Whoa, okay, so here’s this wild adventure someone decided to dive into: cramming Apple’s iOS into a Nintendo Switch. Yep, you read that right. A tech tinkerer named PatRyk went for it, announcing proudly (and kinda sarcastically) they’ve created “the world’s slowest ‘iPhone’.” Takes forever—like 20 minutes—to even start up. And guess what? Everything crashes. Like, EVERYTHING. But you gotta admire the audacity.
Baby Steps, I Guess
In a world where everyone’s buzzing about the new Switch 2, PatRyk took two whole days trying to jam iOS onto the OG Nintendo Switch. Sounds… exhausting, right? Imagine watching your device take 20 agonizing minutes to boot, just hoping it doesn’t fail. Patience level: expert. But hey, dedication at its finest, I suppose?
And using this mutant ‘iPhone’? Sounds worse than waiting for paint to dry. PatRyk says the kernel hits the panic button every chance it gets. Imagine opening an app just to see it smack into a wall and crash. Not ideal.
Anyway — oh, hang on — seems hopeless, but it’s kinda cool knowing it’s possible, even if just theoretically. Like, iOS can exist there, but don’t trade your real iPhone for this Frankenstein yet—unless you hate yourself a bit.
Tech Magic 101: QEMU Saves the Day?
PatRyk spilt the beans: this bizarre project happened thanks to QEMU, a thingamajig designed for the iPhone 11 by someone known as ChefKissInc. Yeah, QEMUAppleSilicon, that’s what it’s called, helps make Apple stuff work on, well, not-Apple stuff. Over two mind-numbing days, they pulled some coding tricks—GitHub style—and somehow convinced the switch to act like an iPhone. Sort of.
And finally, there’s no telling if PatRyk will sink more time into this brain-bending chaos. But hey, they’re promising more adventures in code-land, so hold tight for whatever they dream up next. Or don’t. It’s your life.
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