altstoreio / altstoreio/AltStore
Failed installs take up storage
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Description
Every failed app install fills up the storage, got to 16gb with no apps installed. iPhone 11, ios 17.0
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Research direction
Start by reproducing a failed app install on an iPhone 11 running iOS 17.0 and measuring storage before and after the failure. Trace which install artifacts remain afterward; done means repeated failed installs no longer consume storage permanently.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- ios, swift
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100