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The iPhone is a series of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones produced by Apple Inc.

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What is the current state of apple device (iPhone, iPod, etc.) support?

What ubuntu applications provide support? (guides, how to's, status) Also, specifically, details on support for syncing music to iPhone's and iPod's with the latest OS version: Can you sync music to ...
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Can I sync with my iOS4 device such as iPhone 4 and iPad?

If Ubuntu can't do this natively, are there any workarounds?
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How can I mount my iPhone 6s on Ubuntu 16.04?

I'm new to Ubuntu, and I don't know how to mount my iPhone. I would like to download iTunes, but I saw that USB doesn't work, but I just need to access to all my files and APP because would like to ...
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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 ...
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"GNUTLS ERROR: A TLS packet with unexpected length was received" when I connect my iPhone 3G

Look at the video; the iPhone is supposed to appear as a photo collection of some sort but nothing happens with my iPhone! I have installed and upgraded all of the libimobiledevice versions. I have ...
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How to move files between Ubuntu and iPhone

I recently got an iPhone 6s. Is there a way to transfer files (music, photos, PDF, or really anything actually) between Ubuntu and the phone? It should not involve syncing via an internet service, as ...
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Complete iPhone backup without iTunes?

Okay so I'm having major issues installing/running iTunes through Wine, but I'm in major need to create (and be able to restore from) a full, complete backup for my iPhone since I'm doing a ton of ...
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How do I sync iPhone 4 in rhythmbox? [duplicate]

I am using Ubuntu 12.04 and I have a iPhone 4 with iOS 5.1 that I just recently jailbroke. I was wondering if there was anyway that I can sync my music to my iPhone?
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How do I tether internet from my iPhone?

I'm trying to USB tether Internet from my iPhone 4 and when I connect the phone, it will appear as a wired connection but my pc will never establish a connection with the phone. I've recently ...
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Is it possible yet to synchronise music to an iPhone running iOS 5/6?

Is it possible yet to synchronise music to an iPhone running iOS 5/6? I tried it in the Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) live environment, but I didn't have any luck with Banshee or Rhythmbox. Is ...
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I connect my iPhone 5 IOS 10.3.1 but my Ubuntu 16.04 doesn't seem to detect it [duplicate]

I'm new to Ubuntu. I'm trying to transfer pictures and videos from my iphone 5 IOS 10.3.1 to my Ubuntu 16.04 system but when I plug the phone in, it doesn't even show that I connect the phone to the ...
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How do I transfer music to my iPhone?

I'm using ubuntu 12.04 and I have a first generation iphone,16Gb. The iphone is jailbroken. Under 10.04, I was able to transfer music onto the phone. I used banshee. Under 12.04, ubuntu can see the ...
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iOS 7 Locked Bug via Ubuntu 13.10

I wanted to bring up an issue with the latest Ubuntu release that I hope can be solved. Although I will agree with the community that iOS 7 is not the most open platform release, it still is my desire ...
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How can share my printer so that I can use it with Airprint?

How can I set up Ubuntu to share my printer so that I can use it with Airprint ? Airprint is a system set-up by Apple on iOS devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch)
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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 ...
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How to navigate to connected iPhone? Filesystem path to `afc://`?

When I connect my iPhone to Ubuntu 11.10, it gets automounted as afc://ca60751cc4b1ebb427c2f9da324914b0643a21f8/ and I can see that there are photos stored in afc://...
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Syncing iPhone with Shotwell

Is it possible to have Shotwell automatically sync with my iPhone so I have my picture library on both?
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Does iTunes work (well) on Ubuntu?

Is there an alternative to iTunes where I can buy music/back up phone?
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Adding music to iPhone 4s

What is the best way to sync my music I have downloaded online with my iPhone using Xubuntu?
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How can I sync music with my iPhone 3G? [closed]

What is the best way to sync music with my iPhone 3G?
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After sync, music still cannot be located on iOS 5 device, fix?

First question of many I am sure. I was able to mount my iPhone 4 w/ recently upgraded iOS 5. Tried to sync some music w/ Banshee, it went onto the iPhone, but it won't show up in the 'Music' app ...
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How to tranfer files between iPhone and Ubuntu?

How to transfer files between my Ubuntu and iPhone? The answer here recommends to use this URL in nautilus: afc://<your iPhone's UDID>/ Then next question is: What is my iPhone UDID (without ...
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tethering iphone 6s and ubuntu 20.04 - not working

I have iphone 6s and just installed ubuntu 20.04. I can use internet if switch on wifi but USB tetering does not work. tried this commend and restart PC : sudo apt install ipheth-utils ...
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Firmware update for iPod Touch (iPhone)?

I need to update firmware of my iPod Touch (iPhone) in Ubuntu and as I have jailbroken iPod Touch I need iTunes to install apps, but unfortunately haven't found any ways to do that in Ubuntu yet. I ...
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How do I set up the iPhone USB Ethernet Driver?

