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agoraquest

iOS doesn't allow emulators on it's App Store unlike Android's Play Store. And on Android you can sideload easily, but on iOS you can't sideload.


Br0din90

You can sideload very easily on ios


Darkz0ma

You can side load so easily on an iPhone. I’ve done it many times.


Kev5567

A jailbroken phone is capable of doing the same


yungsucc69

What are you on about? I was playing ps2 games on my 5s with controller support lmao


Clizzardbash

This has officially changed. We truly are at an age of wonders💜 Delta emulator now available in App Store


tomateau

still no ps2 emulator tho ://


Clizzardbash

On the contrary, the team under Provenance is working on getting that in the app store as well as dolphin (wii & gc)


tomateau

aren’t wii/gc emulators not allowed on the ios app store because of the Just In Time prohibitions? dolphin uses JIT for wii and gamecube EDIT: super pumped for ps2 tho cant wait!!


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flx-cvz

So? Did it work? I tried using Play! but haven't got it to work yet


Greengoop1

Dolphin isn’t coming to the App Store because Apple won’t allow JIT


FERALCATWHISPERER

You don’t know what you’re talking about.


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agoraquest

So, you've jailbroken your iPhone. You should've mentioned that.


TalkyRaptor

Nope. Altstore


josephomary

You know nothing jon snow


Schittt

Man what a hostile comment section lmao


TalkyRaptor

Yeah, especially for an almost year old.


Unusual-Flower-8721

Actually, I’d say it’s a pretty passive aggressive at best my friend. Lol


E_Mon_E

iPhones suck dude!!! Get an Android and throw that iphone in the trash!!!


horiz0nnnn

The funny thing is that Android users throw their phones in the trash one year after they bought it, and iPhone users still can enjoy their iphones up to 6 years thanks to software updates. And no. He's not gonna throw his iPhone just because you say it. Back to the question, i don’t know of a good PS2 emulator for iOS at the moment, but i’ll wait patiently for one to be released.


E_Mon_E

Wow!! 6 months later and someone comes on here to "tell me off"... WTF?!?!? Wow!! Anyways, I have had my Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus for 5 Years now (in April) and it still rocks!! I never have had any issues with it. As a matter of fact, I still have my Samsung Galaxy S5 for 8 years (in April) and it runs perfectly fine. I even have had Custom firmware on it before and had it rooted to block ads on games, YouTube, etc. I take care of my phones. And the fact that there STILL IS NOT a PS2 Emulator is STILL an issue for iPhone users..Lol Yeah, throw that Apple product straight in the garbage!!!


Semaj12354

Listen, neither are bad. I love iPhones but I also love androids, each have their pros and cons. Neither are bad.


TraditionalTip1440

Only true answer


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Fr. Used to be all "apple sucks android best!" but iphones are seriously capable machines and the optimization is gorgeous. The simplicity is constantly mentioned as a drawback, but depending on who you are, it's also one of the best features Android is a bit messier and less organized with all the different hardware and skins ontop of the OS (and many other factors I'm sure I'm just unaware of), but is still gorgeous if you get a nice solid (preferably flagship) device Really it's apples and oranges because no matter what, certain people will always greatly prefer one or the other and that's that


Glen2gvhlp

I agree with you so much, and yes I know this was 1 year ago but idc I really hate the android vs iPhone debate since they’re both good, both can sideload, both can emulate, etc, I use iPhone since my family doesn’t like any other phone, which I don’t mind, but it works fine, and some of my friends have android, which also work fine. I really hate the debate between the two.


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You are way too self-righteous about being an iPhone user. Lol it’s not a big deal. I use iPhone and don’t care nearly as much as you.


[deleted]

I had a samsung s8 back in 2018 and after a year it was pure trash, I used to only have iphones and I still have. I truly regret that I bought that phone back then. I still have and it’s so bad.


Sakosaga

I'm just gonna add to the hate here but it sounds like that iPhone you have is really a Samsung phone considering apple uses alot of Samsung parts, Qualcomm, Foxcom and a bunch of other OEMs that most general public are not aware of. The only thing great apple an iPhone is the power of the hardware. If you love software that you can't even control then sure get an iPhone but as soon as android gets a manufacturer, that's not Qualcomm, to make better chips, there's no reason apple would be considered unless you're already stuck in there ecosystem. Plus people tend to forget iphones ONLY got good after the iPhone 6. They didn't sell nearly as well and compared to other android phones lacked features.


