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'''iOS''' devices started the smartphone craze, which would go on to replace conventional mobile phones in both Japan (which had its own subset of cell phones) and the rest of the world, with more advanced touch-controlled devices'''iPadOS''' are operating systems created by Apple.

iOS devices started the smartphone craze, which would go on to replace conventional mobile phones in both Japan (which had its own subset of cell phones) and the rest of the world, with more advanced touch-controlled devices. Formerly, iOS was used for both Apple's phones and tablets. Then, the iOS brand was split into two parts in 2019, with iOS now being the OS exclusively used in the iPhone and the now-defunct iPod Touch. The second half, named iPadOS, is a fork of iOS for iPads that makes use of their larger screens, hence its name. Most iOS apps and games work on iPadOS. Unlike its direct competitor, [[Android emulators|Android]], there are practically no usable emulators, as the official iOS SDK (macOS-only) only allows for running your own projects, i.e., they run code generated for an x86 target rather than ARM code as used by iOS. Some simulators Similar to most of the Android emulators, some emulators (e.g., [[BlackThunder]]) make uses two-step approach, making use of the simulator in the iOS SDK to run a few chosen iOS apps that are recompiled for x86. Unlike previous emulation trails, BlackThunder first loads a highly trimmed Hackintosh image via VirtualBox, which loads Xcode and an iOS simulator into it, then runs decompiled iOS apps recompiled for the x86 architecture. Appetize.io and other tools that claim to emulate iOS on a web browser are in reality just the iOS simulator in XCode wrapped around a cloud stream to the web browser, and like the iOS XCode simulator, need the source code to run. More recently, touchHLE managed to get a few older iPhone OS apps running by recreating some of iOS’s standard libraries and emulating just the iPhone’s CPU, and nearly the same time, QEMU-iOS got released and can successfully emulate iPhone OS 1.0 on an iPod Touch 1st generation, albeit with bugs.

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:;macOS Big SurQEMU-iOS:The 17th major operating system of :Previously unnamed and referred to as “devos50’s qemu fork”, Based on earlier work emulating the S5L8900 and the macOS lineiPhone 11 in QEMU. It has support for can emulate an iPod Touch 1G running iOS 1.0, including iBoot, the kernel, and iPadOS applications for Apple M1- the Springboard, although it requires a modified NOR and NAND image. Some features, such as audio and M2Wi-based Macs. HoweverFi, some apps are not installed due emulated, and there are multiple crashes. About a year later, the same user managed to Apple DRM. This can be bypassed using run iPhone OS 2 on an IPA file emulated iPod Touch 2G, however internet connectivity is not figured out yet, and PlayCover/Sideloadynobody has yet ran a 3rd party app via filesystem hacks as of now, as both networking and USB (iTunes) are unemulated and cannot be installed regularly.

:;touchHLEMAME:A promising new endeavor that aims to run older iOS apps by reimplementing standard libraries instead of internal components. Because of this very high-level approach, no dump of the operating system is required. Its initial target is :Very basic iPhone OS 2.x, with plans to 2G support other 32-bit iOS versions, mainly 3.x and 4.x, as well as the iPad. Development started in December 2022, and its initial 0.1.0 release came out in February 2023. The only officially supported applications are available [https://archivegithub.org/download/iOSObscuracom/iPhoneOS%202mamedev/com.ooi.supermonkeyballmame/ ''Super Monkey Ball''] – the dev’s inspiration for the project – which is fully playable and runs at full speed, even on mid-range laptops, as well as Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D. touchHLE supports running IPA files directly. [https:blob/master/archive.orgsrc/downloadmame/smblite-ios2.0-clutch-2.0.4apple/smblite-iOS2.0-%28Clutch-2.0.4%29iphone2g.ipa Super Monkey Ball Litecpp here] and Touch & Go Lite, the only supported free games, are the third and fourth ones supported<small>(that cannot boot iOS)</small>. A game controller is required '''Unlikely to control the accelerometerever be completed.'''

:; QEMUBlackThunder::Closed-source, commercial iOS:Previously unnamed and referred to as “devos50’s qemu fork”emulator that can run a few commercial iOS apps. The official iOS SDK (macOS-only) only allows for running your own projects, Based on earlier work emulating the S5L8900 and the iPhone 11 in QEMUi.e. It can emulate they run code generated for an iPod Touch 1G running x86 target rather than ARM code as used by iOS 1.0However, including iBootsome emulators, e.g. BlackThunder, make use of the kernel, and simulator in the SpringboardiOS SDK to run a few chosen iOS apps that are recompiled for x86. Unlike previous emulation trails, although it requires BlackThunder first loads a modified NOR and NAND highly trimmed Hackintosh image. Some featuresvia VirtualBox, such as audio which loads Xcode and Wi-Fian iOS simulator into it, then runs iOS apps that are not emulated, decompiled and there are multiple crashesrecompiled for the x86 architecture.

;Hypervisor:;Corellium::A service made by the Israeli company of the same name that runs any modern iOS devices, some Android devices, or bring-your-own IoT devices on either the cloud or a self-hosted server. Emulation Compatibility is basically perfect, and they have hardware iOS 10.3 to the latest iOS version, with debugging features and security tools, as well as IPA installing. They also have iPhone 7 to the latest iPhone in terms of hardware. [[Hypervisors#Type_1_hypervisors|The devices run on an ARM hypervisorcalled "CHARM"]]. '''For individuals, it costs 99 3 USD per hour''' for two cores, which only has iPhone 7, and 295 USD for six cores, to most use modern iPhonesexcluding some cybersecurity tools. The site also prohibits users under 18 from using their service. '''The service is also made for cybersecurity, not gaminggeneral use'''.

;MAMENative:Very basic iPhone 2G ;macOS 11 and up::Since macOS 11 Big Sur, the 17th major operating system of the macOS line, the operating system for Mac computers has support available for iOS and iPadOS applications for Apple Silicon-based Macs. However, some apps cannot be installed directly due to Apple DRM. This can be bypassed using an IPA file and PlayCover/Sideloady. [https://githubsupport.apple.com/mamedev/mame/blob/master/srcguide/mameapp-store/iphone-ipad-apps-mac-apple-silicon-fird2c7092da/iphone2g.cpp heremac See this page]. '''Unlikely to ever be completed.'''

