Make an iPhone out of an Android. Operational metamorphoses: how to make an iPhone from an Android

Are you an Android smartphone user and dream of an iPhone, but there is no way to get this device? Or do you just like the iOS shell better? Later in the article you will learn how to turn the Android interface into a mobile operating system from Apple.

There are many applications to change the appearance of Android. In this article we will look at the solution to this issue using the example of working with several of them.

Step 1: Install Launcher

The CleanUI launcher will be used to change the Android shell. The advantage of this application is that it is often updated in accordance with the release of new iOS versions.

In addition to changing desktop icons, CleanUI changes the appearance of the top-down notification shade.

Dial screen in "Challenges", "Search" and the appearance of your contacts also becomes the same as on iPhone.

For user convenience, CleanUI has a separate desktop, which is designed to search for any information on the phone (contacts, SMS) or on the Internet through a browser.

To make small changes to the launcher, click on the icon .

You can also go to the launcher settings by clicking on the three dots on the smartphone’s desktop.

Here you will be prompted to apply the following changes:

This is where the influence of the launcher on the appearance of your phone ends

Step 2: Settings Window

Using a special application, you can completely change the appearance of system settings, but to download it you must have permission to install programs from unknown sources.

There is a possibility that you may encounter a problem of incorrect operation. The application may sometimes crash, but since it has no analogues, this is the only option left.

Step 3: Design SMS Messages

To change the screen view "Messages", you need to install the iPhonemessages iOS7 application, which, after installation, will be displayed on your smartphone under the name “Messages”.

After this, all messages in the launcher will be opened through a program that completely copies the messenger from the iOS shell.

Step 4: Lock Screen

The next step in turning Android into iOS is changing the lock screen. The Lock Screen Iphone style application was selected for installation.

To install the application, follow the link and click "Install".

Find the blocker icon on your desktop and click on it.

The program has not been translated into Russian, but no serious knowledge is required to set it up. Initially, several permissions will be requested. To continue installation, press the button each time "Grant permission".

After confirming all permissions, you will be in the settings menu. Here you can change the lock screen wallpaper, install widgets, set a PIN code and much more. But the main thing you need here is to enable the screen lock feature. To do this, click on "Activate Lock".

You can now exit Settings and lock your phone. The next time you unlock, you will already see the iPhone interface.

To display the quick access toolbar on the lock screen, swipe up from the bottom and it will appear immediately.

This completes the installation of a blocker like on an iPhone.

Step 5: Camera

To make your Android smartphone even more like iOS, you can change the camera. To do this, follow the link below and download GEAK Camera, which replicates the iPhone camera interface.

Thus, the transformation of an Android device into an iPhone is coming to an end. By installing all these programs, you will bring the appearance of your smartphone’s shell as close as possible to the iOS interface. But keep in mind that this will not be a full-fledged iPhone that works reliably with all the installed software. Using the launcher, blocker and other programs mentioned in the article entails a large load on the device’s RAM and battery, since they constantly work together with the rest of the Android system software.

Not all users can afford to buy an iPhone X. But this expensive toy is really worth the money, because it has an innovative security system, a high-quality edge-to-edge display, very powerful hardware, neural technologies and an elegant glass case. But why pay almost 3,000 rubles for a mobile device, many of whose functions are not needed, or are already available in your smartphone? In general, it is much easier and more economical to turn the most ordinary Android phone into a “ten” from Apple. How to do it? Read on!

If you want to have the most exact copy of the iPhone X, then you should purchase the Android smartphone UMIDIGI S2, which in terms of design is very similar to the Apple device. As a last resort, you can always use the appropriate case, which will allow your gadget to change its appearance to the prestigious “iPhone” status. The remaining manipulations will have to be carried out with the software component. To do this we will need various utilities, shells, themes and much more. It is this kind of software from Google Play that will interest us most.

Shell

It is imperative to install a new launcher, which will change the shell beyond recognition. More precisely, it will allow Android to turn into a competitor in the form of iOS. One of the most reliable and flexible solutions is Nova Launcher. This popular launcher can be called truly universal and multifunctional, as it has almost everything you need. But it is highly advisable to buy the paid version in order to freely enlarge icons to certain sizes.

If the dimensions of the icons are not important to you, then you can simply download this skin modifier for free. Now all that remains is to look at iOS in action or in photographs in order to accurately restore the appearance of this operating system. By the way, you can find a ready-made option in the form of a settings file that needs to be restored. We also recommend downloading this image to create translucent folders in the style of the newest Apple flagship.

Create a curtain or cutout

One of the interesting and unusual features of the iPhone X is a kind of curtain, which is located at the top of the display. This “cutout” not only looks original, but also serves a practical function, since this is where the speaker and front camera are located. It turns out that you can create a similar curtain on the screen of an Android smartphone. This is done using the programs The Notch, X Notch and Black Notch. These utilities are completely free and also take up very little memory.

