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Read by fee, entity, before you publish, aged accounts, handover, and country. Each guide states a limit Guyi will not cross.
What the Google Play developer fee is
The published Play registration fee is commonly a one-time charge of about US$25, not a yearly fee, and it is not Guyi's price.
ReadWhat Apple's developer fee is per year
The Apple Developer Program is commonly about US$99 a year. Mainland China enrollment often shows ¥688. That is the store fee, not Guyi's price.
ReadHow the official Google and Apple fees differ
Play registration is commonly a one-time fee of about US$25. The Apple Developer Program is commonly US$99 a year. Mainland China enrollment often shows ¥688. Confirm both on the current store page. Neither number is Guyi's deal price.
Read15 percent or 30 percent is a store commission, not the account price
Apple's standard commission is commonly discussed as 30 percent. A small-business program is commonly discussed at 15 percent for developers under a proceeds threshold, often cited near one million US dollars in the prior year. Confirm the current rule on Apple's page.
ReadHow to read the Play service fee
Google's service fee on many apps is commonly described as 15 percent on the first one million US dollars of earnings in a year and 30 percent above that, with other programs for subscriptions and some categories. Confirm the current page. It is not the one-time registration fee of about US$25 and not Guyi's handover price.
ReadPersonal or organization on Google Play
They are different stock. A personal account shows a person. An organization account is a legal entity.
ReadIndividual or organization on Apple
An individual membership shows your legal name on the store. An organization membership shows the legal entity and can invite a team. The materials are not the same.
ReadWhy Enterprise is not an App Store account
The Apple Developer Enterprise Program is for in-house distribution. The account that can submit to the App Store is an individual or organization membership in the Developer Program. They are not the same stock.
ReadWhat to ask about a D-U-N-S on an organization account
The number is there to match a legal entity. It is not decoration, and it is not a way to rename the account as any company you choose.
ReadFinance, health, VPN, and government apps need an organization account
Play says developers of financial services, health apps, apps allowed to use VpnService, and government apps must register as an organization. A personal account does not become eligible because it is old.
ReadThe 12-tester, 14-day closed test
For a personal Play account created after 13 November 2023, production access generally requires at least 12 testers opted-in to closed testing for 14 continuous days.
ReadA personal Play account from before 13 November 2023
That date is used to see whether a personal account falls under the newer closed-test rule. The date has to be readable on the account. Calling it aged is not the check.
ReadAn organization account is generally outside the 12-and-14 rule
The closed test of at least 12 testers for 14 continuous days is the task Google describes for personal accounts created after 13 November 2023. Do not paste that task onto an organization account by default.
ReadAsk for empty and for apps as two specs
If there is no written app list, the account has no apps in the deal. Saying there are a few is not a list.
ReadA blank account is an empty spec, not a passed review
People use white-label, blank, or empty to mean there is no app, or no branded app, on the account. If the names are not written, treat it as empty.
ReadYears on an account are not a passed review
Aged means the account record shows time. It does not mean an app was approved, a closed test finished, or a ban will not happen.
ReadFresh means you can sign in now
A fresh account is one that logs in at the time of the handover. It is not a promise that review is already done or that production is open.
ReadSix fields on one page
A handover is login, recovery, two-factor, the renewal date or verification status, the app list, and the members. If one is missing, stop.
ReadRecovery should move before the balance
If the recovery email or phone still belongs to the other side, that side can take the account back after you have paid.
ReadTwo-factor counts only if you can move it
A code that the other side reads and forwards is not control. Two-factor is handed over when the authenticator, the security key, or the trusted device is yours.
ReadHow to read an Apple renewal date
The date on the membership page is the date that matters. A sentence that says there is plenty of time is not a date.
ReadThe registration fee is not the deal price
The Play registration fee is commonly a one-time charge of about US$25. That figure is not what Guyi charges for a handover.
ReadDo not assume the country can be changed
The country of a developer account is the country on the record. Buying the account does not include a country switch.
