Block App Updates

Compatibility

Targets iOS 15-26 on rootless and native RootHide. ichitaso tested 1.0.5 on iOS 16.5 Dopamine, iOS 17.5.1 Dopamine and iOS 26.0.1 RootHide. sahinkaa tested 1.0.4 on iOS 16.6 RootHide and iOS 26.0.1 RootHide.

Install the native RootHide package directly without converting the rootless package.

Changelog

1.0.5 2026-11-04

• Preserve the existing Allow or Don't Allow notification choice of all jailbreak, TrollStore and TrollStore Lite apps after the App Store refresh, not only Sileo's.
• Trim stray whitespace from helper messages shown in alerts.
• Set the helper's setuid bit and the installer scripts' permissions while packaging, so `make package` alone produces a correct package. Remove `normalize_package.py` and simplify `build.sh`.

1.0.4 2026-11-04

• Automatically save and restore Home Screen folders and icon placement when applying changes. The restored layout persists across later resprings.
• Preserve Sileo's existing notification choice after the App Store refresh so it does not ask again.
• Shorten the confirmation and show that the device will respring when the refresh is complete.

1.0.3 2026-11-02

• Show each application's version next to its name in the Settings list, as in 1.0.0's original design.
• Fall back to the bundle name when an application's display name is empty, fixing applications listed without a name.

1.0.2

• Re-register jailbreak, TrollStore and TrollStore Lite applications after the LaunchServices rebuild, fixing apps that stopped launching, lost their icon labels, disappeared or ran letterboxed after committing changes.
• Finish committing as soon as LaunchServices reflects the changed applications instead of always waiting at least 60 seconds (about 15–30 seconds in total on iOS 15-26).
• Restart `appstored` together with App Store so blocked and unblocked applications appear correctly in the update list.

1.0.1

• Fit application icons to the Settings list rows.

1.0.0

• Initial public release.
• Selectively blocks and restores App Store updates per application.
• Supports staging multiple changes and applying one LaunchServices refresh.
• Separates blocked updates from available applications.
• Excludes TrollStore-installed applications.
• Detects reinstalled applications and clears obsolete blocked metadata.
• Supports rootless iOS 15 and later on arm64 and arm64e devices.
• Requests Restart SpringBoard after installation, upgrade and removal.

Developer

sahinkaa • ichitaso

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When installed through Sileo or Zebra, your package manager chooses the matching architecture.