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'''SwitchBoard.app''' is one of Apple's internal utilities. It's a simple launcher of other developer utilities. It's usually located in [[Apple_Internal_Apps#Internal_diagnostic_apps_known_from_beta_firmwares_and_prototypes|/AppleInternal/Applications]] folder along the other internal applications. Currently, there is no SwitchBoard binary available for public.
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'''SwitchBoard.app''' is one of Apple's internal utilities. It's a simple launcher of other utilities. Generally, it's the same set of applications (new test apps are created to test new features). It's usually located in the [[Apple_Internal_Apps#Internal_diagnostic_apps_known_from_beta_firmwares_and_prototypes|/AppleInternal/Applications]] folder along other internal applications. It usually finds the applications it needs to load in <code>/AppleInternal/Applications/SwitchBoard/</code>.Currently, there is no SwitchBoard binary available for public.
   
SwitchBoard and diagnostic utilities are copied onto the device during restore from special firmware bundles which are seeded only to Apple official service centers. It may be installed onto devices through [[PurpleRestore]]. Switchboard and its internal utilities are, in fact, present on all i-Devices during manufacturing - The utilities run extensive tests on the devices, including sensors, thermal measurements and more - and only when all tests pass do the devices go through a final stage, involving formatting and installing the production image of iOS on them. This was made evident by a wave of alleged "prototypes" to have hit eBay during the fall of 2014. The "prototypes" in question were various iPhone 6 devices that, for one reason or another, did not get formatted fully, and thus remained with a full image of switchboard, root access (via drop bear running on the device's USB interface), and a full suite of debug utilities.
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SwitchBoard and diagnostic utilities are copied onto the device during restore from special firmware bundles which are seeded only to Apple official service centers. It may be installed onto devices through [[PurpleRestore]]. Switchboard and its internal utilities are, in fact, present on all iDevices during manufacturing. The utilities run extensive tests on the devices, including sensors, thermal measurements and more - and only when all tests pass do the devices go through a final stage, which involves removing the debug utilities and installing the stock version of iOS.. This was made evident by a wave of alleged "prototypes" to have hit eBay during the fall of 2014. The "prototypes" in question were various iPhone 6 devices that, for one reason or another, did not get formatted fully, and thus remained with a full image of SwitchBoard, root access (via SSH running on the device's USB interface), and a full suite of debug utilities.
   
 
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Revision as of 12:21, 1 November 2014

SwitchBoard.app is one of Apple's internal utilities. It's a simple launcher of other utilities. Generally, it's the same set of applications (new test apps are created to test new features). It's usually located in the /AppleInternal/Applications folder along other internal applications. It usually finds the applications it needs to load in /AppleInternal/Applications/SwitchBoard/.Currently, there is no SwitchBoard binary available for public.

SwitchBoard and diagnostic utilities are copied onto the device during restore from special firmware bundles which are seeded only to Apple official service centers. It may be installed onto devices through PurpleRestore. Switchboard and its internal utilities are, in fact, present on all iDevices during manufacturing. The utilities run extensive tests on the devices, including sensors, thermal measurements and more - and only when all tests pass do the devices go through a final stage, which involves removing the debug utilities and installing the stock version of iOS.. This was made evident by a wave of alleged "prototypes" to have hit eBay during the fall of 2014. The "prototypes" in question were various iPhone 6 devices that, for one reason or another, did not get formatted fully, and thus remained with a full image of SwitchBoard, root access (via SSH running on the device's USB interface), and a full suite of debug utilities.

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