So far we’ve read backup files, parsed contacts, and parsed messages. Today we’re going to dig a little deeper and start parsing apps specifically.
So far we’ve read backup files, parsed contacts, and parsed messages. Today we’re going to dig a little deeper and start parsing apps specifically.
So far we’ve laid the groundwork, loading local iOS backups and parsed out contacts. Today let’s take another step down the rabbit hole and figure out how messages are stored.
After yesterday’s post laying the groundwork for looking into iOS Backups, today why don’t we actually start digging into one of the more interesting files: your list of contacts.
For the last little while, I’ve been spending my spare programming time working on a slightly larger project than I normally do: a Racket library for reading iOS backups.
Basically, I want to take the mess that is an iOS backup (not particularly designed to be easy to read by other programs) and extract some information from it, backing it up in a more easily readable format.
Specifically, I would like to be able to backup: