altstoreio / altstoreio/AltStore
altstore error failed to log in the data is not in the correct format
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- Swift
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Description
I originally started with the below error:
failed to refresh 3 apps the data is not in the correct format

So i uninstalled the app, updated to latest version for my mac and reinstalled, now I cannot even log in as I get this error:
failed to log in the data is not in the correct format

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Research direction
The report names no source file, test, version, or reproducible setup. Start by reviewing the attached screenshots and reproducing both the login and app-refresh failures on the installed macOS version; trace the resulting “data is not in the correct format” path and confirm that both errors no longer occur.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- swift
- Domain
- authentication, mobile
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100