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A developer got Ubuntu Linux booting on the Apple iPhone 7
A developer achieved the amazing feat of booting Ubuntu 20.04 with the graphical interface on an Apple iPhone 7. Read on to know more!
Back in March 2020 when Corellium presented Project Sandcastle to boot Android on the Apple iPhone 7 using the checkra1n jailbreak, it sparked hopes about the potential of OS-level aftermarket development on legacy iPhone models. Barring hardware failure, many of these devices may still have years of use ahead of them if power users can install any regular GNU/Linux distribution on them. In fact, a recent development has been brought to our attention which will help pave the way for the prolonged life of these old iPhone devices.