iOS 16.5 on Android phones, on Apple's open-source XNU kernel and our own drivers.
An experiment you build yourself from your own copy of iOS. These repositories contain no Apple software.
| Phone | State | What to expect |
|---|---|---|
| Galaxy S9 (SM-G960F, Exynos) | Works | iOS runs directly on the phone, with no emulator: all eight cores, touch, GPU, Wi-Fi, speakers, microphone, front camera, Bluetooth, sensors, battery. Tested on only a few phones so far |
| Galaxy S9+ (SM-G965F) and Note9 (SM-N960F) | Unproven | Nobody has run them. The installer does a 2-minute first run that collects a log, then returns to TWRP |
| Pixel 10 | Virtual machine, in progress | iOS in a VM through the Scion app. It reaches the home screen; touch was still being fixed at its last status. No ready-made install for other owners yet |
You need an unlocked bootloader, TWRP, a computer and your own iOS 16.5 IPSW.
- Back up Boot, System and EFS in TWRP, and copy the backup to a computer.
- Build the installer on your computer with scion-installer.
- Flash the zip in TWRP and reboot to System.
- One tester has reported the phone restarting by itself. The cause isn't known yet.
- No mobile network: no cellular data, calls or SMS.
- No rear cameras, and no headphones.
- No App Store, Apple ID, iCloud or iMessage.
- Settings are lost at each restart unless USERDATA is formatted for Scion, which erases Android's data.
- The passcode protects keychain items only. Your files aren't encrypted.
Something went wrong, or it worked? Report a bug or send a tester report, with your model and last_kmsg. How to save the logs.
| Repository | What it is |
|---|---|
| scion-installer | Start here: builds the TWRP installer on your computer (tooling only) |
| scion-kernel | The kernel, drivers, boot loader and tools; a fork of HakiOS |
| scion-starlte | Galaxy S9 device files and porting record |
| scion-star2lte · scion-crownlte | Galaxy S9+ and Note9 device files (never run) |
| scion · scion-avf · pyre | Pixel 10: the app, its VM backend and its emulator |
| scion-recovery | TWRP with extras for developers: APFS and HFS+ tools, log capture |
A scion is a cutting grafted onto another plant's rootstock.
Built on the work of the HakiOS and ChefKiss projects, Project Silicium, and the Exynos 9810 mainline community. Not affiliated with Apple, Samsung or Google.