Transferring a non-Mac App Store app

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Created May ’20

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I want to transfer a Mac app that is not on the Mac App Store from Team A to Team B (transfer from one dev account to another).

Can this be done without having to publish the app on the Mac App Store first? as stated in the app transfer eligibility criteria?

Reason: I want Team A (new owner) to publish a new version of the app on the Mac App Store, which will automatically upgrade existing non-MAS installs. This is why I need to keep the same App ID, and not use a new one. At the same time, I also want to avoid any disruptions for existing users of the non-MAS app, such as, (potentially) notarisation checks preventing the app from running as it switched dev accounts.

Thanks for any help!

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KMT OP

May ’20

Forget the transfer that you know/admit you can't avail yourself of, there is no mechanism for MAS applications to update non-MAS applications.

Your DIY update menu, working outside the store, will need to point users to the store instead of your site.

Once you get a version in the MAS, then you can account transfer.

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