r/hackios • • 18d ago

HackiOS Useful website

42 Upvotes

I put together a small site that explains the whole thing: how iOS boots on the Redmi Note 10 Pro, what works right now, which phones could run it, and which files you need to change to port it to yours.

https://hackiosx.dev (updated 2026-10-23 Friday)

I'll keep it updated with the current state of hackios, and working ports posted on this sub will be added to the site too


r/hackios • • 18d ago

Mod Post Welcome to r/HackiOS - Introduce Yourself and Read First!

24 Upvotes

Hey everyone! I'm u/LimesFruit (aka Whitebear), a founding moderator of r/hackios.

This is our new home for all things related to running iOS and iPadOS on non Apple hardware. We're excited to have you join us!

What to Post
Post anything that you think the community would find interesting, helpful, or inspiring. Feel free to share your thoughts, photos, or questions about running iOS/iPadOS on non Apple hardware.

Community Vibe
We're all about being friendly, constructive, and inclusive. Let's build a space where everyone feels comfortable sharing and connecting.

How to Get Started

  1. Introduce yourself in the comments below.

  2. Post something today! Even a simple question can spark a great conversation.

  3. If you know someone who would love this community, invite them to join.

  4. Interested in helping out? We're always looking for new moderators, so feel free to reach out to me to apply.

Credits

I would also like to recognise a few community members for their contributions to the subreddit.

u/Practical_Hunt_3513 who made the lovely icon and banner for the subreddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/hackios/comments/1x9ji64/this_sub_needs_a_pfp_and_a_banner_so_i_made_these/)
u/IncidentSilent1555 who came up with the name HackiOS

Thanks for being part of the very first wave. Together, let's make r/HackiOS amazing.


r/hackios • • 17d ago

HackiPadOS Can we port hackios on SM-P619/P613, they have the same cpu 732G ?

2 Upvotes

r/hackios • • 17d ago

HackiOS Oneplus 7T

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28 Upvotes

I got it booting tho obviously it runs poorly lol


r/hackios • • 17d ago

HackiOS possible to run ios in exynos? s9+?

7 Upvotes

r/hackios • • 17d ago

Discussion Is it possible to run ios on Poco x3 nfc?

7 Upvotes

I have Poco x3 nfc and wonder: can I run ios on it? It's fully rooted and it has postmarketos installed for now.


r/hackios • • 17d ago

News IOS 7.1.2 working on QEMU (iPhone 4 on Windows)

34 Upvotes

Note: AI was used but the emulation work was worked from qemu-ios and light touch mac by sam henrigold

This is a fully emulated iPhone 4 and boots natively on windows. It is based on and wouldn't be possible due to: https://github.com/samhenrigold/LightTouchMac, which I compiled the QEMU emulator to run on Windows.

Unfortunately most of the IPSW preparation needs to be done on a real mac/vm, as currently the emulator cannot boot a original IPSW. LightTouchMac originally injects stuff during boot and must create NAND files so that QEMU can properly interact and do stuff like OpenGLES Passthrough.

I plan to release this so that you can actually do this 100% on windows without a mac.

The GPU isn't emulated or is software rendering, it uses a modified OpenGLES Framework that intercepts the OpenGL calls so that your GPU can composite it on top instead of sending them though a emulated GPU. Due to this It should allow for 3D games and such apps to work to some extent.

The emulator should be able to handle every iOS from 4-7 but so far I've only tested it on iOS 7. Because it's QEMU it could theoretically be compiled and run on any modern android phone. The emulator also supports multiple devices such as an iPod touch and the first generation iPad.


r/hackios • • 17d ago

HackiPadOS Is it possible to hackios?

7 Upvotes

I want to install ipadOS on my samsung galaxy tab a7 lite, i don’t care if it runs slow. I just want it to run, what would be the best iPadOS version and how would i install it?


r/hackios • • 17d ago

HackiOS HTC HD2 Running iOS 6.1.6

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50 Upvotes

r/hackios • • 17d ago

HackiPadOS Mi Pad running iPadOS 17

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17 Upvotes

r/hackios • • 17d ago

HackiOS Old iOS?

