Reading a JSON file

In ios 15 there is the App Recorder that produces a JSON file. How do you read it? Seems silly to add that function and not be able to read the results. There must be a way.

Thanks.

iPhone 7, iOS 15

Posted on Sep 28, 2021 5:08 PM

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Oct 4, 2021 2:20 PM in response to bailier

When IOS 15 came out the article (at Komando.com, I think) stated the Record App Activity would provide a report on what your apps are doing in the background that you don't know about. To see the activity you have to send the json file to yourself.

I've included 2 screenshots. Thanks.

iphone 7

Here is a sample of what is sent to you:

{"accessor":{"identifier":"com.walmart.electronics","identifierType":"bundleID"},"category":"location","identifier":"10FE9F5A-CF67-4014-9879-4139E11AA4A0","kind":"intervalBegin","timeStamp":"2021-09-27T12:26:26.921-05:00","type":"access"}
{"accessor":{"identifier":"com.walmart.electronics","identifierType":"bundleID"},"category":"camera","identifier":"B30401CE-457C-4403-88B5-3C56A4D83FAF","kind":"intervalBegin","timeStamp":"2021-09-27T12:26:40.137-05:00","type":"access"}
{"accessor":{"identifier":"com.walmart.electronics","identifierType":"bundleID"},"category":"location","identifier":"10FE9F5A-CF67-4014-9879-4139E11AA4A0","kind":"intervalEnd","timeStamp":"2021-09-27T12:26:55.102-05:00","type":"access"}
{"accessor":{"identifier":"com.walmart.electronics","identifierType":"bundleID"},"category":"location","identifier":"A1C5B731-70EA-490C-A8B3-24444ABADAFC","kind":"intervalBegin","timeStamp":"2021-09-27T12:26:59.050-05:00","type":"access"}
{"accessor":{"identifier":"com.walmart.electronics","identifierType":"bundleID"},"category":"location","identifier":"A1C5B731-70EA-490C-A8B3-24444ABADAFC","kind":"intervalEnd","timeStamp":"2021-09-27T12:27:09.073-05:00","type":"access"}
{"accessor":{"identifier":"com.walmart.electronics","identifierType":"bundleID"},"category":"location","identifier":"EFA86FB3-A3EA-43CD-92B8-D2EB32C6BF72","kind":"intervalBegin","timeStamp":"2021-09-27T12:27:32.063-05:00","type":"access"}
{"accessor":{"identifier":"com.walmart.electronics","identifierType":"bundleID"},"category":"location","identifier":"EFA86FB3-A3EA-43CD-92B8-D2EB32C6BF72","kind":"intervalEnd","timeStamp":"2021-09-27T12:27:59.224-05:00","type":"access"}
{"accessor":{"identifier":"com.walmart.electronics","identifierType":"bundleID"},"category":"location","identifier":"A448307B-317E-48B9-8A0F-060787E8F1B3","kind":"intervalBegin","timeStamp":"2021-09-27T12:28:05.076-05:00","type":"access"}
{"accessor":{"identifier":"com.walmart.electronics","identifierType":"bundleID"},"category":"location","identifier":"A448307B-317E-48B9-8A0F-060787E8F1B3","kind":"intervalEnd","timeStamp":"2021-09-27T12:28:15.087-05:00","type":"access"}
{"accessor":{"identifier":"com.walmart.electronics","identifierType":"bundleID"},"category":"location","identifier":"9C9CB5F6-2C40-48B8-AA0D-725D4E44C723","kind":"intervalBegin","timeStamp":"2021-09-27T12:28:26.076-05:00","type":"access"}
{"accessor":{"identifier":"com.walmart.electronics","identifierType":"bundleID"},"category":"location","identifier":"9C9CB5F6-2C40-48B8-AA0D-725D4E44C723","kind":"intervalEnd","timeStamp":"2021-09-27T12:28:41.092-05:00","type":"access"}
{"accessor":{"identifier":"com.walmart.electronics","identifierType":"bundleID"},"category":"location","identifier":"5B45EA49-332C-4760-8123-A6689EBD04AF","kind":"intervalBegin","timeStamp":"2021-09-27T12:28:44.081-05:00","type":"access"}
{"accessor":{"identifier":"com.walmart.electronics","identifierType":"bundleID"},"category":"location","identifier":"5B45EA49-332C-4760-8123-A6689EBD04AF","kind":"intervalEnd","timeStamp":"2021-09-27T12:29:05.108-05:00","type":"access"}
{"accessor":{"identifier":"com.walmart.electronics","identifierType":"bundleID"},"category":"location","identifier":"3BB1BF23-587D-4EFB-8AB5-DA8556EAEE37","kind":"intervalBegin","timeStamp":"2021-09-27T12:29:17.100-05:00","type":"access"}
{"accessor":{"identifier":"com.walmart.electronics","identifierType":"bundleID"},"category":"location","identifier":"3BB1BF23-587D-4EFB-8AB5-


Sep 29, 2021 1:04 PM in response to harveyshot

Hello Harvey,


It sounds like you have a few questions about JSON files on the iPhone. We understand how important this is to you and we are here to help.


Seems like you can use the Shortcuts app with JSON files as mentioned here: Intro to using JSON in Shortcuts on iPhone and iPad


For more information about the semantics of JSON, visit: Introducing JSON


Hopefully this helps.


Cheers!

Oct 4, 2021 9:58 AM in response to Jeff_W.

Thanks for the reply but that shortcuts app confused me even more. Where's the info it's supposed to tell me?

Not being a techie (far from it) I read an article about the app recorder that made it sound as if the recorder would tell you what your apps are doing behind your back. It didn't say I'd need a phd in computer science to decipher it.

Where am I going wrong?

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