Can I still update old passes after losing access to the Apple Developer account?
You can update your old passes only if the old account or its owner can still cooperate. Passes signed under a certificate you can no longer renew stay on the phones but stop receiving updates and push notifications.
Steps
- If the old account still exists, ask its owner to delete the Pass Type ID from Identifiers. Then create a Pass Type ID with the exact same identifier in your own Apple Developer account, create a certificate for it and upload it to Passcreator. The passes continue to work.
- If the old account no longer exists, try to create the same Pass Type ID directly in your own account.
- If neither works, upload a new certificate with a new Pass Type ID. Existing passes keep working as static passes. Holders must download a new pass to receive updates again.
If it does not work
Checked 2026-09-01 · Support