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@@ -7,23 +7,28 @@ A socket daemon to multiplex connections from and to iOS devices. ## Background usbmuxd stands for "USB multiplexing daemon". This daemon is in charge of -multiplexing connections over USB to an iOS device. To users, it means -you can sync your music, contacts, photos, etc. over USB. To developers, it -means you can connect to any listening localhost socket on the device. usbmuxd -is not used for tethering data transfer which uses a dedicated USB interface as -a virtual network device. Multiple connections to different TCP ports can happen -in parallel. The higher-level layers are handled by libimobiledevice. +multiplexing connections over USB to an iOS device. + +To users, it means you can sync your music, contacts, photos, etc. over USB. + +To developers, it means you can connect to any listening localhost socket on the +device. usbmuxd is not used for tethering data transfer which uses a dedicated +USB interface as a virtual network device. + +Multiple connections to different TCP ports can happen in parallel. +The higher-level layers are handled by libimobiledevice. When usbmuxd is running (normally started or stopped as a result of _udev_ auto-insertion messages, or by _systemd_) it provides a socket interface in `/var/run/usbmuxd` that is designed to be compatible with the socket interface that is provided on macOS. -You should also create a `usbmux` user that has access to USB devices on your -system. Alternatively, you can pass a different username using the `-U` argument. +You should also create an `usbmux` user that has access to USB devices on your +system. Alternatively, just pass a different username using the `-U` argument. The daemon also manages pairing records with iOS devices and the host in `/var/lib/lockdown` (Linux) or `/var/db/lockdown` (macOS). + Ensure proper permissions are setup for the daemon to access the directory. ## Requirements @@ -49,7 +54,6 @@ Optional: ## Installation To compile run: - ```bash ./autogen.sh make @@ -65,20 +69,20 @@ argument and enable verbose mode `-v` to get suitable logs. ## Who/What/Where? -* Home: https://www.libimobiledevice.org/ +* Home: https://libimobiledevice.org/ * Code: `git clone https://git.libimobiledevice.org/usbmuxd.git` * Code (Mirror): `git clone https://github.com/libimobiledevice/usbmuxd.git` * Tickets: https://github.com/libimobiledevice/usbmuxd/issues * Mailing List: https://lists.libimobiledevice.org/mailman/listinfo/libimobiledevice-devel -* IRC: irc://irc.freenode.net#libimobiledevice * Twitter: https://twitter.com/libimobiledev ## Credits -The first usbmuxd daemon implementation was authored by Hector Martin. +The initial usbmuxd daemon implementation was authored by Hector Martin. Apple, iPhone, iPod, and iPod Touch are trademarks of Apple Inc. -libimobiledevice is an independent software library and has not been + +usbmuxd is an independent software application and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Apple Inc. -README Updated on: 2019-05-16 +README Updated on: 2020-06-08 |