idevice

Use the high-level install helper for local .ipa files and app directories. It uploads the package through AFC and then calls Installation Proxy:

This example uses the first_provider() helper from the examples overview.

src/main.rs

use idevice::utils::installation;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
    let provider = first_provider().await?;

    installation::install_package(&provider, "./App.ipa", None).await?;

    Ok(())
}

Track progress with the callback variant:

src/main.rs

installation::install_package_with_callback(
    &provider,
    "./App.ipa",
    None,
    |(percentage, _)| async move {
        println!("Installing: {percentage}%");
    },
    (),
)
.await?;

Add the needed features:

Cargo.toml

[dependencies]
idevice = { version = "0.1.64", features = ["usbmuxd", "afc", "installation_proxy"] }
tokio = { version = "1", features = ["fs", "macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }

To test from a terminal, install a local .ipa:

Terminal

idevice-tools ideviceinstaller install ./App.ipa

Upgrade an existing app:

Terminal

idevice-tools ideviceinstaller upgrade ./App.ipa

The CLI uses the same high-level installation helper and prints progress while the install or upgrade runs.

If you need to implement this from a binding, the FFI example shows the lower level sequence: upload the IPA to /PublicStaging, connect to Installation Proxy, then request installation.

Install an App

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