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Install on iPhone and iPad

Mira for iPhone is a native app installed with AltStore Classic and a free Apple ID, refreshed each week by a PC at home.

  • iOS 26 or later

Mira for iPhone and iPad is a real app, with your library, search, its own player (Picture in Picture, AirPlay, next episode), the sleep timer, Watch together and, away from home, Built-in Tailscale. It is not on the App Store: you install it with AltStore Classic, free, which signs it on your iPhone with your own Apple ID.

What it means#

  • iOS 26 or later (iPhone 11 and later).
  • A free Apple ID is enough. Apple then signs at most 3 apps at a time (AltStore counts as one), and each app expires after 7 days unless it is refreshed. AltStore refreshes it in the background when your iPhone is on the same Wi-Fi as a PC running AltServer: the PC that runs Jellyfin, always on, is perfect for this.
  • AltServer runs on Windows (and macOS). The steps below are for Windows.

1. Prepare the PC (once)#

On the PC that runs Jellyfin, with your usual Windows account:

  1. Install iTunes and iCloud from Apple's website, not from the Microsoft Store (AltServer cannot find the Store versions):

    Uninstall any Microsoft Store version first. Don't sign in to iCloud: this version refuses anyway ("Update iCloud for Windows"), click OK then Cancel, and don't update it.

  2. Download AltServer for Windows, unzip it and run Setup.exe.
  3. Search for AltServer in Windows, right-click → Run as administrator. If the firewall asks, allow private networks only. A diamond icon appears near the clock.
  4. If its menu offers Launch at Login, tick it. Refreshing only works while a Windows session is open on the PC with AltServer running.

2. Install AltStore on the iPhone (once)#

  1. Plug the iPhone into the PC, unlock it and tap Trust.
  2. Open iTunes, sign in with your Apple ID, click the iPhone icon, then in Summary tick Sync with this iPhone over Wi-Fi and click Apply. This is what allows refreshing without a cable.
  3. AltServer icon → Install AltStore → your iPhone. Enter your Apple ID and password.
  4. Wait for AltServer's notification. If AltStore's icon does not appear, restart the iPhone.
  5. On the iPhone: Settings → General → VPN & Device Management, tap your Apple ID, then Trust.
  6. Settings → Privacy & Security → Developer Mode: turn it on. The iPhone restarts and asks you to confirm.
  7. Settings → General → Background App Refresh: leave it on for AltStore.

3. Install Mira#

  1. Open AltStore → Sources → +, and add:
    https://miracinema.app/altstore.json
  2. Open the Mira source → Mira → FREE. AltStore downloads the app, signs it and installs it.
  3. Open Mira and sign in to Jellyfin. The first time on your home Wi-Fi, iOS asks for access to the local network: tap Allow, or Mira cannot see Jellyfin at home.

You can also sign in with a code: Sign in with a code shows six digits, which an administrator approves in Mira for Windows or Mac (Settings → Friends & guests → Allow a device) or in Jellyfin's web page. Quick Connect must be turned on in Jellyfin.

Every day#

  • Updates: AltStore shows each new version of Mira in My Apps; tap Update.
  • Expiry: My Apps shows the days left. As long as the PC is on with AltServer and the iPhone visits its Wi-Fi once a week, AltStore refreshes by itself. Otherwise, open AltStore at home and tap Refresh All. An expired app no longer opens but loses nothing.
  • Away from home: see Away from home.

If it goes wrong#

  • "Could not find AltServer" while refreshing: the iPhone and the PC are not on the same Wi-Fi, AltServer is not running, or iTunes' Wi-Fi sync is off.
  • AltStore installed from Safari: that is AltStore PAL (European Union), which only installs apps notarised by Apple, so not Mira. Delete it and install AltStore Classic with AltServer.
  • AltServer doesn't see the iPhone: check that iTunes and iCloud come from Apple's website, then unplug and plug the unlocked iPhone again.
  • AltStore's own guides: install on Windows, troubleshooting.