Project updates

Performance

• Less GPU work per frame: GPU memory compression, disabled during an earlier test, is enabled again. According to the release notes, an iPhone 13 Pro used about a sixth less GPU work per frame, with uncapped performance increasing from approximately 43 to 52 FPS. A 30 or 40 FPS cap should have more headroom and may run cooler.
• MetalFX: upscales to the screen’s actual resolution instead of beyond it, reducing GPU work and some memory use.
• 40 FPS frame limit: a new option between 30 and 45 FPS, smoothest on 120 Hz screens.

Fixes

• The Merryweather Heist: fixes a black screen or frozen camera after the freighter explodes on 4 GB devices.
• By the Book: tooth pulling now works with touch. The right stick also appears under the left thumb, with a new Auto rotate button.
• Leftover debug logging removed.

How to update

• Sign and install the new GTAV-unsigned.ipa. Game data and saves stay.
• Mac: the new GTAV-mac.zip includes the same fixes.
• New, or skipped 18 Oct? Set up GTAV_patch and movies.zip from the 22 Oct download once.
• 4 GB devices: start with the lowest preset, Battery Saver.

Reporting problems

Send the whole GTA V › Logs folder, or ~/Library/Logs/GTA5 on Mac, and identify the 26 Oct build. The GPU change has only been tested on an iPhone 13 Pro. If colours look wrong or blocky patches appear, include a screenshot.

New features

• Mac preview: first test for Apple silicon Macs (M1 or later) on macOS 14+. Download GTAV-mac.zip and follow its README. It uses the same GTAV folder as the mobile version.
• Keyboard and mouse: PC controls on iPhone and iPad. On iPad, the pointer locks to the game. Touch controls hide while these inputs are in use; tap the screen to show them again. This is new and needs feedback.
• Self Radio: import MP3, M4A, FLAC, WAV, and other supported audio through Launcher › Settings › Audio › Import, then tune to Self Radio.
• Background audio: Spotify and Apple Music can keep playing. Choose Audio › Stop It to restore the previous behavior.
• Settings sharing: Launcher › Settings › Import / Export shares graphics settings as a file or text.
• Trainer: 311 vehicles organized by class, with search, plus 150 interior teleport locations. Planes spawn in the air.
• Controller support: navigate the launcher and trainer. Use View in the pause menu to open the trainer.
• A12 devices: experimental support for iPhone XS / XR and iPad Pro 2018 / 2020, with DirectX 10 selected automatically.
• Full Screen: larger weapon and radio wheels.

Fixes

• The game keeps running through calls, timers, alarms, Siri, and Spotify interruptions; audio returns afterward.
• Fixed crashes in The Bureau Raid and other scripted movies when movies.zip is missing.
• Taxis used with trainer skins should charge the original story character, resolving free rides and an unwanted wanted level.
• Fixed a rare physics crash.

How to update

1. Sign and install the new GTAV-unsigned.ipa. Existing game data and saves remain.
2. New installations, or builds that skipped 18 October, also need the one-time GTAV_patch and movies.zip setup from the 22 October download. Follow its README.
3. 4 GB devices: begin with Battery Saver, the lowest preset.

Report a problem

• Send the complete GTA V › Logs folder and identify the 25 October build. On Mac, logs are in ~/Library/Logs/GTA5.

New features

• One IPA: the test build includes A12 devices alongside newer devices.
• Experimental A12 support: iPhone XS / XS Max / XR, iPad Pro 2018 / 2020 (A12X / A12Z), and A12 iPads receive a dedicated graphics path with DirectX 10 selected automatically. The release notes report one A12Z iPad running without visual glitches. Rendering on newer devices stays the same.
• Launcher controller navigation: use the d-pad or stick to move, A to select, B to go back, LB / RB to change tabs, and Menu to play.
• Trainer controller navigation: press View in the pause menu. Use A / B, LB / RB to jump sections, and Left / Right to change switches.
• Full Screen: larger weapon and radio wheels.

Fixes

• Taxis used with trainer skins should charge the story character instead of producing a free ride and wanted level. Further testing is requested.
• Fixed a rare physics crash observed on an A12Z iPad.
• Includes the changes from the 24 October daytime build.

How to update

1. Sign and install GTAV-unsigned-24Oct-evening.ipa. Game data and saves remain.
2. New installations, or builds that skipped 18 October, also need the one-time GTAV_patch and movies.zip setup from the 22 October download. Follow its README.
3. 4 GB: use Battery Saver initially, including XS / XS Max and most 2018 iPad Pro models.
4. 3 GB: memory is likely insufficient on XR and A12 iPad Air / mini / iPad 8.

Report a problem

• Send the complete GTA V › Logs folder, device model, and iOS version. Identify the 24 October evening test build.

