Disclaimer: This method involves using third-party signing tools (AltStore, Sideloadly, or Scarlet). You must trust the developer profile in Settings. We recommend using a secondary Facebook account for privacy, as sideloaded apps are not monitored by Apple.

Before we dive into the fixes, let’s clarify what an IPA file is. An IPA (iOS App Store Package) is the application archive for iOS. It is the iPhone equivalent of an .exe file on Windows or .apk on Android.

However, unlike Android, iOS does not natively allow installing third-party IPA files unless you use a workaround (sideloading). Because Facebook Lite was never coded or released by Facebook for iOS, any IPA you find is either:

Most downloads fail due to certificate revocation (when Apple blacklists a developer certificate). That is exactly what the "fixed" versions aim to solve.

Prerequisites:

Steps:

Why this works: AltStore uses your personal free developer certificate, which Apple never revokes (only expires after 7 days, but AltStore auto-refreshes over Wi-Fi).