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

DevFeed: [Open-Source Project Brings Full iOS 27 Virtualization to Apple Silicon](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/open-source-project-brings-full-ios-27-virtualization-to-apple-silicon-8865.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/09/ios-27-virtualization/>)

Author: Sergio De Simone

Published: 2026-09-12T16:00:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [InfoQ](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/infoq.md>)

Topics: [iOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ios.md>), [Tooling](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tooling.md>), [Command-line interface](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cli.md>), [debugging](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/debugging.md>), [App](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/app.md>)

Tags: [apple](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apple.md>), [cli](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cli.md>), [debugging](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/debugging.md>), [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [ios](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ios.md>), [ios-27-virtualization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ios-27-virtualization.md>), [iphone](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/iphone.md>), [kernel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kernel.md>), [macos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/macos.md>), [mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile.md>), [mobile-testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile-testing.md>), [news](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/news.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [research](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/research.md>), [reverse-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reverse-engineering.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ssh.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>), [virtualization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/virtualization.md>), [xcode](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/xcode.md>)

## AI overview

vphone-cli runs a full iOS 27 system as a virtual machine on Apple Silicon using Apple's Virtualization.framework. The article contrasts it with the Xcode iPhone Simulator and highlights uses in security research, reverse engineering, debugging, and automated testing.

## Source excerpt

The open-Source project vphone-cli enables a full iOS 27 system to run as a virtual machine on Apple Silicon. Built on Apple's own Virtualization.framework rather than traditional emulation, the project opens up new possibilities for security research, reverse engineering, and automated iOS testing. By Sergio De Simone