iPhone 11 emulation done in QEMU

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Post by 71bw » Thu, Jun 12, 2025, 3:04 PM UTC

iPhone 11 emulation done in QEMU
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Re: iPhone 11 emulation done in QEMU

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Post by msgodel » Thu, Jun 12, 2025, 4:41 PM UTC

Woah this sounds like it boots all the way to Springboard at least! That's pretty huge!

Re: iPhone 11 emulation done in QEMU

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Post by ewuhic » Thu, Jun 12, 2025, 4:43 PM UTC

Does it support trollstore with ability to decrypt IPAs?

Re: iPhone 11 emulation done in QEMU

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Post by skvmb » Thu, Jun 12, 2025, 4:50 PM UTC

ewuhic wrote: post #3

Does it support trollstore with ability to decrypt IPAs?

Came here to ask this very question. This would be killer if so!

Re: iPhone 11 emulation done in QEMU

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Post by gnabgib » Thu, Jun 12, 2025, 4:53 PM UTC

Discussion on upstream repo (356 points, 2022, 144 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30545425

Related (mentions this repo): Emulating an iPhone in QEMU (268 points, 2 months ago, 64 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43592409

Re: iPhone 11 emulation done in QEMU

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Post by msgodel » Thu, Jun 12, 2025, 5:03 PM UTC

gnabgib wrote: post #5

Discussion on upstream repo (356 points, 2022, 144 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30545425 Related (mentions this repo): Emulating an iPhone in QEMU (268 points, 2 months ago, 64 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43592409

Looking at the issue tracker it sounds like they've made significant progress since then.

Re: iPhone 11 emulation done in QEMU

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Post by mywittyname » Thu, Jun 12, 2025, 5:16 PM UTC

ewuhic wrote: post #3

Does it support trollstore with ability to decrypt IPAs?

For the ignorant: what does this mean?

Re: iPhone 11 emulation done in QEMU

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Post by tom1337 » Thu, Jun 12, 2025, 5:37 PM UTC

mywittyname wrote: post #7

ewuhic wrote: post #3

Does it support trollstore with ability to decrypt IPAs?

For the ignorant: what does this mean?

trollstore is an inofficial app store for iOS devices which does not require a jailbreak. There are also apps that seem to decrypt the encrypted IPA (which is the file format of an iOS app) so you can view the decrypted app code and the resources. it's kinda the same as decompiling a android java app.

Re: iPhone 11 emulation done in QEMU

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Post by anthk » Thu, Jun 12, 2025, 6:25 PM UTC

How does Qemu m68k work for Classic Mac BTW?

Re: iPhone 11 emulation done in QEMU

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Post by walterbell » Thu, Jun 12, 2025, 6:46 PM UTC

msgodel wrote: post #6

gnabgib wrote: post #5

Discussion on upstream repo (356 points, 2022, 144 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30545425 Related (mentions this repo): Emulating an iPhone in QEMU (268 points, 2 months ago, 64 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43592409

Looking at the issue tracker it sounds like they've made significant progress since then.

Progress update, https://eshard.com/posts/emulating-ios-14-with-qemu-part2

  iOS emulated in QEMU with:

  • Restore / Boot
  • Software rendering
  • Kernel and userspace debugging
  • Pairing with the host
  • Serial / SSH access
  • Multitouch
  • Network
  • Install and run any arbitrary IPA

In other news, Cellebrite acquired Corellium iOS/Android virtualization for $170M, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44221982