Apple Issues Another Update on Developer Center, Most Services Now Back Online

Apple on Monday notified its developer community that it plans to reinstate most of the remaining offline services in its Developer Center portal this week. Features set to go back online include Xcode automatic configuration, program enrollments, and access to license agreements.

AppleInsider:

The update sent to developers via email notes that the status of its various systems and tools can still be checked via Apple’s website. Most of the services are currently online, including the Dev Centers, software downloads, Apple’s developer forums, and iTunes Connect.

The Dev Center websites returned a week and a half ago after being down for 8 days. Apple was prompted to pull its services offline after a hacker gained access to its systems.

During the downtime, Apple said it was working to completely overhaul its systems to prevent such security breaches in the future.

The full letter sent to developers is below:

We sincerely appreciate your patience as we work to bring our developer program services back online, and we want to give you an update on our progress. The majority of our developer services are currently online, including Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles, Dev Centers, software downloads, Videos, Apple Developer Forums, iTunes Connect, Bug Reporter, App Store Resource Center, and access to pre-release documentation.

We plan to reinstate most of the remaining services this week: Xcode automatic configuration as well as access to license agreements, TSIs, program enrollments, and renewals in Member Center. You can check the availability of these systems on our status page.

As a reminder, if your membership was set to expire during this downtime, it has been extended and your apps will remain on the App Store and Mac App Store.

We apologize for the significant inconvenience that our downtime has caused and encourage you to reach out to our support team if you need any assistance.

J. Glenn Künzler

Glenn is Managing Editor at MacTrast, and has been using a Mac since he bought his first MacBook Pro in 2006. He lives in a small town in Utah, enjoys bacon more than you can possibly imagine, and is severely addicted to pie.