Open-Source Project Brings Full iOS 27 Virtualization to Apple Silicon

The iOS Simulator has never been a real iPhone, and that gap costs mobile and security teams. vphone-cli runs a full iOS 27 VM on Apple Silicon using Apple’s own Virtualization.framework, automating firmware download, boot-chain patching and DFU restore, then handing you root SSH and VNC. Camera, Bluetooth, Metal, App Store installs and kernel debugging all work. Apple doesn’t support this, so treat it as a research tool.