altstoreio / altstoreio/AltStore
having issues installing altstore on iPad using alt server on Mac
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Description
Debug Description
Encountered unknown tag html on line 1
Error Description
AltServer could not sign in with your Apple ID. The data is not in the correct format.
Failure
AltServer could not sign in with your Apple ID.
Failure Reason
The data is not in the correct format.
Title
AltStore could not be installed onto Ks iPad.
kCFPropertyListOldStyleParsingError
Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=3840 "Malformed data byte group at line 1; invalid hex" UserInfo={NSDebugDescription=Malformed data byte group at line 1; invalid hex}
im on macOS 26.6.1
how do I fix this error
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No source file or test is named. Start by reproducing the AltStore installation on macOS 26.6.1 with AltServer and the affected iPad, then inspect the reported HTML response and malformed property-list data. Done means identifying the cause of the sign-in failure and confirming that installation succeeds.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- ios, macos
- Domain
- desktop, mobile
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100