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AppleMobileDeviceService_main.dll
Apple Mobile Device Service by Apple Inc. (Signed)
| Version: | 17.89.0.42 |
| MD5: | 3b7d8eae5e44cbda4cd772720594f116 |
| SHA1: | 0500a93b9fee8dd307d888c478f6c8fa2cd17af9 |
| SHA256: | ea37c1c1c2ace909dca0594f14a0591e8989b7c5beb37618fb9300a6f0615322 |
What is AppleMobileDeviceService_main.dll?
This is the service portion of the Apple MobileDeviceHelper iTunes sync. AppleMobileDeviceHelper.exe is installed along with the latest version of Apple iTunes and is used to sync your iOS devices such as the iPhone, iPod or iPad with iTunes when you connect your device to your computer.
Overview
applemobiledeviceservice_main.dll is loaded as dynamic link library that runs in the context of a process. It is installed with a couple of know programs including Apple Mobile Device Support published by Apple Inc., MobileMe Control Panel from Apple Inc. and MobileMe Control Panel by Apple Inc.. The file is digitally signed by Apple Inc. which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | applemobiledeviceservice_main.dll |
| Publisher: | Apple Inc. |
| Product name: | Apple Mobile Device Service |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\common files\apple\mobile device support\applemobiledeviceservice_main.dll |
| File version: | 17.89.0.42 |
| Product version: | 3.3.0.0 |
| Size: | 205.89 KB (210,832 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Apple Inc. |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0 |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
Apple Mobile Device Support is required and used for the synchronisation between an Apple mobile iOS devices (iPod, iPhone or iPad) and a PC through iTunes. If uninstalled, your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch may not appear under Devices in iTunes after you connect it to your Windows PC. Apple Mobile Device Service runs as a Windows service (Apple Mobile Device Service (AMDS)) regardless if the user is running a connected Apple application...
Users who wished to sync their MobileMe data with a PC had to download and install Apple's MobileMe Control Panel. To install, the user first had to download and install the latest version of iTunes, and then install MobileMe Control Panel. After installation, the user signed into the control panel using their username and password, and could control sync settings for contacts, calendars, bookmarks, and iDisk settings such as public fol...
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
43.00% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
11.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
10.50% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
6.00% |
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| Windows 8 |
5.50% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
5.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
4.00% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
3.50% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
3.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
1.50% |
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| Windows 8 Single Language |
1.50% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Basic |
1.00% |
|
| Windows 8.1 N |
0.50% |
|
| Windows Seven Black Edition |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
0.50% |
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| Windows Vista Business |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Enterprise |
0.50% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
0.50% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 52.26% of Apple Mobile Device Service.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
22.79% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
16.91% |
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| Toshiba |
14.71% |
|
| ASUS |
11.03% |
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| Lenovo |
8.82% |
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| Acer |
8.46% |
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| Sony |
8.09% |
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| GIGABYTE |
2.94% |
|
| Intel |
2.21% |
|
| Alienware |
1.10% |
|
| American Megatrends |
0.74% |
|
| Compaq |
0.74% |
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| NEC |
0.74% |
|
| Sahara |
0.37% |
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| Samsung |
0.37% |
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