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I have an app at the appstore. Now I want to switch developers. If the old developer won't give me the private key for the distribution certificate, what are my options?

  • If I revoke my existing distribution certificate and create a new one, I understand that my existing app in the store cannot be updated.

  • On the other hand, if I wait until my current distribution certificate expires, then create a new one, then my app at the store should be updatable?

Please whoever can clarify this issue will be blessed!

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    Revoke your existing certificate & make new one... – Vishal Jan 25 '13 at 10:18
  • And then - are there any implications for my app currently at the store? – jkally Jan 25 '13 at 10:26
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    no its not affect your existing App....No problem at all... – Vishal Jan 25 '13 at 10:28
  • So if I want to update my existing app, with then new distribution certificate (end a new distribution prov. profile) existing users will be able to get it no problem? – jkally Jan 25 '13 at 10:38
  • I don't know the answer at the moment, but I do advise that you get a wide variety of answers before you attempt anything drastic. If it turns out you can't update your app after the distro cert has been revoked, you're out of luck. – WDUK Jan 25 '13 at 10:53
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    Last October, I revoked the previous private key, because the client did have the old one and I could do the update of the app. – Larme Jan 25 '13 at 11:44

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You will be fine with revoking your distribution certificate and making a new one. You can still update an existing app after doing this.

Relevant info:

Lost Private Key For iPhone Distribution Certificate. What could be solutions?

If I revoke an existing distribution certificate, will it mess up anything with existing apps?

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