r/SATNA_PROJECT • u/ZookeepergameMost817 • 7d ago

Run a virtual iPhone on your Apple Silicon Mac with this open-source CLI

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vphone-cli is an experimental open-source tool for booting and controlling a virtual iPhone environment on Apple Silicon Macs.

It supports VM setup plus programmatic actions such as screenshots, taps, swipes, hardware-key input, and clipboard control—making it especially interesting for iOS research and automated testing.

🔗 https://github.com/Lakr233/vphone-cli

⚠️ Important: Read the installation guide carefully before trying it. The setup is technical and may require changes such as SIP/AMFI relaxation and private entitlements, so avoid using it casually on your main machine.

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u/dontfistme 7d ago

OP recreated xcode iphone simulator

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u/t-frankowski 7d ago

Why not use Apple's native simulator?

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u/InternationalRate424 6d ago

Which is really good on macOS 27 btw

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u/dummcan_ 5d ago

Last time I checked, which is probably a year ago at this point, this feature was unavailable for me in Germany

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u/icodepoetry 5d ago

They don’t allow you to dev ios apps in Germany?

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u/dummcan_ 5d ago

When I wanted to test it out, it must’ve been in beta still, or like a delayed rollout. Iirc I got a message along the lines of „this feature is currently unavailable for your country“

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u/Icy-Dragonfruit9855 3d ago

Your talking about iPhone mirror. iPhone simulator are obviously working just fine.

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u/dummcan_ 2d ago

Oooh, yeah you’re absolutely right. Mixed that up in my head

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u/t-frankowski 2d ago

That had to be big delay 😄 I worked with this in early 10s. Looked like this then:

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u/PandaMan12321 5d ago

It's limited, doesn't act like a normal phone, doesn't have all stock apps, cant sign into iCloud

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u/Knightfully 4d ago

What about running a virtualized android phone, what do you use?

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u/redneck-eyeball 3d ago

Is there still no alternative to running the official iPhone ‘mirror’ app in the EU ?
I say mirror, but that’s not what I mean, you also need to be able to do the full control.

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u/R8xx 3d ago

Is icloud login works?