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Code signing requires an Apple Developer account. Without being about to sign a package you can't publish to the App Store. You can develop apps for iOS and OS

by Mtinie 6y ago

Code signing requires an Apple Developer account. Without being about to sign a package you can't publish to the App Store. You can develop apps for iOS and OS X, and then publish to (a) test device(s) from XCode without one, but that's about it.

GeekyBear 6y ago
If I write an app that includes the Facebook SDK, that doesn't mean that Facebook is involved with submitting my app. As long as my developer account is valid, Facebook's account doesn't enter the equation when I am submitting an app that includes their SDK in any way I can see. Can someone shed more light on this?
- LeifCarrotson 6y ago
  Facebook can't give you their SDK without having their own developer account.
  - GeekyBear 6y ago
    They don't appear to be having any difficulty sharing their SDK code publicly through GitHub. https://github.com/facebook/facebook-ios-sdk https://github.com/facebook/facebook-ios-sdk Or, more conveniently, through a dependency manager like CocoaPods. https://developers.facebook.com/docs/ios/componentsdks https://developers.facebook.com/docs/ios/componentsdks
- Mtinie 6y ago
  I'm likely looking at this from a narrow case but how does the Facebook SDK scenario related to the question you asked? Did I misinterpret your original statement to mean how would the closure of Epic's Apple Developer account impact others (with their own valid Apple Developer accounts) from using their engine within an app they published to the App store? I understood your question to be "why do I (an app developer) need an Apple Developer account?" A second reading and your response leads me to believe otherwise.
  - GeekyBear 6y ago
    >how would the closure of Epic's Apple Developer account impact others (with their own valid Apple Developer accounts) from using their engine within an app they published to the App store Correct. My understanding of the situation is that developers who include third party code in their app do not involve the author of that third party code when submitting their own app. I used the Facebook SDK as a frequently seen example of third party code that is included within iOS apps as they are submitted to the App Store.

by Mtinie 6y ago

GeekyBear 6y ago

If I write an app that includes the Facebook SDK, that doesn't mean that Facebook is involved with submitting my app. As long as my developer account is valid, Facebook's account doesn't enter the equation when I am submitting an app that includes their SDK in any way I can see. Can someone shed more light on this?

LeifCarrotson 6y ago
Facebook can't give you their SDK without having their own developer account.
- GeekyBear 6y ago
  They don't appear to be having any difficulty sharing their SDK code publicly through GitHub. https://github.com/facebook/facebook-ios-sdk https://github.com/facebook/facebook-ios-sdk Or, more conveniently, through a dependency manager like CocoaPods. https://developers.facebook.com/docs/ios/componentsdks https://developers.facebook.com/docs/ios/componentsdks
Mtinie 6y ago
I'm likely looking at this from a narrow case but how does the Facebook SDK scenario related to the question you asked? Did I misinterpret your original statement to mean how would the closure of Epic's Apple Developer account impact others (with their own valid Apple Developer accounts) from using their engine within an app they published to the App store? I understood your question to be "why do I (an app developer) need an Apple Developer account?" A second reading and your response leads me to believe otherwise.
- GeekyBear 6y ago
  >how would the closure of Epic's Apple Developer account impact others (with their own valid Apple Developer accounts) from using their engine within an app they published to the App store Correct. My understanding of the situation is that developers who include third party code in their app do not involve the author of that third party code when submitting their own app. I used the Facebook SDK as a frequently seen example of third party code that is included within iOS apps as they are submitted to the App Store.