How to modify UIDefaltFormats.phoneformat with a binary editor (0xED)

for example Australia :

first go to the Australian section at address 0x1FC

36 31 00 00 61 75 00 00 EE 44 00 00----------61 au --

jump to address= 0x44EE + 0xA78 = 0x5466

14 00 00 00 34 00 00 00
01 00 00 00 30 00 30 30 31 31 00 00 01 00 03 00
01 00 00 00 09 00 00 00 09 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
04 00 00 00 04 00 00 00 09 00 00 01 1B 00 00 00
01 00 00 00 09 00 00 00 09 00 00 01 0C 00 00 00
23 20 23 23 23 23 20 23 23 23 23 00 28 6E 23 29-# #### ####.(n#)
20 23 23 23 23 20 23 23 23 23 00 6E 23 23 23 20- #### ####.n###
23 23 23 20 23 23 23 00---------------------------------### ###.

that in old plist style is equivalent to:

04## ### ###
(0#) #### ####
+61 # #### ####

but if you want:

04## ### ###
(02) #### ####
(03) #### ####
(07) #### ####
(08) #### ####
+61 4## ### ###
+61 # #### ####

first you must change the jump offset to the last address in the file

36 31 00 00 61 75 00 00 C0 56 00 00----------61 au --

and then add this code at address 0x6136

00 00 14 00 00 00 74 00 00 00
01 00 00 00 30 00 30 30 31 31 00 00 01 00 07 00
01 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 09 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
04 00 00 00 04 00 00 00 09 00 00 01 1B 00 00 00
05 00 00 00 09 00 00 00 09 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
02 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 09 00 00 01 0C 00 00 00
03 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 09 00 00 01 0C 00 00 00
07 00 00 00 07 00 00 00 09 00 00 01 0C 00 00 00
08 00 00 00 08 00 00 00 09 00 00 01 0C 00 00 00
23 20 23 23 23 23 20 23 23 23 23 00 28 6E 23 29-# #### ####.(n#)
20 23 23 23 23 20 23 23 23 23 00 6E 23 23 23 20- #### ####.n###
23 23 23 20 23 23 23 00---------------------------------### ###.

The differences with the original are:
74 instead of 34 in row 1
7 instead of 3 in row 2
rows 3 and 6 modified
rows 5,7,8 added

Frank8:

36 31 00 00 61 75 00 00 EE 44 00 00----------61 au -- is easy to understand, but I am lost here:

"jump to address= 0x44EE + 0xA78 = 0x5466"

Where did you obtain those codes?

TIA

Hi Frank,

In that example you basically added the +61 4## ### ### rule as all the others were already covered.

Do you mind going over the logic in the hex to implement? Your example works as intended, I just tested it, but I'd like to other some other formats. For example #### #### and 1800 ### ###.

Thanks for helping out Frank8!


I have had a mess arounf but stuggle a bit with the hex-editing as far as finding different parts are concerned - what editor to you guys use?


Since Aussie formatting seems to be perhaps the most sought after, here's a list of what I think are the necessary formats to have: (feel free to reccomend additions)

04## ### ###
+61 4## ### ###

#### ####
(02) #### ####
(03) #### ####
(07) #### ####
(08) #### ####
+61-2 #### ####
+61-3 #### ####
+61-7 #### ####
+61-8 #### ####

1#00 ### ###
1#00 ####
13 ## ##




Doobi18

Ouch, compared the old method this seems complicated, especially for other countries and customised rules. But great work Frank to figure this out, at least it some progress.

I tried to follow Franks example but I am losing him in the address jumps, various additions to get a new address - 'jump to address= 0x44EE + 0xA78 = 0x5466', 'and then add this code at address 0x6136'.

I think we will have to wait untill someone figures this outside of hex editing which looks quite complicated to do. Or perhaps an expert hex editor can do this for various countries and host it at one the repos.

I'm looking for UK masking, as shown on Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telepho...United_Kingdom)

Generally, these would suffice:


02x xxxx xxxx
03x xxxx xxxx
05x xxxx xxxx
011x xxx xxxx
01x1 xxx xxxx
01x82 xxxxxx
07xxx xxxxxx
08xx xxx xxxx

If anyone has successfully edited their file for the UK, I would be very much appreciative if you could PM it to me, or make it available for download. I'll also share my email (PM me).

anyone has appsupport for UAE?

thanks!

This might help those trying to develop rules for locales other than AU.


1. the first four bytes of the document are the number of countries, 0 xDF that is 223 countries, each country's code, abbreviations, offset a total of 12 bytes value multiplied by the 223 plus 4 on that 223 * 12 +4 = 0xA78 - this is the offset you use for addressing info

2. Find the first reference to your country's locale. I'll use Australia as an example. The information is
36 31 00 00 61 75 00 00 EE 44 00 00

3. The first four bytes are country code 36 31 00 00 = 61

4. The next four bytes are country locale 61 75 00 00 = au

5. The next four bytes are the starting address of the rules for that locale EE 44 00 00. To this you need to add the offset from point 1 which gives you 0x5466. If you're on a mac use the calculator in hex mode

6. Go to address 0x5466 and there you will find the rules for your locale. The rules should start with 14 value and run until the next 14 value. My best guess is that 14 or 00 14 are rule delimiters.

This is where it gets tough. I'm wading through the info from the chines guys as to how to interpret the rule. Frank seems to have cracked it but I haven't heard from him for a while.

WHen I get my head around this I'll post what I have.

Does that string for Australia have a typo? Shouldn't it be 36 31 00 00 61 75 00 00 EE '49' 00 00 NOT 36 31 00 00 61 75 00 00 EE '44' 00 00. The value is '49' and not '44' and so if you add it in a hex editor you wil not get '5466' with '44'.

You are right, should be EE 49 and the "5466" is also correct.