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How to get iOS version of a device from command line?

I was trying to find a way to get iOS version of a device from command line, like adb devices in Android, but I couldn't find any solution. All the answers I found were explaining how to obtain it from application.

Is there any way to get iOS version of a device/devices from command line?

Thanks

Solution

  • After some research, I found that instruments has instruments -s devices command.

    When you run the command, it will list all Known Devices, but the ones connected will be on top of the list with their Serial Number.

    A similar output is that:

    admin$ instruments -s devices
Known Devices:
test iPhone (v7.1.1) (deviceserialnumber)
test iPhone 5S (v7.1.1) (deviceserialnumber)
iPhone - Simulator - iOS 7.1
iPhone Retina (3.5-inch) - Simulator - iOS 7.1
iPhone Retina (4-inch) - Simulator - iOS 7.1

    I used sed command to get only Serial Number and iOS Version:

    instruments -s devices | sed -n -E -e 's/.*v(.*)\) \((.*)\)/\2 \1/p'

    And the output will be:

    deviceserialnumber 7.1.1
deviceserialnumber 7.1.1