ReadAsk a United States record the same way as any other country
A US developer account is the country on the record. It is not a faster review and not a switch you can assume later.
ReadIndia and Southeast Asia are countries on the record
Name India, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, or another country only if that is what the account shows. Do not ask to switch into one of them after the deal.
ReadHong Kong, Singapore, and the United Kingdom are three records, not one product
Ask for the country the account actually shows. Do not bundle Hong Kong, Singapore, and the UK as interchangeable stock.
ReadThe store shows the legal name or the legal entity
On an individual Apple membership, the seller line is the legal name, not a brand and not a pen name. On an organization membership, it is the legal entity's name, not a trade name that exists only in chat.
ReadTestFlight does not need a separate kind of account
TestFlight is a testing path on an Apple Developer Program membership, individual or organization. It is not Enterprise, and it is not its own product that Guyi sells.
ReadPaid apps and in-app purchases need their own agreement
Being able to sign in to App Store Connect does not mean the Paid Applications agreement is accepted. That agreement, and banking where it is required, is a separate step from the membership handover.
ReadTax and banking are not chosen on this page
Apple asks for tax and banking information when you are paid. Guyi does not select a form, including any W-8 form, and does not give tax advice. Read Apple's current page and your own adviser if you need one.
ReadA certificate expiry is not the membership renewal
Apple certificates and provisioning profiles expire on their own dates. The membership renewal, commonly the yearly Program fee, is a different date on the membership page.
ReadPlay signing keys stay with the party named in the agreement
If the account includes apps, say who keeps the app signing key. Guyi does not ask for the key in the first message and does not treat a key as proof of review.
ReadThe target API level is about the app, not the account you buy
Google requires apps to target a current API level. That requirement sits on the app build. Buying a personal, organization, fresh, or aged account does not set the target level and does not excuse an old build.
ReadPrivacy labels and Data safety are forms about the app
Apple's privacy nutrition labels and Google's Data safety form describe what the app does with data. They are not a property of how old the developer account is.
ReadIn-app account deletion is a requirement on the app
Apple and Google have both required that an app which creates an account also let the user start account deletion inside the app. That is a product requirement. It is not granted by buying a developer account.
ReadIf identity verification has not passed, read the Console first
A Play account can show a verification task that is still open. That status is part of the spec. Do not replace it with the word aged or clean.
ReadGoogle's ownership transfer and a checklist handover are not the same sentence
Google publishes an official way to transfer Play Console ownership. Google also prohibits buying, selling, or leasing accounts on third-party markets. Guyi promises only the agreed checklist: login, recovery, two-factor, and the agreed apps and members. That is not a claim that Google approved the deal.
ReadTransferring an app is not transferring the whole membership
Apple's app transfer moves a named app from one membership to another when both sides meet Apple's current requirements. It does not turn the seller's entire developer account into the buyer's account.
ReadA personal Play account that is already monetizing cannot use a direct owner transfer
Google's current rule makes a personal account that is monetizing ineligible for a direct transfer of ownership. Do not ask for that path and then discover the Console blocks it.
ReadAn unused Play developer account can be closed under Google's own rule
Do not add numbers this page does not have. Google's published closure conditions include an account created more than a year ago that has never submitted an app, or an account created more than a year ago with fewer than 1,000 lifetime installs, an unverified phone or email, and no Play Console use for 180 days. Read the current help page.
ReadGuyi does not restore a terminated account
If Google or Apple has terminated the account, the handover Guyi writes does not include getting it back. Termination is not a closed-test task and not a renewal date.
ReadStop when the payment profile does not match the entity
The name on payments, the legal name on an individual membership, and the legal entity on an organization account should explain one another. If they do not, do not call the file complete.
ReadThe first message is the spec, not the documents
Send the store, the country on the record, personal or organization, fresh or aged, and empty or a named app list. Do not send a password, a one-time code, an ID scan, a license photo, or a card photo.
ReadRegistering yourself and buying a handover are different paths
You can enroll with Google or Apple on your own and pay the store fee on the store's page. A handover from Guyi is an existing account with a written spec. Neither path promises review.
