# iOS 16 Port Reaches Home Screen on Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro

By Simon Yoon

Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/35245
Published: 2026-10-20T03:04:59.000Z
Updated: 2026-10-20T03:04:59.000Z
Section: Technology

> A separate Redmi Note 12 4G build reaches the lock screen in about three minutes. Button operation has not been confirmed.

An experimental iOS 16.7.16 port reached the home screen on a Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro, showing that Apple software can run on specific Android hardware despite major functional limits.

By Oct. 18, the project had reached the home screen after adapting Apple’s open-source XNU kernel for the phone’s Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G chip. The build pairs that kernel with iOS files from iPhone X firmware. The project does not distribute iOS itself.

On the Redmi Note 10 Pro, touch and physical buttons work, and Settings and Control Center can be opened. Graphics are rendered by the CPU at roughly 20 to 30 frames per second because the build has no GPU driver.

Basic phone functions remain unavailable. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular service, audio and the camera do not work. Installing the build erases Android user data, and most of Apple’s security model is switched off. The build also lacks App Store and Apple ID support, leaving it far from a usable replacement for Android.

A separate port targets the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 4G and its Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 chip. It also uses iOS 16.7.16 files and, as of Oct. 18, could reach the lock screen in about three minutes. Touch operation has not been confirmed. Button operation has not been confirmed.

Wi-Fi, cellular service, audio and the camera are unavailable on the Redmi Note 12 4G build as well. Its lock-screen boot represents a more limited stage of progress than the Redmi Note 10 Pro’s working home screen and controls.

XNU is Apple’s operating-system kernel, which the company releases as open-source code. The two projects adapt it for different Qualcomm phones and use iOS files from iPhone firmware to load parts of the interface. Their differing results show how much of the work depends on the hardware in each handset; neither build provides a general way to install iOS across Android phones.