How To Install Android 10 on iPhone (iOS) | Project SandCastle + CheckRa1n Jailbreak

How To Install Android 10 on iPhone (iOS) | Project SandCastle + CheckRa1n Jailbreak

In case you wondering if it is possible to run Android OS on iPhone or how to install Android on iPhone, we have good news for you. A new method has come to limelight which allows iPhone owners to run the Android operating system, courtesy of Project Sandcastle.

Project Sandcastle is created by a company called Corellium. Well, the timing couldn’t be more interesting as Apple is currently suing Corellium for developing an iOS virtualization tool on the grounds of infringing on its copyrights.

Where sandboxes set limits and boundaries, sandcastles provide an opportunity to create something new from the limitless bounds of your imagination. Project Sandcastle is about building something new on the silicon of your hardware.

 

The iPhone restricts users to operate inside a sandbox. But when you buy an iPhone, you own the iPhone hardware. Android for the iPhone gives you the freedom to run a different operating system on that hardware. Android for the iPhone has many exciting practical applications, from forensics research to dual-booting ephemeral devices to combatting e-waste. Our goal has always been to push mobile research forward, and we’re excited to see what the developer community builds from this foundation. This time around, Project Sandcastle lets you boot Android 10 on the Apple iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus and the iPod Touch. The project makes extensive use of the checkra1n jailbreak to launch, the same one that you use to jailbreak your iPhone via a rooted Android. Work is on to expand the project to the other iPhones included in the checkra1n jailbreak, but for now, you are restricted to just these three devices. The silver lining is that the vulnerabilities that have been used to make the checkra1n jailbreak, and consequently Project Sandcastle, possible are extremely unlikely to be fixed. So the methods will theoretically work in perpetuity on the entire range of vulnerable iPhones, removing the “what’s the point? Apple will fix it with an update” dissuasion from the efforts. To do that yourself, you need to Jailbreak your device. Once done, you can proceed to try installing Android on your device.

As far as we know, the operation is not perfect (in beta)- however, the developer team is actively working on it to run Android flawlessly on the iPhone.

If this project succeeds in what it promises, you could just breathe life to your old iPhone or simply switch to Android without needing to get another smartphone.

Of course, Apple will not support it officially – but after you get the device for yourself, you can make your choices.

It is worth noting that this could void your existing warranty on the phone and is only advisable for experienced tinkerers. There can be a lot of use-cases of Project Sandcastle as well. We shall keep an eye out on its development to report back the important bits.

There are a fair few major caveats with installing and using Android on your iPhone. For one, major functions like Bluetooth, Audio, Cellular connectivity, and Camera do not work. From our understanding, Project Sandcastle also cannot ship a build of Android with GMS (Google Mobile Services) included, and there appears no way like a custom recovery to flash it separately either — so you can’t access any Google apps like the Play Store or use apps that rely on GMS functions. The Android installation itself is not permanent either, so you lose your data and your Android OS when you reboot. On the plus side, you can simply reboot back into iOS when you need your phone to be a phone (with the caveat that the space claimed for the Android OS will still be reserved). The beta disclaimer still applies: this is in beta, so do not try it on hardware that you cannot risk losing.

Apple probably won’t be happy with the news. Last year, it filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Corellium over how the startup was selling an iOS simulator that security researchers used to find flaws in the operating system. The tech giant contends Corellium is illegally profiting off iOS while the startup argues Apple is trying to stifle innovation and suppress attempts to uncover vulnerabilities. 

To download and install the Android build under Project Sandcastle, head on over to the official website. Instructions for installation are present inside the Readme within the downloaded file. Keep in mind that you do need to have checkra1n installed on your iDevice already, and you need either a Mac or Linux for further installation. Scripts take care of the process, for the most part, so the overall process is surprisingly not difficult for what it is trying to achieve: actual freaking Android on an iPhone.

Another significant limit is how if you ever reboot the affected iPhone, it will return the device back to the normal iOS state. So Project Sandcastle is more of a temporary way to get Android on your iPhone as opposed to a permanent change.

Source: Project Sandcastle

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