Tutorial How to Use Sideloady & AltStore for your iPhone

Snipsnip · November 7, 2021

Aloha!

I've seen a lot of people having issues with both Sideloady and AltStore, so here's a step-by-step guide with tons of troubleshooting steps for issues that may arise. This tutorial does not cover M1 sideloading.

Requirements:

A WiFi-enabled computer.
An iPhone.
An Apple ID.
iTunes.
Sideloady and/or AltStore.

Sideloady

Go to https://sideloadly.io/#download , and install the appropriate installer for you. MOST Windows based computers are 64-bit.
(Windows users only) Install iTunes if you haven't already at https://www.apple.com/itunes/download/win64 , and run through the installation process.
Download any .ipa file, and afterwards drag and drop it into Sideloady.
Connect your iDevice, and after Sideloady detects your phone (assuming you installed iTunes), press "Start." It'll ask for your Apple ID login so it can sign the IPA.

Note: Your certificates will expire every 7 days, and to refresh them with Sideloady, simply put the same ipa in Sideloady and press start again. This is the same process with updates. Your Game Center will most likely not work if you're sideloading a program. From iOS 10+, you can only have up to 3 sideloaded programs on your iPhone, which can be bypassed with a paid Apple Developer account. You cannot make in-app purchases on these programs. Make sure to add exceptions to your antivirus or disable it, as it may quarantine or delete your ipa files.

AltStore

Go to https://altstore.io/ , and install AltStore for your operating system.
(Windows Only) After installing AltStore, if you don't already have iCloud, it'll prompt you to install it. You can either go to http://updates-http.cdn-apple.com/2020/windows/001-39935-20200911-1A70AA56-F448-11EA-8CC0-99D41950005E/iCloudSetup.exe , or follow the instructions on AltStore.
(Windows users only) Install iTunes if you haven't already at https://www.apple.com/itunes/download/win64 , and run through the installation process.
Left click on the AltStore icon in your tray area, and hover over "Install AltStore."
Press your iDevice, and then login to your Apple ID.
Go to your settings, General > Profiles > The profile with your email, click it, and press "Allow" at the top.
Open AltStore, login to your Apple ID in the settings tab, and you're good to go!

Note: To install and sign the IPA from AltStore, you must be on the same WiFi network as your computer or plugged in. Your certificates will expire every 7 days, and to refresh them with AltStore, open the app, go to "My Apps" and press where it says "X DAYS." It'll then refresh the certificate. You can also press "Refresh All." To sign and install an IPA, simply download it to your files, go to "My Apps" in AltStore, and press the + in the top left. Find your IPA, and continue from there. Your Game Center will most likely not work if you're sideloading a program. From iOS 10+, you can only have up to 3 sideloaded programs on your iPhone, which can be bypassed with a paid Apple Developer account. You cannot make in-app purchases on these programs. Make sure to add exceptions to your antivirus or disable it, as it may quarantine or delete your ipa files. If you get an error that the "App is in use," simply disable your antivirus.

Hope this helped if you had any issues!