AltServer 1.5 - Biggest AltServer Update Yet!
Added 2020-12-17 22:08:41 +0000 UTCTo finish off this crazy year, I'm very happy to announce AltServer 1.5 is now in beta and will be the biggest update to AltServer since it was first released! This update focuses on adding several often requested features, so thank you all for your feedback 🙂
First and foremost, AltServer finally supports multiple devices with the same Apple ID 📱. This means you can use the same Apple ID to install AltStore on multiple devices, as long as you use the same AltServer to do so. Once installed though, AltStore can then refresh itself with any AltServer, not just the one it was installed with.
Another often requested feature, AltServer can now sideload .ipas directly to iOS devices, bypassing AltStore 📲. This is intended for one-off installations, where you don't want to install AltStore onto a device just to then sideload another app. Because it bypasses AltStore though, apps sideloaded this way will not automatically be refreshed, and must be refreshed manually by re-installing every week.
NOTE: Hold Shift when clicking the AltServer icon to make the "Sideload .ipa" option appear on Windows. macOS AltServer will eventually also hide "Sideload .ipa" by default, but for now it is always visible.
In addition to regular iOS devices, AltServer also now supports sideloading .ipas to Apple TVs 📺📺. Both macOS and Windows support Apple TV 4th gen (with USB-C port), but you must plug the Apple TV into your computer first and trust it before it will show up in AltServer. Apple TV 4K is only supported on macOS for now, and you must pair the Apple TV with Xcode before it will show up in AltServer.
For those who like to live on the edge, this beta no longer requires a Mail plug-in if SIP and AMFI are disabled ✉️. I generally don't recommend disabling SIP on your computer if you can help it, but if you want to keep using AltStore without worrying about leaving Mail open, this should make your AltStore experience much smoother. Instructions on how to disable SIP and AMFI can be found on the AltServer public beta page: https://altstore.io/altserver/beta/
Rounding out the quality of life improvements, AltServer 1.5 will now prefer paid developer teams to free ones, if multiple are tied to your Apple ID 🧑💻. This should fix the longstanding issue where sometimes AltStore and other sideloaded apps would only last 7 days, even when using a paid developer account. AltStore itself still needs to be updated to account for this, but a new beta with that change should be available soon.
As always, please let me know any issues you encounter while testing! Mac users, you can download the attached AltServer and use it as-is. Windows users, you might need to uninstall your existing AltServer first in order for the beta to install properly.
Besides that, I hope you all have a very happy and safe holiday, and can't wait to share more updates with y'all in the new year 🎆
Comments
Hi Riley, Unfortunately, I don't think AltServer us preferring my paid dev team (to which I am an admin of) over my Free Individual profile.. Any way I can help you debug this? Thanks for the amazing app!
Aaron You
2021-10-31 06:18:39 +0000 UTCHey, I wonder how to use AltStore with Apple TV 4K. I have Windows and hackintosh I can see my iPhone on both Windows and Hackintosh, but I cannot find my Apple TV 4K in AltStore client devices list. I couldn't find any guide for Apple TV 4K Any guide here for setup AltStore with Apple TV? Thanks
Ammar
2021-08-11 10:27:45 +0000 UTCIs not working .... (( Couldn’t communicate with a helper application. Try your operation again. If that fails, quit and relaunch the application and try again.)) this is IOS 12.4
2021-02-01 14:04:26 +0000 UTChttps://twitter.com/altstoreio/status/1355273701068054532?s=20
Helmy
2021-01-30 13:48:30 +0000 UTChttps://twitter.com/altstoreio/status/1355273701068054532?s=20
Helmy
2021-01-30 13:48:21 +0000 UTChttps://twitter.com/altstoreio/status/1355273701068054532?s=20
Helmy
2021-01-30 13:48:18 +0000 UTCI'm realy angry, this app waste my time and my money.
Steffen
2021-01-30 13:01:59 +0000 UTCV15 isn't working. Installing and altstore is crashing an Ipad 14.4
Steffen
2021-01-30 12:27:18 +0000 UTCu prob saw the tweet but refreshing or installing new apps with altstore will crash said apps immediately. they're gonna release a fix for it later
KillerHummus
2021-01-30 00:07:15 +0000 UTCFor anyone that can’t open AltStore: https://www.reddit.com/r/AltStore/comments/l7x4ph/for_anyone_that_cannot_open_altstore/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
2021-01-29 16:50:39 +0000 UTCAltstore crashes upon opening after fresh install, running newest Altserver beta on windows 10. Using Altstore on iPhone XS on IOS 13.4.1. I cant seem to figure out why it keeps crashing, there are no errors and I've tried disabling windows firewall and installing in airplane mode and nothing is solving the issue.
