SwitchBoard

SwitchBoard is a shell app that has been found in prototype iOS and iPadOS devices.Prototype iPhone 6 with ‘SwitchBoard’ operating system & red Lightning port hits eBay by Chance Miller, 9to5Mac. 2016-05-23.
==Use and availability==
SwitchBoard is used for internal development by Apple, but has sometimes found in consumer units that had not been returned to factory settings after such use.iPhone Prototype by Joshua Hoffmann, iJosh. Accessed 2020-12-18. SwitchBoard is not available to the general public and is sought after by hackers searching for vulnerabilities in iOS or iPadOS.The Prototype iPhones That Hackers Use to Research Apple’s Most Sensitive Code by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai, Vice. 2019-03-06. Both iOS and SwitchBoard can be installed simultaneously, which each using its own data volume.Successfully dual-booted my iPad mini 2 with iOS 10.3.3 as main and Switchboard as secondary OS. Each os uses its own data volume. by Exploit3d, Twitter. 2020-04-16.
==Apps==
SwitchBoard resembles a rudimentary version of the default home screen (also known as SpringBoard) and is typically loaded with various diagnostic apps and utilities. Such apps are not publicly available and are often named with pop culture references.
* Alternate Reliability
* AltoMobile
* Astro
* ATCommand
* BatterySet
* BillBoard
* BurnIn
* CameraFA
* CoexBlender
* DionysusTesterUI
* DropTest
* dtxCaliente
* FactoryStencil
* FactoryWalkingBeam
* GrapeCal
* GrapeCal_Lite
* LCDMura
* LCMFlicker
* LcdUTest
* LogCollector
* Lucas
* MesaCal
* MMI	
* Ness
* Ninten
* NonUIConsoleViewer
* NonUIQRCode
* Operator
* OrbCal
* OCal
* Pippi
* Poo
* Pyro
* Reliability
* Rumble
* Sequencer
* Sightglass
* SkankBarcodeDisplay
* SkankPhone
* Soundwave
* Spelunx
* ThermalDOE
* USBHost
* WifiRoot
* WiPASmini
* XInternalApps
==References==
==See also==
*List of Apple internal apps
==External links==
*Switchboard Prototype Firmware at BetaArchive (2017-07-26)
*The phone boots into an operating system known as “Switchboard,” at Y Hacker News (2019-03-06)
*SwitchBoard.app at The iPhone Wiki
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Category:iPadOS
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