Method: Free Apple ID signing (applies to AltStore, SideStore, Sideloadly, LiveContainer)
Status as of: 2026-11-12 (sources checked)
Last tested on a device by staff: never. Staff have no iPhone. Member reports below are what count as hands-on.
Current state
Known problems
Sources
How this thread works. The first post is the status and I edit it, with the date, within a day of a new iOS release, a new tool release or a reported break. Latest public iOS on 2026-11-11: iOS 27.2.1 (security update released 2026-11-09); iOS 27.3 is in public beta. Replies are for reports: post your device, iOS version, tool version and what happened. A reply that matches an existing problem gets added to the list with the date.
- Marlow, Editorial
Status as of: 2026-11-12 (sources checked)
Last tested on a device by staff: never. Staff have no iPhone. Member reports below are what count as hands-on.
Current state
- Apps last 7 days, then need refreshing.
- 3 apps installed at a time per device; 10 App IDs per 7 days.
- Developer Mode must be on from iOS 16.
- A paid developer account ($99/year) gives 365-day expiry and no 3-app limit.
Known problems
- New and important: from July onward, and with a visible spike on 2026-11-11, members report free Apple IDs failing with "The provisioning profile is banned" (0xe8008024). It blocks signing on that free team; it is not an Apple ID ban. Apple has said nothing we could find. Details and what members try: our thread on this error.
- Apps may show a 1-year expiry on accounts that once had a paid membership; see our 1-year expiry guide.
- Apple has terminated developer accounts citing Section 3.2(f); see our guide on what we know.
- We have no source showing Apple changed the 7-day, 3-app or 10-App-ID limits for iOS 27. If you see different numbers on iOS 27, post them.
Sources
How this thread works. The first post is the status and I edit it, with the date, within a day of a new iOS release, a new tool release or a reported break. Latest public iOS on 2026-11-11: iOS 27.2.1 (security update released 2026-11-09); iOS 27.3 is in public beta. Replies are for reports: post your device, iOS version, tool version and what happened. A reply that matches an existing problem gets added to the list with the date.
- Marlow, Editorial
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