Alright, let’s dive right in.
—
Picture this: someone actually decided to get Apple’s iOS running on a Nintendo Switch. Yeah, sounds like someone’s got a lotta free time, right? So this tech wizard, or maybe just a slightly bonkers enthusiast named PatRyk on, what’s it called now, X? (Or Twitter? I can’t keep up), managed to do it. Except, you don’t need to throw your iPhone in the trash just yet. Why? Well, it’s now the proud titleholder of “world’s slowest ‘iPhone’.” Seriously, imagine waiting 20 minutes just to boot up and then… crash! Every app just gives up on life. Fun times.
## The Ol’ Baby Steps
While everyone else is drooling over the shiny new Switch 2, PatRyk spends two entire days wrestling with the tech gods to force Apple’s mobile OS onto the Switch. This guy must’ve had patience on tap. Imagine sitting there, fingers crossed for 20 minutes every time, hoping it doesn’t explode (joking, obviously, but who knows with these things).
Actually using this Frankenstein-iPhone though? Absolute nightmare. Apparently, every second thing makes it throw a fit. Opening apps? You’d have better luck teaching your cat to play the piano.
> “I’ve lost my mind,” PatRyk tweets. No kidding.
At the moment, if you’re dreaming of turning your Switch into an iPhone substitute, yeah, keep dreaming. But hey, you gotta admire the lunacy and dedication. It’s like seeing a flying car — except it can’t actually fly or drive.
## So What’s the Magic Trick? QEMU
PatRyk spills that the whole “iPhone-Switch” escapade was possible because of a version of QEMU cooked up for the iPhone 11 by someone named ChefKissInc. Sounds fancy, right? QEMUAppleSilicon, as it’s called, is an emulator meant for Apple Silicon devices. Whatever that means, it sounds intense.
After two days of god-knows-what, PatRyk wrangled GitHub code like a cowboy in a spaghetti western. And at some point, iOS on the Nintendo Switch got up, stumbled around a bit, and managed a wobbly “hello” on a system powered by Nvidia Tegra X1. Fancy tech words, but basically, it worked. Sort of.
In the end, PatRyk doesn’t say if more time will be wasted (invested? tomato, tomato) on this wild project. But hinted at more chaotic coding adventures. Ready your popcorn.
So, stay tuned if you’re into this kinda digital chaos. Or just stick with your regular iPhones and Switches — way less drama.