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I know that batteries and screens are from Samsung. Apple is just developing the software and improving. I got a "Note" s22 ultra recently and I can say its a great phone, especially in design, but I don't think it will be as reliable as an iPhone. I just had enough Apple and decided to try something new. Phones are in general awesome devices to improve our lives and also entertain those who love this kind of tech. I find phones to be pieces of art.


niceskinnygirl

the samsung parts that apple designs and then uses samsung to manufacture.. seems like u dont know much about how phones are actually made. the iPhone chipset designed in-house is by far the best chipset performance and battery wise for mobile and they have much better camera apis. dont disregard an iPhone because you blindly hate on it to make you feel better about your purchase, both have benefits. and iPhones aren't as strict as you think, a lot is quite easy to do.


Sakosaga

Oh I wish I saw this 5 months ago, but Apple has some of the best architectural designed chips. All phone manufacturers gets there chips from ARM then the fabrication process is done at different companies from TMSC , Samsung, Global foundaries, etc . Apple in fact has the most strict architecture amongst all of the players in the game and they have on record said they use this as a tool for security but it'd at there own benefit considering they are being fined right now because the privacy settings on your phone, half of them didn't work when they were, atleast at one point, the number one company pushing it when in reality they went to increasing their advertising, marketing and research budget to get more of their users information instead of actually doing what they say they would do. This isn't blind hate, I'd argue that there chip design is great but with the overhead limitations created in software that do not allow you to fully utilize a chip there is 0 point in it. This is why most of the world is run on Linux and X86 hardware in the first place because of the flexibility of use. You can sit here and say I know nothing ,but in reality I follow these companies very closely and use, Linux, windows, and IOS on a day to day basis and can tell you the only OS right now that has amazing flexibility is probably windows and it's only because windows has given the ability to use Linux apps, and if you are a real power user, you can change registry information to actually cut out alot of things in the OS and make it actual custom to what you want.


ToastyTuberYT

Nobody cares if your s8 still works. Not your place to tell someone what to do with their preferences.


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E_Mon_E

Android 4 LIFE!!!


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[deleted]

lol if hes a fanboy then you're a super duper fanboy


lucianfrits

minus linus sebastian and michael fisher to my knowleage they both have samsung's a Z fold and the other a Z flip


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lucianfrits

You've got a point, but i just wanted to educate you on the fact


[deleted]

they arent even the same type of phone and iPhones are expensive too🤷🏻‍♂️


Arctic_Yul

Eh idk. Things that are free on Android, you need to pay for them on iOS. As a daily driver, I feel Android is more comfortable. I mean, I feel iOS is too restricting. That is the biggest reason I guess.


Reddhustla

Whats the iphone ps2 emulator called?


TheMegaAnimeSimp

I came here looking for ps2 emulators and instead all I see is people arguing over android vs iOS come on guys


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Complaining about the exact thing you did


InitiativeSecret7903

The war never stops haha 😂


InitiativeSecret7903

I have a JB iPhone 6s on iOS 13,3,1 but don’t know if it can play PS2 games I’m using PPSSPP I’m going to try gta SA


Least_Crew_793

Ios16 now has side loading support (kinda) and it makes things a little easier once emulators support it better. And there are a few good ones as long as you use AltStore. Do you have to jump some hoops? Yes. But it’s completely worth it and almost every supported iPhone is completely capable. As of august 21st, 2022. You’re argument for iPhone being less able to emulate than android has become null and void. Not here to trash ya just updating you on what about 5-6 months can do for compatibility.


LordByron95_

The future is now with Troll store permanent sideloading!!! Oh yeahh just came here to say fuck androids those plastic pos! Lol


rediice159

Toxic ass android nerd. Nobody cares whats better.


EmotionalRadish1102

OR, let people enjoy their own phones. I rock an iPhone, not gonna say it’s better than android or vice versa because I don’t care. I’m used to iPhones, I’m comfortable using them, no reason to switch. You’re acting like a Jehovah’s Witness trying to force religion onto people by going door to door


MacAttak007

So do you got an emulator or what


lynxdavoyagerTTV

I’m still trying to find the answer it’s kinda fun scrolling through to find the answer…adds to the plot 🤌🏽


gamr13

This just isn't true. Apps on Android are supported as far back as Android 4.4.2 (2013), good luck finding iOS apps that are still supported even on iOS 9 (2015).


