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Developer ports iPadOS to the Nintendo Switch

A hobbyist homebrew project gets Apple's iPadOS running on Nintendo's handheld console.

newest coverage 9d agosummary written 9d ago2 pieces1.4k likes & upvotes24 comments XHacker News

What to know

  • A developer demonstrated iPadOS, Apple's tablet operating system, running on Nintendo Switch hardware as a hobbyist project.
  • The announcement was made via a casual X post rather than formal documentation, and spread to Hacker News within a day.
  • No technical details, source code, or methodology are included in the available material.

brunostjohn Developer behind the port

Developer ports iPadOS to the Nintendo Switch
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How it unfolded 2 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump posts

Peak 1 piece in 3h at Nov 1, 2 AM; 2 pieces over 11 days (2 posts) Nov 1, 2 AM — 1 piece · 1 post — X 1Nov 1, 5 AM — quietNov 1, 8 AM — quietNov 1, 11 AM — quietNov 1, 2 PM — quietNov 1, 5 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — Hacker News 1Nov 1, 8 PM — quietNov 1, 11 PM — quietNov 2, 2 AM — quietNov 2, 5 AM — quietNov 2, 8 AM — quietNov 2, 11 AM — quietNov 2, 2 PM — quietNov 2, 5 PM — quietNov 2, 8 PM — quietNov 2, 11 PM — quietNov 3, 2 AM — quietNov 3, 5 AM — quietNov 3, 8 AM — quietNov 3, 11 AM — quietNov 3, 2 PM — quietNov 3, 5 PM — quietNov 3, 8 PM — quietNov 3, 11 PM — quietNov 4, 2 AM — quietNov 4, 5 AM — quietNov 4, 8 AM — quietNov 4, 11 AM — quietNov 4, 2 PM — quietNov 4, 5 PM — quietNov 4, 8 PM — quietNov 4, 11 PM — quietNov 5, 2 AM — quietNov 5, 5 AM — quietNov 5, 8 AM — quietNov 5, 11 AM — quietNov 5, 2 PM — quietNov 5, 5 PM — quietNov 5, 8 PM — quietNov 5, 11 PM — quietNov 6, 2 AM — quietNov 6, 5 AM — quietNov 6, 8 AM — quietNov 6, 11 AM — quietNov 6, 2 PM — quietNov 6, 5 PM — quietNov 6, 8 PM — quietNov 6, 11 PM — quietNov 7, 2 AM — quietNov 7, 5 AM — quietNov 7, 8 AM — quietNov 7, 11 AM — quietNov 7, 2 PM — quietNov 7, 5 PM — quietNov 7, 8 PM — quietNov 7, 11 PM — quietNov 8, 2 AM — quietNov 8, 5 AM — quietNov 8, 8 AM — quietNov 8, 11 AM — quietNov 8, 2 PM — quietNov 8, 5 PM — quietNov 8, 8 PM — quietNov 8, 11 PM — quietNov 9, 2 AM — quietNov 9, 5 AM — quietNov 9, 8 AM — quietNov 9, 11 AM — quietNov 9, 2 PM — quietNov 9, 5 PM — quietNov 9, 8 PM — quietNov 9, 11 PM — quietYesterday, 2 AM — quietYesterday, 5 AM — quietYesterday, 8 AM — quietYesterday, 11 AM — quietYesterday, 2 PM — quietYesterday, 5 PM — quietYesterday, 8 PM — quietYesterday, 11 PM — quietToday, 2 AM — quietToday, 5 AM — quietToday, 8 AM — quietToday, 11 AM — quietToday, 2 PM — quietToday, 5 PM — quiet 12
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  1. 2

    Project surfaces on Hacker News

    The X post was submitted to Hacker News under the title "I ported iPadOS to my Nintendo Switch," extending the project's reach beyond the original platform.

  2. 1

    brunostjohn posts iPadOS-on-Switch port on X

    Developer @brunostjohn shared a post on X announcing they had ported iPadOS to run on a Nintendo Switch, with an attached image/video, framing it as a just-for-fun hack.

    “i put ipados on my nintendo switch because fuck it why not…”
    — @brunostjohn

    • i put ipados on my nintendo switch because fuck it why not

      @brunostjohnX10d ago1.4k▲view on X ↗