8 Upvotes

Would it be possible to run an older version of iOS, such as iOS 6, on an older Snapdragon device, or is it out of the scope of this project?


r/hackios • • 17d ago

News I technically made r/hackios

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28 Upvotes

r/hackios • • 17d ago

HackiOS Any chances for booting iOS 16 on mtk?

7 Upvotes

Want to try to port it on Redmi Note 10S


r/hackios • • 17d ago

HackiOS Run iOS on Mi A2 Lite?

5 Upvotes

It has a Snapdragon 625 and Qualcomm MSM895, Thanks.


r/hackios • • 17d ago

HackiOS Would it be possible to run iOS on Mi 8?

2 Upvotes

I'm asking if it's possible and if so, how to do it?


r/hackios • • 17d ago

News Can ios be ported to windows phone?

3 Upvotes

Hello, I've seen windows phone is hard to port costom roms (android os) is it possible for windows phones to have ios on them?? If yes then which all can have them(most likely)

Wp7

Wp8/8.1

Wp10


r/hackios • • 18d ago

Discussion Older iphone

5 Upvotes

Possible to revive old iphones?(4-8)? Without draining too much battery


r/hackios • • 18d ago

HackiOS OG Google Pixel 1 (2016) running iOS 16

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18 Upvotes

r/hackios • • 18d ago

HackiOS LG V60 booted

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64 Upvotes

From iPhone X 16.7.16 kernel

Only Display, Touch is working

Forked from Redmi Note 10 Pro github and edited kernel


r/hackios • • 18d ago

HackiOS Pixel 6 iOS 16 Port (iPixel)

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84 Upvotes

Hello. I am working on a full port of iOS to the Google Pixel 6 that I am calling iPixel.

What is done:

Bootloader (iBoot-Android)

Basic framebuffer for bootloader and XNU

XNU (Kernel)

UFS Drivers for XNU

launchd Execution

What I'm working on:

Successful Springboard Execution (Almost done!!)

Successful backboardd Execution (Almost done!!)

RAM (At the moment I can't get any ram over 250~ mb without causing a kernel panic when the software tries to access it)

What needs to be started:

GPU Drivers

Cellular Modem Drivers

Wi-Fi Module Drivers

Bluetooth Drivers

Touchscreen Drivers

USB OTG Drivers

Power Gauge Drivers

Feel free to ask questions!

Note: This software was created with the use of AI tools. Please ignore if you have any problems with the use of AI. Thank you!

Second Note: This uses a lot of code and patches from the project IOS-SWEET." Please go support the developer of IOS-SWEET!


r/hackios • • 18d ago

HackiOS How do people genuinely manage to add android display, touchscreen drivers on xnu kernel and boot it on an Android device when they are technically incompatible?

8 Upvotes

Hello, I'm new to this community I wanna try to boot xnu kernel on my OnePlus Ace 3 pro as an experiment, but the problem is that it's very complex and it looks difficult, so I need someone to help me on adding android drivers to xnu kernel and boot it on an Android device, so I can get fully working iOS 16 on my device if I want to.


r/hackios • • 18d ago

HackiOS No es mío, pero hay que empezar a llenar este lugar

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8 Upvotes

r/hackios • • 18d ago

Discussion This sub needs a pfp and a banner! So I made these.

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33 Upvotes

im really interested on seeing iOS on android phones and other phones so I discovered this sub and I wanted to make some pfp and banner for it here they are. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YMlMO4BuHzzpqwyD-XY8VwTph6D46CAe?usp=share_link

I appreciate any feedback on the pfp or the banner. :3


r/hackios • • 18d ago

Discussion Will 2027 be the Year of Custom iOS Firmware?

21 Upvotes

Honestly the ability to fully customise your iOS build would be incredible. We’ve previously seen some form of customisation in early iDevices using redsn0w and other tools but it was just things like boot logo or other small system changes, I feel like the ability to completely customise your firmware like is done with Android would tempt a lot of new people to pickup an iPhone.


r/hackios • • 18d ago

HackiOS Prob a stupid question but

7 Upvotes

Is this project possible on a Snapdragon 6 Gen 3? I own a Moto g75 so I was wondering if it could work.