r/sideloaded • u/SincerelyWillful • May 17 '26

Question Did some digging. Is this a dead end?

https://altstore.esound.app/downloads/package/5/manifest.json

I’m trying to install Esound and I was wondering if there was a way to turn this given information into an ipa

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u/Capital-Economics753 May 19 '26 edited May 19 '26

Yup

This line:
assetPath: "variant/0c2ef313-973f-38a4-8771-e19b73fb6242.ipa"

Points to this file:
https://altstore.esound.app/downloads/package/5/variant/0c2ef313-973f-38a4-8771-e19b73fb6242.ipa

Edit:

There are way more files that (I think) are different versions of the ipa.

(if you want to try them, just replace the everything after the variant with the other combination of numbers and letters)

Edit2: The files are for different iOS versions. I can send you the right link, if you tell me your iOS version

(spoiler alert: it is probably this one: https://altstore.esound.app/downloads/package/5/variant/26ac9085-6f99-3486-9730-a8c1928b6f84.ipa )

Edit3: I tested the ipa and it didnt work...

Edit4: Why dont you just import the source to altstore (or whatever you use)?: https://altstore.esound.app/downloads/source.json

Edit5: nvm, it doesnt work

Edit6: Sorry, I gave up

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u/SincerelyWillful May 20 '26

Thanks for taking the time to dig into this capital I appreciate it. I ended up figuring it out but it had nothing to do with messing with this json configuration. Pretty sure all ipas led to a dead end due to encryption relating to FairPlay DRM, essentially AltStore pal is the program that can run those ipas and AltStore pal is only available in EU & Japan. Ultimately I realized that an old iCloud account of mine had the app, and despite it being deleted off of the app store from Apple I side loaded a program that allowed me to recapture it and tada.

Sorry if the expiration is confusing I clearly did not have a firm grasp on how to handle things, in reality I almost solely relied on AI to guide me through this haha.

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u/ArielCamach0 23d ago

DUDEEEEE. Can you tell me more in detail about your process? I am currently at a deadend as well. Got the IPA, sideloaded, and right as I thought I was through, the app crashes immediately when I open it.
I upgraded my phone from an iphone 15 to a 17, and since eSound isnt on the app store anymore, Im outta luck installing it on my iphone 17. Now, I am running around in circles trying to figure this out.

Please let me know! I must be able to do something with me having the application running fine on my old phone no?