iPhone Hacker David Wang (planetbeing) must be doting himself for his accomplishment which was never ever thought earlier by anyone. He has successfully booted Google’s Android operating system on the top of Apple iPhone. Bingo!
The demo shows the boot process and planetbeing using Android for browsing, receiving a text message, answering a phone call, and playing music. The iPhone is being set up with a dual-boot configuration. The video begins with it running iPhone OS. Video after the jump.
Video: Apple iPhone running Android OS
Being in alpha stage it is slightly buggy and slow as Wang has not implemented all the Android-specific driver extensions and even used a debug version of Android. Apart from it, everything seems to be working fine on iPhone 2G including WiFi.
Android on iPhone 3G / 3GS is very much possible. The developer further stated -
“It should be pretty simple to port forward to the iPhone 3G. The 3GS will take more work,” Wang said on the blog. “Hopefully with all this groundwork laid out, we can make Android a real alternative or supplement for iPhone users. Maybe we can finally get Flash. ;)”
How to Install Android OS on iPhone 2G
In order to install android on iPhone 2G, download Pre-built images and sources from here. Go through the Read Me file and follow generic openiboot instructions.
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