alt.hn

1/1/2026 at 2:49:10 PM

iPhone driving macOS 15.6, with native M4 driver partially patched for A18

 https://twitter.com/khanhduytran0/status/2006592404045127835

by nailer

1/2/2026 at 3:38:24 AM

I would like to see the iPhone work as well as the iPad does with an external monitor, mouse, and keyboard.

by musicale

1/2/2026 at 5:07:53 AM

Yup, and I would also like to see them support a shell environment, like Android Linux Terminal.

by skylurk

1/2/2026 at 10:56:35 PM

Well there is iSH, which is a sort of Alpine environment, though it isn't native.

My point was that iPad, which is very iPhone-adjacent (same App Store, etc.) already works surprisingly well with an external monitor/keyboard/mouse, so I could imagine Apple adding a similar mode for the iPhone.

by musicale

1/1/2026 at 8:35:25 PM

He says jailbroken but there is no exploit, so I can only gather this is an SRD.

by commandersaki

1/1/2026 at 9:40:07 PM

Could be dev fused.

by sjtgraham

1/1/2026 at 4:01:54 PM

Apple's software restrictions are quite unfortunate. So many people with an iPhone will not switch away from Windows due to the higher cost of Macbooks (among other reasons), when in reality, the device in their pocket is capable of running macOS. The untapped potential is why I cannot justify buying a personal iPhone.

by evanjrowley

1/1/2026 at 7:04:18 PM

I would never own an ARM Mac as my main (or even lead secondary) machine, but the whole higher-cost thing is such a joke at this point.

At the same performance/quality tier, Macs can at times/trims be cheaper. Plus, buying an old M2 MacBook Air as Apple refurbished (new battery) is $800, and third-party can be sub-$600. With M1s cheaper still.

Sure, they aren't new, but an Apple refurb is generally better quality than a bargain-bin (not to be confused with something nicer in the Acer lineup like the Swift X) Acer. Plus, the Minis are just great desktops.

Again, these are not for me, but price? Unless you are ultra price conscious (sub 300), nawh brah.

by soganess

1/2/2026 at 2:42:19 PM

Prices on MacBooks have gone down significantly, but compared to a Windows laptop with comparable storage, you've payed more for Apple up until recently. Things have tilted in Apple's favor after RAM price increases have led to all consumer PC RAM reaching Apple-like prices.

I made my comment as I someone with two MacBooks and the point still stands that most of an iPhone's potential is forever locked away by Apple.

by evanjrowley

1/1/2026 at 8:31:41 PM

"Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could [run macOS on a phone], they didn't stop to think if they should." - Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park

by npunt