Ethan Wang (@wsvn53) “⚡ iSH arm64 is now available on TestFlight” — TopicDigg

🧵 Announcing iSH ARM64 — native Linux on iPhone & iPad, open source. A fork of @iSH_app that adds a same-architecture threaded-code interpreter (codename Asbestos) for AArch64 Linux on Apple Silicon. 1/ iSH ARM64 runs AArch64 Linux on ARM64. 3–30× overhead vs native, down from 15–100×. 2/ 48-bit virtual address space. Unlocked V8, Go, and Rust on iSH ARM64 now. 3/ Node.js 22 now runs on iOS. With --jitless injection. npm install. npx. create-next-app. All working. 4/ Built for AI agent orchestration on iOS. iSH ARM64 shipped as the Agent Shell Sandbox inside OpenMinis — stably running Linux workloads for 10,000+ users. 5/ Compatibility: 205/205 tests pass. 18 categories — Core OS, Python, Node.js, Go, Rust, Perl, Ruby, SQLite, Git, SSH, Editors, Build tools, Media, Crypto, Signals, and more. The code is open. The 10,000 users are production. ⭐ 🙋 PRs welcome. Issues welcome. Stars appreciated. #OpenSource# #iOS# #Linux# #ARM64# #iSH# #SystemsProgramming#