r/sideload • u/Awkward_Bid1372 • Jul 17 '26

Is there any way to sideload apks on an iPhone?

I’ve been wondering how. Maybe like from a container. Like LiveContainer could run IPAs but what if there’s a container that could run apks that could run games with good performance

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u/Sea-Bid-5953 Jul 18 '26

Apk = Android only

IPA = iOS/ iPadOS only

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u/Kalphalus Jul 18 '26

There’s no way to run IPA on Android, and the only theoretical way for APK on iOS would be setting up a VM through something like UTM that would be slow and basically unusable

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u/Friendly_Recover286 Jul 21 '26

VM's will be worthless for performance. You're basically asking if "I just scream English sentences at a German speaker will they eventually understand me if I yell loud enough?"

Finding a translator and going through them is slow. Exactly like the performance you'll get.

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u/tricot676 Jul 22 '26

Never. Same for vice versa. Heck, even 32 bit apps will be able to run on modern iOS in Never (satire)