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Original Xbox emulation on iPhone is here.

DukeX just dropped its first public sideload testing build…

and this is NOT some fake streaming app or cloud workaround.

It’s a real Xbox emulator running directly on iPhone hardware. 🚀

What makes this insane:

• Native SwiftUI frontend

• Vulkan renderer through MoltenVK

• Metal presentation layer

• JIT support for iOS 18+

• Online-ready Insignia integration

• Game library with live indicators

• Shader cache management

• Controller support

• Built-in FPS & performance HUD

• Portrait + landscape optimized UI

And yes…

you can already sideload the IPA right now from the project’s GitHub releases page.

Supported install methods:

• AltStore

• SideStore

• StikDebug workflows

You still need your own legally dumped:

• Xbox BIOS

• HDD files

• XISO game images

JIT setup:

• iOS 18.x → standard JIT workflow

• iOS 26+ → requires StikDebug + Universal.js

A few years ago this would've sounded impossible.

Now people are literally carrying an original Xbox in their pocket.

Do you think iPhones are slowly becoming real gaming handhelds now?

Bookmark this because iOS emulation is evolving FAST.

GitHub: https://github.com/MaftyManicEMU/DukeX

FlareStore is starting to feel less like a signing website...

and more like a full iOS sideloading platform.

This thing now includes:

• web IPA signing

• anti-revoke DNS

• PPQLess signing

• cert checking

• repository creation

• wireless Apple TV installs

• free certificate tools

It even has its own dedicated FlareStore app that lets you:

• sign & install IPA files

• add app repositories

• duplicate/clone apps

• install apps with or without JIT

• manage certificates directly on-device

The sideloading ecosystem is becoming way more advanced now.

I also made a full video covering the FlareStore app setup and certificate installation process.

Full video: https://youtu.be/Vpsekk-lCbQ

0Could platforms like this eventually make traditional sideload setups obsolete?

SideStore is still one of the easiest ways to sideload apps on iOS.

SideStore 0.6.3 just dropped:

Fixes:

• iOS 26.4 VPN errors resolved

• better pairing + profile reliability

• widget + background issues fixed

Improvements:

• LocalDevVPN upgrades

• authentication system reworked

• cleaner error handling

New:

• App ID customization for IPA installs

• updated + expanded trusted sources

If you're on iOS 26.4+, reinstall with iLoader.

I’ve already made a full SideStore guide, you can refer to that.

Solid update.

Tutorial: https://youtu.be/kaYBV9\_uvaA

This makes YouTube on TV 10x better.

SmartTube replaces the official app with a cleaner, faster experience.

SmartTube:

• Clean interface (no clutter, no ad-heavy UI)

• SponsorBlock built-in (auto-skips sponsors, intros, outros)

• 8K + HDR + 60fps playback

• Playback speed control

• Customizable buttons + remote controls

• Live chat support during streams

• Picture-in-picture support

• Works without Google services

You don’t even need to sign in to start watching, and it runs surprisingly well even on older Android TVs. It also includes a built-in updater, so you keep getting fixes and new features without reinstalling.

Runs on:

• Android TV

• Fire TV (older models)

• Chromecast with Google TV

• NVIDIA Shield

Completely free. Open-source.

Once you switch, the official app feels outdated.

Get here: https://github.com/yuliskov/SmartTube

Firefox just dropped version 150…

and it’s more useful than people think.

What’s new:

• open links directly in split view

• search tabs while multitasking

• built-in PDF editor (edit, reorder, export)

• copy multiple tabs as clean links

What stands out:

• private real-time translation built in

• no cloud dependency

• no data collection

Extra updates:

• better profile management + backups

• Linux support improvements (RPM builds)

• web apps now supported on Windows

What this means:

Your browser is slowly replacing multiple tools.

PDF editor.

Translator.

Tab manager.

All in one.

At what point does a browser become your entire workspace?.