New features

• Vertical Mode › Full Screen: fills the upright display, places the minimap at the top left, and shows menus in a central band. Dual Screen retains the previous layout.
• Trainer: open it from the pause menu for god mode, wanted level, money, teleports, 112 vehicles, 53 skins, weapons, time, weather, world switches, and PC cheat codes.
• Graphics settings: the launcher now includes every graphics option from the pause menu, plus an Advanced Graphics page.
• Cutscene Depth of Field: disable it in Launcher › HUD & Controls to keep shots sharp.
• Presets: adjusted per chip, from A13 to M-series.
• Mods preview: the Mods tab lists files in GTA V › GTAV › mods. Functional mod support is planned for a later release.

Fixes

• Cheats selected while paused now apply correctly.
• Cutscene close-ups retain shadows at Normal shadow quality.
• Fixed a crash when switching pause-menu tabs in Full Screen.
• Restored stars, cash, and ammunition to the top-right corner in Full Screen, and adjusted the phone to fit.
• Includes the 23 October changes, including frame pacing and the reload-crash fix.

How to update

1. Sign and install the new GTAV-unsigned.ipa. Game data and saves remain.
2. New installations, or builds that skipped 18 October, also need the one-time GTAV_patch and movies.zip setup from the 22 October download. Follow its README.

Report a problem

• Send the complete GTA V › Logs folder and identify the 24 October build.

New features

• Vertical mode: a solid minimap panel and a special-ability bar beneath armour. Vertical mode is also available on iPad for the first time; feedback is requested.
• Cutscene Black Bars: disable them in Launcher › HUD & Controls to fill the display.
• Resolution: launcher options and presets match the game’s own sizes. The launcher also has a new logo.
• Aspect ratio: iPhones start at 19.5:9. Existing Auto settings switch once.
• Steering: arrow controls remain visible while driving with the phone open.
• Pause menu: removed the Online, Friends, and Store tabs.

Fixes

• Fixed reload crashes with Luxury / Etched Ammu-Nation finishes on assault rifles, carbines, special carbines, and sniper rifles. If a finish-specific magazine is missing from the phone data, the standard magazine is used.
• Frame pacing: 30 and 60 FPS targets synchronize with the screen, avoiding periodically held frames and uneven input delay.
• Includes the 22 October builds’ changes, including Game Mode, the saves page, the river fix, and vertical mode.

How to update

1. Sign and install the new GTAV-unsigned.ipa. Game data and saves remain.
2. New installations, or builds that skipped 18 October, also need the one-time GTAV_patch and movies.zip setup from the 22 October download. Follow its README.

Report a problem

• Send the complete GTA V › Logs folder and identify the 23 October build.

New features

• Experimental vertical mode on iPhone: Settings › HUD & Controls › Vertical Mode places the game above a larger minimap and a panel for the clock, wanted stars, health, armour, and weapon. Controls sit below and use a separate layout.
• Exit Game: returns to the launcher. Continue resumes play; Quit the game closes it.
• Import saves: Launcher › Data › Import Save accepts an SGTA5… file from a PC or another device. Choose a slot; overwritten saves are kept in Replaced saves.
• In-game internet: tap to click, drag or flick to scroll, and use Back / Close / Up / Down controls.
• Frame limiter: 90 and 120 FPS options on 120 Hz screens with VSync Off.
• First-start brightness: added touch buttons.

Fixes

• Removed the dark blue text-filled screen at startup.
• Corrected touch positions in internet pages and menus at 16:9 resolutions.
• Fixed a crash in Nervous Ron.

Touch controls

• The phone’s X button displays its current action, such as Reply, Enter No., or Delete, and hides when unused.
• Prompted buttons such as Hide Menu show an icon and a word instead of a colored letter.
• Shared layouts include the vertical layout.

How to update

1. If the 18 October setup is complete, sign and install GTAV-oct22.ipa. Game data and saves remain.
2. New installations, or builds that skipped 18 October, also need the one-time GTAV_patch and movies.zip setup described in the README.

Report a problem

• Send the complete GTA V › Logs folder and identify the 22 October build.

Fixes

• Story money no longer resets to $0 after loading, Wasted, or Busted. Cheat money and cash pickups count correctly.
• Fixed getting stuck at the entrance of a purchased garage.
• Mission markers and race checkpoints no longer appear as solid walls on DirectX 10.
• Multi Target Assassination allows 18 minutes instead of 9 to account for travel with touch controls.
• Presets and memory budgets follow the memory iOS makes available to the app, which depends on signing, rather than installed RAM. Settings that exceed the budget are reduced at startup.
• Frame Limiter Off can reach up to 120 FPS on ProMotion displays instead of stopping at 60.

Touch controls

• Yoga: Auto pose holds both sticks in position. Hold LT + RT to breathe in and release to breathe out.
• The right stick appears only in minigames that need it, including By the Book, yoga, and tattooing. LS Customs and shops retain camera controls.
• Gas and Brake remain visible while using the phone in a car. Throttle / Down remain visible when flying.
• The phone gains an X button for its left soft key.
• Edit layouts through Launcher › Settings › HUD & Controls › Edit.
• Share exports layouts as a file or text; Import loads them. Both are also available in the pause menu’s Edit controls.

