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[BUG] Previous developer accounts soft-locked by SideStore #410
Description
Describe the bug
Enrolling in the Developer Program removes the sideloading limits for an account even after your membership has expired. Because of this App IDs do not actually expire so for example I currently have 62 App IDs on my account, some from multiple years ago. The issue is that SideStore sees that I'm a "Free Developer Account" and assumes that I have the 10 App ID limit and shows "0 App IDs Remaining" and seems to make that check before any install so that I am unable to install any applications beside SideStore itself. If I install applications manually using AltServer (not SideServer since it revokes my certificate every time) then I'm able to have an infinite amount of applications installed at the same time with the 365 day expiry.
Instructions to reproduce
- Become a member of Apple's Developer Program.
- Let your membership lapse.
- Use more App IDs than what is available with a free acount.
- You're now locked from using SideStore.
What version of SideStore are you using?
SideStore 0.4.0
Other info
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nythepegasus commentedon Jul 12, 2023
Could you try using this build here: SideStore-0.4.0-nightly.2023.07.11.125bf8bd.ipa.zip
ejkarne commentedon Jul 12, 2023
Issue still persists with this build, I recieve the "You may only register 10 App IDs every 7 days" pop up.
nythepegasus commentedon Jul 12, 2023
We will have to look into this more, thank you for reporting!
ejkarne commentedon Oct 20, 2023
I'll go ahead and close this once #508 is merged.
amsam0 commentedon Oct 20, 2023
There should be no need; they are linked and should automatically close
LiuJiangshan commentedon Feb 5, 2025
Solution:
.ipafile, which will automatically generate a new App ID..ipafile.duronald commentedon Feb 17, 2025
Also having this issue now. Is it possible to add some kind of toggle in SideStore to just bypass this check for previous dev accounts?
Tratosca commentedon Aug 20, 2025
Can confirm. Previously on a paid developer. Latest nightly still can't allow to sideload anything due to Apps IDs (which won't be automatically deleted ever).
GrPK commentedon Aug 24, 2025
Still a thing here as well///
Dyvinia commentedon Apr 23, 2026
i have this issue
duronald commentedon Apr 24, 2026
your best bet is to fork it and build it in GitHub actions. im not sure if a patch will be merged into mainline anytime soon. the patch is luckily small and quick