Okay, so I stumbled upon this wild story about some tech wizard — I mean, a real tinkerer, this guy — who decided to make Apple’s iOS run on a Nintendo Switch. Yeah, you heard that right. But, before you get too hyped, let’s just say he’s calling it “the world’s slowest ‘iPhone’.” (His words, not mine). Apparently, it takes like 20 minutes just to boot up, and all the apps crash. So, uh, progress?
Anyway, this dude, PatRyk (cool name, right?), used his own two days — two whole days! — trying to cram Apple’s mobile OS into that little hybrid gaming console. Makes you wonder, did he keep restarting that thing countless times just to watch it hang or fail? Maybe I’ve got too much time on my hands, but that patience game is strong, my friends.
And using the darn thing? Sounds like a nightmare. PatRyk mentions it’s sort of a hot mess right now. “Kernel panics every 2nd thing you do” is what he said. None of the apps even open; it’s like they give up and crash.
Oh yeah, side note — there’s some tweet or something where he’s basically like, “I’ve lost my mind (and 2 days of my life).” Relatable? Kind of.
Even if things look bleak, it’s something — like, it proves you can sorta run iOS on a Switch. But, let’s be real, you’re not chucking your actual iPhone for this anytime soon.
How’d he pull off this madness? Well, it’s thanks to something called QEMU — precisely, a version tailored for emulating Apple Silicon devices. Some other tech genius, ChefKissInc, whipped that up for iPhone 11. So, PatRyk took that setup and, with some brain-drain-inducing work, made it kinda, sorta work on a Switch powered by the Nvidia Tegra X1. Doesn’t that sound like alien technology?
And where does he go from here? Who knows? PatRyk hasn’t spilled if he’s gonna throw more hours at this wild project. But he hints at more coding antics on the horizon, so, I guess, stay tuned?
That’s the scoop. I mean, imagine trying to use this thing. Would you even bother?
