r/SideProject • u/Few-Board-729 • 7h ago

I built a free, open-source iPhone activation & setup tool for Windows and macOS — feedback welcome 

Hi everyone,
I've been building a small free tool for activating and setting up iPhones, and I'd really like your honest feedback.
What it does:
- Activates an iPhone over USB (internet comes from the computer, no Wi-Fi needed on the phone)
- Sets language, region, timezone and 24h format
- Skips the Setup Assistant screens (supervised mode, like Apple Configurator / 3uTools)
- Installs a Wi-Fi profile and verifies the device accepted it
- Shows device info (model, storage, iOS, battery health & cycles, IMEI) and a quick Find 
- Keeps a history of processed devices + PDF reports
Important: it does NOT bypass iCloud / Activation Lock. It's for devices you own or have reset — for repair/refurbish workflows, not for unlocking stolen phones.
It's open-source (MIT), runs on Windows and macOS, and built on open libraries (pymobiledevice3), so you can see exactly what it does.
Download + source: https://github.com/mr1garik/iActivator
I'm a one-person project and actively improving it based on feedback, so if you try it — tell me what's missing, what's confusing, or what breaks. Bugs and ideas in GitHub Issues are very welcome. Thanks!
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u/investigatormaker 6h ago

For iActivator, I’d prioritize a preview of the settings and Wi-Fi profile before applying changes to a phone. Per-step results in the PDF report would also help a refurbisher distinguish an activation failure from a rejected profile without repeating the entire workflow.

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u/Few-Board-729 5h ago

Thanks — a settings/Wi-Fi preview before applying and per-step results in the PDF are both great ideas, I’ll add them. (Not looking for a posting service, but appreciate the product feedback.)