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iOS is the main operating system on Apple's iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. Use this tag if you have questions or problems connecting an iOS device to Ubuntu

iOS, originally iPhone OS, is the main operating system on Apple's iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. It is currently the most-used mobile operating system.

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How do I access iOS camera pictures on Ubuntu?

The libimobiledevice shipped with 17.04 is actually compatible with the latest iOS. When you connect a device, two virtual devices show up. However, the one with the documents works but the one for the camera just shows an empty folder. There is no…
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How to allow iOS 7 iPhone to sync? "Trust this computer" appears endlessly

My iPhone 4S won't connect to my computer when running Ubuntu 13.04. The "Trust this computer" prompt just endlessly pops up. Without actually connecting. Any ideas? Maybe this is just going to be it with iOS 7.
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libimobiledevice 1.2 (iOS 8 Support) for Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty

Is there a PPA available for the most recent libimobiledevice 1.2 version with support for iOS 8 or can someone explain how to build it from source without messing up everything? https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libimobiledevice
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Can I develop iOS Applications in Ubuntu without using a virtual mac OS system?

I'm a developer of Android applications and a java programmer. I'm learning IOS programming but I don't have mac OS; I use Ubuntu. I want way to program IOS apps in Ubuntu without using a virtual machine (in vmware or VirtualBox) And without…
Ahmad Darwesh
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How to manage and restore a modern iPhone or iDevice on ubuntu with iTunes

This question—how to install iTunes on ubuntu—has been asked many times before on this site, but the answers are all outdated and involve Wine or some other tool that no longer works for the most recent version of iTunes. Put simply, I need to…
taylor swift
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How can I prevent iOS devices from being mounted when I connect them?

I connect my iPod and iPad to my computer to charge them. I do not want them to automatically mount on the desktop. How can I keep using my computers many USB ports for charging without being bothered by auto-mounted devices?
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Can I develop iOS games on Ubuntu?

Can I develop for iOS on Ubuntu? I was told that since it was Unix based, that I could develop for iOS on Linux. But can I also upload iOS games to the Apple's App Store on Linux?
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iOS device contents e.g. "Pictures", "Documents" no longer accessible under Ubuntu

Yesterday I updated my iPhone 6s to iOS 10, and now can't see "Documents" mount that allowed to access folders of individual apps when I was running iOS 9. My iPad which still runs iOS 9 mounts photos and documents so I can easily add films to VLC…
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Apple's FaceTime on Ubuntu 18.04

I wanted to know if Apple's FaceTime, designed for iOS, could work on Ubuntu 18.04 as well. Maybe through an emulator. Do you know if there is any way to install FaceTime on Ubuntu? Or do I need an emulator? Which one?
Akane Yoshinega
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Mounting an iPad Documents folder in 15.04

My desktop computer runs Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid Vervet. I have an iPad2 running iOS 8.4. I have installed libimobiledevice 1.2 and ifuse 1.1.2 When I connect my iPad to the computer, the system only detects an "iPad" folder, but the Document folder that…
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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Apple iPad 3 (iOS 7 non-jailbroken) USB connection problem

I've bought an Apple iPad 3 (iOS 7 non-jailbroken), and I'm trying to connect it to my PC running Ubuntu 12.04 through the original USB cable. After I plugged in the cable, I got this message on the PC: The device 'iPad' is locked. Enter the…
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sync music with a iPhone 4 iOS 6

Is there any way to sync an iPhone iOS 6 with my PC? I installed libimobiledevice and the iPhone is shown up in Rythmbox and Shotwell. But when i want to sync music with it, it doesn't work. There will be no music on my device. Please help.
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How to access your Samba Server from an iPad?

How do I access your Samba Server from an iPad?
Nicolas Hanna
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Drive ownership and permission - How do I make it accessible to all?

I have an external drive on which I backed up data from another external drive using my Ubuntu 12.10 system. Now it would seem that there is a problem with folder and file permissions on the drive as I cannot access the files from another system…
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How can I view iOS10 files (pictures) in Ubuntu 16.04?

I'm having difficulty viewing ios10 files in ubuntu. When I connect the iPhone I get the usual "trust this computer" message. I click trust this computer and I can see the iPhone but I am unable to access or even see any of the pictures.
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