๐๏ธAltStore
AltStore 1.7
September 18, 2023
New
"Active Apps" Widget (iOS 17+)
View remaining days for ALL active apps from Home Screen
Refresh apps directly from home screen by tapping countdown timers
Improved
Shortcuts Support
Converted existing "Refresh Apps" shortcut into App Shortcut
Available by default in "App Shortcuts" section of Shortcuts app
Displays accurate progress when refreshing apps via Shortcuts app
Widgets
Updated existing home screen widget to support refreshing apps by tapping countdown (iOS 17+)
Explicitly reloads widget timelines on app launch
Fixed
Fixed updating apps with manually-removed app extensions (e.g. uYou+)
Fixed not refreshing AltStore last when refreshing via Shortcut
Fixed race condition causing duplicate background refresh notifications (or none)
Fixed Error Log not displaying all detailed info for certain errors
AltStore 1.6.3
April 12, 2023
Fixed error fetching Friend Zone patrons due to unexpected nil name
Fixed incorrect cell height for some News items
AltStore 1.6.2
March 22, 2023
Fixed โno provisioning profile with the requested identifierโฆโ error when sideloading and refreshing apps
AltStore 1.6.1
February 20, 2023
โClear Cacheโ button removes temporary files and deleted app backups to free up disk space
Disable new โEnforce 3-App Limitโ setting to sideload more than 3 apps via MacDirtyCow exploit*
Fixed crash when viewing Sources on iOS 12
*Requires iOS 14.0 - 16.1.2 (excluding 15.7.2). iOS 16.2 or later not supported.
AltStore 1.6
January 30, 2023
New
Lock Screen Widget (iOS 16 only)
Counts down days until AltStore expires
Available in 2 different styles: โtextโ and โiconโ
Error Log
View past errors in more detail
Tap an error to copy the error message or error code
Search for error code directly in AltStore FAQ
โView More Detailsโ button to view detailed error information
Access via new โTechy Thingsโ section in AltStore settings
iOS Version Compatibility
Supports app updates with minimum or maximum OS requirements
Hides app updates if theyโre not compatible with current device
Falls back to downloading last compatible version on older devices
View all unsupported updates from My Apps tab
Revamped Error Handling
Completely revamped error handling to include as much information as possible, which should make debugging certain issues much easier
Revised error messages to be more descriptive and provide more suggestions
Revised error domain format to
[Module].[ErrorType]
AltStore.OperationError
codes start at 1000AltServer.ServerError
codes start at 2000AltStore.AppleDeveloperError
codes start at 3000Uses underlying error messages (if available) for several
AltServer.ServerError
errorsEncodes/Decodes all Codable user info values, not just recognized types
Misc.
Adds pull-to-refresh to check for updates
Supports new โversionsโ key in source JSON
Supports updating apps from app detail page
Improved
Source Validation
Verifies sources don't contain duplicate app bundle identifiers
Verifies sources don't contain duplicate app versions
Shows error if a source is configured incorrectly instead of silently failing
Misc.
Updated
LaunchViewController
error alert to display more detailed error messagesAlways displays loading indicator when fetching Friend Zone patrons
Improves error message when .ipa does not exist at provided downloadURL
Caches MergeErrors when refreshing sources to view later from Sources page
Fixed
Fixed
CollapsingTextView
incorrectly showing โmoreโ buttonFixed โerror migrating persistent storeโ issue
Fixed widgets potentially not updating after refreshing apps
Fixed simultaneous database access from multiple AltStores
Fixed incorrect app name and iOS version in "Unsupported iOS version" error message
Fixed refreshing tweaked apps with removed app extensions
Fixed error encoding CodableError Int/UInt user info values
Fixed adding failures to NSErrors with nil localizedFailureReasons
Fixed incorrect error toast view color when sign-in fails
AltStore 1.5.1
July 14, 2022
Fixed signing in with Apple IDs that contain capital letters
Fixed signing in with Apple IDs that have 2FA enabled but donโt have any registered trusted devices
Fixed repeatedly asking some users to sign in every time they refresh their apps
Fixed โApplication is missing application-identifierโ error when sideloading or (de-)activating certain apps
Fixed โIncorrect Apple ID or passwordโ error after changing an Apple IDโs primary email address
Fixed crash when receiving unknown error codes from AltServer
AltStore 1.5
May 6, 2022
New
Trusted Sources
Download and update certain third party apps entirely through AltStore
Add Trusted Sources directly from the new Sources page
Trusted Sources are sources weโve explicitly approved because they meet our safety standards
Support for adding any source by URL will be coming later
AltJIT
Allows sideloaded apps to use Just-in-Time (JIT) compilation
Long-press an app in My Apps, then choose โEnable JITโ โ a few seconds later you should see an AltStore notification saying โSuccessfully Enabled JITโ
Your device must be on the same WiFi network as AltServer or connected to your computer via USB
JIT will remain enabled until the app is quit from the app switcher or purged from memory in the background
Requires iOS 14 or later
Requires AltServer 1.5 or later
Improved
Supports landscape app screenshots
Adds Shane to credits and Patreon screen
Prefetches & caches Friend Zone patrons to offset the Patreon APIโs slow response time
Fixed
Fixed a potential crash when sideloading certain apps
Fixed some apps having access to AltStoreโs app group after being (de-)activated
Fixed crash when adding or removing sources that have News items
Fixed Core Data error when not connected to internet due to saving non-NSSecureEncoding items from NSErrorโs userInfo
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