Just this past week, the highly anticipated TrollInstallerX TrollStore direct installation method by @alfiecg_dev was released to the general public following weeks’ worth of teasers.
But as you might come to expect from a v1.0 release, it wouldn’t be long before TrollInstallerX received its first update – and that’s precisely what happened on Saturday after @alfiecg_dev took to X (formerly Twitter) to announce TrollInstallerX v1.0.1.
According to the announcement, TrollInstallerX is a minor bug fix update, and it’s recommended that all users and prospective users alike update to the latest version.
The full change log, as outlined on the project’s GitHub page, is as follows:
– Add success message at the end of the installation
– Fix a bug in supported version checking
– Add untested support for early iOS 17.0 betas
As it would seem, the preliminary support for early iOS 17.0 betas is intended to encompass iOS & iPadOS 17.0 beta 1, 2, 3, and 4 only. Testers are being requested for non-SPTM devices (namely A10-A14 and M1-M2 device users) on these firmware versions. TrollInstallerX can theoretically use direct installation on arm64 devices meeting the above criteria and indirect installation on arm64e devices meeting the above criteria.
This does not mean that you can use TrollInstallerX to install TrollStore on the iOS & iPadOS 17.0 public release. While TrollStore does support this version, there isn’t yet an installation method for this firmware.
Officially, TrollInstallerX can be used on arm64 and arm64e devices running iOS & iPadOS 14.0-16.6.1. The type of installation method depends on the device and the firmware it’s running.
It’s worth mentioning that when we say “direct” installation, we are referring to how TrollInstallerX installs TrollStore. More traditional installation methods install TrollStore ‘indirectly’ by requiring that you sacrifice a system app (such as Tips) for the persistence helper. A direct installation doesn’t require you to sacrifice a system app at all, and instead installs TrollStore via a kernel exploit and a PPL bypass, where required.
With TrollStore, users can permanently sign IPA files on their iPhone or iPad, much like sideloading, but without the seven-day re-signing window. Perma-signed apps can be used on the device in question indefinitely, all thanks to a powerful CoreTrust bug.
If you’re interested in learning more about TrollInstallerX or updating to the latest build, then you should head over to the project’s GitHub page. Your friends at iDB will continue to update you on TrollInstallerX updates and will have a tutorial up soon that addresses how to use this utility in practice.
Have you used the latest version of TrollInstallerX yet? Be sure to let us know in the comments section down below.