I just installed 12.04 (fresh install) and realized I could no longer tether with my iPhone like how I did on 11.10 without any hassle. On 11.10 (to my amazement) all I had to do was turn on USB ...
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unhandeled lockdown error(-15) when I try to connect my iphone 4s

Could anyone please help me ?? when I try to connect my iphone 4s I get this message :unhandeled lockdown error(-15) . It worked just fine so far and I have no idea how to fix it .
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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 ...
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How to sync iPhone 4S/iPod (iOS6.1.3) on 13.04 [duplicate]

I'd like to sync my music and transfer it to my iPhone in Ubuntu 13.04. Trouble is I've tried using Banshee, Rhythmbox, GTKPod and nothing happens. Banshee goes through the process of viewing/adding ...
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Shotwell Automatically Starting

How do I stop Shotwell from launching automatically when I charge my iPhone in my laptop? The program doesn't work (it never detects photos), plus I can just transfer the photos from the iPhone file ...
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Can't veiw files/photos from iPhone on 16.04. Unmounting doesn't help

I have an iPhone 5s running iOS 11.0.3. When I connect the phone to my computer running Ubuntu 16.04, I select "Trust" on the phone screen, and it automatically mounts in Ubuntu. When I open the ...
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iPhone mount errors

When I plug my iPhone (iOS 5) into my laptop with Ubuntu 11.10, I get this error: Unable to mount Documents on iPhone. Location is already mounted followed by this error: Unable to mount ...
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Can't mount Iphone 5s with iOS10

After updating to iOS10 I can't mount my Iphone, I see the phone in the file-explorer and can share the network but can't access the files. Having Ubuntu 14.04 LTS also try with LinuxMint 17,3 with ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 iPhone iOs 10 Bluetooth Devices not allowing Browse function

iPhone is connected and sound works. It works with the USB cable connected. I want to browse and move files/pictures from my iPhone 5 to my Ubuntu 16.04 Laptop via Bluetooth instead. Is there a fix ...
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how to make iphone as a mouse via bluetooth

Ubuntu 12.10, Bluetooth 2.0 I'm looking for a way to use my iphone as a mouse using bluetooth connection. It's already and certainly work when I'm using Mac or Windows. The reason why I want to use ...
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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 ...
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iPhone mounts only once, doesn't show Pictures, Documents on remount

I have an iPhone 8 that initially connects via USB so that the Pictures and Documents folders are available under Ubuntu 17.10. However this works only once between Ubuntu reboots. How do I ...
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Unhandled apple file control error(1) while trying to copy photos

I'm trying to copy photos from my iPhone 7 Plus to my Ubuntu 19.10. I've managed to connect it to my PC and I can see the folders as well, but when I'm trying to copy, it copies some files but not all ...
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How to activate script on laptop from smartphone?

I want to run a linux script on my laptop remotely from my smartphone (iPhone, namely). For simplicity let's say the script is called myscript.sh and it is located in /root/Desktop. I am running as ...
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Music transfer from Ubuntu 16.04 to iOS 10 iPhone 6+ [duplicate]

I installed libimobiledevice package and I can access the pictures of my iPhone using the files browser. But my iPhone doesn't show up in Rhythmbox. Why is that? What could I do to transfer music ...
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iPhone large file transfer via USB on Ubuntu 16.04

Right now, I'm able to transfer large files only via the following two methods: 1) use an FTP or SFTP app and wait until I'm 80 for the file to transfer. I get about 3MB/sec through my wireless LAN, ...
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Cannot mount my iPhone 6S+ in UBUNTU 16.04 LTS with iOS 11.0.2

I followed the instructions as described in an earlier Question. I am getting the following error even when rebooting the device again and again ... theo@theo-Vostro-V13:~$ usbmuxd theo@theo-Vostro-...
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Ubuntu 13.04 mounts iPhone disk spaces and after a while unmounts them

iPhone 4, iOS 6.1.3, Ubuntu 13.04 On 12.10 and before, I could mount my iPhone without problems. Ubuntu mounted automagically two "shares", "iPhone" and "Documents on iPhone", and you can access your ...
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How can I edit a root file on a non-jailbroken iPad?

I often have to boot into OS X mode and use Xcode and so on for some Phonegap iOS development but it would be much easier to just edit the Javascript files I'm working on in Ubuntu, if that were ...
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Can't copy my music from Rhythmbox to my iPhone

I am using Rhythmbox (2.96) using a iphone 4.2.1. I installed the libimobiledevice sudo apt-get install ipheth-utils libimobiledevice-dev libimobiledevice-utils But when i drag and drop a .mp3 file ...
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Transfering 1.6GB video from iPhone to Ubuntu

I shot a cool video on my iPhone and I want to put it on my Ubuntu laptop to edit. So I plug it in with a USB cable, and I see the iPhone icon on my desktop. I open the DCIM folder in Thunar and I ...
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How do I mount an iPhone on Ubuntu 22.04?

I recently upgraded from Ubuntu 18.04 to Ubuntu 22.04. On the 18.04 machine, I could connect an iPhone 5c via USB, and it would appear in the file explorer as a connected device. On the 22.04 ...
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"ERROR: File doesn't exist" when trying to transfer files to iPhone [duplicate]

I am running Ubuntu 14.04 and want to transfer some videos to my iPhone 5 (iOS7) to it. When I connect the phone it is mounted correctly and I can see all the DCIM, Photo... folders in nautilus. But ...
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Syncing music between Ubuntu and iPhone does not work [duplicate]

Ubuntu 14.04 and iPhone 5s. Connecting iPhone via USB cable mounts the device and I can open it in Ubuntu. Syncing photos with Shotwell works fine. Both Rhythmbox and Banshee also recognize the iPhone ...
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iPhone 4s + Rhythmbox = Fail (12.10, ios 6.1.3) [duplicate]

(This is emphatically not a double of this: How to sync songs in Rhythmbox with an iPod. I've tried everything there.) Can't seem to control how to add music to an iPhone. It will either: Try to ...
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