idevice

Sysmontap is a DVT client built on RemoteServerClient. It opens the com.apple.instruments.server.services.sysmontap channel.

Use It For

Connect through the DVT remote server.
Call the service-specific DTX methods.
Use the matching idevice-tools command when one exists.

Feature Flag

Cargo.toml

[dependencies]
idevice = { version = "0.1.64", features = ["usbmuxd", "sysmontap"] }

Service Names

Path	Value
DVT Lockdown	`com.apple.instruments.remoteserver`
DVT Lockdown fallback	`com.apple.instruments.remoteserver.DVTSecureSocketProxy`
DVT RSD	`com.apple.instruments.dtservicehub`
DVT channel	`com.apple.instruments.server.services.sysmontap`

Rust Example

src/main.rs

use idevice::dvt::{
    RemoteServerClient,
    sysmontap::SysmontapClient,
};

let mut remote = RemoteServerClient::connect(&provider).await?;
let mut client = SysmontapClient::new(&mut remote).await?;
client.start().await?;
let sample = client.next_sample().await?;
println!("{sample:#?}");

CLI Equivalent

Terminal

idevice-tools sysmontap

Common Errors

Error	What to check
Channel creation failed	The DVT remote server did not accept the channel identifier.
Protocol decode error	Check that the client and device service are using the expected DTX payload shape.
Developer service unavailable	Start from the iOS 17+ tunnel path or a device state that exposes developer services.

Sysmontap

Use It For

Feature Flag

Service Names

Rust Example

CLI Equivalent

Common Errors

Source

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