Re: How do nonroot Android & nonjailbroken iOS run SMB servers to connect to each other & Windows?

On Thu, 17 Apr 2025 06:04:39 -0000 (UTC), Chris wrote :

Apple also list the ports they commonly use:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/103229
 
There are many below 1024.

C'mon Chris,

Did you even *read* that document (which I posted a week ago myself)?
I did.

If you read that document, Chris, did you *understand* what it said?
I did.

All that document says is that some Apple software uses port 445.
An example is the native "Files" app uses port 445 as an SMB client.

What the document DOES NOT say (regarding third-party apps):
1. It does not state whether third-party iOS applications are
   permitted or restricted from binding to privileged ports in general.
2. It makes no specific mention of whether third-party iOS applications
   can bind to port 445.
3. It does not discuss the security implications or permissions
   required for third-party apps to use specific ports.
4. It does not differentiate between the port usage of Apple's
   own applications and third-party applications.

The document says nothing, Chris.
And I posted it a week ago proving that.

I could find nothing in Apple's documentation that said anything about the
ability of 3rd-party apps to bind to privileged ports such as port 445.

If you can find *that* document, then it would be worth the post.
But just posting a random Apple document isn't helpful here.

Especially as the Apple trolls jumped on it without even reading it.
They think any mention of port 445 is vindication of their belief systems.

It's not.