Oh man, where do I even start with this? So get this—a tech wizard out there, PatRyk something, decided to throw Apple’s iOS onto a Nintendo Switch. Why? No clue. Maybe they just had a couple of days to burn. Anyway, imagine turning your Switch into the slowest “iPhone” ever. Seriously, it takes like 20 minutes just to wake up, and then everything just crashes. I tried to wrap my head around this, but I keep coming back to the idea that patience truly is a virtue.
So, while everyone’s losing their minds over the Switch 2 or whatever, this brave soul was busy wrestling with an ancient console, persuading it to behave like an iPhone. Can you picture it? Waiting for ages just to see your apps crash. It’s like watching paint dry, but more heartbreaking.
And here’s a nugget: every second thing you try, the system just loses it–kernel panic, they call it. Sounds like it’s desperately screaming for help. I can imagine PatRyk staring at the screen, coffee in hand, with this ‘Is this real life?’ look. I’ve had Mondays like that.
But there’s this techy bit too. Something called QEMU, I think? It’s some emulator magic that makes this all possible. Apparently, it was for an iPhone 11 originally, so big props to some clever folks at ChefKissInc (great name, by the way) for whipping that up. It’s like Frankenstein’s modern-day monster—iOS stitched onto the Nintendo Switch.
What I find kind of touching is PatRyk’s message to keep at it. Maybe tweak and fiddle until they’ve got more to show than a 20-minute loading screen. It’s like a promise for more chaos and I’m totally here for it. Hopefully, they’ll come back with more tales of digital shenanigans. Who knows, maybe next time the Switch will make a decent attempt at opening Notes.
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