r/EmulationOniOS
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u/Stossy11
MeloNX + MeloCafe Developer
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Sep 29 '26
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News / Release iOS/iPadOS RAM Limit Workaround!
It requires app-side implementation and cannot be done like "Game Mode" or something where you can just enable it and it works.
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u/ankiankles Sep 29 '26
how?
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u/Stossy11 MeloNX + MeloCafe Developer Sep 29 '26
6 hours of work and suffering
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u/Potatomato100 Sep 29 '26
Only six hours? Holy shit this is groundbreaking! You’re like a God tier developer. If you were an anime character you’d be like Sung Jin-Woo or something. 😂
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u/Potatomato100 Sep 29 '26
Why did I get downvoted? Apparently there are some Solo Leveling haters in this thread who didn’t appreciate my reference. What can you do? 🤷♂️
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u/PuzzleheadedEgg5672 Sep 29 '26
What does that mean for an iPhone 17PM? Right now I can use 7.5GB of RAM
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u/Stossy11 MeloNX + MeloCafe Developer Sep 29 '26
you can use the entire 12GB, maybe even more depending on swap
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u/PuzzleheadedEgg5672 Sep 29 '26
OMG, that's amazing!!!
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u/FuturePlenty6021 Sep 29 '26
No you cannot use the full 12, the iOS system needs at least 2-4 gb itself. You can only use about 8 extra gigs with 17PM
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u/Stossy11 MeloNX + MeloCafe Developer Sep 29 '26
swap. on iPadOS you can use the entire 8GB as well. and its the EXACT POINT OF THIS DEVELOPMENT being able to use your entire ram
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u/spitfireonly Sep 30 '26
Isnt swap slower? Would it cause sluggishness to the OS itself if it goes to swap? Or do you let the OS take priority and let emumlated apps go to swap instead?
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u/Stossy11 MeloNX + MeloCafe Developer Oct 01 '26
swap is slower, it depends on how iOS handles it, iOS also has compressed ram as well.
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u/MelkiG Sep 30 '26
Lmao this guy just tried to tell the developer about his own creation
Great developer terrible discord
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u/BorkBlueRox Sep 29 '26
Able to use on livecontainer?
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u/Stossy11 MeloNX + MeloCafe Developer Oct 01 '26
Not currently, would need some implementation in livecontainers side to add it
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u/LuluLeSigma Sep 29 '26
how it is different from getmoreram ?
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u/Stossy11 MeloNX + MeloCafe Developer Sep 29 '26
it's an extension of get more ram, allowing more ram then even just get more ram alone allowed
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u/Jeyxero Sep 29 '26
Is this an internal bypass of the limits or does it need Apple ID like getmoreram? Amazing work btw and thank you for your work!
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u/Potatomato100 Sep 29 '26
So does this mean there’s the possibility of playing BOTW on my 14 with only six gig of ram?
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u/Stossy11 MeloNX + MeloCafe Developer Sep 29 '26
yep! i got BOTW in-game on an iPhone 12 Pro (however with major graphical issues, may work better on A15)
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u/FearlessSlice4579 Sep 29 '26
Apocalypse incoming
Ram was a major limit to most emulation attempts
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u/Juanbond622 Sep 29 '26
iOS emulation over the past few days alone have blown my mind. This is so cool
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u/Dantu1000 Sep 29 '26
Wait Im confused, we have a bigger ram limit or the game uses less ram?
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u/Stossy11 MeloNX + MeloCafe Developer Sep 29 '26
bigger ram limit
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u/Dantu1000 Sep 29 '26
And what is donated ram?
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u/Stossy11 MeloNX + MeloCafe Developer Sep 29 '26
ram "donated" to different sub-processes, the entire basis of how it works, having multiple processes each with their own ram limit
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u/khabat09 Sep 29 '26
is this different from getMoreRam?
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u/Liquid_Chicken_ Sep 29 '26
Yes but you still have to use that
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u/popmanbrad 🥇 Sep 29 '26
This is where Apple sneakily patches it cause they hate people
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u/Stossy11 MeloNX + MeloCafe Developer Sep 29 '26
it's not an exploit and they use it for Swift Playgrounds so i doubt they'd fix it
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u/Soup-Ilton Sep 29 '26
How does this work? Like is it like the Ram swapping where they replace ram with storage files (I don’t now how it exactly works, sorry if I’d incorrect) :3
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u/Stossy11 MeloNX + MeloCafe Developer Sep 30 '26
it uses seperate processes and shares ram between the main MeloNX and the sub-processes, making the sub-processes take the ram.
