Apple may not be merging macOS and iPadOS, but the two operating systems v26 share a lot of similarities. However, the quest to actually port the Mac OS to the iPad continues.
like Steve Troughton Smith suggests Mastodonthe term “hackintosh” may soon refer to an iPad running macOS rather than a native copy of the Mac.
“Apple may not be bringing macOS to the iPad, but it seems we’ve reached a point where people can piece it together on a jailbroken device anyway,” he writes.
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Work-in-progress documentation for the effort is hosted on Duy Tran’s GitHub page under the project name MacWSBootingGuide. However, the project status is still in the early development stages, so you’ll need to know what you’re doing somewhat before trying it at home.
This kind of experience is only possible thanks to modern jailbreaking tools, which are becoming increasingly rare.
Tools like palera1nwhich supports up to iOS 18.3.2 and Dopamine It can still unlock some iPhones and iPads, but compatibility depends on the device chip and OS version. Older models with A11 or earlier processors benefit from the unpatched checkm8 vulnerability, while newer devices can only be jailbroken on specific older firmware.
Meanwhile, you can see all the Mac-like changes coming to the iPad operating system in iPadOS 26 here. The software is currently available as a developer or public beta version. Apple will likely release the update as final version 1.0 in September.
Tools and equipment needed to jailbreak and modify Mac devices
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