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.
AltStore is a popular utility for sideloading apps on iPhones and iPads, and whether you depend on it to use your favorite semi-untethered jailbreak tool or merely to install apps that aren’t approved for the App Store, chances are you could benefit from making a Siri-compatible shortcut for refreshing all your sideloaded apps on demand.
If you’ve sideloaded any apps or used a semi-untethered jailbreak at all in the past several years, then you’ve undoubtedly heard about or used AltStore and AltServer to install them.
Before AltStore and AltServer became the mainstream way of sideloading apps onto iPhones and iPads, you may recall using Saurik’s Cydia Impactor app. Unfortunately, the latter stopped working for users without paid Apple developer accounts some time ago.
The AltStore team released an updated version of the AltStore side-loading application for iPhones and iPads this Monday afternoon, officially bringing the software up to version 1.4.9.
Apple provided a new macOS Monterey 12.3 beta build for public testing this week, and as some early adopters quickly discovered, the newly-bundled Mail app broke the AltServer Mail app plug-in.
AltServer and AltStore are a software duet that utilizes free or paid Apple Developer-enabled Apple IDs to sign and install apps outside of the App Store.
The macOS version of AltServer received an important update Wednesday afternoon, officially bringing the popular sideloading platform for iPhones and iPads up to version 1.4.8.
AltServer is one of the most convenient ways to effortlessly sideload apps on your iPhone or iPad, and it’s also one of the easiest ways to install jailbreak apps like Odyssey, Taurine, and unc0ver. But perhaps not if you've installed today’s macOS Monterey 12.1 software update…
Apple has endured a lot of heat from frustrated consumers over the years for the approach it takes to permitting the installation of third-party apps on its devices, and perhaps for good reason.
After launching AltServer v1.4.7 this week with support for Apple’s new iOS & iPadOS 15.1 and macOS 12 Monterey mobile and desktop operating systems, project developer Riley Testut just this evening released an update for AltStore – the iOS & iPadOS app that complements AltServer to create a seamless app side-loading experience for iPhone and iPad users.
AltServer, an application for macOS and Windows that allows for the easy side-loading of apps onto iPhones and iPads, has been officially updated to version 1.4.7, an update that is currently recommended for all users.
Last week’s WWDC 2021 Keynote address was chock-full of goodies for iPhone and iPad users, including iOS & iPadOS 15 and the new features they promise for these types of devices.
Developers and beta testers alike rushed to be among the first to download and install the iOS & iPadOS 15 betas after the Keynote ended. Shortly after, we learned that the popular AltStore side-loading platform didn’t work on iOS & iPadOS 15 and that it would necessitate an update to work with Apple’s upcoming operating systems.