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Sparserestore works on all versions iOS 17.0-17.7 and iOS 18.0-18.1 beta 4. There is partial support for iOS 17.7.1 and iOS 18.1b5-18.2 beta 2.

iOS 18.2 developer beta 3 (public beta 2) and newer is not supported.

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

• 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 iPhone 16 Settings
• 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.
• Enable AOD on any device
• 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)
• Enabling lock screen clock animation, lock screen page duplication button, and more!
• Disabling the new iOS 18 Photos UI
• EU Enabler
• AI Enabler
• Springboard Options (from Cowabunga Lite)
• Internal Options (from Cowabunga Lite)
• Risky (Hidden) Options:
  • OTA Killer
  • Custom Resolution

Running the Program

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

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
• 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.