Alright, so here we are. Someone got iOS to run on a Nintendo Switch. Yep, you read that right. But before you start imagining all the things you could do with it, let me just say—don’t hold your breath. This guy, PatRyk, kinda joked they’ve made “the world’s slowest ‘iPhone.’” Picture this: it takes about 20 minutes just to turn on, and none of the apps even work. Classic, right?
So, here’s what went down. While everyone’s buzzing over the new Switch 2, PatRyk’s been in this marathon of trying to cram Apple’s OS into the original Switch. It took them two whole days. Two days! Can you imagine just sitting there, staring at a screen, waiting for something to happen? And fun fact, when it finally does boot up, it’s basically like, nah, not today. Everything crashes. Sounds fun, huh?
Now, why did they do this? Honestly, beats me. But there’s something kinda wild about seeing if you can, even if it’s totally impractical. Makes you think, doesn’t it? Anyway, they used this thing called QEMU—some tech magic stuff that emulates Apple hardware on non-Apple devices. Huge props to ChefKissInc or whoever made it for the iPhone 11.
So, after days of computer wizardry, patience bordering on madness, and lots of trial and error, PatRyk managed to sorta make it work. Well, kind of. The Switch now pretends it’s an iPhone, powered by some tech jargon—I mean, Nvidia Tegra X1. Not that I really know what any of that means, but it sounds impressive, right?
Will they keep working on it? Who knows. They might dive back into this rabbit hole or just leave it as a “look what I did” moment. Whatever happens, they promised more coding adventures. So, stay tuned if you’re into that kind of chaos.
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