AppStore++ — What’s New in v2.3.6-1

Version browsing and downloads

Added release-note information buttons beside available app versions.
Added a clean release-notes viewer with version and release-date information.
Expanded release-note coverage across older App Store and iTunes Store histories, including versions no longer shown in Apple’s current version history.
Added automatic recovery of missing version dates without requiring users to clear and download their entire version cache again.
Added favorite versions, displayed in a dedicated section above the complete version list.
Redesigned version and IPA download progress with an App Store-style card, app icon, pie progress, cancellation, and background controls.
Added an animated transition from the progress card into the download pill.
When downloads are already visible, newly queued app icons now fly into the expanded pill or collapsed download indicator.
IPA downloads now show their own progress card, including when other downloads are already running.
The download pill is now created only when needed and is fully removed after the queue finishes.
Improved multi-app and round-robin downloading so queued apps continue making progress without restarting or losing completed work.
Fixed cancellation, pause/resume, progress totals, cache persistence, and progress being displayed for the wrong queued app.
Fixed completed and fully cached version lookups incorrectly creating an empty download pill.

Reworked optional AppStore++ Apple Account sign-in for newer versions of iOS.
Signed-in AppStore++ accounts can now load available versions using the faster account-based path.
AppStore++ automatically falls back to the device’s App Store account when a separate AppStore++ account is unavailable or disabled.
Improved account status presentation in Settings and made the device account clearly read-only.
Removed obsolete sign-in warnings and diagnostic options while retaining useful error reporting.

Added favorites for installed apps, available from the app management menu and displayed in a dedicated Favorites section.
Added notes for saved app-data backups so backups can be labeled with details such as the account or configuration they contain.
Added a Backups button to the IPA Library for quick access to backups from every app.
Added a choice to restore app data with or without saved Keychain data when a backup contains Keychain items.
Improved Keychain restoration compatibility and reporting.
Installed apps now refresh automatically after an IPA finishes installing.
Added installation progress to the AppStore++ progress interface.
Delayed installation completion notifications until installation and any requested data restoration have actually finished.
Alphabetically sorted the IPA Library and all-app backups browser, while keeping individual files and backups ordered newest first.

Added search to the Updates tab.
Filtered empty App Store review cards from app descriptions.
Refined Manage and download controls to better match the App Store’s button styling.
Added a new animated AppStore++ launch experience.
Improved table-cell animations while preserving fast scrolling, search-bar interaction, and normal touch handling.
Improved progress-card sizing, dismissal animations, download-pill spacing, and collapsed download presentation.

Fixed IPA downloads using the wrong app artwork in the download manager and IPA Library.
Fixed saved IPA sharing crashes and improved handling when a saved file is missing.
Fixed downloads disappearing, immediately cancelling, or failing to start when multiple apps were queued.
Fixed progress counters resetting or reducing their total when round-robin downloading resumed.
Fixed finished installation alerts occasionally failing to appear or reporting an unknown version.
Fixed app installation monitoring getting stuck after the requested version had successfully installed.
Improved compatibility with TrollStore Lite and jailbreak-based installations.
Added safe background-idle termination after five minutes when no downloads, lookups, or installations are active.
Improved network recovery so interrupted update checks retry when connectivity returns.

Thank you to everyone who submitted logs, tested builds, and reported issues.