A cross-platform software protocol library and tools to communicate with iOS devices natively.
libimobiledevice is a cross-platform software library that talks the protocols to support iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad and Apple TV devices. Unlike other projects, it does not depend on using any existing proprietary libraries and does not require jailbreaking. It allows other software to easily access the device's filesystem, retrieve information about the device and it's internals, backup/restore the device, manage SpringBoard icons, manage installed applications, retrieve addressbook/calendars /notes and bookmarks and (using libgpod) synchronize music and video to the device.
libimobiledevice is a cross-platform software library that talks the protocols to support iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad and Apple TV devices. Unlike other projects, it does not depend on using any existing proprietary libraries and does not require jailbreaking. It allows other software to easily access the device's filesystem, retrieve information about the device and it's internals, backup/restore the device, manage SpringBoard icons, manage installed applications, retrieve addressbook/calendars /notes and bookmarks and (using libgpod) synchronize music and video to the device.
To install libimobiledevice, run the following command in macOS terminal (Applications->Utilities->Terminal)
sudo port install libimobiledevice
To see what files were installed by libimobiledevice, run:
port contents libimobiledevice
To later upgrade libimobiledevice, run:
sudo port selfupdate && sudo port upgrade libimobiledevice
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