Changelog
Version history and release notes
- • Fake Anisette is now available on Windows too, with iTunes Anisette still taking priority.
- • Fixed a 503 error with iTunes Anisette.
- • Improved Fake Anisette reliability.
- • Apple ID authentication (GSA) now uses more consistent headers.
- • Improved plist parsing: more plist formats are supported, and a non-mandatory plist that can't be read no longer causes the process to fail.
- • New pre-flight check: IPA files are now checked for potential problems (such as architecture or dylib issues), and these warnings are clearly shown if the installation fails.
- • Apple Watch apps are now signed and properly processed for Apple Accounts enrolled in the Apple Developer Program. Support for free Apple Accounts is coming in the next version of Sideloadly.
- • Various bug fixes and performance improvements.
New signing engine
- • IPA signing and repacking has been rewritten from scratch, so it's much faster. Work runs in parallel, unchanged files are copied instead of re-compressed, and the app is streamed to the device while it's still being built.
- • Progress is shown in parallel for every stage (unpacking, hashing, signing, packing, uploading, installing), with an accurate overall percentage.
- • WatchKit apps are now kept by default and re-signed with updated bundle IDs, instead of being stripped.
- • Injecting tweaks, dylibs and frameworks (including several at once) is more reliable.
- • Fixed the alternate bundle ID option not being fully applied.
- • Improved install retry after a failure.
- • Signing errors that used to pass silently now show a clear error.
Apple ID and login
- • Fixed SMS two-factor authentication, which failed with a 401 error after Apple server-side changes.
- • Fixed login problems caused by Apple breaking the Xcode client identity.
- • Certificates are now checked for expiry and renewed before they expire.
- • macOS: new built-in anisette provider Fake Anisette, set up in Settings.
Stability
- • Windows: iTunes crashes now show a plain error message instead of hanging.
- • Apple ID login has been significantly improved, resolving Anisette and general authentication issues.
- • Added support for Apple IDs with Advanced Data Protection enabled.
- • Improved sideloading and automatic app refresh over Wi-Fi: Sideloadly now waits and resumes if the device disconnects (e.g. screen locks), and alerts the user if reconnection is needed.
- • Two-factor authentication (device/SMS) now works correctly even without iTunes (Windows) or Apple ID login via macOS Settings.
- • Fixed sideloading on Apple Silicon Macs (M1-M4+): apps now properly refresh instead of installing as new.
- • Added support for custom app entitlements (Apple Developer Program only); this is a Patreon-exclusive feature.
- • Streamlined the Advanced Options section and relocated some settings to the main Sideloadly Settings window for better clarity and usability.
- • Various other minor improvements and bug fixes.
- • Faster IPA processing, signing, and uploading: We've made speed improvements to make the sideloading process faster than ever!
- • App ID tracking: Sideloadly will now display the number of available (weekly) App IDs remaining for each Apple ID.
- • Progress indicators: Signing, uploading, and installing progress will now be shown in percentages.
- • Automatic retries: Sideloadly will automatically retry up to four times on failed attempts, then prompt the user to continue if issue persists.
- • App refresh display: Now, you can see which app was refreshed on which device.
- • Resolved an issue where certain IPAs failed to install due to multiple PlugIns and Extensions.
- • Fixed the recurring LOCKDOWN_E_MUX error that appeared if an IPA took too long to process.
- • Corrected a verification code popup issue.
- • Fixed a crash issue on older versions of macOS (requires reinstalling Sideloadly to resolve).
- • Improved installation logs for greater clarity.
- • Various other bug fixes and improvements.
- • Sideloadly no longer requires a Mail Plug-In to obtain the required anisette data. However, the Mail Plug-In option will still be available as a backup.
- • Device Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) issued have been fixed so you can now login to your Apple ID without SMS 2FA.
- • New & improved Remote Anisette which will work on every macOS & Windows version Sideloadly supports with no local files or anisette setup required. Patreon feature.
- • Legacy Remote Anisette option has been removed in favor of the new & improved Remote Anisette feature.
- • Fixed an issue where downloads would not start with URI links on macOS.
- • Fixed an issue with Plug-Ins on Sideloadly URI downloads.
- • Fixed an issue which would halt the sideloading process when selecting an app icon for a tvOS app.
- • Added further debugging information to troubleshoot issues reported by the community.
- • Various other bug fixes & improvements.
