Application Group identifier unavailable after moving from a Personal Team to a paid Apple Developer Program enrollment
Hi everyone,
I built an app in Xcode using a Personal Team (free, signed in with my Apple ID) with the bundle identifier com.jcsnp.Minutely. My paid Apple Developer Program enrollment has been active since 5 Nov 2026, and I'm now trying to build and run the app under the new team. Xcode is blocking me on the App Group and the provisioning profile.
Environment
macOS 27, Xcode 27.2, iOS target 26.6
Paid enrollment: individual account, active since 5 Nov 2026
Errors
Communication with Apple failed. An Application Group with Identifier 'group.com.jcsnp.Minutely' is not available. Please enter a different string.
No profiles for 'com.jcsnp.Minutely' were found
Xcode couldn't find any iOS App Development provisioning profiles matching 'com.jcsnp.Minutely'.
What I've tried
Cleaning the build folder. The errors remain.
Questions
The App Group group.com.jcsnp.Minutely is reported as unavailable. Is it still registered to my old Personal Team, or to another account? If so, how do I release it or move it to the new team?
Does the Personal Team's registration of the bundle ID need to be removed before com.jcsnp.Minutely can be registered under the paid team?
Is there a recommended order for setting this up: registering the App ID and App Group in the developer portal first, then letting Xcode generate the profile?
Thanks in advance for any guidance.
Topic:
Code Signing
SubTopic:
Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles
Tags:
Xcode
Code Signing
Provisioning Profiles
Developer Program
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