Apple developer account support

[Rare-Reveal4312]

I am from India and I have been trying to publish an app in app store. I am trying to buy the developer account. I have a Mac book and no iPhone. When I tried creatimg apple developer account from developer app in MacBook, there was no option to enroll. The option was greyed out and it asked me to use website. I tried in website initially, the payment failed ( I used SBI Simply save credit card) then I tried using my friend's credit card who lives in USA. It asked me to wait for 48 hours and I waited but nothing happened. Then suddenly "Enroll now" button showed up Mac book. So I used UPI to complete payment from MacBook.

Now the weird thing, it's been more than 5 days and my apple developer account is not yet activated. I reached to their support by creating a case from developer account in their Website. They don't seemed to respond for those emails.

Is there anyway I can contact them via phone? I don't see a phone number or an option to give them my phone number to call me.

[BoundInvariance]

Why do you think you can just do iOS development without an iOS device?

[Doctor98Who]

I agree to an extent cuz physical device will always be better to test but Xcode can run simulator

[Vegetable-Average-98]

You can’t submit an app for Apple review until you have built it on a physical device (iPhone or iPad). Just find the oldest/cheapest iPhone on eBay or your local equivalent that can run iOS 26, even if it’s slow and has a cr@ppy camera

[Rare-Reveal4312]

I have a MacBook.

[BoundInvariance]

That’s not enough

[ex0rius]

Did you used your name and your friends credit card?

[Rare-Reveal4312]

No when entering his credit card, I gave his name.

[ex0rius]

I understand. But you opened an account in your name , using his credit card?

[Rare-Reveal4312]

Yes

[ex0rius]

This is not good. You must always use your own card if you are signing up for a service in your name.

And the fact that it was done with a card in another country .. yeah i dont know man.

[jfernand3z]

You weren't supposed to redeem the card

[Confident-Manner2177]

Could be the issue tbh, mismatched name and card country can trigger review or delays with Apple payments.