XcodeRootDebug

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Allow xcode to start a custom debugserver with root privileges to debug iOS apps.

Currently only tested on the following jailbroken devices:

• iPhone 6s 14.2
• iPhone 7 13.6.1
• iPhone 11 Pro 14.2

Theoretically supports iOS10 and above devices, including A12.

Repo：https://repo.byteage.com

Background

Usually, when we use xcode for real machine debugging, there are the following limitations:

1. The debugger can only be started with mobile permissions
2. The debugger that can be started can only be /Developer/usr/bin/debugserver

Based on the above limitations, the following problems arise:

1. Unable to debug system processes, such as: Cydia、Safiri
2. Unable to debug the app downloaded from AppStore, the app needs to be re-signed after smashing the shell

To solve the above problems, you need to use debugserver with high permissions. For the specific configuration process, you can refer to the article Tips and Problem Handling for Configuring DebugServer + lldb Debugging Environment under iOS12.

To solve the above limitations, you need to install this tweak.

After installing this tweak, it will allow developers to use xcode to start a custom debugserver with root privileges for debugging.

You can set the tweak in settings。

Article

You can read this post to get some information.

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