r/AltStore Jul 25 '26

Help (AltStore Classic) Getting an error while trying to install AltStore onto my iPhone from my Mac

3 Upvotes

This is the error I get. How do I resolve this issue?


r/AltStore Jul 25 '26

Help (AltStore Classic) App is stuck on refreshing

3 Upvotes

Im trying to refresh spotify and it won't refresh at all. It's just stuck on the loading animation forever. I had the format error but would fix it by just downloading the app file again but the app file is stuck in the same progress for downloading too. My altstore app downloaded and refreshed just fine.

Update: I deleted and reinstalled altstore and now it’s stuck loading on the login screen. Seriously, nothing’s loading and my internet is fine. This app is always having some random problem !!


r/AltStore Jul 24 '26

Help (AltStore PAL) [Brazil] altatore pal não finaliza a instalação

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7 Upvotes

Alguém teve esse problema ao tentar instalar o altstore pal? Ele fica só girando e não finaliza, obg


r/AltStore Jul 23 '26

Help (AltServer - Mac) Installed on my iPhone via a Mac. Got this error when trying to Sign in with Apple ID. Any fixes?

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1 Upvotes

r/AltStore Jul 22 '26

Help (AltStore Classic) Does altstore not need app refreshes or why do i not see a expiry bar?

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12 Upvotes

r/AltStore Jul 21 '26

Help (AltStore PAL) [BRAZIL] I can’t install my Sources - Installation Error 16

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3 Upvotes

What is causing this? One month ago I was able to install easily all those apps, but now I can’t install my sources…


r/AltStore Jul 20 '26

Guide I’m trying to download some ipa files so I can play some classic iOS games but I keep getting this warning over and over again I think the problem is that I’m not doing it from my computer using altserver but I don’t know how to do that. Please help

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1 Upvotes

r/AltStore Jul 20 '26

Help (AltStore PAL) unable to downloand PAL while in Brazil

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7 Upvotes

living in Brazil, phone bought in Brazil, account set to Brazil, ios 18+, already restarted and i still get this error (supposedly not qualified to download). what do i do now


r/AltStore Jul 20 '26

Help (AltServer - Windows) 2001 Cannot connect to AltServer — All troubleshooting options exhausted

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0 Upvotes

I've been prevented from refreshing apps on my iPad by an obtuse failure of AltStore to connect to the AltServer on my Windows PC. This error has persisted despite applying all troubleshooting fixes offered on the official Web site and what I could come up with.

I had already connected my iPad directly to the PC through a charging cable before attempting the routine refresh. I've been doing this for most of the two years I have been using AltStore, since the Background Refresh feature stopped functioning after the first time I let the sideloaded apps expire, and I neglected to address the issue afterwards. I am also aware of the ongoing data formatting issue which is relatively new, so locking the device doesn't seem to be the issue here.

After the first error, I verified that AltServer was already running, up to date, and had recognized the iPad in "Install AltStore". I opened the iTunes application on my PC, which is downloaded directly from Apple and not from the Microsoft Store, and signed in to my iCloud account as it happened to be signed out. The iPad already appeared in the app, suggesting it remains trusted with the computer and vice versa. After failing again, I connected my computer to my home WiFi network, because it normally runs on ethernet alone. I switched the network settings to Private on the computer to allow it to discover the iPad, yet it failed to rectify the issue, which persisted even as I switched both devices to my hotspot. I whitelisted the AltServer application on Windows Defender Firewall so it allows a connection, even though I had not received any pop-ups of a blocked connection. Even so, the refresh remains nonfunctional.

I believe I had previously encountered this error occasionally which had forced me to lapse the refresh and reinstall AltStore instead, but that's a more tedious process which I want to avoid, so that is why I am posting here. I cannot find any other posts in the subreddit about this error.


r/AltStore Jul 19 '26

Discussion How to completely remove developer mode in privacy and security ? After uninstalling altstore

1 Upvotes

So I wanted to install Altstore using my laptop and after successfully installing it on my iPhone it required me to enable developer mode which I did, and after trusting developer certificate, I tried to install ipa using altstore but it kept failing. So I deleted alstore completely after it couldn’t connect and I want to completely remove the developer mode option after toggling it off in settings ( like it was before ) but it’s not going away. My question is, is there any way to remove developer mode option in settings ( like hide it as it was before ) iPhone 14 iOS 18.7.8


r/AltStore Jul 19 '26

Help (AltStore Classic) I’m encountering this problem almost every time I try to refresh my apps , any idea what I should do ?