- • Apple TV (tvOS) sideloading support is now available! You can now pair & sideload to your Apple TV using Sideloadly! tvOS sideloading has only been tested on macOS with an Apple TV 4K which seemingly has no way of pairing on Windows for now. It is possible that USB Apple TVs will work on Windows but we did not have any available to test. Depending on how popular this feature is, we may look into implementing better Windows support.
- • Apple TV or tvOS automatic app refreshing is available. Patreon feature.
- • Implemented support for enabling JIT on already running apps.
- • Implemented support for UTF-16 encoded plist files that may be declared as UTF-8. This means even more IPA files will be supported.
- • Hiding sensitive information now also extends to the daemon.
- • Improved the responsiveness when loading the JIT submenu.
- • Fixed an issue with the dynamically updating macOS Mail Plug-In which was affecting certain Macs.
- • Fixed an issue which prevented sideloading on Apple Silicon Macs.
- • Fixed an issue with JIT on macOS which would fail with error code -27.
- • Added additional information for troubleshooting the update issue certain users are experiencing.
- • Various minor improvements & bug fixes.
- • Just-In-Time (JIT) compilation has been added to Sideloadly! JIT can be enabled from the daemon's menu and it will automatically open & enable JIT on the selected iOS app.
- • macOS Mail Plug-In will now dynamically update itself to support your current & future macOS versions. This means the Mail Plug-In will always be up to date and working so you should no longer see the dreaded "Incompatible Plug-In" message.
- • Sideloadly macOS notifications are now working as intended.
- • Fixed an issue where a custom app icon would not be applied on automatic refreshes.
- • Fixed an issue where automatically refreshed Apple Silicon apps would install as new instead of refreshing already installed app.
- • Fixed an issue which caused daemon launches to fail on macOS.
- • Various minor improvements & bug fixes.
- • Improved how Sideloadly handles IPA files so Windows Defender is less sensitive towards them. This effectively decreases the detections coming from Windows Defender.
- • Fixed an issue which caused the "IPA file not found" error. This happened because Windows Defender would quarantine the cached .IPA file.
- • Fixed an issue where Sideloadly was using the cached dylib name on automatic refreshes instead of the original name.
- • Fixed an issue with preventing custom app icon from working.
- • Fixed an issue where Sideloadly would crash upon exporting an IPA with no devices detected.
- • Fixed an issue which would cause multiple unwanted tweak injections. If you're still experiencing this, let us know!
- • Improved the communication between Sideloadly & the auto refresh daemon.
- • Added Mail Plug-In support for macOS 13.3. We're also working on further improving the Mail Plug-In.
- • Further improved notifications by mentioning which device the app was refreshed for.
- • Fixed an issue where Sideloadly would crash after setting a custom app icon.
- • Fixed an issue where the installation would halt if Patreon pledge failed to be fetched.
- • Fixed an issue where the daemon would try to inject a previous tweak into a new IPA.
- • Fixed an issue where the daemon would not respect custom set bundle IDs.
- • Fixed an issue which caused a "caching size mismatch" error.
- • Various other minor bug fixes and improvements.
- • Better support for Apple IDs enrolled in the Apple Developer Program (paid Apple IDs). Now you can sideload just as you would with a normal Apple ID and Sideloadly will take care of the rest!
- • Improved & further decreased the amount of notifications coming from the Sideloadly Daemon.
- • Added a new option to enable/disable the Sideloadly Daemon from launching on startup. If the daemon does not launch on computer startup, the automatic app refresh feature will be disabled.
- • Sideloadly will now enroll an app for automatic refresh only if the app installation was sucessful.
- • If an app fails to automatically refresh after 3 tries, we will now send a notification for manual review by the user.
- • Improvements were made to the daemon's menu so there's less clutter.
- • Sideloadly will now cache deb injections so the daemon will use the cached version when refreshing.
- • "No Anisette" option was removed as it was no longer working and unnecessary with the new paid Apple ID changes.
- • Fixed an issue with automatic refreshing on iOS 13 & lower devices.
- • Fixed an issue where tweak injections would sometimes be duplicated on the daemon causing the installation to fail.
- • Various other bug fixes and improvements.
- • Fixed incompatible macOS Mail Plug-In issue.
- • A terminal window on macOS will now no longer appear when the daemon launches.
- • Sideloadly Daemon will automatically launch itself now after being updated.
- • Various other bug fixes and improvements.
- • Fixed a caching issue with automatic app refreshing.
- • Toned down the amount of notifications coming from the Sideloadly Daemon.