;BlackThunder==Hardware features==:The official ''This table focusing on early iOS SDK (macOS-only) only allows for running your own projects, i.e. they run code generated for an x86 target rather than ARM code as used by iOS. However, some simulators, e.g. BlackThunder, make use of the simulator operating system and crucial hardware features that can be possible to emulated through software or will be possible in the iOS SDK to run a few chosen iOS apps that are recompiled for x86near future. [[BlackThunder]] is a closed source, commercial Including everything or niche modern iOS simulator that can run a few commercial iOS apps. Unlike previous emulation trails, BlackThunder firstly loads a highly trimmed Hackintosh image via VirtualBox, which loads Xcode and features would result in an iOS simulator into it, then runs iOS apps that are decompiled and recompiled for the x86 architectureendless list.''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:100%"|- style="font-weight:bold;Cycada"! colspan=2 | Name! TouchHLE! QEMU-iOS! Corellium|-| colspan=2 | [[Wikipedia: IOS#Home_screen|Home screen]]<br/><small>This shouldn''Cycada'' t be confused with emulator frontend/GUI.</small>| {{✗}}| {{~}}| {{✓}}|-| colspan=2 | Non-game apps| {{✗}}| {{~}}| {{✓}}|-| colspan=2 | [[Wikipedia:IOS#Notification_Center|Notification Center]]| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✓}}|-| colspan=2 | [[Wikipedia:IOS#App_Store_bypasses|Sideloading/Installing]]| {{✓}}| {{?}}| {{✓}}|-| colspan=2 | Wi-Fi| {{~}}<abbr title="Local Area Network (2014LAN)only">*</abbr>| {{✗}}| {{✓}}|-| colspan=2 | Bluetooth| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| colspan=2 | [[Wikipedia:Multi-touch#Applications|Multi-touch]]| {{?}}| {{?}}| {{?}}|-| colspan=2 | [[Wikipedia:IPhone_hardware#Sensors|Motion sensors]]| {{Y}}[https://github.com/hikari-no-yume/touchHLE/blob/trunk/OPTIONS_HELP.txt#L33 *]| {{✗}}| {{?}}|-| colspan=2 | [[Wikipedia:IOS#Multitasking|Location]]| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✓}}|-| rowspan=2 | Connectivity| [[Preservation_projects#Private_Platform_Servers|Game Center]]<br/><small>Achievements, Challenges, formally known as Cider Leaderboards etc.</small>| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{?}}|-| [[Wikipedia:Apple_Push_Notification_service|Apple Push Notification service]]| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| {{✓}}|-! colspan=5 | [[Wikipedia:List_of_Apple_codenames#iOS|OS versions]]|-| colspan=2 | iPhone OS 1| {{✗}}| {{✓}}| {{✗}}|-| colspan=2 | iPhone OS 2<br/><small>iPhone OS 2.2.1 was the last version compatible solely with ARMv6 chips.| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✗}}|-| colspan=2 | iPhone OS 3<br/><small>Supported both ARMv6 and Chameleon before that is an unreleased research project made by a few folks at Columbia that ran ARMv7-A chips.</br>| {{✓}} <br> <small>(Only 3.0)</small>| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| colspan=2 | iOS 4<br/><small>iOS 54.2.1was the last version supported ARMv6 chips.1 and experimentally </small>| style="background: Orange;"|WIP| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| colspan=2 | iOS 6 apps at a 5|style="background:skyblue;"|[https://github.com/hikari-no-yume/touchHLE#touchhle-high, but not perfect quality and compatibility (see paper -level-emulator-for list)-iphone-os-apps Future goal]| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| colspan=2 | iOS 6<br/><small>iOS 6. It is based on pirated iOS libraries1. It is seriously not recommended to initiate contact with the developers of 6 was the project, as they never planned on releasing it and want people to use their paper to reproduce it last version compatible solely with 32-bit ARMv7-A chips.