Communicating with your iOS app over USB (C# and/or Xamarin)
Communicating with your iOS app over USB (C# and/or Xamarin) So, you're writing an iOS app that needs to communicate with a desktop client. A quick google search would suggest that the only way to do this would be to create a small socket server on the desktop client that listens on a given port, and have the iOS app connect to the desktop client through your local network. This definitely works, and often times it's good enough. If you're familiar with socket programming, this is definitely straight forward. However, there are definitely some drawbacks. The app has to be on the same network as the client (which isn't always possible in enterprise environments where your computer is on some private wired network). The client opens a port to your computer that anyone on the network can access, which can be a security concern. Initial setup is also a bit more tedious as the app user must enter the IP Address and Port into the app in order to connect. Being able