- • Reduced auto refresh related error messages so you won't be interrupted if something happens and causes the sideload to fail. Sideloadly will simply attempt to sideload again after a few hours.
- • Automatic app refreshing! With a single click of a button (ON by default), Sideloadly will enroll the app and any tweak injections for automatic refreshing. This is all done seamlessly in the background; all you have to do is sideload an app like you have until now. For the best results, please make sure you have Wi-Fi access enabled for the device, otherwise the automatic refresh will use USB when available. The Sideloadly FAQ has been updated with more information regarding this feature.
- • If Wi-Fi sideloading is not available, we have added the option to "Refresh All Apps Manually" which can come in handy when connecting via USB, or if you plan on traveling for a few days.
- • An issue with Mail Plug-In on macOS Ventura should now be resolved. Sideloadly will ask & perform a fix if it detects and issue with the Plug-In.
- • Added better support for iOS 16. If you have reached the 3 app limit, Sideloadly will now notify you.
- • Fixed an issue where certain tweaks that contained .bundles would not properly inject.
- • Added support for additional .deb layouts.
- • Added the option to change the app icon before sideloading. Patreon feature.
- • Sideloadly now has a queuing system which allows you to sideload multiple apps one after another for Patrons only. The queue system is also used for the automatic refreshing and is free for this use.
- • Added the ability to stop the current sideloading process.
- • Sideloadly can now add or modify Info.plist fields. Patreon feature.
- • Various other bug fixes and improvements.
- • Improvements have been made to Sideloadly's tweak injection feature. It will now support additional tweaks & frameworks.
- • We've updated text & descriptions in Sideloadly to be clear & understandable.
- • Sideloadly's hide feature now also hides user account name in logs.
- • Sideload Spoofer has been updated to support even more apps as requested by users.
- • Added a message informing users when a device could not be detected.
- • Fixed an issue where some anisette data would not be parsed properly leading to a "Bad Anisette data" error.
- • Fixed an issue with certain encoding types would cause issues with Sideloadly.
- • Fixed a bug where UDIDs were not being hidden properly in logs.
- • Added a new feature under tweak injection called "Sideload Spoofer". This was recently added as some applications would prevent you from logging in when sideloaded. This feature is recommended to use, but it is not enabled by default.
- • Fixed an issue that appeared on iOS 16 & 16.1 where some apps weren't able to be refreshed. You will need to uninstall and reinstall the app to continue refreshing it.
- • Improved the handling of how executables are signed.
- • Hide sensitive information feature has been improved and now stays on during Sideloadly launch.
- • Added @Sideloadly Twitter & r/Sideloadly Reddit so users can keep up with updates, announcements and support.
- • Fixed an issue where bundles were not selectable on macOS. - Various other bug fixes and improvements.
- • Further improvements have been made to local anisette option for macOS making it more reliable. Mail app will automatically open with Sideloadly. This is normal and a requirement for local anisette to work.
- • Sideloadly now has the ability to update the Mail Plug-In if required in the future.
- • Fixed an issue where modified and exported Sideloadly IPAs would cause issues when signing them with other services.
- • Fixed an issue with IPA exporting on Apple Silicon Macs.
- • Fixed a crash issue that occurred on older macOS versions such as Sierra & High Sierra.
- • Various other bug fixes and improvements.
- • Sideloadly for macOS now supports local anisette. This will fix the login issues some users have been experiencing. Please note that this is the initial release so there may be bugs which we will definitely resolve.
- • Sideloadly will support the 3 different ways of obtaining the required data for sideloading: Local, Remote & No Anisette. We also require users to install the Sideloadly Mail plugin in order to grab the necessary data required for sideloading. Additionally, if a user has the AltStore Mail plugin installed, we will attempt to use that instead.
- • Updated "Enable UIFileSharing" option to also include LSSupportsOpeningDocumentsInPlace.
- • Fixed an issue where local anisette setup would fail in certain environments.
- • Various minor improvements and bug fixes.
- • Sideloadly now has the ability to grab anisette data locally so it no longer needs to connect with our server for every sideload! This will fix the "Unable to login" issue some users have been experiencing. This is currently only available for Windows with the macOS version being worked on and released soon.
- • Sideloadly will support 3 different ways to grab the required data for sideloading: Local Anisette which is the default option now and uses your computer's local data for sideloading. Remote Anisette which will use our server to grab the necessary data for sideloading. No Anisette which is useful if you are using an Apple ID enrolled in the Apple Developer Program.