Icons

As for the icons, things are incredibly simple with them. We download absolutely any set of such icons from the digital store, and then activate them through Nova Launcher or another launcher. For example, you can use the MyUI 5 or Graby kits, which are truly free and authentic.

Notifications

A great app called Floatify lets you emulate the pop-up notifications that appear on your iPhone X's home screen. Download and install the little utility, then give it access to everything you need. All that remains is to activate the iOS 10 template, located in the settings. Now you can use useful and effective notifications on your device.

Making the corners of the screen rounded

Of course, if you have a smartphone like the iPhone X or UMIDIGI S2, then you definitely don’t need to round the corners. But what should those who have a strictly rectangular phone screen do? All you need to do is take a closer look at the Roundr – Round Screen Corners program to efficiently and accurately round the corners of your display. This effect will make you forget about the iPhone X and its wonderful screen.

Using wallpaper

It’s worth using these images, because they are literally copied from iOS 11. Such high-quality and bright wallpapers not only resemble the anniversary iPhone, but can also easily decorate the desktop of any smartphone. After all, the new Apple flagship is dominated by rich colors.

Final result

All of the above manipulations allow you to create an almost exact copy of the iPhone X. At least, your mobile device will be able to display on the display everything that users of the expensive Apple flagship see. In this way, you can perfectly prank your friends, as well as diversify the usual design of the Android OS.

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If it is unlikely that the appearance of your device will be remade to match the iPhone style, we will start changing the “internals”. With the abundance of various add-ons in the Play Market, this is much easier to do.

Launchers and widgets

Of course, installing iOS on a regular smartphone is impossible. Even if you try to do this, you will most likely turn your phone into a lifeless brick. It is much easier to change standard (and not so standard) Android themes to the iPhone interface. To do this, we need various software add-ons: launchers, widgets and plugins.

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A proprietary operating system is installed, which can only be found in portable Apple products. Its interface is quite different from Android. However, if you really want to, you can still make an iPhone from Android. Of course, this will not change the appearance of the device itself - an apple will not appear on its rear panel, but the design of the operating system will begin to resemble iOS, and this is already a lot.

The global difference between iOS and Android lies in the operating system menu. Devices from Apple and other manufacturers display different numbers of icons. And the programs themselves have a different external label. If you decide to make Android look like an iPhone, then this is what needs to be fixed first.

The easiest way to change the appearance of the operating system is to use a launcher. There are a large number of similar applications on Google Play. Basically, they offer a unique menu style that is unlike anything else out there. But there are also launchers that copy Apple’s developments.

Attention: the copyright holder regularly complains about such creations of third-party developers. Therefore, they do not stay on Google Play for very long.

We have already talked about some of these launchers told on the pages of our website. For example, a kind of long-liver is iLauncher - OS 9. The creators of this application regularly update it as soon as a new iOS version is released. The program can work on smartphones with the Android 4.1 operating system and higher.

The launcher does not make any major changes and therefore does not require special resources. It simply changes the icons of standard utilities. Shortcuts to third-party applications are placed in bright colored squares with rounded corners. The launcher also eliminates the menu - from now on all icons are located on the desktop.

Something similar, but in an expanded form, is offered by OS9 Launcher HD, also called smart and simple by its developers. This launcher also changes the appearance of all standard and some additional applications. But along the way, some other useful innovations borrowed from iOS are also being introduced. For example, if there are some news in a particular program, their number will be displayed on the label. And there is also an analogue of 3D Touch! But this function is called not by pressing hard (there is no pressure sensor in smartphones based on Android), but by double tapping on the icon of any of the standard applications.

The only thing that spoils the impression of the launcher is the presence of advertising. It is located in a separate desktop, where theoretically you don’t even have to look. The developers also sent the Google search string here.

We can also recommend a launcher for installation CleanUI. Its main difference is that the icons are larger. As a result, not the largest number of them is displayed on the screen. The application not only eliminates the menu, but also changes the notification panel, whereas the two previous launchers did not really know how to do this. Otherwise, the functionality repeats the two solutions discussed above - here you can also block the display of any icons. But there is no analogue of 3D Touch here. But you shouldn’t regret it, because this function is applicable only to standard applications, and even then not to all.

Interestingly, CleanUI also has a separate desktop. But there is no advertising on it - only a search bar is present. It helps you search for contacts, Internet pages in “History” and other information.

Replacing the lock screen

Launchers only partially help turn Android into an iPhone. Their problem is that they are not able to change the lock screen. This is done by separate applications, such as OS8 Lock Screen. When you launch this utility, you are taken to the settings window. The interface used here is English, but even without special knowledge, many points do not raise any questions. For example, it is immediately clear that the application allows you to put any image on the lock screen, set a password, and also enter any text.

As for the appearance of the lock screen, in this regard it is similar to its counterpart from iOS 8. Everything works very quickly, you can unlock the device in almost a split second if desired. You can also go to the Camera application without any unlocking. In short, the application does not provide anything unusual, it simply makes the smartphone even a little more similar to the iPhone.

