ipsw-diffs

IPSW Diffs

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DIFFS

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iOS 26.4 beta

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• 26.4 beta 3 v.2 (23E5223k) .vs 26.4 beta 4 (23E5234a)
• 26.4 beta 3 (23E5223f) .vs 26.4 beta 3 v.2 (23E5223k)
• 26.4 beta 2 (23E5218e) .vs 26.4 beta 3 (23E5223f)
• 26.4 beta 1 (23E5207q) .vs 26.4 beta 2 (23E5218e)
• 26.3 (23D127) .vs 26.4 beta 1 (23E5207q)

iOS 26.3

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• 26.3 (23D127) .vs 26.3.1 (23D8133)

iOS 26.3 beta

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• 26.3 RC (23D125) .vs 26.3 (23D127)
• 26.3 beta 3 (23D5114d) .vs 26.3 RC (23D125)
• 26.3 beta 2 (23D5103d) .vs 26.3 beta 3 (23D5114d)
• 26.3 beta 1 (23D5089e) .vs 26.3 beta 2 (23D5103d)
• 26.2 (23C55) .vs 26.3 beta 1 (23D5089e)

iOS 26.2

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• 26.2 (23C55) .vs 26.2.1 (23C71)
• 26.2 RC2 (23C54) .vs 26.2 (23C55)
• 26.2 RC (23C52) .vs 26.2 RC2 (23C54)
• 26.2 beta 3 (23C5044b) .vs 26.2 RC (23C52)
• 26.2 beta 2 (23C5033h) .vs 26.2 beta 3 (23C5044b)
• 26.2 beta 1 (23C5027f) .vs 26.2 beta 2 (23C5033h)
• 26.1 (23B85) .vs 26.2 beta 1 (23C5027f)

iOS 26.1 beta

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• 26.1 RC (23B82) .vs 26.1 (23B85)
• 26.1 beta 4 (23B5073a) .vs 26.1 RC (23B82)
• 26.1 beta 3 (23B5064e) .vs 26.1 beta 4 (23B5073a)
• 26.1 beta 2 (23B5059e) .vs 26.1 beta 3 (23B5064e)
• 26.1 beta 1 (23B5044l) .vs 26.1 beta 2 (23B5059e)
• 26.0 revision (23A345) .vs 26.1 beta 1 (23B5044l)

iOS 26.0

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NOTE: switch from iPhone17,1 to iPhone18,1

• 26.0 (23A345) .vs 26.0.1 (23A355)
• 26.0 (23A341) .vs 26.0 revision (23A345)

iOS 26.0 beta

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• 26.0 RC (23A340) .vs 26.0 (23A341)
• 26.0 beta 9 (23A5336a) .vs 26.0 RC (23A340)
• 26.0 beta 8 (23A5330a) .vs 26.0 beta 9 (23A5336a)
• 26.0 beta 7 (23A5326a) .vs 26.0 beta 8 (23A5330a)
• 26.0 beta 6 (23A5308g) .vs 26.0 beta 7 (23A5326a)
• 26.0 beta 5 (23A5308g) .vs 26.0 beta 6 (23A5318c)
• 26.0 (23A5297i) .vs 26.0 (23A5308g)
• 26.0 (23A5287g) .vs 26.0 (23A5297i)
• 26.0 (23A5276f) .vs 26.0 (23A5287g)
• 26.0 (23A5260u) .vs 26.0 (23A5276f)
• 26.0 (23A5260n) .vs 26.0 (23A5260u)
• 18.5 (22F76) .vs 26.0 (23A5260n)

iOS 18.7

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• 18.7.2 (22H124) .vs 18.7.3 (22H217)
• 18.7.1 (22H31) .vs 18.7.2 (22H124)

iOS 18.6

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• 18.6.1 (22G90) .vs 18.6.2 (22G100)
• 18.6 (22G86) .vs 18.6.1 (22G90)
• 18.6 RC (22G84) .vs 18.6 (22G86)
• 18.6 beta 3 (22G5073b) .vs 18.6 RC (22G84)
• 18.6 beta 2 (22G5064d) .vs 18.6 beta 3 (22G5073b)
• 18.6 beta 1 (22G5054d) .vs 18.6 beta 2 (22G5064d)
• 18.5 (22F76) .vs 18.6 beta 1 (22G5054d)

iOS 18.5 beta

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• 18.5 RC (22F75) .vs 18.5 (22F76)
• 18.5 beta 4 (22F5068a) .vs 18.5 RC (22F75)
• 18.5 beta 3 (22F5053j) .vs 18.5 beta 4 (22F5068a)
• 18.5 beta 2 (22F5053f) .vs 18.5 beta 3 (22F5053j)
• 18.5 beta 1 (22F5042g) .vs 18.5 beta 2 (22F5053f)
• 18.4 (22E240) .vs 18.5 beta 1 (22F5042g)

