The developer responsible for rigging an Apple Watch to run Windows 95 is back and this time he's smashed two of the smartphone world's giants together.
In a detailed blog post, Nick Lee, of New York-based product design and development studio Tendigi, unveils a new phone case that will allow an iOS-fitted Apple iPhones to run Google's rival Android system.
As Alphr explains, to make the "magic" cover, Lee made use of the open source nature of Android OS to modify its most recent software, Marshmallow, and allow it to run through a USB-C/Lightning Port connection.
The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
The whole thing is wrapped up in a chunky looking 3D-printed case. It's not sleek by any stretch of the imagination, but it features HDMI and USB ports, plus expandable Micro SD card storage.
Strictly speaking, the setup isn't an iPhone running Android as its operating system, says Mashable. "The iPhone is effectively being used as a surrogate display for the Android board," it argues, and the Android OS actually runs through an app, which is why there are one or two teething problems: the system is a little jittery and doesn't fill the entire screen, although overall everything seems to be in place and works.
Because this is effectively Android running inside the bounds of the Apple system, a tap on the iPhone's home button will bring users straight back to the iOS homepage they are familiar with.
"Here at Tendigi, we’re no strangers to putting strange operating systems on Apple hardware," says Lee. Who knows what we'll see next?
-
Is AI killing the internet?Talking Point AI-powered browsers and search engines are threatening the death of the open web
-
Unreal: A quantum leap in AI videoFeature Google's new Veo 3 is making it harder to distinguish between real videos and AI-generated ones
-
Airplane crash-detection systems could be vulnerable to hackersUnder the Radar 'The idea scares the shit out of me,' one pilot said
-
Google's new AI Mode feature hints at the next era of searchIn the Spotlight The search giant is going all in on AI, much to the chagrin of the rest of the web
-
Is Apple breaking up with Google?Today's Big Question Google is the default search engine in the Safari browser. The emergence of artificial intelligence could change that.
-
Google ruled a monopoly over ad tech dominanceSpeed Read Attorney General Pam Bondi hailed the ruling as a 'landmark victory in the ongoing fight to stop Google from monopolizing the digital public square'
-
Why won't Apple make iPhones in America?Today's Big Question Trump offers a reprieve on tariffs, for now
-
Not there yet: The frustrations of the pocket AIFeature Apple rushes to roll out its ‘Apple Intelligence’ features but fails to deliver on promises
