Inferno | ChefKiss<br>Skip to content<br>Inferno<br>The first open-source modern Apple Silicon emulator.

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Supported Devices<br>Section titled “Supported Devices”

iPhone 11 (boots to SpringBoard)

iPhone 6s Plus (boots, doesn’t restore, no UI)

Planned Device Support<br>Section titled “Planned Device Support”

ARM Macs

iPads

Other/All iPhones

Maybe Apple TVs, and other misc Apple devices.

Features<br>Section titled “Features”

IPSW Restore using libimobiledevice/idevicerestore via companion VM

Reverse-tethering using libimobiledevice via companion VM

Display

MultiTouch

Secure Enclave emulation (SEP ROM + SEP Firmware)

DART IOMMU

Brightness stub

SmartIO DMA

Always-On Processor

Software rendering enabled via simple filesystem patches

SecureROM emulation

Currently-Planned/WIP Features<br>Section titled “Currently-Planned/WIP Features”

Hardware scaler (upcoming)

Baseband (WIP)

Audio (WIP)

IPSW Restore without companion VM

Supported iOS Versions<br>Section titled “Supported iOS Versions”

iOS 14.x

Upcoming iOS Version Support<br>Section titled “Upcoming iOS Version Support”

iOS 13

iOS 15

iOS 16

iOS 17

iOS 18

iOS 26

Frequently Asked Questions<br>Section titled “Frequently Asked Questions”

Do the iServices like iCloud, App Store, etc work?<br>Section titled “Do the iServices like iCloud, App Store, etc work?”

No, at least not yet. They possibly require something iOS refers to as the “Legacy FairPlay Key Descrambler” AES (hardware) command.

Do biometrics and passcode work?<br>Section titled “Do biometrics and passcode work?”

No. Feel free to implement PKA for the latter.

Does NFC/Apple Pay work?<br>Section titled “Does NFC/Apple Pay work?”

Stop asking stupid questions. Maybe in the future. Imagine being at [big coffee chain] and being asked “Cash or card”. You say card, pulling out your Android device running iOS and paying with Apple Pay.