How to transfer rights to another dev

jb15jb15 Member Posts: 602
edited November -1 in iPhone and Android Publishing
So, someone is interested in one of my apps. I'm wondering how to transfer the rights to him, if he does end up buying the rights to it.

Is there a way Apple can handle this? I know I need to remove it from the store, and then alert Apple that another dev will be registering that name and all--I'm just worried because I don't have the file I sent to Apple--or the GS file. I'm about to download some recovery software to try to find it--but I wondered if there was some other way to transfer the file (or download it from apple, since I lost mine).

As always, any help is appreciated!

Comments

  • jb15jb15 Member Posts: 602
    Sorry to bump--I can't edit my post: Do I just send him the .ipa file? Would that work? (I'm willing to give him the provisioning profiles and all that with it--so those don't need to be edited).
  • DZTECHDZTECH Member, PRO Posts: 216
    if it's already in the store then even if u delete it the name can't be re used by another developer
  • JohnPapiomitisJohnPapiomitis Member Posts: 6,256
    He needs the project file.
  • DZTECHDZTECH Member, PRO Posts: 216
    JohnPapiomitis said:
    He needs the project file.

    yah just delete the app and send him the file and he will just have to use another name. he can always just add a the in front of the name u used
  • jb15jb15 Member Posts: 602
    I can send him the .ipa file? Or does it have to be the GS file--which I think I accidently deleted...
  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    It has to be the project file. The ipa is useless, it's locked to you forever.

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  • jb15jb15 Member Posts: 602
    OK. One more lesson learned...
  • BazookaTimeBazookaTime Member Posts: 1,274
    Interesting, I didn't know this. I took over a game that is in the store and thought I could keep the same name. Maybe I will have to add a ! at the end of it.
  • dotsonj23dotsonj23 Member Posts: 316
    zakdavid said:
    if it's already in the store then even if u delete it the name can't be re used by another developer

    That may be policy but I don't think its always followed. I could be wrong but wasn't Angry Birds originally published under Chillingo and then when the developer and Chillingo spit its now published by Clickgamer. I don't believe there was any change to the name when that happened. I could be wrong, but don't think so. Then again it is the App stores most popular game so I can see why an exception may have been made. I would follow up with apple though and point out that they have done it before for at least one other dev.
  • DZTECHDZTECH Member, PRO Posts: 216
    dotsonj23 said:
    That may be policy but I don't think its always followed. I could be wrong but wasn't Angry Birds originally published under Chillingo and then when the developer and Chillingo spit its now published by Clickgamer. I don't believe there was any change to the name when that happened. I could be wrong, but don't think so. Then again it is the App stores most popular game so I can see why an exception may have been made. I would follow up with apple though and point out that they have done it before for at least one other dev.

    thats because that was an official transfer with the two companies lawyers and documents and paperwork were signed

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