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Switchboard running on an (model N48AP).

Switchboard running on an iPhone 5C (model N48AP).

SwitchBoard is a shell app that has been found in prototype iOS and iPadOS devices.[1]

Use and availability

SwitchBoard is used for internal development by Apple, but has sometimes found in consumer units that had not been returned to factory settings after such use.[2] SwitchBoard is not available to the general public and is sought after by hackers searching for vulnerabilities in iOS or iPadOS.[3] Both iOS and SwitchBoard can be installed simultaneously, which each using its own data volume.[4]

Apps

SwitchBoard resembles a rudimentary version of the default home screen (also known as SpringBoard) and is typically loaded with various diagnostic apps and utilities. Such apps are not publicly available and are often named with pop culture references.

  • Alternate Reliability
  • AltoMobile
  • Astro
  • ATCommand
  • BatterySet
  • BillBoard
  • BurnIn
  • CameraFA
  • CoexBlender
  • DionysusTesterUI
  • DropTest
  • dtxCaliente
  • FactoryStencil
  • FactoryWalkingBeam
  • GrapeCal
  • GrapeCal_Lite
  • LCDMura
  • LCMFlicker
  • LcdUTest
  • LogCollector
  • Lucas
  • MesaCal
  • MMI
  • Ness
  • Ninten
  • NonUIConsoleViewer
  • NonUIQRCode
  • Operator
  • OrbCal
  • OCal
  • Pippi
  • Poo
  • Pyro
  • Reliability
  • Rumble
  • Sequencer
  • Sightglass
  • SkankBarcodeDisplay
  • SkankPhone
  • Soundwave
  • Spelunx
  • ThermalDOE
  • USBHost
  • WifiRoot
  • WiPASmini
  • XInternalApps

References

  1. ↑ Prototype iPhone 6 with ‘SwitchBoard’ operating system & red Lightning port hits eBay by Chance Miller, 9to5Mac. 2016-05-23.
  2. ↑ iPhone Prototype by Joshua Hoffmann, iJosh. Accessed 2020-12-18.
  3. ↑ The Prototype iPhones That Hackers Use to Research Apple’s Most Sensitive Code by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai, Vice. 2019-03-06.
  4. ↑ Successfully dual-booted my iPad mini 2 with iOS 10.3.3 as main and Switchboard as secondary OS. Each os uses its own data volume. by Exploit3d, Twitter. 2020-04-16.

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