Notification panel

Not all launchers can competently replace the notification panel. Therefore, you should definitely install iNoty Style OS 9(link removed due to complaints about harmful content). As you might guess, it brings to the system the traditional status bar present in iOS 9. After installing the utility, you will be taken to a relatively small menu. Here you need to enable iNoty, after which you can enjoy a full-fledged status bar.

This is not to say that the solution turned out to be functional. But it makes you think you're using an Apple product. There are differences from the original status bar, but they are minimal.

You can also enable the function panel in the application menu. It will stretch out if you click on the small blue bar located at the bottom of the screen. This panel contains buttons that open the camera and calculator, as well as keys that allow you to turn off the device and use the flashlight. There are also buttons for wireless interfaces and a brightness level slider. Unfortunately, everything is spoiled by that same blue stripe - this element is displayed both in the menu and in many applications. Quite quickly the strip begins to irritate.

If you don’t like this implementation of the control point, you can try installing the application separately Control Panel - Smart Toggle .

Changing the keyboard and camera

Gradually we changed the main interface of the operating system. There's just one small thing left - the keyboard. With its help, we constantly type text in the browser, messenger and other programs. Therefore, it is logical that this element should also be replaced. This can be done by installing Apple Keyboard. This is a virtual keyboard very similar to the one used in recent versions of iOS.

Unfortunately, the keyboard does not have Russian language. This is its main drawback. Well, as for the camera application, you can install it as GEAK Camera. Traditionally, this utility can not only take photographs, but also apply all sorts of filters to pictures.

Conclusion

By completing all the steps indicated in this guide, you can get a device whose interface is very similar to that found on iPhones. But you need to understand that you will not get real iOS. And all this will not work very quickly - after all, all installed utilities consume a lot of processor power and a certain amount of RAM. Therefore, rest assured that you will quickly become disillusioned with your idea and return to the normal interface of the Android operating system. After all, it works much more stable, and in terms of functionality it is more pleasing.

Probably, many users have always dreamed of installing iOS on Android and evaluating it in action, enjoying the beauty and contours of the Apple operating system. Or you noticed that not all applications from the App Store are available on Google Play. Of course, there are a large number of analogues of such programs, but I still want to try the software from the Apple store. True, the Apple device is quite expensive. That's why the question arises: is there a way with Apple's operating system on Android? It will not be possible to completely port the Apple OS, but thanks to the so-called emulators, a unique opportunity to install iOS on Android still exists.

What is an emulator?

Before you begin the installation process itself, you need to familiarize yourself with the initial terms. So, an emulator is a computer program that allows you to recreate (emulate) the operation of another operating system or environment so that it can be run on an existing device. For example, there are Android emulators for personal computers that allow PC users to run games and applications from Google Play. Now a similar opportunity has become available to users of Android gadgets who want to install iOS on them. Let's look at all the existing ways to run or emulate iOS on Android devices.

1 way. Project Cider (Cycada)

The Cider project was presented at the Computer Science Research Conference at Columbia University. It allows iOS programs to adapt to the Android kernel and programming library. It uses binary compatibility methods to open not only its own, but also “alien” software on one gadget. That is, it becomes possible to run iOS applications on Android.

Cider exercises the right to perform some trick with the code of an iOS program, making it possible to perceive it as based on the XNU Kernel. This does not use an emulator or virtual machine - the code changes in real time, allowing the application to manipulate the Android kernel and libraries. The platforms are built on ARM. To unite them, an Android program called CycadaPress is used, which receives information about various types of actions (text input, notifications from applications, etc.) and transmits them to iOS. It convinces the system that the CycadaPress program window is the display of an Apple device. This allows you to perform other actions with the screen.

The video shows that many iOS applications run on Android, including the iOS version of the Yelp and iBooks programs. However, as the creators note, the speed and smoothness of the software leaves much to be desired. But this is to be expected, because Cycada is in the testing and development stage. It is unknown whether the project will be released in full. Perhaps after some time the final version for the large market will appear, which will create a real sensation.

It is also unclear whether the project will be interesting now, since most games and applications are released for all existing platforms. There are, of course, isolated cases, but mostly these are unique programs like Garage Band, Pages, iMovie. If you want to use them, why buy an Android device? That is why there is a distinction between operating systems, since each manufacturer tries to offer the user a new unique service.

Method 2. Firmware installation

This method is more suitable for extreme sports enthusiasts, since it involves completely removing the Android operating system and installing special firmware on the device. Such manipulations can lead to dire consequences. In case of failure it will be necessary. If this does not help, rush to the service center. And in the worst case scenario, you risk getting a “brick” - a completely inoperative device, without the ability to turn on and further operate. If you still decide to change the firmware, follow the instructions below:

If the system is unstable or does not work correctly, try to restore Android from a previously created backup. If this does not work, you will have to contact the service center.

You have learned about two ways to launch iOS on Android. Of course, they do not guarantee a 100% result, but the very possibility of carrying out such operations is encouraging. Remember that the owner of the device is solely responsible for any actions. As they say, “measure twice, cut once.”