2021-01-29 15:39:13 +0000 UTCAfter updating to 14.4,after the 7 days were over,I tried to install it again...it’s on the iPhone,but it closes itself when I open it.
Franz Grube
2021-01-29 15:15:34 +0000 UTCDoesnt work in 14.4.!!
Yair
2021-01-29 13:40:47 +0000 UTCI think something was moved because app keeps crashing. I’ve installed all of the versions getting the same result.
2021-01-29 06:56:31 +0000 UTCive tried everything!!
Wilfredo Perez
2021-01-29 03:26:08 +0000 UTCsomething must be down
Wilfredo Perez
2021-01-29 03:23:15 +0000 UTCsame here been working fine whats going on??
Wilfredo Perez
2021-01-29 03:22:52 +0000 UTCNot working on my iphone 12! I can install the app but it just instantly crashes :(
Ashleigh Gale
2021-01-29 03:18:13 +0000 UTCJust tried. It's not working on Mac Big Sur 11.2 Beta. Mail Plugin does not work.
2021-01-22 22:34:14 +0000 UTCNot working with me on both... Windows and iMac 😔😔😔 iPhone 11 Pro Max 13.5
2021-01-21 21:20:24 +0000 UTCNot working on Mail 14.0
2021-01-20 20:06:24 +0000 UTCIt seems that altstore crashes when trying to sideload large ipa. Would you pls fix it?
2021-01-20 12:43:40 +0000 UTCI installed the AltServer on my Win 10 PC and installed AltStore to the phone successfully, but upon trying to download sideloaded apps, the progress bar shown when downloading nearly completes, halts, and shortly after throws the error, "Failed to write app data to device." I don't know to really troubleshoot this issue, given that it is not mentioned in the FAQ page. iOS 14.3 , Device iPhone X
2021-01-18 15:06:32 +0000 UTCMail plug-in isn't working on Big Sur 11.1 on M1 Mac mini. Gives an error about not being compatible with Mail version 14.0
2021-01-17 05:53:18 +0000 UTCis there a way I can refresh App besides disabling "csrutil"? On MacOS BigSur 11.2 Beta. Thanks
2021-01-17 04:09:40 +0000 UTCAny updates on when the new version of AltStore that supports paid > free dev accounts will be released?
2021-01-17 02:07:53 +0000 UTCmelonDS seems to have stopped working on today’s release of 11.4 DB 2. Delta crashes on game launch.
Rob Repp
2021-01-14 06:15:47 +0000 UTCmelonDS doesn’t seem to function on Delta even though bios7, bios9, and the firmware have been installed. What am I doing wrong?
2021-01-14 06:03:39 +0000 UTCI have windows PC and have Altstore and icloud open but when I try to refresh all it says it can not find server I tried everything I can thing of I need help please.
Jeff S
2021-01-12 23:55:06 +0000 UTCHad to install with my kids' Windows PC as it just won't work on 11.1. I get the CFNetworkDownload tmp file doesn't exist error. Then once installed I can't download apps via the Mac as the Mail Plugin error occurs even with the workaround in the config file. Only thing working so far is Windows through the whole chain. Definitely not ideal.
Aaron Soderholm
2021-01-10 19:14:35 +0000 UTCMy iPhone 12 just updated to 14.3 automatically, and now when I open AltStore I’m getting a message that it needs to be updated. I’m running 1.4.2b1.
Tony Escobar
2021-01-09 15:17:55 +0000 UTCsolve this problem. i have PC on ryzen. my brother - on intel. His PC help me install altstore
2021-01-07 07:27:12 +0000 UTCiphone xs 14.2, windows 10, no jailbreak. altserver 1.4.1.0 and 1.5b1. did it like here https://altstore.io/faq/ anyone can help?? _________ Failed ro verify code signature of /var/installd/library/caches/com.apple.mobile.installd.staging/temp.wA Psph/extracted/altstore.app : 0xe8008018 (the identity used to sign the executable is no longer valid.)
2021-01-06 23:02:24 +0000 UTCtrying to side load install Kodi ipa to my Apple TV running 14.3 via my M1 MacBook Pro and it starts the install but Altserver shuts itself down before the app is installed. Any suggestions? I have a paid developers account
Gary Pearson
2021-01-03 11:20:59 +0000 UTCEver since updating to the new beta I’ve been getting the sync failed error pop up. When I tap to rectify it says sync successful. But I still get the sync failed pop up every time.
D
2021-01-02 14:46:39 +0000 UTCThank you for adding the support for preferring paid over free profiles. I've been fighting this all day. Unfortunately, I'm still fighting it... I have updated to 1.5b1, and I have signed in with my account, which reinstalled AltStore, but it still says my apps have 7 days left, even if I refresh them. Is there anything special I need to do? Thank you for your hard work!
