[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f3h2j1tkkhiw67":3},{"code":4,"message":5,"data":6,"timestamp":36},10000,"success",{"full_name":7,"position":8,"description":9,"language":10,"stars":11,"forks":12,"stars_gained":13,"age_days":14,"hn_threads":15,"one_liner":26,"summary_md":27,"topic":28,"github_topics":31,"license":32,"homepage":33,"updated_at":34,"history":35},"dipa-studio\u002Fios-sweet",24,"iOS 16 userland + XNU on Redmi Note 10 Pro (sweet, SM7150)","Python",1019,548,102,10,[16,22],{"id":17,"title":18,"points":19,"comments":20,"posted_at":21},50149266,"iOS running on the Redmi Note 10 Pro",3,2,"2026-10-19",{"id":23,"title":24,"points":19,"comments":25,"posted_at":21},50153772,"iOS-sweet: iOS 16 running on a Redmi Note 10 Pro",0,"Boots Apple's XNU kernel and an unmodified iOS 16 userland on a Redmi Note 10 Pro, for kernel porting experimenters.","A research bring-up, not a daily driver: this is for people interested in ARM platform porting and running Apple's userland on non-Apple hardware. It boots an iPhone X iOS 16.7.16 userland on a Snapdragon 732G phone, but several core subsystems are stubbed and installing it wipes the phone's user data.\n\n## The problem\n\nGetting an Apple userland onto a non-Apple phone normally requires a working kernel underneath: CPU bring-up, interrupts, timers, storage and a boot chain that the device's bootloader will accept. Hobbyists who want to experiment with this must otherwise assemble a kernel patch set, a device tree, a storage driver and an iOS root image themselves. This project packages that path for one specific device: a shim loaded via `fastboot boot` hands control to a patched XNU, which mounts an HFS+ iOS root from `userdata` and starts launchd, daemons and SpringBoard. The result is a phone that reaches the home screen instead of a setup that stops at an early console.\n\n## What's different\n\nThe unusual part is how much of the stack is replaced or generated rather than written from scratch. The stock Xiaomi bootloader is left intact; a small shim reads the live device tree, loads a Mach-O kernel plus a generated Apple Device Tree, and boots XNU with a long list of boot arguments. The kernel uses a custom UFS host driver and mounts the iOS root from the `userdata` partition. On top, it runs an unmodified iPhone X 16.7.16 root filesystem and shared cache, so launchd, backboardd and SpringBoard are the real Apple binaries.\n\nThe practical benefit is that you can observe real iOS system software starting on a Qualcomm board and get crash logs with backtraces symbolicated against the shared cache. The trade-off is that most of the interesting work happens in the boot arguments and patch series: rendering is entirely CPU-side at roughly 20–30 fps, only six of eight cores are brought up, and daemons for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular, audio, camera, sensors, GPS and Face ID fail or relaunch. The README states that Apple's security model is mostly switched off. For kernel iteration without a phone, `tools\u002Fqemu-sweet.py` boots the same kernel under QEMU with a test RAM-disk root.\n\n## Who should try it\n\nA good fit is someone with a spare `sweet` device who is curious about XNU and ARM bring-up and is content with a phone that can unlock, show Settings and open Control Center but not leave an app. The log-pull and symbolication scripts are the most useful payoff here. A poor fit is anyone who wants a usable second phone or an app platform: there is no App Store, no Apple ID, no GPU driver, and the home gesture does not work. The QEMU path helps people who want to touch kernel code without a device, but the home-screen result described here depends on the phone.\n\n## Requirements and limitations\n\nThe documented path needs a Redmi Note 10 Pro in the global or Indian variant (SM7150), an unlocked bootloader, and a Linux PC; see the [project instructions](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fdipa-studio\u002Fios-sweet\u002Fblob\u002Fmain\u002FREADME.md). The kernel builds on GitHub's macOS runners via a forked workflow with [blacktop\u002Fdarwin-xnu-build](https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fblacktop\u002Fdarwin-xnu-build), and the root image is assembled from Apple's iPhone X IPSW with `apfs-fuse`, `hfsprogs` and sudo. Installing the root erases all `userdata` content; the README tells you to back up `persist`, `modemst1`, `modemst2`, `fsg`, `fsc`, `boot`, `dtbo` and `vbmeta` first because they hold per-device calibration data. First boot takes about 4–5 minutes at the Apple logo, and flashing the root image takes about 7 minutes. Other variants or firmware may need changes.\n\n## HotRepo's take\n\nHotRepo's only observation is a NEW-REPOSITORY board (新项目榜) entry for Python at #24, with 1,027 total stars on 2026-10-25; that is a single snapshot, not a daily growth series. The project was created on 2026-10-14, and the README's own status line is dated 2026-10-18. With no comparable daily-board history, persistence cannot yet be judged. Before investing a spare phone, verify that your exact `sweet` variant and firmware are covered by the documented build path.",{"slug":29,"name":30},"hardware","Hardware & IoT",[],"MIT","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.reddit.com\u002Fr\u002Fhackios\u002Fs\u002FrMV4w6WDTe","2026-10-25T02:53:47Z",[],1792918092]