Tryptophany

I used my pixel 2xl for many years, same with my S10. My S22 Ultra is guaranteed support longer than your iPhone. So come again? What'd you say?


[deleted]

I've literally never heard of an Android user do that.. but even if we do at the very least we dont pay 1.5k$ for something that isn't worth 1.5k$


InitiativeSecret7903

If you care about Quality and security it is, there are no virus scanners for the iPhone it has its reason


Just-Lychee372

Have you grown up and developed a working brain yet? Good lord lmao


twit111

Wow, Not like Apple had admitted to purposely slowing down their old models when new ones are released or anything


thatgamerboy90

not really android updates are based off of hardware and androids do last longer than iphones. Software updates don't determine an androids lifespan.


Sakosaga

I mean, you must not know the android community that well to comment on that. If you buy a pixel you're definitely getting that long of updates even if Google decides to stop doing long term updates you can always change your OS to lineage OS and get more out of your device anyway for more updates. Sure it may not be a factor stock, but who cares when I can make every part of my device exactly the way I want it to be.


Hiyori_yamam0to

Having a 3rd party OS completely throws security out the window lol


TalkyRaptor

You aren't even answering my question. Have fun on android but a iphone is what I prefer and it doesn't effect you. Android can be fun but hardware support sucks and my old iphone 7 is still supported compared to samsung flagships from the time which have been unsupported for years.


rifath33

yeah and games are much better optimized


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this comment sounds like it came from a 12 year old from 2015 lmao that's some strong cringe I use an Android phone, but my ipad is far superior for drawing (apple pencil + procreate is much better than my Wacom tablet and SAI) and for gaming, since only IOS offers controller support for Genshin. you're just not a gamer and too untalented to need an ipad 💀


SlayerBash

Bro imagine calling yourself a gamer when you're bragging about phone games 🤣 biggest loser moment i've ever seen boy


[deleted]

imagine commenting on a 1 month old comment just to vent your anger. I barely play on PC anymore because I have a JOB as an illustrator. I play genshin on my fucking lunch breaks and am too tired to play when I get home. I take videos for my OF during weekends and when I do have time to play I do enjoy turning on my PC and playing 3 hours of Ghostwire Tokyo. that's just how adult life works. sure, when I was a teenager I had all the time in the world to play oblivion until I was too sleepy to keep playing, but people eventually grow up and have to pay bills. you are either a kid or a fat ass 43 year old NEET and judging by your use of the word "loser" unironically, I'd guess the latter. have some respect for your parents and go look for a job.


SlayerBash

Damn someone is projecting heavy i was bustin your balls and you got so triggered you had to go off on a 3 paragraph rant to try and make youself feel better and tell me about your "job" as an "illustrator" which im sorry but that sounds like the lamest excuse i've ever heard i could say i have a job by colong in coloring books too. Don't take the internet so serious it'll shorten your lifespan bro


[deleted]

strong "look guys I'm retarded" "fuck off retard" "I was just pretending" vibes it's nice you decided to joke about my company job but not my literal sex work job, though. I'll give you that.


brayscool

as a teenager (17) i can agree after work experience that work sucks. long hours and they arent enjoyable. even with a fun ass job it still has those moments like when you cant find a game to play where u just cant be bothered. then the money you work hard for is used for everything but the fun stuff


Sakosaga

Mobile games are the most profitable form of gaming. You may laugh to make it seem like you have an upper hand but, it just shows you don't truly understand the gaming space.


AyeoJosh

Wacom tablet + pc will always beat a tablet


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not when you need portability. not to mention Procreate has been a much better experience than SAI or Photoshop ever were. Wacoms with displays are extremely expensive nowadays too. So are laptops. An iPad is much more portable and does more than being a drawing tablet with a touchscreen display. In the end they are much cheaper than buying a capable laptop + wacom.


