Detect when an iPhone/iPad is connected

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Created Mar ’21

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I found the method once before in the Apple Developer docs so I know it exists.

Searching for it now online bears no fruit.

Super grateful for any leads on this.

Answered by mikeumus in 668189022

From RayWenderlich.com Discord:

Roberto Machorro — Today at 1:55 PM
Under macOS you use the NSWorkspace API for that, there is an NSNotification called didMountNotification https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appkit/nsworkspace/1534471-didmountnotification

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mikeumus OP

Mar ’21

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From RayWenderlich.com Discord:

Roberto Machorro — Today at 1:55 PM
Under macOS you use the NSWorkspace API for that, there is an NSNotification called didMountNotification https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appkit/nsworkspace/1534471-didmountnotification

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mikeumus OP

Mar ’21

Turns out didMountNotification didn't solve it.

didMountNotification works for USB Devices that mount, but iPhones don't mount. Until you use something like ifuse to mount the phone but I didn't want to have to loop ifuse looking for connected iPhones/iPads.

I don't see how I can mark my reply above as not the answer.

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