</small>|style="significant effortbackground:skyblue;"|[https://github. All attempts com/hikari-no-yume/touchHLE#touchhle-high-level-emulator-for-iphone-os-apps Future goal]| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| colspan=2 | iOS 7 to release it by contacting them have resulted in them saying they are not interested10<br/><small>Supports both 64-bit ARMv8''x''-A and 32-bit ARMv7-A chips. iOS 10.3. You may try to recreate Cycada on your own, provided 4 was the last version that you know the internals of Android, supported 32-bit chips.</small>|style="background:{{{color|#FFD2D2}}};"|[https://github.com/hikari-no-yume/touchHLE/issues/181#issuecomment-1777098259 Never]| {{✗}}| {{✓}} (iOS 10.3.3+)|-| colspan=2 | iOS, XNU, and Linux11 to ''present''|style="background:{{{color|#FFD2D2}}};"|[https://github. Out of 69 tested apps, 19 apps fully work, 10 work with minor bugs that do not affect functionality, 15 have major errors that affect functionality, and 27 crashcom/hikari-no-yume/touchHLE/issues/181#issuecomment-1777098259 Never]| {{✗}}| {{✓}}|-| colspan=2 | iPadOS|style="background:{{{color|#FFD2D2}}};"|[https://github. Only com/hikari-no-yume/touchHLE/issues/181#issuecomment-1777098259 Never]| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| colspan=2 | WatchOS|style="background:{{{color|#FFD2D2}}};"|[https://github.com/darlinghqhikari-no-yume/darlingtouchHLE/issues/1168181#issuecomment-1115143186 one recreation1777098259 Never]| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-! colspan=5 | [https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/application-binary-interfaces Supported ABIs]|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/writing-armv6-code-for-ios ios_armv6] (iPhone OS 1 – iOS 4.2.1)<br/><small>Supporting ios_armv6 ABI is know crucial for emulators due to exist, which compatibility and [[Preservation_projects|preservation]] reasons.</small>| {{Y}}[https://github.com/merryhime/dynarmic?tab=readme-ov-file#supported-guest-architectures *]| {{N}}| {{N}}|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/writing-armv7-code-for-ios ios_armv7a] (iPhone OS 3 – iOS 10.3.4)<br/><small>Supporting ios_armv7a ABI is also unreleased, crucial for emulators due to compatibility and [[Preservation_projects|preservation]] reasons.<br/> Older applications and it was made by games often rely on the creator of DarlingHQ along with two other unknown individuals[[Wikipedia:ARM_architecture_family|ARM 32-bit (Cortex)]] architecture, which isn't used in newer hardware.</small>| {{Y}}[https://github.com/merryhime/dynarmic?tab=readme-ov-file#supported-guest-architectures *]| {{N}}| {{N}}|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/writing-arm64-code-for-apple-platforms ios_armv8. It took about ''x''a year ] (iOS 11.0 to ''present'')|style="background:{{{color|#FFD2D2}}};"|[https://github.com/hikari-no-yume/touchHLE/issues/181#issuecomment-1777098259 Never]| {{N}}| {{?}}|-! colspan=5 | [https://developer.apple.com/documentation/technologies Supported APIs]|-| colspan=2 | [https://developer.apple.com/documentation/opengles OpenGL ES x.x] (iPhone OS 2 – iOS 12.0)<br/><small>Supporting OpenGL ES x.x APIs is crucial for emulators due to develop, compatibility and one component of it was released [The one exception where some original code was published was [Preservation_projects|preservation]] reasons.</small>| {{Y}}[https://github.com/darlinghqhikari-no-yume/darlingtouchHLE?tab=readme-ov-file#development-status *]| {{?}}| {{?}}|-newlkm here| colspan=2 | [https://developer.apple.com/metal/ Metal], (iOS 8 to be reused in Darling later on''present'')|style="background:{{{color|#FFD2D2}}};"|[https://github.com/hikari-no-yume/touchHLE/issues/181#issuecomment-1777098259 Never]| {{N}}| {{?}}|}<references group=N4/>

