Someone Transformed a Nintendo Switch into the World’s Slowest iPhone: 20-Minute Boot Times, Kernel Panics, and Non-Functional Apps

So, there’s this tech wizard, PatRyk, who somehow got iOS working on a Nintendo Switch. Don’t get too hyped ‘cause he did say it’s like “the world’s slowest ‘iPhone’.” It’s a real snore-fest—takes 20 minutes just to boot, and every app crashes. But still, it’s something, right?

So, while everyone’s busy babbling about the new Switch 2, PatRyk’s spent two whole days trying to stuff Apple’s mobile OS into this popular hybrid console. I’m guessing he’s got the patience of a saint—or maybe just too much free time. Seriously, how many times did he wait those 20 minutes, only for it to flop?

Using it sounds like a nightmare. Imagine every second thing you try just crashes. Yeah, that’s how this Nintendo ‘iPhone’ rolls right now—massive kernel freakouts and apps that just refuse to cooperate.

But hey, at least it shows running iOS on the original Switch isn’t pure fantasy—though, let’s be real, you’re not gonna toss your iPhone for a Switch just yet.

The magic behind this chaos? QEMU. It’s a version crafted for the iPhone 11 and courtesy of ChefKissInc. Imagine two days of mind-boggling hacking, wrestling with GitHub code and Apple’s fort Knox-level iOS. Eventually, PatRyk managed to get iOS to sort of work on a system it probably never even dreamed of—powered by Nvidia Tegra X1, no less.

No word on whether PatRyk’s planning more madness with this project. But he did tease he’d be back with more coding adventures. Keep your eyes peeled.