# oosexgang/hakios-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: 4.9 out of 10 — Cooling
- Stars: 1,898 total · +83 stars measured 2026-10-28, 00:02–21:53 UTC
- Star trust: star growth looks organic
- Category: Hardware, IoT & robotics · Language: C · Created: 2026-10-22 · Last push: 2026-10-28
- GitHub: https://github.com/oosexgang/hakios-xnu-kernel · Page: https://gitnova.dev/en/r/oosexgang/hakios-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 2026-10-28 (UTC), 00:02–21:53: 1815 → 1898 stars (+83). This is the change over that interval.
- Estimated end-of-day forecast: about +90 stars, using observed gains and the previous day.
- The repository is 6 days old and already has 1,898 stars. With less than two weeks of history, there's no usual pace to compare the spike against yet.
- Top new repositories this week: #7.
- Hacker News: “Show HN: Run full iOS 16.5 firmware on Android Devices” — 536 points, 6 days ago.
- About 13 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: 326
- Issues and pull requests: 35
- Watchers: 11
- Average over the last week: 274 per day
- Usual pace: too little history (under two weeks)
- Stars in the last hour (measured): 2
- Latest release: v0.1.0 (2026-10-22)

## Stars per day, last 7 days (oldest → newest, today is partial)

2026-10-22 … 2026-10-28: 661, 469, 173, 177, 221, 123, 83

## Magnitude by day, last 7 days

10-22 7.7, 10-23 8.4, 10-24 7.8, 10-25 5.9, 10-26 6.0, 10-27 5.9, 10-28 5.1

## Hacker News

- Show HN: Run full iOS 16.5 firmware on Android Devices — 536 points, 194 comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50196718

## Spotted in now

- Top new repositories this week: #7
- Spotted on Hacker News

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