Where do I find emulators on my iphone

[MisterLee1994]

Since my iPhone 15 pro is a badass gaming phone I want to play emulators on iPhone from nes to switch ps1 to ps3 where do I find them?

[whispous]

You can't do it without sideloading/jailbreaking. They're not allowed on the app store.

[MisterLee1994]

10 minutes ago, whispous said:

You can't do it without sideloading/jailbreaking. They're not allowed on the app store.

Fuck how do I sideload these apps?

[whispous]

5 minutes ago, MisterLee1994 said:

Fuck how do I sideload these apps?

Unfortunately, if you have to ask, you're not ready for the technical depth required. It is NOT easy or without consequence.

You also must understand that just because the new Phone has strong gaming capabilities, this does not extend to performance of emulated titles - to take advantage of the fresh hardware and software APIs, games need to be properly coded to efficiently use them.

[E-waste]

7 hours ago, MisterLee1994 said:

how do I sideload these apps?

If my old device from six years ago can run some emulation, and a tablet with an chip from 2014 level of performance can run ps2 games, I am confident the chips in iPhone are up to the task.

 

Find the singular, legitamite jailbreak software for your device

 

https://forums.xda-developers.com

 

If it isn't there yet, then the new device has not yet had the system locks bypassed.  It could take a year or even three, so check out https://retroarch.com/ on your pc.

[MisterLee1994]

I want to play emulators on my iphone

[thevictor390]

And here you have run into the single largest issue with Apple devices. If Apple doesn't want you to do something, you simply do not do it. And Apple does not want you to run emulators. Try searching for websites that let you play emulated games online.

[saintlouisbagels]

Typically people check Google before dropping 1000 USD on a toy.

[manikyath]

34 minutes ago, MisterLee1994 said:

I want to play emulators on my iphone

you cant. thank apple for that and move on with your life.

[SansVarnic]

You can't, buy an android then you can side load.

[manikyath]

2 minutes ago, SansVarnic said:

You can't, buy an android then you can side load.

or.. dont even have to sideload because retroarch is on the play store:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.retroarch&hl=en&gl=US

[E-waste]

Or wait for a jailbreak, they do happen occasionally.  A used tablet from ebay could also be an option, Sony has their Xperia Z tablet with a high-quality screen.

 

@whispousMicrosoft has a new picture of the hill photo:

 

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/06/i-just-found-out-that-microsoft-made-a-4k-version-of-the-windows-xp-wallpaper/

 

[whispous]

47 minutes ago, E-waste said:

Or wait for a jailbreak, they do happen occasionally.  A used tablet from ebay could also be an option, Sony has their Xperia Z tablet with a high-quality screen.

 

@whispousMicrosoft has a new picture of the hill photo:

 

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/06/i-just-found-out-that-microsoft-made-a-4k-version-of-the-windows-xp-wallpaper/

 

[mr cheese]

Hey there! You can sideload with AltStore or Sideloadly on your computer! They document the process and you will have to provide a working Apple ID but you can make a dummy one if you don't want to use your own. I'm using this on my iPhone SE (2020) on 17.0.3 working perfectly for YouTube without ads and a torrent client.

 

https://altstore.io

https://sideloadly.io

 

On 10/9/2023 at 3:45 AM, whispous said:

Unfortunately, if you have to ask, you're not ready for the technical depth required.

It's not too hard, but you will struggle a bit. Also, unless you wanna emulate GBA games or DS (maybe) games you're out of luck. No PS3 emulation on a phone. So, temper your expectations and don't think you're gonna be getting top level console performance out of an iPhone.

 

On 10/10/2023 at 12:01 PM, thevictor390 said:

If Apple doesn't want you to do something, you simply do not do it. And Apple does not want you to run emulators.

On 10/10/2023 at 12:30 PM, manikyath said:

you cant. thank apple for that and move on with your life.

On 10/10/2023 at 12:36 PM, SansVarnic said:

You can't, buy an android then you can side load.

You can! It's not the most ideal, easy, or user friendly thing, and it's far inferior to Android, but you definitely can, provided someone's developed an emulator that can be sideloaded. Delta Emulator for instance does NES, N64, and GBA, and DolphiniOS does Wii and GameCube. 

[manikyath]

9 hours ago, mr cheese said:

Hey there! You can sideload with AltStore or Sideloadly on your computer! They document the process and you will have to provide a working Apple ID but you can make a dummy one if you don't want to use your own. I'm using this on my iPhone SE (2020) on 17.0.3 working perfectly for YouTube without ads and a torrent client.

which both appear to be very flawed solutions, about as flawed as a tethered jailbreak.

[mr cheese]

1 hour ago, manikyath said:

which both appear to be very flawed solutions, about as flawed as a tethered jailbreak.

Not necessarily true! Tethered requires you to be attached to your computer every time you reboot. Altstore and Sideloadly both have you only needing to refresh on the same Wi-Fi network, or tethered by cable, once a week. Regardless, it's still not impossible.

[manikyath]

3 minutes ago, mr cheese said:

Not necessarily true! Tethered requires you to be attached to your computer every time you reboot. Altstore and Sideloadly both have you only needing to refresh on the same Wi-Fi network, or tethered by cable, once a week. Regardless, it's still not impossible.

you need to regularly run trough a process to make sure stuff keeps working, and i found that out not by reading the instructions, but by people struggling with that process getting stuck, constantly.

 

yes it works, but no, it's not a permanent solution.

[mr cheese]

1 minute ago, manikyath said:

you need to regularly run trough a process to make sure stuff keeps working, and i found that out not by reading the instructions, but by people struggling with that process getting stuck, constantly.

 

yes it works, but no, it's not a permanent solution.

Of course, but the idea is that it is possible, even if a little complicated. That's what OP was asking for. Sometimes it's the things you have to do to get things to work when you're already invested in a platform

[thevictor390]

It's an interesting solution but I'd be prepared for the whole thing to end very suddenly if the wind changes direction at Apple. As the whole thing requires going through your own Apple ID as a developer.

[Mark Kaine]

On 10/16/2023 at 9:32 AM, manikyath said:

you need to regularly run trough a process to make sure stuff keeps working, and i found that out not by reading the instructions, but by people struggling with that process getting stuck, constantly.

 

yes it works, but no, it's not a permanent solution.

well, yes,but you're on a "badass" iphone (uh) 

[Mark Kaine]

On 10/16/2023 at 3:17 PM, thevictor390 said:

It's an interesting solution but I'd be prepared for the whole thing to end very suddenly if the wind changes direction at Apple. As the whole thing requires going through your own Apple ID as a developer.

i also wonder how good this actually runs and how its supported (in terms of software)   guess we have to wait for OPs impressions since they now have the solution (surely?)