---
name: "ideviceactivation"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ideviceactivation"
version: "1.1.1-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ideviceactivation"
---

# ideviceactivation(1)

Activate or deactivate an iOS device.

## NAME

ideviceactivation - Activate or deactivate an iOS device.

## SYNOPSIS

**ideviceactivation** activate \[OPTIONS\]

**ideviceactivation** deactivate \[OPTIONS\]

**ideviceactivation** state \[OPTIONS\]

## DESCRIPTION

Allows to activate and deactivate iOS devices by talking to Apple's webservice.

If the activation process uses forms, input will be requested from the user.

## COMMANDS

- **activate**

  Attempt to activate the device.

- **deactivate**

  Deactivates the device.

- **state**

  Query device for activation state.

## OPTIONS

- **-d, --debug**

  Enable communication debugging.

- **-u, --udid UDID**

  Target specific device by UDID.

- **-n, --network**

  Connect to network device.

- **-b, --batch**

  Explicitly run in non-interactive mode (default: auto-detect).

- **-s, --service URL**

  Use activation webservice at URL instead of default.

- **-v, --version**

  Print version information and exit.

- **-h, --help**

  Prints usage information.

## AUTHOR

Martin Szulecki

## ON THE WEB

http://www.libimobiledevice.org

https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libideviceactivation/