---
title: "Apple Developer API changes, deprecations and deadlines | Harbyn"
description: "Apple Developer: 3 upcoming deadlines and 16 recorded changes as of 2026-10-25, each with its source."
canonical: "https://harbyn.com/vendors/apple-developer"
last-updated: 2026-10-25
---

# Apple Developer: API changes and deadlines

Markdown version of <https://harbyn.com/vendors/apple-developer>.

Developer tools. 3 upcoming deadlines, 16 recorded changes. Every entry cites the Apple Developer page we read it from.

## What we read

The Apple Developer pages and feeds our ingestion visits, politely and on a schedule.

- **Deprecations**: <https://developer.apple.com/news/upcoming-requirements/>
- **Changelog**: <https://developer.apple.com/news/rss/news.rss>
- **Changelog**: <https://api.github.com/advisories?affects=@apple/app-store-server-library,app-store-server-library&per_page=20&sort=published&direction=desc>

## What the scanner looks for

How `harbyn scan` recognises Apple Developer in a repository, on your machine. Nothing leaves it.

- **Packages**: `npm @apple/app-store-server-library`, `pypi app-store-server-library`
- **API hosts**: `api.storekit.itunes.apple.com`, `api.push.apple.com`

## Upcoming deadlines

| Deadline | Change | Use instead | Details | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Feb 1, 2027 | Developer ID Certification Authority (Sub-CA) certificates expire | - | <https://harbyn.com/changes/apple-developer/2026-10-01-upcoming-expiration-of-developer-id-certification-authority-sub-ca.md> | <https://developer.apple.com/news/rss/news.rss> |
| Apr 2027 | App Store Connect uploads must be built with the 27 SDKs from April 2027 | - | - | <https://developer.apple.com/news/rss/news.rss> |
| Apr 2027 | iPhone Duo screenshots required for app submissions | - | - | <https://developer.apple.com/news/rss/news.rss> |

## Change history

Newest first, by the date Apple Developer announced it. This is the archive: past changes are not warnings, and changes we recorded after they took effect are marked as such.

### October 2026

- Oct 22, 2026, Feature: [Multiseat purchasing for subscriptions](https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=yfo21auu)
- Oct 22, 2026, Feature: [Group purchases sandbox testing starts October 28](https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=yfo21auu) (effective Oct 28, 2026)
- Oct 16, 2026, Policy: [App Review Guidelines updated](https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=92th7e5i)
- Oct 13, 2026, Policy: [Updated Program License Agreement must be accepted](https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=17mwd36z)
- Oct 2, 2026, Notice: [Full Disk Access on macOS will require more explicit user consent](https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=p6zjojqw)

### September 2026

- Sep 16, 2026, Feature: [iOS 27.2, macOS 27.2 and Xcode 27.2 betas available](https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=rfb1rooi)
- Sep 16, 2026, Feature: [Bundles and Suites for subscriptions](https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=likeohx4)
- Sep 16, 2026, Behavior change: [Multiseat purchases enabled by default for subscriptions in App Store Connect](https://harbyn.com/changes/apple-developer/2026-09-16-get-your-subscriptions-ready-for-ios-27-2.md)
- Sep 16, 2026, Feature: [Volume Purchasing for subscriptions](https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=likeohx4) (effective Oct 22, 2026)
- Sep 16, 2026, Feature: [Group Purchases for subscriptions](https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=likeohx4)
- Sep 16, 2026, Policy: [Alternative App Tracking Transparency prompt in the EU](https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=idsft9ai)
- Sep 9, 2026, Policy: [App Store Connect uploads must target iOS 13 or later](https://developer.apple.com/news/upcoming-requirements/)
- Sep 1, 2026, Deprecation: [Rosetta support ends after macOS 27, Intel-only Mac apps will stop running on Apple silicon](https://harbyn.com/changes/apple-developer/2026-09-01-upcoming-changes-to-rosetta-support-for-intel-based-macos-apps.md)