Settings

• DirectX 11 becomes the default. Existing DirectX 10 settings switch once, with an option to switch back.
• Removed Original BC Textures on M-series iPads because it caused broken textures.

How to update

1. If the 18 October setup is complete, sign and install the new GTAV-unsigned.ipa. Game data and saves remain.
2. New installations, or builds that skipped 18 October, also need the one-time GTAV_patch and movies.zip setup in the README.

Report a problem

• Send the complete GTA V › Logs folder and identify the 21 October build.

Fixes and improvements

• Taking a photo with the in-game phone no longer crashes the game. Photos save to the gallery.
• iPhone photos display the complete image instead of a narrow image between black bars.
• Crash, freeze, and unexpected-exit reports include more context: the error, location, mission, and memory. The previous session is saved as run.prev.log, so a restart does not erase it.

How to update

1. If the 18 October setup is complete, sign and install the new GTAV-unsigned.ipa. Game data and saves remain. Do not copy GTAV_patch again.
2. Otherwise, copy GTAV_patch into On My iPhone › GTA V, alongside GTAV. The next launch applies and removes the patch.
3. The patch expects the 16 October data, whose update/update2.rpf is 277.8 MB in Files. If the data does not match, delete GTAV_patch and send the Logs folder.
4. Unzip movies.zip (84 MB) in Files, then move its movies folder into GTA V › GTAV. TVs and screens require this step.

Report a problem

• Send the complete GTA V › Logs folder, including crash-*.txt, run.log, and run.prev.log. Describe what you were doing and identify the 20 October build.

New features and fixes

• TV playback: TV channels, the Lifeinvader presentation in Lester’s mission, and screens in cutscenes now work.
• Fixed freezes and endless loading around Paleto Bay and Trevor’s Friends Reunited. This requires the one-time fix patch.
• Fixed the crash after upgrading weapons at Ammu-Nation.
• Vehicle controls: Weapons (X) cycles weapons with repeated taps; Duck (A) is available. Passengers also receive Weapons.
• Sniper zoom: pinch with two fingers.
• Weapon wheel on foot: Previous / Next cycles weapons within the same slot.
• New defaults: Fullscreen and VSync Off replace Windowed and VSync Half, which capped the game at 30 FPS. Existing settings switch once; both options are available in the launcher.
• A cleaner FPS counter.

How to update

1. Sign and install the new GTAV-unsigned.ipa. Existing game data and saves remain.
2. Copy GTAV_patch into On My iPhone › GTA V, alongside GTAV, not inside it. The next launch applies and removes the patch.
3. The patch expects the 16 October data, whose update/update2.rpf is 277.8 MB in Files. If the data does not match, delete GTAV_patch and send run.log.
4. Unzip movies.zip (84 MB) in Files and move its movies folder into GTA V › GTAV. This is required for TVs and screens.

Report a problem

• Send crash-*.txt and run.log from GTA V › Logs, and include your build date.

Touch controls

• Buttons follow the game’s help text and bottom-right prompts, using the game’s own labels. Existing buttons gain a blue ring and a label. This addresses taxi A / B menus, LS Customs and shops, the Lifeinvader TV, and Retry / Skip after mission failure.
• New layouts for passengers / taxis and shop or script menus, including d-pad and Select / Back.
• Vehicle controls include Raise / Lower for tow trucks, forklifts, and dock handlers; Ascend / Dive in submarines; weapon switching on armed vehicles; and cinematic camera (B) in cars, aircraft, and bikes. Aircraft also receive Radio / Weapon and Hook / Bomb bay.
• Detonate is available on foot for sticky bombs and grenades.
• Steer cars, motorcycles, and bicycles with a floating stick or large left / right buttons. Choose in Launcher › HUD & Controls or Edit controls.
• Each layout includes a custom button whose input can be assigned in Edit controls.
• Extra pause-menu buttons display their names, including Y = Hide Menu. Removed the nonfunctional Social Club button.

Cheats

• The pause menu’s Cheats button includes all 34 PC cheat codes plus god mode, never wanted, infinite ammo, teleport to waypoint, vehicle repair, clear wanted level, +$100,000, and noon / midnight.
• Cheats apply when play resumes. Some missions block cheats, and achievements are disabled for that session, as on PC.

Devices and memory

• One IPA targets iOS 16.3+ (previously iOS 18) and A13 devices, including iPhone 11, 11 Pro, and SE (2nd generation). The release headline describes iPhone 11 or newer.
• A13 rendering omits corona glints and bokeh depth of field. Other visuals are expected to remain the same.
• The IPA requests the increased memory limit. Preserve its entitlements when signing with AltStore, SideStore, or Sideloadly.

Testing status

• iOS 16, iOS 17, and iPhone 11 had not yet been tested for this release. If launch fails, send Documents/Logs/run.log from Files › On My iPhone › GTA V.

How to update

1. Sign and install the IPA again.
2. Original 17 October release files ↗