- • The "Export" option in Sideloadly now works even with no devices plugged in.
- • Fixed an issue with the Cydia Substrate framework which would cause other apps to crash.
- • Fixed a recently introduced issue with the Ad-hoc sign option.
- • Added additional debugging to help us fix the "ascii codec" issue some users are experiencing.
- • Pushed a (temporary) fix regarding the failed Apple ID logins some users were experiencing.
- • Added a new feature to Sideloadly which allows the user to simply export the tweaked/modified IPA after advanced options configuration.
- • Improved the Apple ID input box handling.
- • General improvements & bug fixes.
- • Updated Sideloadly's libraries to latest versions.
- • If a USB device is connected on launch, we will now automatically select that.
- • Improvements were made to troubleshoot the "Failed to init layer 2" issue that some macOS users are experiencing.
- • Improvements were made to Anisette service so it is now more reliable.
- • Disabled the removal of profiles before sideloading.
- • Minor other bug fixes and UI improvements.
- • New feature to resume/retry sideloading if the Wi-Fi/USB device was unexpectedly disconnected.
- • Improved the handling of disconnected devices and new device connections so now it's more reliable and less confusing.
- • Updated the bundle ID input field so it's less confusing. The logs will also provide information depending on input.
- • Updated the "Uploading..." message to tell the user to keep their screen ON when sideloading via Wi-Fi.
- • Sideloadly will now autofill more inputs inside advanced options.
- • Fixed an issue that would cause Sideloadly to crash when a device is connected. This mainly affected macOS.
- • Fixed a bug which prevented users from being able to start sideloading on a freshly installed version of Sideloadly. The workaround to this was to use the hide/unhide feature.
- • Fixed an issue where Apple's proprietary PNG compressed images wouldn't display when the IPA is selected.
- • Minor UI updates and bug fixes
- • Sideloadly now supports Wi-Fi sideloading. Frequently Asked Questions has been updated with a simple guide on how to setup this new feature!
- • Improved handing of new device connections & detections.
- • Added an option to re-pair your iOS device via USB. This may help troubleshoot certain issues users are experiencing.
- • Fixed a layout issue pertaining the injection feature on macOS.
- • Fixed an issue where machine_id.txt file would get corrupted.
- • Potentially fixed an issue which prevented users from sideloading using an organization account.
- • Sideloadly now fully supports iOS 15.1!
- • Improved the detection of decrypted/undecrypted apps.
- • Improved the hide functionality which would show your email if you tried editing it.
- • Other minor bug fixes and improvements.
- • User interface improvements
- • Sideloadly will now detect & notify you if the app you're sideloading is undecrypted
- • Sideloadly will now retry downloads 3 times before it stops
- • Fixed "pem_bytes does not appear to contain PEM-encoded data - no BEGIN/END combination found" issue.
- • Fixed an issue where Sideloadly would hang for a period of time before continuing on certain IPAs
- • Fixed "Backend object does not implement RSABackend" issue
- • Fixed an issue where Sideloadly would crash when using certain options with no device connected
- • Multiple macOS fixes were made to make Sideloadly more reliable
- • Fixed "string index out of range" issue reported by users.
- • Fixed an issue where some .deb files were not properly recognized.
- • Fixed an issue where on-device installations would fail on some apps (APIInternalError)
- • Other minor bug fixes and improvements
- • New install options: Apple ID Sideload, Normal Install, Ad-hoc Sign & Install. Each option has been explained when hovered over.
- • Sideloadly can now inject .dylib(s), .deb(s), .framework(s) & .bundle(s) to your IPA. You can even drag & drop to the injection field!
- • Sideloadly will also update the injected .dylibs/.debs to try and support Non-Jailbroken devices.
- • In addition to the above, we also now provide a default option to inject CydiaSubstrate.framework which is required by most tweaks, and another option for injecting Substitute. Sideloadly also supports Settings.bundle.
- • Sideloadly now has a new feature which allows you to hide sensitive information so you can easily share your logs or take screenshots and record videos without worry!
- • Improved support for older iDevices running iOS 8 and lower. Fixed MISAGENT_E_REQUEST_FAILED issue.
- • Improved support for M1 Mac sideloading.
- • Fixed permissions issue on M1 sideloaded apps.
- • Sideloadly now supports iOS 15!
- • Sideloadly now supports sideloading non-supported apps to your Mac with Apple M1! If you use Sideloadly on your M1, you will get a new option to install the iOS app to your Mac!