BytePen Studios, LLC
2021-01-02 01:38:08 +0000 UTCCan’t install altstore on apple tv 4 gen via usb-c. It says app with device family 1 wasnt built to support device family 3. I guess iphone app is being installed. I can side load other apps only but have to refresh them manually every week
2021-01-01 08:19:52 +0000 UTCWorks for me on iOS 14.3, iPhone 11 Pro Max. You're doing something wrong
2020-12-28 18:06:13 +0000 UTCIs it possible to make the application work on Yosemite? This is the only OS X I can use my USB C display with
2020-12-28 10:52:18 +0000 UTCYup, literally still won't install on iOS 14.3. Paying you for something that doesn't work
Stephen
2020-12-27 19:51:44 +0000 UTCThose of you having issues on the Big Sur beta, here is a bandaid to make it work: https://github.com/rileytestut/AltStore/issues/604#issuecomment-751412783
Jon Welsch
2020-12-27 01:03:38 +0000 UTCI’m having the same problem! Haven’t found a fix yet.
2020-12-26 06:26:47 +0000 UTCIf I install an application through AltServer rather than AltStore, would refreshing the app by reinstalling it affect the data that app uses, or would I have to uninstall the original and then put it back on, thus deleting the data?
2020-12-23 20:58:07 +0000 UTCHi, I keep getting an error message when appllying the Mail Plugin on this beta update. I'm currently on MacOS Big Sur 11.2 beta 1, any way this issue can be fixed? I tried uninstalling the Plug-in and re-installing it but still keeps showing up. Incompatible Plug-in Disabled Mail has disabled the following plug-ins: AltPlugin.mailbundle Contact the makers of these plug-ins for versions that are compatible with Mail 14.0.
Adalberto Trujillo
2020-12-22 23:32:33 +0000 UTCI keep getting this "couldn't communicate with helper application.
2020-12-21 06:25:30 +0000 UTCSorry, I can’t help but I wanted to say that the same exact error happens to me!
2020-12-21 00:46:24 +0000 UTCAttempting to install onto an apple tv 4k device gives "installation error ...app was not built to support device family"
2020-12-20 22:15:35 +0000 UTCWhen I try to turn on the mail plug in, it says that the plug-in is incompatible with mail 14.0 and is disabled
Jacob Babichenko
2020-12-20 19:12:57 +0000 UTCNevermind....it pays to actually read your instructions. Lol. I uninstalled my older versions, rebooted the computer and installed v.1.5. 👍🏻
2020-12-19 13:45:13 +0000 UTCI’ve tried using the .exe within the window zip file to install Altserver 1.5 but my version still says 1.4.2. How do you correctly install the Altserver 1.5 correctly?!?!?
2020-12-19 12:57:52 +0000 UTCWhen i try to active plug-in for mail while I restart Mail App: "Incompatible plug-ins disabled Contact the plugin manufacturers to get versions compatible with Mail 14.0." Can you help me? Thanks
perins
2020-12-19 12:18:31 +0000 UTCMultiple devices on Windows doesn't work. It tells me that AltStore on other devices will stop working, when I try to install it on my second device.
2020-12-19 06:35:25 +0000 UTCCuando lo intento instalar me sale el siguiente error, Failed to very code signature of
2020-12-18 07:15:12 +0000 UTCGetting a "This device's UDID is invalid" error while try to sideload ipa on my Apple TV 4K tvOS14.2.
2020-12-18 06:03:55 +0000 UTCI'm getting a "App group does not exist" error :( :( :( No idea how to fix this. Please advise!
2020-12-18 05:34:46 +0000 UTCMail plugin not compatible with Big Sur 11.2 Dev Beta 2 (20D5029f).
Rob Repp
2020-12-18 05:14:00 +0000 UTCCan I somehow migrate my Mac OS AltServer installation to Windows with this release? Or will I need to delete AltStore from my iPhone first?
2020-12-18 03:06:47 +0000 UTCAmazing work as always! Also I wanted to ask is DS support still coming Saturday?
2020-12-18 01:39:08 +0000 UTCWonderful, as always. You have my support -- Keep up the Windows grind. =]
Sean Leathem
2020-12-18 00:38:07 +0000 UTCAmazing work 👍
2020-12-17 23:29:29 +0000 UTCThat's a lot of new features, thank you!
2020-12-17 23:04:02 +0000 UTCPressing Shift on Windows and the clicking the icon to bring the "Sign IPA" option up doesn't work.
EpicLPer
2020-12-17 23:03:06 +0000 UTCI only sideloaded Instagram and YouTube and my app ids is over.. how can I manage it better to effectively use the 10 app ids?
2020-12-17 22:38:19 +0000 UTCDoes this work on 14.3? That’s the question. Can’t get delta or AltStore to work.
Stephen
2020-12-17 22:11:21 +0000 UTC
