The first-generation iPhone was revealed by Steve Jobs on January 9, 2007, and now, you can emulate iPhone OS 1.0 directly on a computer running QEMU. Programmer Martijn de Vos spent over a year decoding the operating system with the open-source virtualization platform that can be downloaded on Unix, Linus as well as macOS platforms.
Why iPhone OS 1.0? There are far fewer security hurdles compared to modern operating systems and the multitude of sensors found in current devices would make emulating them a nightmare to say the least. Most of the apps that came with the original iPhone can be used as if on an actual device. More information here.
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It would also be nice to work towards a unified infrastructure to emulate other generations of iPhones, iPod Touches, Apple TVs and perhaps even Apple Watches. However, all these devices have differences in hardware and software specifications, and emulating them could be very time-consuming. As a next step, I would like to try to get an iPod Touch 2G functional,” said de Vos.
