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Sparserestore works on all versions iOS 17.0-18.2 developer beta 2. There is partial support for iOS 18.2 developer beta 3 and newer.

Mobilegestalt and AI Enabler tweaks are not supported on iOS 18.2+. It will never be supported, do not make issues asking for when it is supported.

Make sure you have installed the requirements if you are on Windows or Linux.

This uses the sparserestore exploit to write to files outside of the intended restore location, like mobilegestalt. Read the Getting the File section to learn how to get your mobilegestalt file.

Note: I am not responsible if your device bootloops. Please back up your data before using!

Features

iOS 17.0+

• Enable Dynamic Island on any device
• Enable iPhone X gestures on iPhone SEs
• Change Device Model Name (ie what shows in the Settings app)
• Enable Boot Chime
• Enable Charge Limit
• Enable Tap to Wake on unsupported devices (ie iPhone SEs)
• Enable Collision SOS
• Enable Stage Manager
• Disable the Wallpaper Parallax
• Disable Region Restrictions (ie. Shutter Sound)
  • Note: This does not include enabling EU sideloading outside the EU. That will come later.
• Show the Apple Pencil options in Settings app
• Show the Action Button options in Settings app
• Show Internal Storage info (Might cause problems on some devices, use at your own risk)
• EU Enabler (iOS 17.6-)
• Springboard Options (from Cowabunga Lite)
  • Set Lock Screen Footnote
  • Disable Lock After Respring
  • Disable Screen Dimming While Charging
  • Disable Low Battery Alerts
• Internal Options (from Cowabunga Lite)
  • Build Version in Status Bar
  • Force Right to Left
  • Force Metal HUD Debug
  • iMessage Diagnostics
  • IDS Diagnostics
  • VC Diagnostics
  • App Store Debug Gesture
  • Notes App Debug Mode
• Disable Daemons:
  • OTAd
  • UsageTrackingAgent
  • Game Center
  • Screen Time Agent
  • Logs, Dumps, and Crash Reports
  • ATWAKEUP
  • Tipsd
  • VPN
  • Chinese WLAN service
  • HealthKit
  • HealthKit
  • AirPrint
  • Assistive Touch
  • iCloud
  • Internet Tethering (aka Personal Hotspot)
  • PassBook
  • Spotlight
  • Voice Control
• Risky (Hidden) Options:
  • Disable thermalmonitord
  • OTA Killer
  • Custom Resolution

iOS 18.0+

• Enable iPhone 16 camera button page in the Settings app
• Enable AOD & AOD Vibrancy on any device
• Feature Flags (iOS 18.1b4-):
  • Enabling lock screen clock animation, lock screen page duplication button, and more!
  • Disabling the new iOS 18 Photos UI (iOS 18.0 betas only, unknown which patched it)

iOS 18.1+

• AI Enabler + Device Spoofing (fixed in iOS 18.2db3)

Requirements:

• Windows:

  • Either Apple Devices (from Microsoft Store) app or iTunes (from Apple website)

• Linux:

  • usbmuxd and libimobiledevice

• For Running Python:

  • pymobiledevice3
  • PySide6
  • Python 3.8 or newer

Running the Python Program

Note: It is highly recommended to use a virtual environment:

python3 -m venv .env # only needed once
# macOS/Linux:  source .env/bin/activate
# Windows:      .env/Scripts/activate.bat
pip3 install -r requirements.txt # only needed once
python3 main_app.py

Note: It may be either python/pip or python3/pip3 depending on your path.

The CLI version can be ran with python3 cli_app.py.

Getting the File

You need to get the mobilegestalt file that is specific to your device. To do that, follow these steps:

1. Install the Shortcuts app from the iOS app store.
2. Download this shortcut: https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/d6f0a136ddda4714a80750512911c53b
3. Save the file and share it to your computer.
4. Place it in the same folder as the python file (or specify the path in the program)

Building

To compile mainwindow.ui for Python, run the following command: pyside6-uic qt/mainwindow.ui -o qt/ui_mainwindow.py

To compile the resources file for Python, run the following command: pyside6-rcc qt/resources.qrc -o resources_rc.py

The application itself can be compiled by running compile.py.

Read More

If you would like to read more about the inner workings of the exploit and iOS restore system, I made a write up which you can read here.

Credits

• JJTech for Sparserestore/TrollRestore
• disfordottie for some global flag features
• Mikasa-san for Quiet Daemon
• sneakyf1shy for AI Eligibility (iOS 18.1 beta 4 and below)
• lrdsnow for EU Enabler
• pymobiledevice3 for restoring and device algorithms.
• PySide6 for the GUI library.