Help needed with extracting the audio from an iOS app

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Help needed with extracting the audio from an iOS app - SLRPNK

Hello, I’m trying to get the downloaded audio out of an iOS app, but I struggle because the information I can find is mostly rather old, needs some additional software I need to pay for, etc. The content is downloaded post installing the app, so simply accessing the IPA doesn’t help. I have this app called naturespace (see naturespace.org [http://naturespace.org]), it’s an app that has really good recordings of rain, thunderstorms, etc. In my opinion those recordings are far better than anything I’ve heard so far. Now, I did pay for the content, but the app hasn’t been updated for years now, and there’s also been no new content for years as well. I wrote to the owners but didn’t get any response. I guess you could consider it abandoned at this point. Since I fear that anytime soon the app stops working, I’d like to save that content. I’m a bit tech savvy, I can work with CLI and such, but I’m not a professional coder or hacker, any help is appreciated.

I wouldn’t have a clue how to hack the content out of the app itself. Maybe re-recording it via a headphone adapter cable is the easiest way. I know they’re doing some funky 3D audio thing, but it’ll still be 2 channel audio.

Yes, I thought about that as well, but if possible I would prefer to retain the original data (also I just like to tinker with stuff :) ).

However, like you said, they're doing some "spatial" stuff they don't disclose. I assume it's just some EQ, but if they really have some algorithm to compute HRTF or even they're own audio format, then re-recording might actually be the only solution.

Head-related transfer function - Wikipedia

I hear you, I’d like the original data too. If you do manage to get the files out, please do let us know what worked for you. Good luck!

Lol, this community is simply amazing already :D

Somebody just reverse-engineered the App and the files' encryption and poured it into a simply python script, see the comments in this thread.