# oosexgang/hackios-xnu-kernel

> Research project that boots Apple's open-source XNU kernel (iOS 16.5) and the unmodified iOS user space on a POCO X5 Pro 5G Android phone or in QEMU on Linux, using a custom EFI loader, UEFI port and replacements for Apple's closed drivers.

- Magnitude: 5.2 out of 10 — Early signal
- Stars: 161 total · +35 stars measured 2026-10-22, 09:57–11:27 UTC, ≈ 53 by evening
- Star trust: star growth looks organic
- Category: Hardware, IoT & robotics · Language: C · Created: 2026-10-22 · Last push: 2026-10-22
- GitHub: https://github.com/oosexgang/hackios-xnu-kernel · Page: https://gitnova.dev/en/r/oosexgang/hackios-xnu-kernel

## Useful for

- Run iOS 16.5 in QEMU on Linux without a phone or kernel build
- Boot the system on a POCO X5 Pro 5G via fastboot boot without flashing storage
- Study how XNU, launchd and SpringBoard behave on non-Apple hardware

## Why it’s here

- Star-counter measurements on 2026-10-22 (UTC), 09:57–11:27: 126 → 161 stars (+35). This is the change over that interval.
- Estimated end-of-day forecast: about +53 stars, using observed gains and the previous day.
- The repository is 0 days old and already has 161 stars. With less than two weeks of history, there's no usual pace to compare the spike against yet.
- Top new repositories this week: #149.
- About 168 forks a day — people are taking the code.

## Star trust

Star growth looks organic.

Star-trust labels are heuristics based on the repository’s behavior, not a check of every stargazer.

## Numbers

- Forks: 48
- Issues and pull requests: 2
- Watchers: 0
- Average over the last week: 53 per day
- Usual pace: too little history (under two weeks)
- Stars in the last hour (measured): 25
- Latest release: v0.1.0 (2026-10-22)

## Stars per day, last 1 day (oldest → newest, today is partial)

2026-10-22 … 2026-10-22: 35

## Spotted in now

- Top new repositories this week: #149

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Data as of 2026-10-22 11:38 UTC, updated every 30 minutes.