iEmu is an emulator for various operating systems whose sole purpose is to emulate an iDevice. Practically on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, etc., we will be able to emulate the functions of an iDevice, no matter what it is. iEmu is a project made by a close friend of MuscleNerd and the iEmu developer claims that we can emulate even the running of applications or a restore made through iTunes. Of course, for now iEmu is in the early stages of development and the developer needs a sum of money to continue the work.
iEmu is an emulator based on the popular open-source emulator QEMU. The project's primary goal is to implement support for the S5L8930 chipset, which is used in the iPhone 4 and the first-generation iPad. Since the specifications for this chipset and other supporting hardware used by Apple's devices aren't public, supporting these devices takes some heavy reverse engineering. This takes time and dedication, which is why progress so far has been slow. My new approach is to dedicate myself completely to this project and show the world the full potential of iEmu.
Once iEmu is complete it will be possible to run it on Linux, Windows, Mac, mobile platforms such as Android, and even on iOS itself. It will act as a debugger for some, and perhaps will be a QA tool for others. It will also enable security experts to capture and analyze iOS malware in a sandboxed environment.
The interesting part? Using iEmu we can also jailbreak an iDevice, so we will be able to simulate the installation of tweaks from Cydia directly on the computer before installing them directly in our terminal. For now, everything sounds good in theory, but only when we see a functional version of the program will we know how well the developer has prepared everything. iEmu can be viewed on kickstarter.com here where you can donate a sum of money to support the developer who will complete the entire project.