A17 vs. A18

18.1 beta 4

• iPhone 16 Pro Max vs. iPhone 17 Pro

iOS 18.4

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• 18.4 (22E240) .vs 18.4.1 (22E252)

iOS 18.4 beta

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iPhone17,5 (iPhone 16e)

• 18.4 beta 2 (22E5216h) .vs 18.4 beta 3 (22E5222f)
• 18.3.1 (22D8075) .vs 18.4 beta 2 (22E5216h)

iPhone17,1 (iPhone 16 Pro)

• 18.4 RC (22E239) .vs 18.4 RC2 (22E240)
• 18.4 beta 4 (22E5232a) .vs 18.4 RC (22E239)
• 18.4 beta 3 (22E5222f) .vs 18.4 beta 4 (22E5232a)
• 18.4 beta 2 (22E5216h) .vs 18.4 beta 3 (22E5222f)
• 18.4 beta 1 (22E5200s) .vs 18.4 beta 2 (22E5216h)
• 18.3.1 (22D72) .vs 18.4 beta 1 (22E5200s)

iOS 18.3

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• 18.3.1 (22D72) .vs 18.3.2 (22D82)
• 18.3 (22D63) .vs 18.3.1 (22D72)
• 18.3 (22D63) .vs 18.3 re-release (22D64)

iOS 18.3 beta

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• 18.3 RC (22D60) .vs 18.3 (22D63)
• 18.3 beta 3 (22D5055b) .vs 18.3 RC (22D60)
• 18.3 beta 2 (22D5040d) .vs 18.3 beta 3 (22D5055b)
• 18.3 beta 1 (22D5034e) .vs 18.3 beta 2 (22D5040d)
• 18.2 (22C152) .vs 18.3 beta 1 (22D5034e)

iOS 18.2

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• 18.2 (22C152) .vs 18.2.1 (22C161)

iOS 18.2 beta

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• 18.2 RC2 (22C151) .vs 18.2 (22C152)
• 18.2 RC (22C150) .vs 18.2 RC2 (22C151)
• 18.2 beta 4 (22C5142a) .vs 18.2 RC (22C150)
• 18.2 beta 3 (22C5131e) .vs 18.2 beta 4 (22C5142a)
• 18.2 beta 2 (22C5125e) .vs 18.2 beta 3 (22C5131e)
• 18.2 beta 1 (22C5109p) .vs 18.2 beta 2 (22C5125e)
• 18.1 RC (22B82) .vs 18.2 beta 1 (22C5109p)

iOS 18.1

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• 18.1 (22B82) .vs 18.1.1 (22B91)

iOS 18.1 beta

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• 18.1 beta 7 (22B5075a) .vs 18.1 RC (22B82)
• 18.1 beta 6 (22B5069a) .vs 18.1 beta 7 (22B5075a)
• 18.1 beta 5 (22B5054e) .vs 18.1 beta 6 (22B5069a)
• 18.1 beta 4 (22B5045h) .vs 18.1 beta 5 (22B5054e)
• 18.1 beta 3 (22B5034e) .vs 18.1 beta 4 (22B5045g)
• 18.1 beta 2 (22B5023e) .vs 18.1 beta 3 (22B5034e)
• 18.1 beta 1 (22B5007p) .vs 18.1 beta 2 (22B5023e)
• 18.0 beta4 (rev) (22A5316k) .vs 18.1 beta 1(22B5007p)

iOS 18.0

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• 18.0 (22A3354) .vs 18.0.1 (22A3370)

iOS 18.0 beta

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• 18.0 beta 8 (22A5350a) .vs 18.0 RC (22A3354)
• 18.0 beta 7 (22A5346a) .vs 18.0 beta 8 (22A5350a)
• 18.0 beta 6 (22A5338b) .vs 18.0 beta 7 (22A5346a)
• 18.0 beta 5 (22A5326f) .vs 18.0 beta 6 (22A5338b)
• 18.0 beta 4 (22A5316k) .vs 18.0 beta 5 (22A5326f)
• 18.0 beta 3 (revision) (22A5307i) .vs 18.0 beta 4 (22A5316j)
• 18.0 beta 3 (22A5307f) .vs 18.0 beta 3 (revision) (22A5307i)
• 18.0 beta 2 (22A5297f) .vs 18.0 beta 3 (22A5307f)
• 18.0 beta 1 (22A5282m) .vs 18.0 beta 2 (22A5297f)
• 17.5.1 (21F90) .vs 18.0 beta 1 (22A5282m)