- • Two Factor Authentication now has been fully implemented. This includes SMS 2FA & allows you to re-enter your code.
- • Added a new feature to display real time system logs.
- • Sideloadly now displays the device name and iOS version next to UDID
- • Added a copy button next to the device that copies the active UDID
- • Bundle ID mangling will now be disabled if anisette option is unticked
- • Fixed an issue where users were unable to login if uppercase characters were used in their Apple ID
- • Fixed an issue which caused some filenames to overlap when displayed
- • Fixed an issue where some users would have a corrupted sessions file
- • Added a placeholder on the Apple ID input to prevent confusion
- • Added the option to remove App PlugIns before sideloading
- • Improved the Anisette option so now it's less confusing
- • Added support for older macOS versions
- • Fixed an issue where Sideloadly URL scheme would not start downloading when Sideloadly was opened
- • Fixes an issue with unc0ver Jailbreak
- • Sideloadly for macOS is now released!
- • Fixed an issue which caused apps to recently crash
- • Fixed `machineName` error
- • Fixed "There is no 'ios' certificate with serial number" error
- • Properly handle percentages in logs
- • Improvements made to 2FA
- • UI Improvements
- • General bug fixes
- • Fix update URL
- • Added support for iOS 14.2
- • Don't crash when trying to revoke oldest certificate
- • Switch to 64-bit version to workaround remaining MemoryError
- • Include IPA file information in the log
- • Include Sideloadly version in log
- • Retry download from scratch if file turned out to be too large
- • Fix a crash that occurred when downloading via Sideloadly
- • Make sure to not leave temporary directories on crash
- • Fixed a crash that occurred on specific type of dylib
- • Account for changes in Apple's phone number verification page
- • Include Guru Meditation codes in exceptions
- • Fixup staging directory related crash
- • Debugging AssertionError
- • More memory optimizations
- • More padding/sizing fixes
- • Some optimizations to memory usage
- • Avoid leaving old files in staging directory on iDevice
- • More fixes to zero padding
- • Show error details when anisette obtaining fails
- • Fix zero-padding logic which caused invalid signature in some rare cases
- • Improvements made to avoid MemoryError
- • Make sure we don't leave temporary files on the device
- • Support no-sign mode for jailbroken devices
- • Don't fail if the IPA had no signature
- • Support hashed URL format
- • Don't retry download if the target is invalid
- • Report details when anisette data obtaining fails
- • Retry IPA download several times on failure
- • Better error reporting
- • Fixed an error which would prevent signing due to the file being used by another process
- • Retries now only happens on LOCKDOWN_E_MUX_ERROR errors
- • Fixed an empty error message that may affect users
- • Fixed the apps crashing when installed using Jailbreak-only option
- • Fixed a MemoryError issue on huge executables
- • Added Windows 32-bit support
- • Removed/Cleaned up unused code decreasing overall bundle size
- • Sideloadly now detects devices whenever it is plugged in without having to restart
- • Fixed an issue where changing bundle ID on the latest versions of iOS would fail to sideload
- • Fixed charmap & encoding errors on some IPAs
- • Fixed an issue which prevented devices on specific iOS versions from sideloading
- • Fixed an issue where Sideloadly would not sign all dylibs
- • On LOCKDOWN_E_PASSWORD_PROTECTED message, Sideloadly will now wait until you unlock your device then proceed with the installation
- • Added support for iOS 14 BETA 3+
- • Fixed an error with provisioning profiles
- • Fixed an issue which would prevent sideloading apps which special characters in their names
- • Allow choosing team ID if there are several of them
- • Workaround fix for LOCKDOWN_E_MUX_ERROR on large .IPA file
- • Added Jailbreak-only option to install IPAs onto your Jailbroken device without needing an Apple ID. AppSync is required from Cydia
- • Added UIFileSharingEnabled option to allow users to access the sideloaded app's (documents) data
- • Added debugging data to troubleshoot "insufficient data" issue some users are reporting
- • Minor bug fixes and improvement
- • Added URI Schemes so now you can easily download and sideload an .IPA.
- • Fixed an update loop issue
- • Minor bug fixes and improvements
- • Detect iOS version and toggle bundle ID mangling if necessary
- • Added debugging output in attempt to fix "device already registered" issue
- • Fixes an issue which prevented people from opening Sideloadly after updating
- • Small improvements and bug fixes
- • Initial release