Hackios project boots iOS 16 on Android phones, Xataka reports
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According to Xataka, videos show iOS 16 booting on Android phones, including a Redmi Note 12. The article's technical explanation details an example using the Redmi Note 10 Pro: the open-source ios-sweet project replaces the Linux kernel with Apple's XNU and uses a hardware description copied from an iPhone X to make the system believe it is running on an Apple device. The article's headline says Claude helped, but the text does not explain that role.
On the Redmi Note 10 Pro, the lock screen, home screen, Control Center, Settings, touch input and physical buttons work. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, mobile data, audio, cameras and biometric sensors do not; some apps show a black screen. Without a graphics driver, the interface runs at about 20 to 30 frames per second, and booting takes four to five minutes, according to Decrypt. Android Authority cites versions adapted for the Redmi Note 12 Pro and LG V60, as well as work on other models.
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The project illustrates, according to the cited reports, how far adapting a kernel and hardware description can take a system when booting outside its original device—while also exposing the practical limits without drivers and with incompatible hardware. Because the text does not explain Claude’s role, no specific technical contribution can be attributed to it.
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