Do we know if these emulators will support JIT? JIT has always been prohibited on iOS (which is why there are no browsers other than Safari - Firefox and Chrome on iOS are just a Safari WebView plus a crappy interface on top).

Even when sideloading emulators, you only get JIT by paying for a special developer license or using exploits on very specific iOS versions.

Without JIT, sure, go nuts emulating the NES... But forget about anything more demanding than a GameCube, or using this to run a VM or something.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

which is why there are no browsers other than Safari

Wasn't that explicitly forbidden? Browsers don't need jit to be fast enough

Edit: was jit explicitly forbidden? Or is it that running dynamically loaded code was forbidden in general and jit falls under that category? If they're letting emulators and other browser engines in that ban seems to be at least partially lifted

[–] echo64 4 points 10 months ago

Yes, op is a little confused.

Browsers (were, still are in many regions) forbidden from using any engine other than the iOS provided webkit.
Dynamic recompilation is not possible on iOS because of how iOS does code signing. This basically blocks the entire concept of executing instructions that weren't part of the original signed code.

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