3.2.0

This version focuses on compatibility issues, bug fixes, and QOL changes.

Note

This update introduces a change in how settings are stored. Downgrading after updating will result in the loss of all app-specific settings. Please remember to reinstall the second LiveContainer to prevent data conflict.
Additionally, some apps may display a black screen and crash after 10 seconds in v3.2.0. Please refer to the "Black Screen Fix" section below for more details.

New Features

Black Screen Fix

The Black Screen Fix is no longer applied automatically to prevent loading UIKit.framework before the app’s main executable is opened, which could cause symbol binding issues. You can enable it in Long press app -> Settings -> enable Fix Black Screen

App Group Isolation

You can now isolate app groups for different containers, allowing multiple accounts (e.g., in SideStore) to be signed in within separate containers. You can find files inside app group in container folder -> LCAppGroup

You can enable this feature by: Long press app -> Settings -> (Container name) -> enable Isolate App Group
Fix #279

Open URL Automatically

You can now automatically open an URL in current app without being prompted.
Implement #285

Ignore Error During dlopen

This fixes errors like dlsym(xxxx, xxxx) caused by app's initializers calling dlsym with a non-existing symbol

Fix issues like #124

Better App Signature Check

The team ID used in app signing is now considered when determining if an app needs re-signing. This allows apps to be re-signed if they are transferred between LiveContainers installed by different Apple IDs.

JIT-Less Mode Diagnose Page & LiveContainer Help

A new JIT-Less Mode Diagnose Page helps new users quickly identify configuration issues. Problematic items are highlighted in red for easy troubleshooting.

You can see this page in Settings -> JIT-Less Mode Diagnose.
You can see LiveContainer help in Apps -> ? Button

Bug Fixes & Compatibility

Separate App-Specific Settings from Info.plist

App-Specific Settings is now saved in a different file to prevent app from crashing due to reading it.

Fix #277

Hook dlsym(RTLD_MAIN_ONLY,xxx)

Redirect this call to the app's main executable instead of LiveContainer's to prevent issues.

Fix #124 #130 #140 #221 #225

Don't Link against UIKit.framework

This solution is provided by khanhduytran0
UIKit.framework is now not linked by LiveContainer's main executable to prevent symbol binding issues. However this will prevent the black screen fix to be automatically applied.

Fix #277 #272 #200 #139

App Hiding Without Device Password

App hiding now works even if the device doesn’t have a password set.

Fix #281

(Regression) Fix 2 Bugs in NSUserDefaultsHook in 3.1.0

Fix #276 #291

Fix long press actions of last guest app remain

Fix #235

Fix Apps Unable to Open Their Own URL Schemes

Fix #44

Resolve Crash Loop with Blank Info.plist

Handles cases where Info.plist is blank due to app corruption, which previously crashes LiveContainerSwiftUI.
Fix #293

Fix CallKit Unable to Initialize

Fix #258

Fix Crash when Patching Store

The cause of this issue is that LiveContainer cannot access App Group due to incorrect setup.

3.1.0

New Features

New Signer: ZSign

ZSign is now added as one of LiveContainer's signers.

• ZSign has less format check comparing to AltSign, the signer used by SideStore/AltStore/LiveContainer, so it potentially signs apps then AltSign, solving issues like #222 and #134.
• Its caching feature allows it to sign faster than AltSign.

AltSign remains the default signer for competibility reasons. You can switch signer in Settings and app-specific settings for one specific app.

Re-Sign Only on Expiration

LiveContainer now keeps track of the date of expiration of each app's code signature and only signs when its signature is expired. So re-signing happens less frequent than before.

Automatic Tweak Re-Sign

LiveContainer now keeps track of the tweaks you added and re-signs it if it is changed or its code signature expires, which makes tweak development with LiveContainer more convenient.

Implement #175.

Multiple Container Support

You can now create up to 3 containers for each app, so you can log in multiple accounts in different containers(data folders).

Keychains are now semi-separated between app containers. Note that keychains will be removed if you delete a container in LiveContainer.

keychains created in older version will remain untouched so you can continue using your apps like before. To use this feature, clean up your keychain in LiveContainer settings.

This feature, along with the following fix of NSUserDefault leak impelements #218 #176.

Language Selection for Each App

You can now choose an language for an app in app-specific settings.

Implement #171

App Preferences

You can now modify app preferences in LiveContainer like in iOS Settings. To change app preferences, go to app-specific settings -> (container name) -> Container Preferences

Implement #252

Force Orientation Lock

This option can be used to solve some game having stretched/mal-functioning UI when launched in portrait mode

Implement #251

JITLess Support for Multiple SideStores

If you use Multiple SideStores with SparseRestore, you can now export the tweaked SideStore IPA and install it manually to enable JITLess mode.

