AltStore 1.6rc: The Updating Update (Patreon)

Happy Holidays All!

AltStore + AltServer 1.6rc are here with a very important update…updating! The updating logic has been revised, and we will be testing that out now at scale with this release. If everything goes well and y’all can update to this new version no problem, we’ll be set for the public release. So please let us know if you have any issues!

We also have a couple other small updates. One fun thing is the introduction of the “Techy Things” section in Settings, where you can now find the Error Log. We’ll be adding more tools like this in the future under Techy Things for the more tech-savvy users. Other than that, there are some other fixes for error handling, such as some edge cases when sending errors from AltServer to AltStore and improved error messages on AltServer Windows. If all goes smoothly, this should end our push to improve error handling and we’ll be moving on to a new phase in the new year 🎆

And with that, we are signing off until 2023 where we will have some big things coming :)

Riley + Shane

Release Notes

New

• Moved Error Log to new “Techy Things” section in Settings

Improved

• Uses underlying error messages (if available) for several AltServer.ServerError errors
• Encodes/Decodes all CodableError codable user info values, not just recognized types
• (AltServer Windows) Revised error messages to match AltServer macOS

Fixed

• Fixed repeated “AltServer could not be found” notifications when attempting to refresh in background
• Fixed decoding CodableError nested user info values
• Fixed error encoding CodableError Int/UInt user info values
• Fixed “missing provisioning profile” error when refreshing DEBUG builds
• Fixed adding failures to NSErrors with nil localizedFailureReasons

Installation Instructions

To update AltServer, download the appropriate AltServer attachment for your computer. Windows users, make sure to uninstall previous versions first before installing this one so that AltServer updates correctly.

If you’re already using the AltStore beta, you can update to this version from the My Apps tab.

If you're installing the beta for the first time, make sure to first link your Patreon account in the Settings tab by following these instructions: https://faq.altstore.io/patreon/altstore-beta