Sideloading apps means installing them outside of the App Store. You can use utilities such as AltStore, Sideloady, and Xcode to install .ipa files on your iPhone or iPad using just your Apple ID without the App Store review process playing any part in it.
Today, Apple released iOS & iPadOS 17 to the general public, unleashing a bevy of new features, interface improvements, and more to iPhone and iPad users. But shortly following that release, the AltStore Team came out with a new update of their own: AltServer and AltStore version 1.7.
For those extended moments when it seems like there’s no jailbreak in sight, most iPhone and iPad tinkerers can get a quick fix from package manager apps that host add-ons for the MacDirtyCow and kfd exploits instead.
When a third-party Reddit client known as Apollo first hit the App Store’s shelves in 2017, it was an app I couldn’t wait to get my hands on. Unfortunately, project developer Christian Selig was forced to shut the app down on June 30th after Reddit implemented heavy-handed API changes that effectively made running third-party Reddit client infeasible for indie developers like Selig.
Apple unveiled macOS Sonoma at WWDC 2023, promising a major update for the Mac that lots of users are likely to adopt on release day. But if you depend on the sideloading capabilities of AltServer and AltStore, then you may want to consider steering clear, at least for now.
These are step-by-step instructions to install iPhone and iPad apps on Apple silicon Macs, bypassing the Mac App Store's limitations so you can run any iPhone app on your Mac.
If after using the TrollStore perma-signing utility you’ve decided that it isn’t for you or that you’d like to delete and re-install it for troubleshooting purposes, then you may need to know the best way to remove it from your device.
If you use sideloading utilities such as AltStore or Sideloadly in conjunction with a free Apple Developer account, then you will find yourself limited to sideloading only three apps at any given time.
The Sideloadly Team took to /r/jailbreak late Tuesday night to announce a new update to the popular AltStore alternative for sideloading apps into iPhones and iPads, and also to reveal some of what’s new in several recent automatic updates.
We previously showed our readers how to install TrollStore on non-jailbroken iPhones and iPads running iOS & iPadOS 15.0-15.1.1 with Sideloadly and TrollInstaller, but project developer Lars Fröder (@opa334) has since recommended a different method for installing TrollStore that works on all arm64e (A12 and newer) devices running iOS & iPadOS 14.0-15.4.1, 15.5 betas 1-4, and 15.6 betas 1-5 as well as arm64 (A9-A11) devices running iOS & iPadOS 15.0-15.4.1 and 15.5 betas 1-4.
Apple isn't incentivized to bring sideloading to all iPhone users. Instead, sideloading will likely be a Europe-only feature when iOS 17 launches in the fall.
Ahead of new EU regulations next year, Apple's iOS 17 software will reportedly pave the way for app sideloading and alternative app stores on the iPhone.
The AltStore sideloading app for iPhones and iPads has been updated to version 1.6.3 with a short list of improvements.