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oosexgang/hakios-xnu-kernel

Apple's open-source XNU kernel on Android phones: its own loader and drivers, Metal on the Adreno. Runs from RAM; a reboot gives the phone back to Android.

HakiOS boots Apple's open-source XNU kernel with a custom bootloader and drivers on a Qualcomm Android phone (POCO X5 Pro), running the stock iOS 16.5 user space — SpringBoard, apps — entirely from RAM, nothing flashed. It also runs in QEMU on a Linux PC. Users build the iOS image themselves from Apple's public IPSW.

Why now: Trending as one of the most-starred new repos: it demos the surprising feat of stock iOS user space running on Android hardware, with Wi-Fi, cameras, GPU, and audio already working.

Who it is for: Security researchers, low-level OS hackers, and iOS/Android enthusiasts who want to tinker with XNU on non-Apple ARM hardware.

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