Mac-F4208DC8), and as such the API adheres to 'internal name' rather than the thrice-defined 'board ID'. However, this is not the same as the BOaRD ID or the logic board ID that Macs use (eg. NameĪs if that weren't confusing enough, Apple's internal names are referred to as 'board ID's in some areas by Apple and the Open Source community. Similarly, if one is using iTunes to learn about a device, it could state the 'model identifier' as iPhone10,6, which is yet a third type of identifier. For instance, whilst an Apple product's box may say its model is MC922LL/A, Apple's 'Identify your iPhone model' page only references identifiers with the format A1865. Conflicts in Apple's identifier terminologyĪ number of the identifier names that Apple uses are re-used by them in different contexts. Note that we can expose Apple GSX service data for some clients. The API supports many other Apple identifiers, most of which are described below. The table below illustrates the differences between some of the most important codes: Understanding common Apple codes and identifiersĪpple use many different identifiers with their products. Click on Serial Number so that it changes to display your UDID. Click the phone icon, and you'll see your device's serial number displayed right below your phone number. Open iTunes from the Dock or Applications folder on your Mac. Examples: F4412SAM0001 is a legacy format serial (for the early 128k Mac) 84021NCV3NP is a 2000 format serial C8QH6T96DPNG is a 2010 format serial Apple will likely be able maintain the 2010 format serials until the early 2020s.

The API supports all three of Apple's major serial number formats: legacy, 20. If you have backed up multiple devices, click the 'List View' button and use the 'Date Modified' column to help determine which device the folder belongs to.Īpple serial numbers. The first backup of the device will have just the UDID as the folder name, while subsequent backups will have the UDID followed by a date.App displayed in the devices section of the Provisioning Portal. Click the serial number, and it will change to the UDID. Therefore you'll have to reference it when registering your device on Apple's developer portal, which we'll cover next. Click on the 'Serial Number' text to reveal the device's UDID.Then the text changes ans will show additional infos like UDID, serial number. you can find the UDID when you connect your iPhone to your macOS Catalina mac: = Finder = Select you iPhone in the sidebar = Tab 'General' = Click on the text that is shown below your device name.

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