==Enhancements=={| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;TruEmuwidth:100%"|- style="font-weight:bold;"! colspan=2 | Name! TouchHLE! QEMU-t8030 (2022), also known as TruEmu, is an iPhone 11 emulated in QEMU, however it does not have a display, and seems abandonediOS|-|rowspan=1 | Graphics| [[Resolution|Resizable Internal Resolution]]| {{Y}}[https://github. TruEmu is a software that offers support for iOS 14 up to the latest iOS 16, and is built to work on iPhone 6S SecureROM hardwarecom/hikari-no-yume/touchHLE/blob/trunk/OPTIONS_HELP. It also provides outtxt#L23 *]| {{?}}|-of|rowspan=6 | Post-Processing| [[Shader_Presets|Shader Chain]]| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| [[Shaders_and_filters|Filters]]| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-|[[Shaders_and_filters#AI-powered filters|AI-box kernel debugging support and USB support powered filter compatible]]<br/><small>(with Firmware Restore), and utilizes Apple's custom CPU features such as SPRR[https://GXF and custom PACwww.nvidia. Additionally, TruEmu is an opencom/en-us/geforce/news/gfecnt/nvidia-freestyle-ansel-enhancements-geforce-experience-source software.article/ Freestyle])</small>| {{?}} | {{?}};iEmu|-| [[Wikipedia:QEMUCategory:Anti-s5l89xxaliasing_algorithms|Post-port rendering AA]]<br/><small>(2012)FXAA, also known as iEmu, is another failed attempt to get an iPhone running in QEMU, this time the 1st generation. The last commits were made in 2013. Any Android app going by the name iEmu is a *scam* TXAA and should be avoided.MLAA/SMAA)</small>| {{✗}}| {{✗}};unidbg|-| [[Wikipedia: ''unidbg'' Comparison_gallery_of_image_scaling_algorithms|Post-rendering scaling]]<br/><small>(2020Sharp bilinear, Lanczos and [[Wikipedia:GPUOpen#FidelityFX_Super_Resolution|FSR 1]]) is a developer library that allows emulating Android binaries, however "experimental" iOS support was added some time in 2021. It is unknown if any apps are supported.</small>| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-|[[High_dynamic_range#Inverse_tone_mapping|Inverse tone mapping compatible]]| {{?}}| {{?}}|-;aah| rowspan=5 | [https://tasvideos.org/Emulatorresources/Features TAS features]| [[Wikipedia: aah Macro_(arm64 architecture handlercomputer_science) uses unicorn and libffi to run iOS arm64 binaries on x86_64 macOS, with varying degrees of success. Most things will fail to launch because they need frameworks|Macros/symbols that aren't available on macOS. aah relies on the Mac Catalyst frameworks that are present on macOS 10.15. Additionally aah requires the source code of the app to run it, like the iOS simulatorScripts]]/emulator in XCode. 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It was more focused on apps then gamesthese versions is through the injection method, which sends keystrokes input data directy into emulated memory.</small>| {{✗}}| {{✗}};xnu-qemu|-arm64: A security research | [[Controllers#Mouse Injectors for Emulators|Mouse input injection]]<br/><small>Early versions of iOS didn't support mouse input.<br/>One way an iOS emulator created by Aleph. Security that like TruEmu, it can partially run iOSprovide mouse input for these versions is through the injection method, with launchd services working correctlywhich sends cursor input data directy into emulated memory.</small>| {{✗}};Darling| {{✗}}|-| [[Controllers#Mouse Injectors for Emulators|Gamepad input injection]]<br/><small>Before [[Wikipedia:Although no MFi_Program|MFi]] extended support in iOS support exists at 7 (unlocking gamepad compatibility for devices like the moment, [https://wwwblog.darlinghqlogitech.orgcom/2013/11/20/compatible-games-for-logitech-powershell-controller-battery/ DarlingLogitech Powershell Controller] wants ).<br/> Earlier iOS versions (1-to add support for iOS apps in the “long term”-6) offered [https://www.gottabemobile. Although not stated, they might add com/ios-6-gaming-ipad-controller-iphone/ no native gamepad support for other platforms based on iOS, such as tvOS or watchOS in the future].</small>| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| rowspan==Our most recommended==6 | Quality of life| [[Save_disk_space_for_ISOs#PlayStation_1|Streamable compression format]]| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| Per-Game Profiles| {{Y}}| {{N}}|-| Command Line Options| {{Y}}| {{?}}|-This is an overall guide for people looking for an iOS emulator. If you have a Apple Silicon Mac and want to emulate 64| On-bitScreen Display<br/modern apps><small>Showcases messages, just use Sideloady and DecryptDay to install the app itself on your M1/M2 Mac. If you have an Intel Mac, try using “aah” controller input state which is your best option. If you want to emulate 32-bit iOS appsuseful for speedrunners, use touchHLE for iPhone OS 2 appsperformance data, if your app is one of the only of the handful of supported appsactive settings, and if not, you can wait for Cycada to release or get recreated, but it likely won’t ever happenvarious notifications. If you just want to try the look and feel of the first iPhone</iOS, devos19’s QEMU fork is the best option. If you are emulating for the purpose of something related for cybersecurity or advanced testing not small>| {{N}}| {{N}}|-| Built-in the XCode emulator, try and purchase Corellium, however if you are broke On-Screen Control<br/><small>Simulating touch input on display via keyboard or a minor, your only real option gamepad. This QoL enhancement is TruEmu, even though it can only be used crucial for testing low level iOS components because it cannot boot to iOSlots of touch input exclusive games. If <br/>Also you want to easily run '''VERY''' simple iOS can use third party apps such as [https://apps on Windows, use ipasim, even though there is nearly zero people in .apple.com/us/app/shootingplus-v3/id1447087625 ShootingPlus V3] for this category. If you would like to run a few commercial iOS apps and games from China, use BlackThunder</small>| {{Y}}[https://github.com/hikari-no-yume/touchHLE/blob/trunk/OPTIONS_HELP.txt#L33 *]| {{N}}|-| Big Picture Mode| {{✗}}| {{✗}}|-| rowspan=2 | Misc| [[Wikipedia:Variable_refresh_rate|Variable Refresh Rate compatible]]| {{N}}| {{N}}|-| Debug features| {{~}}[https://github.com/hikari-no-yume/touchHLE/blob/trunk/OPTIONS_HELP.txt#L131 *]| {{?}}|}<references group=N3/>