Implement #219

Bug Fixes

• NSUserDefault Leak & Random Signing out: NSUserDefault(app preferences) are now almost separated and properly placed in app's data folder. Solve #149 #163 #215
• Game Controller Support: You can now use game controllers in LiveContainer
• Hook -[VSSubscriptionRegistrationCenter setCurrentSubscription:]: Solve #227
• New file picker & local notification fix
• App receiving LiveContainer's launch URL after launch: Solve #243

3.0.0

Features

iOS 18.2+ Support

SwiftUI rewrite (#153)

LiveContainer now has a AltStore-like UI.

• Main page is colorful now (#192) by @slds1
• SideJITServer/JITStreamer 2.0 support
• AltStore support
• New JITLess mode that patch your store, so no jitless renew is required
• Locking(#164) apps by @fkunn1326 & hiding apps

Multiple LiveContainer (#153)

Now you can install 2 LiveContainers to run 2 apps at the same time. App and their data, Keychains and most preferences can be shared between these two. If user open an app via URL Scheme or from My Apps screen, the LiveContainer that last ran that app will be switched to.

Better Open in App Support (#153)

It turns out that some apps don't rely on URL Schemes and use Universal Links instead. In this update, the web page's apple-app-site-association will be checked and LiveContainer will launch app based on it.

Localization (#153)

Localization is now supported. You can add a language in LiveContainerSwiftUI project and add your translation in Localizable.xcstrings, then submit your translation as PR. We may consider adding something like a Crowdin page if it’s large enough (?)

Dedicated AltStore/SideStore source (#156)

Fixes

iOS file picker issue (#153): #68, #123, #142

Duplicated Flutter-based app bundle name (#153): #112

2.1.2

⚠️This build is OUTDATED. Please use builds from the Actions tab or nightly.link.

Feature: AltStore support

(untested)

Bug fixes

• JIT-less setup may fail to find the signing certificate. This is worked around by re-adding the glob keychain group entitlement. (not guaranteed to work, as I couldn’t reproduce the issue in the first place)
• Switches in settings not working. Apparently using the private Preference framework causing changes to be saved to the wrong preference file.
• Some apps may get stuck on a black screen caused by an unknown deadlock. This is worked around by pre-initializing UIScreen.
• Some apps may fail to create temporary files. This is fixed by redirecting guest app’s temporary directory to that of LiveContainer using symlink instead of creating its own. (thanks @hugeBlack for hinting me the issue)

2.1.1

Bug fix: code signature invalid

A lot of users have been getting this issue, but I wasn’t able to find the root cause till now. After updating to 2.1.1, please Renew JIT-less certificate and then it will work.

Updated to 6fdcfe4 to address a regression.

2.1

I skipped 2.0 full release since this also introduces new features.

Features

Add app shortcuts to Home Screen

This was suggested by some people, and there was also a PR (#62, thanks @Vishram1123) trying to implement this as half app and half shortcuts.
I eventually implemented the entire functionality into LiveContainer.

Tweak injection support for JIT-less

Tweak injection has been there since early builds, but it wasn’t useful due to lack of user interface and JIT requirement. Now with support for JIT-less and a basic UI will make things more fun.
See this for more info.

• Includes MobileSubstrate.framework

More options in settings page

• Some toggles of newly added features
• About me

Bug fixes

• The code signature invalid error is very annoying. It can happen to anyone but me (it works on my machine). I tried to mitigate this error by supplying additional certificate source ALTCertificate.p12 but it was not present on some installations. Eventually, I made it use both sources, prefer ALTCertificate.p12 if available.
• Between 2.0-pre and 2.1, a regression caused weird issues on iOS 18 (it started with crashing (#69), “fixed”, then wrong resolution (#93)).
• (Hopefully) Broader app compatibility

2.0 pre-release

Feature: JIT-less mode

• JIT-less mode allows you to run app inside LiveContainer without having to enable JIT, which is best suited for iOS 17 as enabling JIT on device is no longer possible.
• It works by directly loading signed Mach-O from Documents directory which is only allowed if host app has get-task-allow entitlement.

Known issues

• App compatibility: some apps (Provenance) will not work yet; some tweaked apps (uYou+) will crash because of CydiaSubstrate.
• Failed to find certificate issue may occur for some users.

See Issues tab for more info.

1.0

This version is outdated. Please go to Actions for latest features.

Initial release.