Ever European Union-based regulators shook things up for Apple, the Cupertino-based company is now forced to allow third-party App Stores such as AltStore PAL and the Epic Games Store in the EU. Sadly, these experiences aren’t available anywhere else in the world because Apple predictably region-locked them to the EU.
If you reside somewhere else, such as in the United States, then you might take interest in a new SparseRestore-based hack called EUEnabler by iOS developer Lrdsnow, which strives to enable these kinds of third-party App Stores in places besides the EU.
Citing the project’s GitHub page, users need to have a computer with Python 3.12 and git installed on it to try installing EUEnabler. Moreover, the developer explains that if it does not work for you on the first try, then chances are it will not work for you at all.
The GitHub page outlines the steps that users must take to run EUEnabler, outlined below:
– Install python 3.12 and git if you do not have it
– Open a terminal, please use cmd if on windows
– Rungit clone https://github.com/Lrdsnow/EUEnabler.git– Run
cd EUEnabler– Run
python3 -m pip install pymobiledevice3if it is not installed
– Plug your iPhone/iPad into your PC/Mac, and disable Find My iPhone if its enabled
– Runpython3 app.py– Follow the instructions and enjoy!
A jailbreak is not required to use EUEnabler, and it should support all devices running iOS & iPadOS 17.0 and later, assuming they reside in a region where this works.
As it would seem, some users have greater success rates with this add-on in certain parts of the world than others. For example, users in the United States are having much greater success rates than in places such as Japan, as Huy Nguyen (@Little_34306) points out in a post shared to X (formerly Twitter).
It’s worth noting that iOS developer LeminLimez plans to add a similar feature to their Nugget command line-based device customization tool on the future, however there is no ETA for it to be added at this time. That said, EUEnabler could be an excellent stopgap for anyone who doesn’t want to wait.
As with any backup-based hacks, just remember that you use these at your own risk. There is no warranty expressed or implied.
If you want to try EUEnabler, then you can head over to the project’s GitHub page.
Are you going to be trying EUEnabler? Let us know why or why not in the comments section down below.
