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AltStore 2.0b2 - Permissions Granted!
🕑 Added 2023-05-31 21:03:41 +0000 UTCHi Patrons!
AltStore 2.0b2 is now available with some big security updates, including a brand new “Permissions” section on app store pages that list all of an app’s permissions. You can view more information about each permission by tapping them. If you try to download an app with permissions not listed in the source, AltStore will show a warning alert with all the undeclared permissions and ask if you’d like to install it anyway.
And for developers, AltStore now supports providing build numbers in the source, which allows distributing multiple builds of an app with the same “version”. Additionally, you can now include the SHA-256 hash of an app in your source, and AltStore will verify the downloaded .ipa matches to ensure users are installing the exact build you uploaded.
Plus, this update includes a major fix for updating certain “tweaked” apps like uYou+ due to a bug with removing app extensions. You should now be able to update these apps without hanging on installation, but please let us know if you’re still having trouble.
Until next time!
Riley + Shane
Release Notes
New
Detailed App Permissions
- View all entitlements and privacy permissions for an app from its store page
- Tap any permission to view a detailed description
- Automatically verifies permissions are accurate before installing
- Temporarily allows bypassing warning alert while sources are in beta
Sources
- Supports remote blocking malicious sources
- `buildVersion` parameter allows distributing multiple builds with same app version
- `sha256` parameter lets AltStore verify downloaded .ipa's have the correct SHA-256 hash
- `appPermissions` parameter declares all permissions used by an app and its extensions
Improved
App Verification
- Verifies downloaded app version matches source
- Verifies downloaded app build version matches source
- Verifies downloaded app’s permissions match source
- Verifies downloaded .ipa matches SHA-256 hash (if provided)
Source Verification
- Verifies source's identifier doesn't change after refreshing
- Verifies source’s identifier doesn’t match existing sources when adding
- Verifies all privacy permissions have a valid `usageDescription`
Fixed
- Fixed updating apps with manually-removed app extensions (e.g. uYou+)
- Fixed showing “Update” button on app store page when no supported update is available
- Fixed "More" button appearing by accident if text height exactly equals collapsed height
- Fixed various memory leaks on "Sources" screens
- Fixed erroneously showing “Unsupported Updates Available” message
- Fixed “Core Data error” if error occurs while parsing Source JSON
- Fixed incorrectly handling various cancelled operations
- Fixed resigning apps with entitlements the original app doesn’t have
- Fixed crash when adding source with the same name as another source
- Fixed resigning apps with entitlements the original app doesn’t have
- Fixed resigning apps without required entitlements
- Fixed resigning apps with wildcard `keychain-access-groups` entitlement
Installation Instructions
If you’re already using the AltStore beta, you can update to this version from the My Apps tab.
If you're installing the beta for the first time, make sure to first link your Patreon account in the Settings tab by following these instructions: https://faq.altstore.io/patreon/altstore-beta
Comments
Altin Dalipov
Its says i can’t download on my phone because : altstore could not fetch new provising profiles. What i am supposed to do ?
@Sascha1337
guys we pay
Diko M
this is still version 1.6.1
Ian
Hey, I see the same problem as Enki (above). The Mac zip file contains 1.6rc and not 2.0b2. What am I missing?
Shawn Williams
Link Patreon on The Altstore app on your phone.
Evan Christopher
same
Ryan Arias
Please help me, cant verify altstore, it say the app wont be avaible until be verified
Enki
Something seems to be broken with these download links. I tried both 2.0b2 here as well as 2.0b1 below. Both download, but they extract to the exact same file -- one that was last modified Dec 16, 2022 and shows as 1.6rc. I tried installing this one, but it is just the old 1.6rc version, not 2.x. Can someone please fix the links so we can get the new beta version?
Riley + Shane
Thank you Firzan!
Firzan
drag the AltServer.app into your Applications folder, then run AltServer. To see if it's running, the AltServer icon should appear in the menu bar on the top right.
Paris Guerrero
I don't know how to get this to work. I'm on IOS and I downloaded the MacOS link, it goes to my downloads as altserver.zip then when I tap on it it creates AltServer.app which is just a blank file I can't do anything with. I paid for patreon hoping there was something else in here that could help me. Idk how any of this works. Please reply thank you
nate
Have you tried installing You+ without extensions? I did that & it worked for me.
Mike G
I reinstalled altserver & altstore and when i tried to install the latest stable uYou+ got an error:Failed to load Info.plist
riggs
Not sure if it's uYou+ or altstore but attempting to install uYou+ still has a hanging installation that you say is fixed here, just sits forever with the progress bar. Leaving altstore then trying to open it again says it's no longer installed. Reinstalling altstore doesn't change anything, still can't install it.
