Disclaimer: This may or may not work for you as the said prompt could be caused by a variety of reasons. Below describes one of the causes and how you can fix it.
AltServer 1.4.7.0 AltStore 1.4.9 iTunes 12.12.3.5
First, let’s get the basics right.
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Make sure the PC is on the same wifi network as your iPhone.
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Turn on the option ‘Sync with this iPhone over wifi’ on the ‘Devices’ tab on iTunes.
After you’ve done the prerequisites, and it still doesn’t work, which is probably why you came searching, you may try the below fix.
Explanation of the issue:
AltStore depends on iTunes to a degree. However, iTunes does not startup properly in the background if you solely enable it as a startup program in Task Manager. As a result, you have to manually run iTunes at every startup, which would be a hassle. Hence, the fix described below is in fact a way you can automate the process and minimise the impact of it on your workflow.
To make iTunes startup PROPERLY:
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Create a shortcut of itunes.exe
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On keyboard: Press WIN+R to bring up the ‘Run’ prompt and type ‘shell: startup’ in it.
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A folder will pop up, it’s the startup folder. Move the shortcut you just created into it.
To make iTunes run in the background PROPERLY (in systray):
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Open iTunes
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Among the drop down menus at the top, hover on ‘Edit’, and click ‘Preferences’.
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Go to the ‘Advanced’ tab and switch on the setting ‘Minimise iTunes window to system tray’
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After every PC startup, simply click ‘-’ (minimise) to have iTunes running properly in the background. DON’T EVER CLICK ‘X’ (close).
If you ever accidentally closed iTunes (clicked ‘X’), restart the PC to have it working again. (From my experience, this seems to be the only way.)
After all that, It should work. If it doesn’t, read my disclaimer. Hope it helps.
I just installed the server on my pc and the app on my iPad Pro, and whenever I go to install an app it says «Could not find AltServer» even though it is up and running on my desktop, my iPad is on Wifi and my desktop is connected via ethernet to the same router.
Also, Clip and Delta (non-lite) just say «3 days» in the bubble where you would click to install and clicking on it does nothing, so the only thing I can install right now is Delta Lite
That was the issue. I had the Windows Store version. Just fixed it as you were typing that, and it worked great. Still having the issue where I can’t get Delta or Clip because the buttons don’t do anything
Also, it appears the Altstore will not sync with a server connected to ethernet even if it’s connected to the same router
Interesting. I found that Altstore always syncs if the phone is connected via lightning cable.
Yea, that worked for me, but Wifi syncing won’t. Not the end of the world, but something to note
Something similar happened to me. I noticed that with that option checked in iTunes, after I disconnected the phone, it wouldn’t appear anymore on iTunes (it should, if wifi syncing is enabled). I force restarted my iPhone, and after connecting/disconnecting it again, it stayed visible on iTunes. AltStore worked perfectly after this.
Clip and Delta (non-lite) just say «3 days» in the bubble where you would click to install and clicking on it does nothing
By the way, this is intentional, it means that both apps will be released on Saturday, you can’t install them yet.
Ah, that makes sense. Restarting my iPad worked perfect, thanks!
I just installed the server on my pc and the app on my iPad Pro, and whenever I go to install an app it says «Could not find AltServer» even though it is up and running on my desktop, my iPad is on Wifi and my desktop is connected via ethernet to the same router.
Also, Clip and Delta (non-lite) just say «3 days» in the bubble where you would click to install and clicking on it does nothing, so the only thing I can install right now is Delta Lite
That was the issue. I had the Windows Store version. Just fixed it as you were typing that, and it worked great. Still having the issue where I can’t get Delta or Clip because the buttons don’t do anything
Also, it appears the Altstore will not sync with a server connected to ethernet even if it’s connected to the same router
Interesting. I found that Altstore always syncs if the phone is connected via lightning cable.
Yea, that worked for me, but Wifi syncing won’t. Not the end of the world, but something to note
Something similar happened to me. I noticed that with that option checked in iTunes, after I disconnected the phone, it wouldn’t appear anymore on iTunes (it should, if wifi syncing is enabled). I force restarted my iPhone, and after connecting/disconnecting it again, it stayed visible on iTunes. AltStore worked perfectly after this.
Clip and Delta (non-lite) just say «3 days» in the bubble where you would click to install and clicking on it does nothing
By the way, this is intentional, it means that both apps will be released on Saturday, you can’t install them yet.
Ah, that makes sense. Restarting my iPad worked perfect, thanks!