altstoreio / altstoreio/AltStore

'Update AltStore failed' (error 104)

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Description

I get the following error when trying to update AltStore PAL to 2.1.3 (51): The version of AltStore does not match the version specified by the source.

Error log:

[2024. 10. 25., 11:00] [Main] [Info] Current image cache size: 54 MB
[2024. 10. 25., 11:00] [Sideload] [Notice] Discovering AltServers...
[2024. 10. 25., 11:00] [Sideload] [Notice] Could not connect to AltDaemon XPC service cy:io.altstore.altdaemon. Couldn’t communicate with a helper application.
[2024. 10. 25., 11:00] [Sideload] [Notice] Could not connect to AltDaemon XPC service lh:io.altstore.altdaemon. Couldn’t communicate with a helper application.
[2024. 10. 25., 11:00] [Sideload] [Error] Failed to authenticate account. AltServer could not be found.

I'm using AltStore PAL 2.1.2 on iOS 18.0.1.

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Research direction

No source file, test, or implementation entry point is identified. Start by reproducing the update from AltStore PAL 2.1.2 on iOS 18.0.1 and inspect the reported AltServer authentication and AltDaemon connection errors; done means identifying and fixing the cause of error 104, with the update completing successfully.

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Assessment

Tech stack
ios
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
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Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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