Q: How long does the application for the iPhone developer program take?
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For those of you who are developing iPhone apps, you might be wondering how long it takes for Apple to get back to you once you apply for the developer program. For us, it took about six weeks.
I am guessing that this period isn’t a big deal for most people. You need the license to (a) download your software to the iPhone, and (b) sell your software on the iTunes store. Most developers will use the simulator in the beginning, so there is usually plenty of time to wait for your license.
In our case, we had been using Mike’s personal developer license. It was only when we were getting ready for launch that we decided to get a new license tied to the name “Metaspark”, because we wanted that name to show up as the publisher in the iTunes store, and not “Michael Schiff”. So our decision to get a new developer license was kind of last minute.
Because we were in a rush, it was kind of frustrating not knowing how long the process would take. For those of you in the same boat, here is a timeline (below the fold):
