1.2TB of leaked data ``TeraLeak'' containing unreleased and prototype versions of mobile apps is discovered in the TestFlight archive, game preservationists are excavating games from the distant past one after another



It has been revealed that the data of apps distributed from 2012 to 2015 using TestFlight , which allows you to easily beta test mobile apps, is stored on the Internet Archive . This data is known as 'TeraLeak' and has attracted the attention of game preservationists.

Game preservationists dig for lost apps in TestFlight 'teraleak' - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/18/24006406/testflight-teraleak-game-preservationists



Apple TestFlight servers from 2012 to 2015 leak, containing terabytes of data | Eurogamer.net
https://www.eurogamer.net/apple-testflight-servers-from-2012-to-2015-leak-containing-terabytes-of-data

TestFlight is a service for app developers to release iOS apps for testing. It has become clear that the data collected from this TestFlight server from 2012 to 2015 is published on the Wayback Machine . This data leak is called ``Terra Leak,'' and the existence of tens of thousands of iOS apps and game apps has been revealed. The total amount of data leaked in the Tera leak is approximately 1.2TB.

The TeraLeak CDN archive is summarized in the following post. According to the poster, TeraLeak contains beta and prototype versions of almost all iOS apps from 2012 to 2015. The overseas media The Verge said, ``This data appears to have been collected from the TestFlight website in 2015, and was probably deleted from a cloud storage that was configured incorrectly.The Wayback Machine link includes an Amazon link. It included references to CloudFront services and S3 services for AWS.'




A list of terra leaks has also been created.

This is an attempt to list the .ipa files available in the archive.
https://data.nicolas17.xyz/testflight-list.html



Additionally, 'TestFlight Teraleak Search' is now available, allowing you to easily search for apps included in Teraleak. You can search for apps included in Terraleak using text search.

TestFlight Teraleak Search
https://syrupyy.dev/testflight



Until it was acquired by Apple in early 2014, TestFlight was a service that allowed you to test both iOS and Android apps. Apple closed TestFlight's website ``TestFlightApp.com'' in February 2015, but the data collected from this site was revealed in the form of a terra leak. This TestFlightApp.com cache was archived by the Internet Archive in March 2015, but has received little attention until now.

Tera Leak contains multiple prototype versions of Angry Birds .




This prototype version includes unreleased versions, one of which is called 'HATCHERY'. The following is a picture of actually playing the hatchery.




A video of apps such as Roblox and Breaking Bad included in Terraleak in action.




Please note that TeraLeak releases apps in ipa file format, but since the app versions are very old, these apps will not work on the latest iPhones and iPads.

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