ReadThree things Guyi does not promise
Guyi does not promise a passed review, an unban or a reversal of termination, or a passed closed test or TestFlight. The handover is the agreed checklist.
ReadRead Google's current page for 2026 developer verification
Industry articles have discussed developer verification in 2026 and have named places such as Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand. Do not treat 30 September, or any country list, as a deadline this site has confirmed.
ReadMembers who are not in the agreement come out
After you can sign in, list every user still on the Play Console or in App Store Connect. Anyone outside the named list is removed, or the exception is written before the balance.
ReadAn Apple enrollment that stalls is usually the materials
A company enrollment commonly needs a legal name that matches, a public website that opens, a D-U-N-S or similar number, and a person authorized to bind the entity. Calling it bad luck does not name which of those is missing.
ReadCompare two quotes only when the spec is the same
The fields are store, country on the record, personal or organization, fresh or aged, and empty or a named app list. If one quote hides a field, it is not comparable.
ReadSend Guyi this spec
Store: Google Play or Apple. Country on the record. Personal or organization, or Apple individual or company. Fresh or aged, with the date you can point at. Empty, or the app names. Buying or selling. That is the first message to @hagee66.
ReadPlay Console is where the developer account is used
Google Play Console is the place you sign in to manage a Play developer account: apps, tracks, users, and the tasks the account still shows. It is not the same thing as an ordinary Google account.
ReadApp Store Connect is where an Apple membership is used
App Store Connect is the place you sign in after an Apple Developer Program membership exists. You manage apps, TestFlight, users, and agreements there. It is not the membership fee by itself.
ReadAn Apple ID is not a developer membership
An Apple ID can sign in to Apple's services. An Apple Developer Program membership, individual or organization, is what lets that ID work as a developer account and pay the Program fee, commonly US$99 a year.
ReadA Google account is not a Play developer account
A Google account can open Gmail and other Google services. A Play developer account exists when Play Console registration is done. The commonly cited registration fee is about US$25 once. Confirm it on the payment page. It is not Guyi's price.
ReadInternal, closed, and open testing are different tracks
On Play, internal testing, closed testing, and open testing are not substitutes. The task for a personal account created after 13 November 2023 is generally closed testing: at least 12 testers opted-in for 14 continuous days before production. Internal testing does not fill that task. Open testing, in Google's description, comes after production access.
ReadThe first week is a checklist, not a review result
After you sign in, confirm that recovery and two-factor are yours, that the renewal or verification status matches the page, and that only the named apps are there. Remove members and sessions that were not in the agreement.
ReadBefore you sell, put the six fields on one page
A seller prepares the same fields a buyer checks: login, recovery, two-factor, the renewal or verification date, the app list or an explicit empty, and the members. Country and legal entity are the ones on the record.
ReadAn organization account usually needs a public site that opens
Play organization enrollment and Apple organization enrollment commonly ask for a public website that loads and matches the legal name or the D-U-N-S record. If the site does not open, do not call the file complete.
ReadJapan is the country on the record, not a review rank
A Japan developer account means the country written on that Play or Apple record is Japan. It uses the same fields as any other country: store, personal or organization, fresh or aged with a date, empty or named apps.
ReadKorea is the country on the record, not a review advantage
A Korea developer account means the country written on that Play or Apple record is Korea. The fields are the same as for Japan, the US, or any other country: store, entity, fresh or aged with a date you can point to, empty or the named apps.
ReadThe number of apps is whatever this console shows
There is no number on this page that caps how many apps one developer account may hold. The limit you can rely on is the one this Play Console or App Store Connect shows for this account. Guyi does not invent a hard cap.
ReadThe balance comes after the six fields match
Guyi does not write pay first and send the details later. The balance follows when login, recovery, two-factor, the renewal or verification status, the named apps or an explicit empty, and the members match, and when recovery and two-factor can move to the buyer, who signs in on the buyer's own device.
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