IPSW Diffs
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NOTE: switch from iPhone17,1 to iPhone18,1
18.1 beta 4
Clone the kernel symbolicator signatures
git clone https://github.com/blacktop/symbolicator.git /tmp/symbolicator
Perform the DIFF
ipsw diff
--output '../ipsw-diffs/iOS'
--markdown # output as Markdown
--ent # diff entitlements
--fw # diff firmware files (iBoot etc)
--launchd # diff launchd conf
--feat # diff feature flags
--strs # diff strings
--files # diff all filenames
--starts # diff functions
--signatures /tmp/symbolicator/kernel # symbolicate kernel funcs name (if different)
--block-list "__TEXT.__info_plist" # ignore plist section
--block-list "__AUTH_CONST.__auth_ptr" # ignore auth ptrs section
'iPhone16,2_17.6_21G5052e_Restore.ipsw'
'iPhone16,2_17.6_21G5061c_Restore.ipsw'
--kdk '/Library/Developer/KDKs/KDK_14.6_23G5052d.kdk/System/Library/Kernels/kernel.release.t6031'
--kdk '/Library/Developer/KDKs/KDK_14.6_23G5061b.kdk/System/Library/Kernels/kernel.release.t6031'
[!NOTE] DIFFs generated via
ipsw diff
With mdq
Get List of NEW MachOs
❱ curl -sL https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/raw/main/iOS/18_4_22E5200s__vs_18_4_22E5216h/README.md \
| mdq '# Macho | # New'
### 🆕 NEW (13)
- `/Applications/AuthenticationServicesUI.app/PlugIns/AccountAuthenticationModificationExtensionHelper.appex/AccountAuthenticationModificationExtensionHelper`
- `/Applications/OTEAutomationTest.app/Frameworks/OTEAutomation.framework/OTEAutomation`
- `/Applications/OTEAutomationTest.app/OTEAutomationTest`
- `/System/Library/CoreServices/CoreTypes.bundle/Contents/Library/MobileDevices-0004.bundle/MobileDevices-0004`
- `/System/Library/ExtensionKit/Extensions/ASRFullPayloadCorrection.appex/ASRFullPayloadCorrection`
- `/System/Library/ExtensionKit/Extensions/ODDIPoirotMetricsExtension.appex/ODDIPoirotMetricsExtension`
- `/System/Library/ExtensionKit/Extensions/TetsuoDiagnosticExtension.appex/TetsuoDiagnosticExtension`
- `/System/Library/PreferenceBundles/TetsuoNotifications.bundle/TetsuoNotifications`
- `/System/Library/PreferenceBundles/VisionCompanionSettings.bundle/VisionCompanionSettings`
- `/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DiagnosticExtensions.framework/PlugIns/TUDiagnosticExtension.appex/TUDiagnosticExtension`
- `/private/var/staged_system_apps/AppleVisionProApp.app/AppleVisionProApp`
- `/usr/libexec/visioncompaniond`
- `/usr/sbin/skywalkctl`
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IPSW Diffs
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NOTE: switch from iPhone17,1 to iPhone18,1
18.1 beta 4
Clone the kernel symbolicator signatures
git clone https://github.com/blacktop/symbolicator.git /tmp/symbolicator
Perform the DIFF
ipsw diff
--output '../ipsw-diffs/iOS'
--markdown # output as Markdown
--ent # diff entitlements
--fw # diff firmware files (iBoot etc)
--launchd # diff launchd conf
--feat # diff feature flags
--strs # diff strings
--files # diff all filenames
--starts # diff functions
--signatures /tmp/symbolicator/kernel # symbolicate kernel funcs name (if different)
--block-list "__TEXT.__info_plist" # ignore plist section
--block-list "__AUTH_CONST.__auth_ptr" # ignore auth ptrs section
'iPhone16,2_17.6_21G5052e_Restore.ipsw'
'iPhone16,2_17.6_21G5061c_Restore.ipsw'
--kdk '/Library/Developer/KDKs/KDK_14.6_23G5052d.kdk/System/Library/Kernels/kernel.release.t6031'
--kdk '/Library/Developer/KDKs/KDK_14.6_23G5061b.kdk/System/Library/Kernels/kernel.release.t6031'
[!NOTE] DIFFs generated via
ipsw diff
With mdq
Get List of NEW MachOs
❱ curl -sL https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/raw/main/iOS/18_4_22E5200s__vs_18_4_22E5216h/README.md \
| mdq '# Macho | # New'
### 🆕 NEW (13)
- `/Applications/AuthenticationServicesUI.app/PlugIns/AccountAuthenticationModificationExtensionHelper.appex/AccountAuthenticationModificationExtensionHelper`
- `/Applications/OTEAutomationTest.app/Frameworks/OTEAutomation.framework/OTEAutomation`
- `/Applications/OTEAutomationTest.app/OTEAutomationTest`
- `/System/Library/CoreServices/CoreTypes.bundle/Contents/Library/MobileDevices-0004.bundle/MobileDevices-0004`
- `/System/Library/ExtensionKit/Extensions/ASRFullPayloadCorrection.appex/ASRFullPayloadCorrection`
- `/System/Library/ExtensionKit/Extensions/ODDIPoirotMetricsExtension.appex/ODDIPoirotMetricsExtension`
- `/System/Library/ExtensionKit/Extensions/TetsuoDiagnosticExtension.appex/TetsuoDiagnosticExtension`
- `/System/Library/PreferenceBundles/TetsuoNotifications.bundle/TetsuoNotifications`
- `/System/Library/PreferenceBundles/VisionCompanionSettings.bundle/VisionCompanionSettings`
- `/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DiagnosticExtensions.framework/PlugIns/TUDiagnosticExtension.appex/TUDiagnosticExtension`
- `/private/var/staged_system_apps/AppleVisionProApp.app/AppleVisionProApp`
- `/usr/libexec/visioncompaniond`
- `/usr/sbin/skywalkctl`
Have a diff that you think others would be interested in? Run the above command and create a PR to add it here!
MIT Copyright (c) 2024 blacktop
(top 24 of 26)
4,959 followers · starred Oct 2024
473 followers · starred Nov 2024
4,259 followers · starred Dec 2024
137 followers · starred Nov 2024