oosexgang/hakios-xnu-kernel
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What it is
Boots Apple's open-source XNU kernel from iOS 16.5 on Android phone hardware (POCO X5 Pro 5G) and in QEMU, then runs the unmodified iOS 16.5 user space on top of it. Includes an EFI loader, replacement drivers, a UEFI port and a Linux Wi-Fi driver on a compatibility layer. Apple…
Who it's for
Developers and researchers interested in kernel porting, XNU internals, and running iOS user space on non-Apple hardware or QEMU
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- Best place on RepoAlerts: #5, on 23 Oct 2026
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