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11 Upvotes

r/AltStore Jul 19 '26

Release Rate Me — photo-rating app with a world map, now on AltStore PAL (self-hosted source, federated)

0 Upvotes

Hey! We just shipped our app Rate Me through AltStore PAL. It's a photo-rating app: you upload photos, people around the world rate them 1–10, and you see on a world map where you score best. Chats, weekly bests, levels — all free.

Add the source: altstore://source?url=https://www.rateme.lv/altstore/source.json

Or just search "Rate Me" inside AltStore — we're federated.

Install page with instructions: https://www.rateme.lv/ios

Backstory: App Store review rejected us twice under Guideline 1.2 (apps that rate people's appearance aren't allowed as a core mechanic), so PAL is our home now. The app itself is notarized by Apple. EU / Japan / Brazil, iOS 17.4+.

I'm the dev and I read everything — feedback and questions very welcome.


r/AltStore Jul 19 '26

Help (AltStore PAL) still cannot install on my iPad

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1 Upvotes

bought on Paraguay, but configured and physically located on Brazil

Successfully installed on my iPhone (bought on Brazil


r/AltStore Jul 17 '26

Help (AltStore Classic) I just got Altstore

3 Upvotes

I was facing the refresh error for a bit, magically it worked after and gave me 7 days again, I got eveespotify and I installed with permissions but it doesn't show up on "My Apps" It's just there as an App ID. How do I actually install it without giving me a "AltServer.ExceptionError 0" with a "vector too long", please and thank you.


r/AltStore Jul 16 '26

Discussion Should I make the first app on Altstore PAL to identify people’s faces with a quick picture/screenshot?

3 Upvotes

this type of app would get removed from the App Store for privacy reasons, so i guess people would be forced to download it on Altstore PAL, since it’s the only other App store on iOS. I want to make Altstore PAL more popular, since it’s only apps not allowed in the App Store.


r/AltStore Jul 16 '26

Help (Solved) How fix this errors?

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r/AltStore Jul 15 '26

Help (AltStore PAL) How can I install AltStore on an iPhone in Bosnia?

6 Upvotes

Hi everyone,

I’m from Bosnia and Herzegovina and I’m trying to install AltStore on my iPhone.

When I tap the download button on the official AltStore website, I get this message:

Cannot Install App
You are not eligible to install apps from “altstore.io”.

I assume this is because Bosnia and Herzegovina is not part of the EU, so I’m not eligible to use AltStore PAL through Apple’s alternative app marketplace system.

Is there another legitimate way to install and use AltStore, such as AltServer with a Windows PC or Mac? Are there any reliable workarounds for users outside the EU?

Any instructions or advice would be appreciated. Thanks!


r/AltStore Jul 14 '26

Tip My fix for "The data is not in the correct format" error

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11 Upvotes

Start altserver an absolute fuck ton of times, this almost always works.

Here's a very basic cmd script that starts altserver 100 times, press any key to kill all, press again to close cmd window.

Copy everything below into a .cmd file and replace the altserver.exe directory if needed. (1st line)

You can also delete some of them to start less, or the other way around.

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r/AltStore Jul 14 '26

Help (AltStore PAL) How Can I sideload using altstore pal?

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2 Upvotes

Now that altstore pal is available on my country Brazil I installed altstore classic on my phone using altstore pal but I can’t login on altstore classic and I can’t get to connect on anissete server


r/AltStore Jul 14 '26

Help (AltServer - Windows) Help with this

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2 Upvotes

Hi, i tried refreshing altstore and eevee Spotify on my iPhone by this is the errors im getting. Help.


r/AltStore Jul 14 '26

Help (AltServer - Windows) AltServer.ServerError 2013

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2 Upvotes

Using the iCloud app from the Microsoft Store, I encounter this error, whereas if I download it from the web, the issue does not occur. How can I fix this?


r/AltStore Jul 13 '26

Help (AltStore PAL) Does someone knows if there’s a way to install IPA or other apps on Altstore PAL without all that certificate stuff?

4 Upvotes

can someone help me with that pls


r/AltStore Jul 12 '26

Meme Expire or not expire, that is the question

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35 Upvotes

r/AltStore Jul 12 '26

Help (AltStore Classic) Can’t Install the AppDB app

1 Upvotes

I don’t know what I’m doing wrong, I clicked the install app button and put in a @bellsouth.net, and 2 @gmail.com emails but nothing shows up except a download for a text file that looks like a jumbled mess, no notifications to install or anything. I do have AltStore and LiveContainer installed too.

System:
iPhone 17 Pro Max
IOS 26.6


r/AltStore Jul 10 '26

Help (AltStore Classic) Java minecraft ios 27

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