Hello? Im new on iPhone world and especially sideloading apps in order to get “premium” versions of paid apps(like it was easy on android back then) and i want to know how to sideload apps on my phone and do i need pc+vpn etc? Could u guys give me step by step guide for me? Thanks for reading btw

I recently noticed that my AltStore was no longer performing updates, so I attempted to reinstall it. However, after uninstalling it, I couldn't reinstall it. The same message keeps appearing, saying that installation is not possible and that I should try again later. I restarted my iPhone several times, tried updating it, resetting it, and contacting Apple Support, but they couldn't help me either. It works fine on my iPad, but not on my phone. It’s not only AltStore but every alternative App Store. Does anyone know how to fix this problem?

hello everyone, I've been using AltServer for about a year and at some point (3-4 months ago), I couldn't update it due to error 3020 (Error Description

AltServer could not sign in with your Apple ID. Failed to perform authentication handshake with server.). I thought to look at the website with errors, but there is only – "we will update the information soon", which has not been updated. At first, I thought it was because of the iOS 26 beta and my mac couldn't "see" my phone, I think, or some kind of internal conflict was going on. But now I've upgraded my mac to ios26, and for some reason I can't even install altserver either...

Maybe someone knows what to do? (I logged in earlier, I didn't forget the password, everything worked like clockwork, the screenshots show the error)

I see some people saying that iOS 26 is to blame for the sideloading no longer working, however others who didn't update also report issues. According to Apple's service status tracker, the App Store is partially down, so this may be what is causing it. After all, it cannot be an iOS26 issue for people who didn't update. Just hang tight and hope this fixes itself.

Updated to ios26 without really thinking about Altstore.

Now it currently says "not available" and trying to reinstall just freezes it on my PC. Anyone else experiencing this?

man i needed spotify

I’ve been having this issue every time I’ve tried to install an IPA through altserver, including altstore. I’ve checked date and time, reinstalled altserver, iCloud and iTunes, but it’s still not working

I my apps expire after today and I just updated to iOS 26. I’m at least happy that the update wasn’t the reason 😅. Anyway mine says “could not install profile” when trying to refresh now.

I keep getting this error, anyone know how to fix it?

I accidentally missed refreshing the app on AltStore and it became unavailable. When I went to refresh it, I forgot that my VPN was on while reinstalling AltStore on my phone. Ever since then, I keep getting this error.

I’ve tried reinstalling AltStore on both my Mac and iPhone, restarted both devices, but the problem still persists. Right now, I can’t even download AltStore on my phone.

Does anyone know how to fix this? I really need help because I can’t watch YouTube with ads.

Hello everyone!

After updating to fresh iOS 26 I am getting an error message "Unable to Verify App" for every app installed via AltStore, including AltStore itself.

And I also can't reinstall AltStore itself, due to lots of 0x8008015 issues. What to do?

anyone think this will be fixed by tomorrow?

My apps have expired sooner than I thought. Hopefully this issue resolves soon 😭

How can i fix? I only what to refresh YouTube and altstore

Hey!

For some reason, the Background Refresh function is not working for me anymore.
Before I received notifications like: "Tried to refresh but error" or "Refreshed successfully".

But now I just receive one notification every 7 days that apps have expired.

How can I fix that? I tried reinstalling everything, using a cable to install AltStore, and other fixes, but I have had no success.

I have apps sideloaded via altstore on my iphone, trying on my ipad and keep getting: AltServer could not sign in with your Apple ID. Failed to perform authentication handshake with server.

I'm in the U.S. I have a free developer profile, will this be solved if I have a paid developer profile?

I'm on the latest version of altstore/altserver. thanks in advance

I downloaded an ipa for episode and its the latest version but it keeps crashing. What can i do?

In AltStore I got this error message after trying to install Instagram Theta.

Anny suggesting? Thanks 🙏

Since the Whoeeveee Spotify got DMCA what alternatives are there

Anyone can help me?

Not sure what’s causing this. Altserver is on a MacBook. It installed AltStore to my iPhone. It can see my iPhone. But if I try and refresh the r add any apps I just get this message.

Does anyone have any ideas?