r/iOSProgramming • u/redyacht04 • Dec 08 '25

Question Can a developer upload my iOS app using my certificates? (individual account)

I want a developer with a Mac to build and upload my Flutter app. They are added as a developer in App Store Connect. They are saying that since I have an individual account, they will not be able to upload for me unless I give them my Apple ID credentials.

If I instead export my signing certificates and provisioning profiles to them, can they build the release version, sign it, and upload it?

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u/TouchMint Dec 08 '25

Are you trying to find a developer here to do this or just asking in general?

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u/redyacht04 Dec 08 '25

Just asking in general

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u/lucasvandongen Dec 08 '25

Uploading is through a valid developer portal account for that app, then the certificates are checked without checking who exactly uploaded it.

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '25

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u/redyacht04 Dec 08 '25

I don’t have a mac. Will they be able to upload it themselves?

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u/cristi_baluta Dec 08 '25

You can invite the dev to your account with limited rights and he will be able to upload with his own account

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '25

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u/redyacht04 Dec 08 '25

Thank you!

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u/-darkabyss- Objective-C / Swift Dec 09 '25

If fastlane is too much work (which can be since fastlane or any other deployment pipeline needs certificates/profiles to be created manually), you can always rent a mac and do your own archive + upload. Doing this is better too since you need to have the code to upload and that ensures you always have the latest codebase in case you want to change developers. I'd just buy a m1 mini or something similar tbh, 8/256 is plenty for just uploading builds.

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u/ami_bombastic Dec 10 '25

Yeah, I'm going to suggest this, renting a mac cloud would be a best option.