If you're an iOS developer who's ever been stuck with just one test device, this one's for you.
There's a new open-source project called vphone-cli that lets you run a complete iOS 27 system as a virtual machine right inside your Mac.
Not a regular simulator faking the UI. This uses Apple's actual Virtualization.framework, not traditional slow emulation.
What does that actually mean? Security research, reverse engineering, and fully automated testing without needing a physical device or burning money on extra hardware.
The project builds on earlier work by wh1te4ever, who first got a virtual iPhone running without emulation. vphone-cli takes that idea and automates the entire process.
One command and you basically get a fresh iOS device spun up on demand, no friction, no waiting around.
If you work in QA or security testing, this tool just saved you hours you used to lose setting up test environments from scratch.
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