Information Technology Reference
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NOTE
FairPlay is the name of the DRM technology used to lock apps to a specific device. In theory, it prevents copying.
In practice, it's easy to strip it, but apps will then only run on a device with an unlocked DRM and a customized
open OS.
Device Logs: This item displays a count of the available logs. To view them in the Device Logs, select the
small gray arrow.
Screenshots: This displays a count of the screenshots, with a small preview of each. To view the main
device Screenshots page, select the small gray arrow.
Updating the software version
This option is linked to the Software Image feature described earlier. The menu shows the available software im-
ages. To add more, you must download the image files and add them using the Add option in Software Image.
You also can select the Other Version option from the menu on this page and select a firmware file from disk.
Importing the file here adds it to the list that appears on the Software Image page.
Select the Restore iPhone/iPod/iPad button to install the selected firmware. Although this option is labeled
Restore, you can use this feature to install recent new firmware.
CAUTION
Always sync your device before changing the firmware. This doesn't guarantee that your contacts, installed apps,
and other data will remain safe, but it does make it less likely that you'll lose data.
Using the Add to Portal feature
The two toolbar buttons on this page—Add to Portal and Remove—add and remove a device from the list
stored in your account on the Provisioning Portal in iTunes Connect.
In previous versions of Xcode, you could add a device only by copying its identifier string and adding it by
hand. Now you can use the Add to Portal feature to automate this process. When you select Add to Portal,
Xcode sends the identifier to the portal, and the portal server adds it to your online device list. The server also
generates and downloads the certificates and profiles used to provision the device. See Chapter 11 for more de-
tails.
NOTE
Ad Hoc—beta test—provisioning is usually done remotely, so you still need to know how to get a device identifier
remotely and how to add it to the online device list by hand. For details, see Chapter 11.
Checking provisioning profiles
The device Provisioning Profiles page, shown in Figure 10.10, displays the profiles installed on the device. This
list may not match the profiles shown in the more general Provisioning Profiles page in the Library.
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