A library to manage the activation process of Apple iOS devices.
This project provides an interface to activate and deactivate iOS devices by
talking to Apple's webservice alongside a command-line utility named
ideviceactivation
.
Some key features are:
ideviceactivation
utility for command-line usageFirst install all required dependencies and build tools:
sudo apt-get install \
build-essential \
pkg-config \
checkinstall \
git \
autoconf \
automake \
libtool-bin \
libplist-dev \
libimobiledevice-dev \
libxml2-dev \
libcurl4-openssl-dev \
usbmuxd
Then clone the actual project repository:
git clone https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libideviceactivation.git
cd libideviceactivation
Now you can build and install it:
./autogen.sh
make
sudo make install
To query the activation state of a device use:
ideviceactivation state
To activate a device use:
ideviceactivation activate
Please consult the usage information or manual page for a full documentation of available command line options:
ideviceactivation --help
man ideviceactivation
We welcome contributions from anyone and are grateful for every pull request!
If you'd like to contribute, please fork the master
branch, change, commit and
send a pull request for review. Once approved it can be merged into the main
code base.
If you plan to contribute larger changes or a major refactoring, please create a ticket first to discuss the idea upfront to ensure less effort for everyone.
Please make sure your contribution adheres to:
We are still working on the guidelines so bear with us!
This library is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1,
also included in the repository in the COPYING.LESSER
file.
The ideviceactivation
utility is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0,
also included in the repository in the COPYING
file.
Inspired by the activation utility from Joshua Hill aka p0sixninja: https://github.com/posixninja/ideviceactivate/
Apple, iPhone, iPad, iPod, iPod Touch, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Mac, iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, watchOS, and macOS are trademarks of Apple Inc.
This project is an independent software library and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Apple Inc.
README Updated on: 2024-05-29