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AltServer 1.5 Release Candidate Now Available
🕑 Added 2022-04-04 21:45:19 +0000 UTCHappy April everyone!
Yes, you read that subject correctly — the release candidate of AltServer 1.5 is FINALLY here! We know you've been waiting for this for a long time, and we appreciate your patience as we've worked hard to polish up all the bugs.
Thankfully the previous AltServer beta appears to be pretty stable, so this RC focuses on just a few last-minute fixes to make the AltServer 1.5 experience as smooth as possible. In particular, AltServer can now directly sideload .ipa's all the way back to iOS 9.3 📲 A main feature of AltServer 1.5 is the ability to directly sideload apps without AltStore, and for that we want to support as many devices as possible! Now, you can sideload apps onto iOS devices released all the way back in *checks notes* 2011...which we think is more than sufficient 😉
Since this is the release candidate, we plan to release this update to everyone in the next few weeks — assuming there are no major last minute bugs, of course. This is the biggest AltServer update ever, and we couldn't be more excited to finally share these great improvements with everyone. In fact, it's easy to forget all the changes included with this release since we've added so many — so for your reference here are the key highlights of AltServer 1.5:
📱 Use multiple iOS devices with the same Apple ID. Due to technical limitations, previous versions of AltServer were unable to install AltStore onto multiple devices with the same Apple ID. This has been understandably frustrating, which is why AltServer 1.5 now officially supports installing AltStore onto as many devices as you want, all with the same Apple ID 🎉 For iPad owners, this means you no longer have to choose between your iPhone or iPad to sideload apps onto — everything should just work as expected!
📲 Directly sideload apps (.ipa's) with AltServer, bypassing AltStore. Sometimes, you just want to sideload an app and try it out with as little friction as possible. Now, you can completely sidestep AltStore and sideload apps directly with AltServer — all the way back to devices running iOS 9.3! Of course, this means you'll have to manually refresh your apps every 7 days to prevent them from expiring...but if you ever get tired of that, AltStore is just one install away 👍
⚡️ AltJIT Support. Some apps require just-in-time compilation (JIT) in order to run, but due to security reasons Apple prevents apps from using JIT by default. With AltServer 1.5, you can now manually enable JIT for any sideloaded app via the "Enable JIT" option in the AltServer menu. Once enabled, an app can use any JIT-related features until it is force-quit or purged from memory in the background.
👩💻 Prefers paid developer teams over free ones, if Apple ID is tied to multiple. While apps sideloaded with free Apple IDs expire after 7 days, apps sideloaded with Apple IDs linked to paid Apple Developer accounts expire after a full year. AltServer 1.5 will now prefer using paid developer teams over "free" developer teams — which means if you've been using AltStore with a paid Apple Developer account but your apps still expired after 7 days, this update is for you 🙌
📩 Separate Mail plug-in updates from AltServer updates. The Mail plug-in must be manually updated every time a new macOS version is released to explicitly list the macOS version as supported — or else the Mail app will refuse to launch the plug-in. Rather than having to issue entire AltServer updates whenever Apple updates macOS, AltServer 1.5 can now update just the Mail plug-in, making the whole process just a smidge less annoying for everyone.
✉️ No Mail Plug-in needed if SIP is disabled. The Mail plug-in allows AltServer to access information normally blocked by System Integrity Protection (SIP) that is needed to authenticate your Apple ID with Apple. This is much better than asking everyone to disable SIP, but if your Mac happened to have SIP already disabled...well, technically the plug-in isn't needed 🤷♂️. So for those of you living on the edge, AltServer 1.5 will now work without a Mail plug-in if you've also disabled SIP.
⚠️ To disable SIP:
1. Restart your Mac into Recovery mode by following these instructions: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201314
2. Launch Terminal from the "Utilities" menu
3. Type the following command, then press ENTER to disable System Integrity Protection (SIP):
csrutil disable
4. Reboot into regular macOS, then open Terminal. Type the following command and press ENTER to disable AMFI:
sudo nvram boot-args="amfi_get_out_of_my_way=0x1"
5. Reboot once more, and AltServer should now be able to install and refresh apps without the Mail plug-in!
Once again, thank you all so much for your help testing AltServer 1.5. We plan to release it soon alongside AltStore 1.5, which combined with AltServer 1.5 will finally unlock AltJIT for everyone! After that, we plan to switch gears away from AltStore for a bit to focus on some highly-requested Delta features...iPad support anyone? 👀
- Riley
Comments
Calum Johnson
I may have missed something but is Delta compatible with iPad? I downloaded it and it's the iPhone version.
