So, here’s the wild ride. PatRyk (yep, with that quirky spelling) somehow got Apple’s iOS to boot on a Nintendo Switch. But hold your horses, it’s a hot mess right now. You know, like when you try to make a fancy dish but end up with a kitchen disaster? Yeah, that’s where we’re at. This “iPhone” on Switch takes a whole coffee break—actually, more like three—to wake up. And then what? It just crashes when you try to do anything. Fun times, right?
About this Switch-turned-iPhone experiment: PatRyk spent a couple of days (and probably a few sanity points) tinkering away. Imagine waiting 20 minutes just to see if it even turns on. It’s like watching paint dry but with more suspense. And then, surprise! The kernel decides to panic at everything. Not dramatic at all.
Anyway, this is like proof of concept material. It’s technically possible to run iOS on a Switch, but unless you like torturing yourself with tech fails, don’t toss your real iPhone just yet. This isn’t gonna make the Switch your new pocket pal anytime soon.
Now, the secret sauce here is QEMU, thanks to ChefKissInc’s version for iPhone 11. It’s like magic dust for emulating stuff, or whatever you call it. So PatRyk was mixing this tech potion, battling with GitHub like a code wizard, trying to make iOS play nice with Nvidia Tegra X1.
What’s next for our hero? Who knows? They hinted at more geeky adventures coming soon. Maybe they’ll actually make this thing usable. Or maybe it’s just another tale of glorious failure. Either way, stay tuned if you like watching tech experiments that make you go, “why would you even…?”
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