altstoreio / altstoreio/AltStore

Failed to run on iOS 26 Devices using Xcode 26

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This issue has been around for a while for me. Xcode 16.4 doesn't have this issue.

Xcode Version 26.0 beta 7 (17A5305k)
iOS 26.0 (23A5326a) & iOS 26.0 (23A5336a)
macOS 26.0 Beta (25A5351b)

warning: (arm64) ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/AltStore-aimdhuldpblzxqaspdcbhtceufuh/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/AltStore.app/AltStore empty dSYM file detected, dSYM was created with an executable with no debug info.
CoreData: annotation: Core Data multi-threading assertions enabled.
Loading Telemetry cache from: file://~/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/E0320FA4-9096-402C-9972-1AA0FFE5CE72/data/Containers/Data/Application/AB32B1A6-6466-4C74-A3E2-AB145AD36B67/Library/Caches/telemetrysignalcache
Current image cache size: Zero kB
Failed to send CA Event for app launch measurements for ca_event_type: 0 event_name: com.apple.app_launch_measurement.FirstFramePresentationMetric
Error loading provisioning profile from disk: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=260 "The file “embedded.mobileprovision” couldn’t be opened because there is no such file." UserInfo={NSFilePath=~/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/E0320FA4-9096-402C-9972-1AA0FFE5CE72/data/Containers/Bundle/Application/E6C1FE38-3285-4B8C-A092-13CD54959E63/AltStore.app/PlugIns/AltWidgetExtension.appex/embedded.mobileprovision, NSURL=file://~/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/E0320FA4-9096-402C-9972-1AA0FFE5CE72/data/Containers/Bundle/Application/E6C1FE38-3285-4B8C-A092-13CD54959E63/AltStore.app/PlugIns/AltWidgetExtension.appex/embedded.mobileprovision, NSUnderlyingError=0x600000c857a0 {Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=2 "No such file or directory"}}
Error loading provisioning profile from disk: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=260 "The file “embedded.mobileprovision” couldn’t be opened because there is no such file." UserInfo={NSFilePath=~/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/E0320FA4-9096-402C-9972-1AA0FFE5CE72/data/Containers/Bundle/Application/E6C1FE38-3285-4B8C-A092-13CD54959E63/AltStore.app/embedded.mobileprovision, NSURL=file://~/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/E0320FA4-9096-402C-9972-1AA0FFE5CE72/data/Containers/Bundle/Application/E6C1FE38-3285-4B8C-A092-13CD54959E63/AltStore.app/embedded.mobileprovision, NSUnderlyingError=0x600000c90cc0 {Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=2 "No such file or directory"}}
Started DatabaseManager.
PatreonAPI.plist is missing clientID and/or clientSecret. Please provide your own API keys to use Patreon functionality.
>>> Fatal error: Attempted to read an unowned reference but the object was already deallocated <<<
CoreSimulator 1047 - Device: iPhone 16 Pro (E0320FA4-9096-402C-9972-1AA0FFE5CE72) - Runtime: iOS 26.0 (23A5326a) - DeviceType: iPhone 16 Pro

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

Start by reproducing the failure on the listed Xcode 26 beta, iOS 26 simulator, and macOS beta versions. Use the reported “Attempted to read an unowned reference” fatal error as the first investigation point; done means AltStore launches without this crash on the affected setup.

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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
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