You've probably figured it out, but for others in the future hold the option key on Mac
same here. try to install AltStore in iPhone and iPad with same AltServer Version 1.5rc (64) but got message: Multiple AltServers Not Supported and multiple developer cert revokes -> so not working
Michael Gartenberg
Hi. I’m using the RC and keep hitting an issue where I need to keep signing in which is annoying but also means I can’t refresh in the background. Any thoughts?
Daniel Nussbaum
Can we get official Linux support?
Matt Paonessa
I'm getting an error that 'disk is not compatible with iOS 15.5'. Does this update fix that?
I had this as well, but was able to delete them in my Apple Development account. You might only be Abe.e to do this if you are paid Apple Dec though, other than that you have to wait until it expires.
notings work thats suck
My maximum app id 10 limit has reached how can I install again altstore:(
"the provedure entry point Is wow64process2 could not be licated in the dynamic link"
Jerrod Banks
I removed AltStore from my iPad and my iPhoneXR to reinstall using my paid dev account on those devices as I have on my iPhone 13 Pro Max. When installing it says that multiple devices with same account is not supported but I went on and installed anyway. Now on both the iPad and XR, AltStore doesn't open. How to get multiple devices to work with single account per the release notes? Thanks
and on Mac?
7Got same problem in iPad Pro M1
JIT compilation could not be enabled for UTM. (The file “CFNetworkDownload_7NEhPj.tmp” doesn’t exist.)
Yes, but not with AltServer, you'll need to use jitstreamer.com
OmniChannel
Yeah, I'm not so sure we should be getting an RC if people are still regularly running into bugs like this. I've been experiencing this error, and a couple others for the past several releases.
"JIT could not be enabled for . The app could not be found." even after several reinstalls of iCloud, AltServer and the app in question. This occurs for Play! (a PS2 emulator) and UTM.
It keeps saying "the operation couldn't be completed. The file doesn't exist. Any help??
Is it possible to enable JIT without connecting your phone to your pc?
Jodie Slade
Oo if you're updating Delta... maybe GameCube or Wii support? :) that would be awesome!
You hold shift then click on the AltStore icon if you are on windows
Having issues with my Apple Account being recognized as a Free account. I have the "Developer" role on a friend's paid dev account, and Sideloadly/Impactor work fine with that team. Whenever I sign into AltStore, it says that I have a Free account. I've removed old AltServer versions with AppCleaner, and I'm using AltServer v1.5rc (64) with AltStore 1.5b4
Same issue here
Michael Fuerst
Sometimes
Lance
So I’m new here. Do the creators respond to messages?
Timothy Pham
It doesn't seem to want to install onto my AppleTV it just keeps saying "An error occured" nothing else. I can see my appletv on the apple configurator 2 and everything so i'm not sure what's wrong.
Allemand Instable
it doesn't seem to work on windows, it works indifinetly ( both installation and JIT from windows - ipad pro m1 ios15.4.1)
Lance
I just joined the Patreon and installed the beta alt store and the play app for PS2 titles. I enabled the JIT in the play app. I load the game and the app closes. What am I forgetting? Do I need to do the mail plug in and if so, how do I do it?
How do I sideload an app without AltStore? Can't find an option
Michael Fuerst
Same problem here…
Hey Riley, perhaps I'm missing something, but I can't get AltStore to switch to a paid developer account for the life of me. AltServer is updated and reports Version 1.5rc (64) AltStore is running beta 1.5b4 (seems to be newest? That's what I get when I tell AltServer to install on my device) AltStore still reports "Free Developer Account" in the settings even though I'm part of a paid team account. Already signed out and back in on both AltServer and AltStore. (Device is iPhone 13 Pro running 15.4.1) Refreshing or reinstalling apps still only gives me 7 days expiration. Any thoughts on what I'm doing wrong?
Rayvearn
magic keyboard support too i hope
Rayvearn
so glad ipad support is finally on the way!
Nicholas Jankovic
This is brilliant 😊