iPadOS 17.7

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• 17.7.7 (21H433) .vs 17.7.8 (21H440)
• 17.7.5 (21H420) .vs 17.7.6 (21H423)

iOS 17.6.1

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• 17.6.1 (21G101) .vs 17.7 (21H16)
• 17.6.1 (21G93) .vs 17.6.1 re-release (21G101)
• 17.6 (21G80) .vs 17.6.1 (21G93)
• 17.6 beta 4 (21G5075a) .vs 17.6 RC (21G79)
• 17.6 beta 3 (21G5066d) .vs 17.6 beta 4 (21G5075a)
• 17.6 beta 2 (21G5061c) .vs 17.6 beta 3 (21G5066d)
• 17.6 beta 1 (21G5052e) .vs 17.6 beta 2 (21G5061c)

iOS 16.7

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• 16.7.14 (20H370) .vs 16.7.15 (20H380)
• 16.7.13 (20H365) .vs 16.7.14 (20H370)

iOS 15.8

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• 15.8.6 (19H402) .vs 15.8.7 (19H411)

iOS 12.5

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• 12.5.7 (16H81) .vs 12.5.8 (16H88)

macOS 26.3 beta

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• 26.3 beta 1 (25D5087f) .vs 26.3 beta 2 (25D5101c)

macOS 15.5 beta

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• 15.4 (24E248) .vs 15.5 beta 1 (24F5042g)

macOS 15.4

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• 15.3.2 (24D81) .vs 15.4 (24E248)

macOS 15.0 beta

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• 15.0 beta 2 (24A5279h) .vs 15.0 beta 3 (24A5289g)

Generating Diffs

Clone the kernel symbolicator signatures

git clone https://github.com/blacktop/symbolicator.git /tmp/symbolicator

Perform the DIFF

ipsw diff
  --output '../ipsw-diffs'
  --markdown               # output as Markdown
  --ent                    # diff entitlements
  --fw                     # diff firmware files (iBoot etc)
  --launchd                # diff launchd conf
  --feat                   # diff feature flags
  --strs                   # diff strings
  --files                  # diff all filenames
  --starts                 # diff functions
  --signatures /tmp/symbolicator/kernel  # symbolicate kernel funcs name (if different)
  --block-list "__TEXT.__info_plist"     # ignore plist section
  --block-list "__AUTH_CONST.__auth_ptr" # ignore auth ptrs section
  'iPhone16,2_17.6_21G5052e_Restore.ipsw'
  'iPhone16,2_17.6_21G5061c_Restore.ipsw'
  --kdk '/Library/Developer/KDKs/KDK_14.6_23G5052d.kdk/System/Library/Kernels/kernel.release.t6031'
  --kdk '/Library/Developer/KDKs/KDK_14.6_23G5061b.kdk/System/Library/Kernels/kernel.release.t6031'

Note

DIFFs generated via ipsw diff

Query Diffs

With mdq

Get List of NEW MachOs

❱ curl -sL https://github.com/blacktop/ipsw-diffs/raw/main/18_4_22E5200s__vs_18_4_22E5216h/README.md \
  | mdq '# Macho | # New'

### 🆕 NEW (13)

- `/Applications/AuthenticationServicesUI.app/PlugIns/AccountAuthenticationModificationExtensionHelper.appex/AccountAuthenticationModificationExtensionHelper`
- `/Applications/OTEAutomationTest.app/Frameworks/OTEAutomation.framework/OTEAutomation`
- `/Applications/OTEAutomationTest.app/OTEAutomationTest`
- `/System/Library/CoreServices/CoreTypes.bundle/Contents/Library/MobileDevices-0004.bundle/MobileDevices-0004`
- `/System/Library/ExtensionKit/Extensions/ASRFullPayloadCorrection.appex/ASRFullPayloadCorrection`
- `/System/Library/ExtensionKit/Extensions/ODDIPoirotMetricsExtension.appex/ODDIPoirotMetricsExtension`
- `/System/Library/ExtensionKit/Extensions/TetsuoDiagnosticExtension.appex/TetsuoDiagnosticExtension`
- `/System/Library/PreferenceBundles/TetsuoNotifications.bundle/TetsuoNotifications`
- `/System/Library/PreferenceBundles/VisionCompanionSettings.bundle/VisionCompanionSettings`
- `/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DiagnosticExtensions.framework/PlugIns/TUDiagnosticExtension.appex/TUDiagnosticExtension`
- `/private/var/staged_system_apps/AppleVisionProApp.app/AppleVisionProApp`
- `/usr/libexec/visioncompaniond`
- `/usr/sbin/skywalkctl`

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License

MIT Copyright (c) 2024 blacktop