Difference between revisions of "/System/Library/CoreServices/SystemVersion.plist"

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(New page: This file is where iOS gets the firmware version and build number. Editing this file is often done to fake the firmware version, which may be done for a number of reasons (such as preventi...)
 
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This file is where iOS gets the firmware version and build number. Editing this file is often done to fake the firmware version, which may be done for a number of reasons (such as preventing updates from [[iTunes]]).
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This file is where iOS gets the firmware version, build number, and build type. Editing this file is often done to fake the firmware version (to trick anything that has a hardcoded check on it), changing the build type from "Beta" to something else on beta builds (to prevent expiration), and more.

Revision as of 20:14, 8 July 2010

This file is where iOS gets the firmware version, build number, and build type. Editing this file is often done to fake the firmware version (to trick anything that has a hardcoded check on it), changing the build type from "Beta" to something else on beta builds (to prevent expiration), and more.