SpringBoardServices.framework

SpringBoardServices.framework
Private Framework
Availabile	? – present
Class Prefix	SB / SBS
Headers	[headers.cynder.me]

SpringBoardServices.framework is a C (and partially Objective-C) library that allows you to invoke functions in SpringBoard via IPC (Mach messages via MIG subsystem).

SpringBoardServices is a framework that is constantly changing. Almost every firmware has something different. Make sure you check the version if you use any function here.

SB functions

Main article: SpringBoard.app/MIG_subsystem

SB functions are the low-level functions that directly communicate with SpringBoard via MIG subsystem. See

SBS functions

SBS functions are often a higher-level abstraction on top of SB functions. A typical feature is they do not require the port parameter.

SBSSpringBoardServerPort

Signature	mach_port_t SBSSpringBoardServerPort();
Available in	2.0 – 3.1

Get the Mach port (send right) that can communicate with the SpringBoard. The return value can be used in the SB functions.

Application-related functions

Signature	CFStringRef SBSCopyIconImagePathForDisplayIdentifier(CFStringRef displayIdentifier);
Available in	2.0 – 4.0

Signature	CFStringRef SBSCopyLocalizedApplicationNameForDisplayIdentifier(CFStringRef displayIdentifier);
Available in	2.0 – 4.0

Signature	CFArrayRef SBSCopyPublicURLSchemes();
Available in	3.0 – 3.1

Versions

Firmware	2.0	2.1	2.2	3.0	3.1	3.2
SourceCache version	N/A		716.45	919.5	956.17	1065.74
dylib version	1