iOS 26 bug with alternative app marketplaces

[bogdanw]

"This app will no longer receive updates because its associated app marketplace was deleted."

Does anyone see the same in Settings- Apps- Files?

Of course, the app is still in the App Store
https://apps.apple.com/app/files/id1232058109

 

[FreakinEurekan]

Certainly not seeing that here 🧐

 

[iPhonNick]

I'm not seeing that message here:

 

[ManuCH]

"This app will no longer receive updates because its associated app marketplace was deleted."

Does anyone see the same in Settings- Apps- Files?

Of course, the app is still in the App Store
https://apps.apple.com/app/files/id1232058109


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This doesn't look like the usual settings -> apps screen. Did you sideload this app from somewhere? How do settings of other apps look like for you? Something is not right.

 

[bogdanw]

Of course I didn't sideload the app.
It appears in the App Store with Open

I don't have Apple Intelligence and I used Apple Configurator to make a clean install of iOS 26.4.

 

[ManuCH]

Of course I didn't sideload the app.
It appears in the App Store with Open
View attachment 2623623
I don't have Apple Intelligence and I used Apple Configurator to make a clean install of iOS 26.4.

I just don't understand where that screenshot comes from. Where are all the other settings? Search, notifications, cellular data? And why do your screenshots look so borked and oversized? Are you sure that's an iPhone? 😂 That's all very confusing.

 

[bilibug]

I’m assuming that your geographic location is one that has the ability to use 3rd party app marketplaces. It looks to me like you (tried to) change(d) your default App Store/marketplace (now showing as “unknown”), so the files app will not update automatically because there is no App Store affiliated with it.

Try resetting the marketplace to the Apple App Store and see if the issue is resolved.

To be honest, I would be suspicious if you ran across Apple branded apps available through 3rd party sources. IMO, that is not something that Apple would allow.

 

[bogdanw]

I did not install the app from an alternative store, but I have Epic Games installed.
I’ve deleted the app, reinstalled it from the App Store and it displays the same message.
Video:

 

[ManuCH]

I did not install the app from an alternative store, but I have Epic Games installed.
I’ve deleted the app, reinstalled it from the App Store and it displays the same message.
Video:
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Okay, with this screen recording I understand better where it all comes from. I think having an alternative app store installed (Epic Games is one of those) makes those additional menu points appear.

I think the message shown is just a mistake. "Files" is never being updated from the App Store anyway, you only get a new Files app with full iOS upgrades. In my opinion you can safely ignore this.

 

[bogdanw]

I know that Files is updated with the OS and “deleting” it only hides it.

Maybe we could go back to the original question. I'm waiting for a response from someone who sees the same message.

 

[chabig]

This does not look like the Settings screen for Files in iOS 26.


This does not look like the iOS 26 App Store.


Here it is in my App Store. It's different. Are you outside the US?

 

[bogdanw]

I'm not in the US.

 

[chabig]

I'm not in the US.

OK. That explains why it looks different. I caught onto the App Marketplace information. I guess you might be Europe? Perhaps the alternate app store thing isn't fully debugged yet. Is there any chance you're not seeing Apple's Files app?

 

[bogdanw]

Confirmed to be an iOS 26 bug that affects a number of preinstalled apps (Calculator, Clock, Files, Preview)
Clean install of iOS 26.4.2, the apps mentioned don’t have the “App Information” and “App Marketplace Information” sections.
As soon as an alternative store is installed, without installing any app from them, the two sections appear with the messages "This app will no longer receive updates because its associated app marketplace was deleted” and “Marketplace Developer – Unknown”.
The sections disappear if the alternative store is deleted.
I’ve tried with Epic, Aptoide and AltStore.
Apple’s “About alternative app distribution” https://support.apple.com/en-us/118110