] TestFlight access confirmed ### Test Expectations N/A — no code changes. ### Constraints - Legal name must match Apple ID exactly - No P.O. box for address - Apple says 24-48 hours but reports say 2-7+ weeks - Must be done from Lucas's Mac or iPhone (not the Arch Linux server) ### Checklist - [ ] Enrollment submitted - [ ] Enrollment approved - [ ] No unrelated changes ### Related - `landscaping-assistant` — project - `#108` — iOS App Store distribution (blocked on this)