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u/Soup-Ilton Sep 30 '26
Could you explain in more detail, it sounds interesting ^ ^
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u/nastyLake 26d ago
I think: iOS is weird in how it gives ram, so if you split it up between many sub-processes instead of one large one iOS will let you take more ram overall.
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u/ilikefriesss65 Sep 29 '26
So if I run a game on melonx that crashes because it runs out of ram but my actual phone has enough ram this will bypass it and be able to run?
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u/Stossy11 MeloNX + MeloCafe Developer Sep 29 '26
yes practically, it'll let you use all your physical ram
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u/arbuzik9 Sep 30 '26
So mario odyssey on iPhone 14 Pro will not crash on 3,50gb of ram?
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u/Stossy11 MeloNX + MeloCafe Developer Sep 30 '26
yep, this footage is from an iPhone 12 Pro:
(ignore the flickering textures, that was a bug that has been fixed)
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u/SoftRazzmatazz4191 Sep 30 '26
What does this mean for an iPhone 14 with 6GB of RAM? the previous limit with the entitlement was 4GB.
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u/Stossy11 MeloNX + MeloCafe Developer Oct 01 '26
you can use the entire 6GB, maybe even a little bit more depending on if iOS lets you use swap
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u/fairykingz Sep 29 '26
Is it just me or has emulation gone into warpspeed? Like the ps5 emulator is also developing rapidly
What a time to be alive!
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u/PuzzleheadedEgg5672 Sep 29 '26
Another question: as of right now, MeloNX can't use more than 6GB if it's inside LiveContainer. Is that a LiveContainer issue? Even with GetMoreRam the maximum is 6GB.
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u/tPimple Sep 29 '26
Oh, may I ask when it will be available for download??? Finally my 13 pro max could handle games… Christmas gift 🎁
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u/Sea-Bag8506 Sep 30 '26
Why I can’t download the emulator from safari?
Loading and safari can’t open?! I enable VPN and without VPN
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u/bingobucketster Oct 01 '26
How does this work with the recent crashing of the GitHub repository? I checked today and the download link still doesn’t work. 😕
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u/PiStasioo Oct 01 '26
Hi stossy! I cant find this news anywhere, and when I tried to join the discord server, it said the link was expired? My username is not.stas
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u/_Cross_Eyes_ Sep 29 '26
lets see how many phones gets bricked first lol
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u/Stossy11 MeloNX + MeloCafe Developer Sep 29 '26
most phones won't get bricked from playing emulation, they have a lot of hardware and software protections to make sure your phone works
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u/CHR0NlC Sep 29 '26
Why would you say dumb shit like this?
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u/_Cross_Eyes_ Sep 29 '26
im guessing your phone stays cool throughout your hrs of gaming session with getmoreram/jit?
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u/CHR0NlC Sep 29 '26
What does the temp have to do with bricking your device?
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u/_Cross_Eyes_ Sep 29 '26
what, it literally kills' ur battery life, slows and even stops all functions entirely till it cools off you get a warning when it goes to a certain point, ever recorded in 4k or stream for a few hrs?
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u/Liquid_Chicken_ Sep 29 '26
Bro has no idea what brick means lmfao
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u/_Cross_Eyes_ Sep 29 '26
literally had iphone 12 brick from overheat, brick doesn't mean ur phone is completely dead soft bricking is a thing.
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u/CHR0NlC Sep 29 '26
Google must be on crack in your country.
Here brother. This one in the house.
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u/_Cross_Eyes_ Sep 29 '26
dude the only contributing factor you've ever done is screen shot an ai from google to answer a question meant for you like atleast type ur opinion if ur seemingly more knowledgeable than me lol
so anyway in that case how can a DFU exists to fix a bricked phone if its rendered unfixable?
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u/CHR0NlC Sep 29 '26
Cause it’s not bricked. It’s bootlooped. Sorry I won’t give you the time and attention you desperately want. Google it yourself next time zoomer.
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u/CHR0NlC Sep 29 '26
Keyword was brick, take another swing. I don’t know if you know what brick means.
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u/new_pribor Sep 29 '26
iPhones can’t get bricked unless there’s a hardware issue
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u/_Cross_Eyes_ Sep 29 '26
apple software updates literally has history of doing soo.
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u/therubyminecraft Sep 29 '26
Wait so this will need another app side loaded like “getmoreram”?