Developer Gets Android Running on the iPhone 6s Via a Custom Built Case [Video]

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Posted June 8, 2016 at 1:45pm by iClarified

Nick Lee, a developer and CTO at Tendigi, has managed to get Android running on an iPhone 6s via a custom built case that contains the hardware needed to drive the OS.

The 3D printed case houses a Lemaker HiKey board and a 650 mAh lithium-polymer battery pack.

While its 8-core, 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 processor has more than enough power to run virtually any Android app on the market, it sports a unique party piece: it’s the official reference board of the Android Open Source Project. As a result, most of the HiKey’s necessary components are included directly in the AOSP source tree (a lifesaver). That said, getting my custom AOSP build to run successfully was still a tall order, requiring me to (among other things) recompile the kernel with performance-oriented tweaks to the USB driver.

A daemon called screenstreamer connects to the usbmuxd service, transmitting the screen’s contents to the iPhone and emulating touch events on the Android side.

Take a look at the video below to see the project in action...

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name - June 10, 2016 at 4:19am

looks like buggy screen movement

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Ron Napier - June 10, 2016 at 4:06am

The guy deserves props, even if it is emulated--great thinking with the case. Those wondering why; why did you click through the article and leave a comment? Because you can--and he did.

PerpetuallyBlue - June 9, 2016 at 12:02am

But why??

Khalil - June 8, 2016 at 10:57pm

Why turn your iphone to android !!!?

gamerscul9870 - June 8, 2016 at 11:29pm

So it can be yet another example of what iPhone can do. Think of parallels on OSX except 1 OS at a time.

Ksaket - June 9, 2016 at 9:22am

Valid reason

Ola - June 8, 2016 at 9:19pm

Great accomplishment for creativity I guess. Someone somewhere will find a need for it.

Great - June 8, 2016 at 3:33pm

This is so stupid. It's as good as saying I can run iOS on my Mac, and I do it using AirPlay.

Mack100006543 - June 8, 2016 at 3:04pm

What's the point of doing so. Just get an android phone instead and save some $ too.

yas9in - June 8, 2016 at 3:17pm

Hackers with too much time on their hands

gamerscul9870 - June 8, 2016 at 5:56pm

what is he makes android optimized this way? It could be worth the extra $ after all.