==History of failed iOS emulation attemptsScams==Many of the currently available '''"simulatorssolutions"''' only try recreating popular iOS apps (like browsers) in a PC application with no real emulation involved. Some notable [[Emulator scams|scams]] in such fashion are called '''iPadian''' or variations on the name, and are often '''malware'''. iPadian itself is not a real emulator and cannot actually emulate any iOS, iPadOS, or watchOS code and just use recreations that are limited in functionality and are not ports. “AIR iPhone” is also a simulator in Adobe Flash. Malware on Android also goes by the name “iEmu”, “Cider” and “Cycada”, based on the unfinished and unreleased projects of the same name, and is sometimes iOS launcher software that is possibly infected by malware. iOS emulators that aren't scams operate like XCode, where they cannot run non-development builds.*TikTok videos by the user “iPod Emulator Hype” appear to show QEMU-iOS running on an Android device and a web browser, however, the Android version is confirmed to be a VNC client and faked, with the HTML5 version likely fake as well.*Blog sites suggest “iOSEmus” as an iOS emulator for Android devices. In reality, it is an alternate App Store for iOS to install jailbreak tools including console emulators and other tools on iOS 11.

* A project Your best bet, until touchHLE supports your 32-bit app, ARM macOS is able to emulate various smartphones be virtualized without an ARM Mac (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Apple TV 2Gfor 64-bit) called '''iEmu''', or a new emulation effort is ever started in 2011 but got mysteriously abandoned two years later before anything usable surfaced. All pages related to the project were removed. It's speculated Apple had a hand in this.* Nowadays, a malicious APK file going by the '''iEmu''' moniker is also being circulated on blogs run by script kiddies claiming to offer a way to run hope that whatever iOS apps on app you're interested in gets an Androidport. More often than notThis is very rare, they're uploaded with the intention of generating revenue from impressionable users (through pay-per-click URL shorteners) who fall easily especially for those types of scams.* There has been a project Japanese ones, as Android is perceived to provide a runtime for iOS apps be more open to run on '''Android''' called [http://systemspiracy.cs.columbia.edu/projects/cycada/ That appears to be gradually changing lately and isn'''Cycada'''] (formerly known t of as '''Cider'''). Not much progress has been made, and the original author was accused of being a sellout for leaving the project to work as a kernel programmer concern for Apple. The project booted many 32non-bit iOS gaming apps successfully. However, albeit slowly. The last update to this project was in [https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3135974the U.3135981 '''2017''']S. (NOTE: If you search "Cider APK", you will get iPhone 12 launcher adware) * There was also a project based on [[QEMU]] that usually went around by the name QEMU-s5l89xx (based on trend goes to iOS exclusively, including the part number of Faves, Bloom, and the original iPhone)official ChatGPT apps getting iOS versions first, or iVM. The last known commits to this project were and a trend of users in 2013Anglo-America discriminating against Android users, and it is unclear if this project will ever come forcing them to switch to iOS also may contribute to fruitionthe need for one.

Your best bet, until a new emulation effort is ever started, is to hope that whatever iOS app you're interested in gets an Android port==External links==*[[Wikipedia:Comparison_of_mobile_operating_systems|Comparison of mobile operating systems]] (Wikipedia)*Reddit: [https://www.reddit. This is very rare, especially for Japanese ones, as Android is perceived to be more open to piracycom/r/LegacyJailbreak/ r/LegacyJailbreak] (old devices) [https://www. That appears to be gradually changing lately and isn't of as much concern for non-gaming appsreddit.com/r/LegacyJailbreak/ r/LegacyJailbreak] (new devices)