I’m about to enroll the iOS developer program to be able to publish me and my friend’s app.
Can we enroll as an individual and change to company later?
If I’m the one that enroll, can I use a developer name, like “The Awesome Developer” (I know, great example)?
Can I build to multiple devices before publishing? [import]uid: 24111 topic_id: 22103 reply_id: 322103[/import]
Hi oskwish!
As far as I remember, when you enroll, you can choose one or another and it’s final. You CAN change up later but you have to contact Apple and try to deal with them to change from yourself to a corporation by phone. The interesting thing is that they let you choose if you publish on your own name or on a nickname. You can enter your company name right there if you want. That’s what I did and every game/app I send to the AppStore are published under Route 28.
In fact, if you want to register as a company, you need all the legal papers from your country ready to be sent at Apple HQ (they were asking by fax 2 years ago, might have changed). My guess is that you are better to be registering on your own name and use a nickname like I said earlier.
For the build thing, not sure if I understood, by you can. You can build to test it on Android device, then on iPhone, then on iPad. In fact, it is recommended to do so, some bugs are found only once build, something you wouldn’t do on you computer with the mouse. If you don’t want to build an universal App for the App Store, you WILL need to make two binaries (that’s what Apple calls the final build for release) and enter data for two different apps. I highly recommend doing a universal app for that matter (customers tend to be angry if they have to buy the app twice for both of their device) but it’s up to you.
Hope that answer your questions.
~ Lew [import]uid: 1058 topic_id: 22103 reply_id: 87844[/import]
Thanks for the answer Lew.
So if I register as an individual I can choose a nickname which will be the name on the App Store? Yes, I will make it an universal app 
-Oskar [import]uid: 24111 topic_id: 22103 reply_id: 87856[/import]
With Apple you have to use your real, legal name. (I feel like you’ve asked about this before, have you?)
Else, if you have a registered business or company you may use that name.
If you use a name other than your own for your account with Apple they will not approve it.
No nicknames. [import]uid: 52491 topic_id: 22103 reply_id: 88030[/import]
@peach But when you do publish your first app, you can choose to be published under your real name or under something else “amarite”?
I am still refered on the App Store as Louis-Philip Grenier, but also as Route 28. I wonder… o_o [import]uid: 1058 topic_id: 22103 reply_id: 88068[/import]
Yeah, from what I’ve read it seems like the account name MUST be the legal name, which mine is (I was before having the problem that it was wrong first, but it got changed). Though it seems like I can have a nickname which shows up on the app page on app store.
-Oskar [import]uid: 24111 topic_id: 22103 reply_id: 88071[/import]
You can only choose something else if you can LEGALLY use that name. You also need to fax/mail Apple documentation showing that you can legally use that name. (I just helped someone with setting up an account as a company, had to fax docs.)
You can display the copyright as your chosen name if you want, that’s open for each app, but even then using a non-legal name could mean it’s invalid if any copyright issues ever did come up.
I believe you can change this at a later date if you can provide docs to show you now have a legal, eligible alternative name for use.
You can have other names showing too in various ways (as mentioned above) but yeah, the account name (seller) will be the one Apple has documentation for. (Or if an individual then an individual who has confirmed their ID by paying with their credit card during sign up or another method.) [import]uid: 52491 topic_id: 22103 reply_id: 88112[/import]
But what name shows up on the app’s App Store page? [import]uid: 24111 topic_id: 22103 reply_id: 88116[/import]
IF im correct you need to use your REAL name if you sign up with Apple as individual and not company, BUT you can create a 1 time nickname to show as the “company” and NO you dont need paperwork for this. BUT on iTunes you`re REAL name would show as Seller: “Your Name” But when you are on the App Store the App will show under your Nickname.
Hope this helps,
LeivaGames [import]uid: 30314 topic_id: 22103 reply_id: 88128[/import]
Thanks! 
-Oskar [import]uid: 24111 topic_id: 22103 reply_id: 88139[/import]