vphone-cli — Boot a Virtual iPhone (iOS 26)
Repository: github.com/Lakr233/vphone-cli
Stars: 6,759 ★
Language: Swift
License: MIT
Author: Lakr233
What It Is
Boots a virtual iPhone (iOS 26) on Apple Silicon Macs via Apple’s Virtualization.framework using PCC (Private Cloud Compute) research VM infrastructure.
Essentially — run a full iPhone OS in a VM on your Mac. For security research, app testing, and pentest workflows.
Firmware Variants
Five patch variants with increasing levels of security bypass:
| Variant | Patches | Phases | Use Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patchless | 4 | 2 | Minimal boot, vanilla |
| Regular | 42 | 10 | Standard research |
| Development | 53 | 12 | Dev-mode features |
| Jailbreak | 113 | 14 | Full jailbreak chain |
Tested Environments
- Mac16,12 on macOS 26.3
- iPhone 17,3 firmware (26.1 → 26.5)
- Various CloudOS versions