UTM

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UTM

A QEMU port for iOS that you can sideload

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#qemu#ios emulator#sideload#windows xp emulator

31points
4comments
#1,366of 3,028 in 2020
Top 46%of 2020 by points

How HN took it

QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project

1 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 3 comments about the project.

Idea: 1 for, 0 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Appreciation for the author's persistence and the experiment

    From 1 comment
    • I read your release months ago; thank you for sticking with this! Although it is not perfect (because of Apple!), it is much appreciated as experiment and to see what this could…
      tluyben2 on HN

Objections

  • Apple policy means it will likely never be on the App Store

    From 1 comment
    • You might have seen the preview few months ago. I’ve ported QEMU to iOS complete with JIT support and it can run Windows XP, ArchLinux, etc pretty well on latest Apple hardware…
      osy on HN
  • Desktop UI may not suit a small phone screen

    From 1 comment
    • Interesting! Not sure if I’d want to use a desktop UI on a tiny phone but could be neat on tablets. Then with the reports Apple might be dumping Intel and going with their own…
      Keverw on HN

Requests

  • Provide a deb package for jailbroken devices

    From 1 comment
    • I wonder if you'd consider also creating a deb for Jailbreak users? There are alternate ways of installing IPAs on Jailbroken devices, but it's easier/cleaner to just install a…
      Wowfunhappy on HN

Questions

  • Could it run x64 operating systems on future ARM Macs

    From 1 comment
    • Interesting! Not sure if I’d want to use a desktop UI on a tiny phone but could be neat on tablets. Then with the reports Apple might be dumping Intel and going with their own…
      Keverw on HN

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