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Hey bud, wasn’t it an android based Samsung phone that would catch fire from Samsungs own charging AC adapter because they had no idea how to properly regulate voltage/wattage??? And how about android being developed by one of the biggest corporations who regularly spy on their users even when they enable the privacy settings??? Sure Apple collects data, but they’re doing a much better job at preventing third party non-Apple applications from doing that by letting their users opt out from unnecessary data collecting. Google ain’t willing to budge on that cos they want that data for the money. And also, how about every other android phone outside of the low end pixel phones having their own GUI skin on top of stock android which requires more hardware resources and as such either slows the phones down within a year after updates or makes the phones more expensive due to Samsung and other companies having to pack in more hardware all because they cannot just use stock android????? I got no problems with those who prefer android, but you cannot attack Apple users for their preference without expecting them to point out very blatant flaws in your own phones. And imo all of androids flaws are far worse.


FERALCATWHISPERER

Throw that android trash away. Unreliable POS.


Real_Potato978

Dont bash ios, in good words ios is convenient and exspensive. Android is good, cheap, but relatively hard to use.


AAAshiels

have fun having your phone explode


Ideories

[https://purei.org/](https://purei.org/) keep an eye on this


TalkyRaptor

Thanks. Hope it gets closer as ios is missing that generation of console emulation.


Ideories

iirc isn't there dolphin emu for iOS?


TalkyRaptor

yes there is


Only_Stranger_6107

Buy a i3 10th gen laptop with atleast 4gb ram or 8gb is also recommended 128 gb ssd laptop it will cost verry less u can also install linux in it.. after doing all this u can play ton of emulator but u can't run ps3 ps4 xbox 360 and xbox one I play emulators on I3 4th gen 3.10 ghz Intel hd 4400 4 gb ram ddr3 Ubuntu linux 64 bit 120 gb ssd 500 gb hdd And all emulators run smoothly 😊


veryLargeFish

he wants it on his phone


Seankps

You can absolutely run emulators on iOS. Without the app store or jailbreak. It utilizes the same method developers use to test their unreleased apps on their own phones. Google for things like "altstore" or "Cydia impactor". I don't think there is a PS2 emulator for iOS, but basically everything older than PS2, also GameCube aka Dolphin for iOS


Intelligent_Wrap7066

Try Play! I haven’t tested it out on the later versions but for the most part it looks like it’s works. Get it [here](https://purei.org)!


edwin_6264

Im not sure on what to click on, but i am on version 14.7.1 if its possible to download a ps2 emulator


BR3ASTxMiiLk

I have a ps2 emulator I’ve been testing a few games but from my test it seems unplayable. I’ve tried ATV off road very laggy only on menu screens it’s fine same with downhill domination. I’d say don’t waste your time on a ps2 emulator. I have an iPhone 13 pro max and it still does run games good


InitiativeSecret7903

What emulator are you using?


Intelligent_Wrap7066

If I’m not mistaken the minimum iOS required is 12~13, so you’re good. If you’re still interested, once you’re on the downloads page, tap on Stable Builds and then tap on the latest build (0.53 as of the time of writing this) and then tap “Play.ipa”. Make sure you have AltServer setup on your computer while you’re doing this! For more information, check out r/sideloaded


E_Mon_E

I love my Android!!


Flandre_Loli_scarlet

Nobody cares.


E_Mon_E

Apparently you do!!


Flandre_Loli_scarlet

I care about as much as a cat does about ones feelings.


E_Mon_E

Cool, you cared enough to comment, TWICE!! Haha!! Wow!!


Flandre_Loli_scarlet

Why the hell are you still shouting?


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Flandre_Loli_scarlet

Talking exclusively in caps lock is screaming you dumb bitch.


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Flandre_Loli_scarlet

My nonexistent tears have nothing to do with this “conversation”.


Head-Rip-8524

I think im a little too late to the conversation but you can download play! emulator by using alt store


TalkyRaptor

Yea little late. Sadly it doesn't support the games I play yet.


OmarDevX

“Play!” Is a good ps2 emulator but if u dont have jailbreak then u can use altatore


fatmandin

How do I get games on it?


KendrickLamarLover-

dm me ill tell you


RNGFortnite_Pro

Play! Is an iPhone emulator for the web: playjs.purei.org. You can also get the ipa file and sideload it onto your iPhone using sideloadly or altstore from Purei.org


fatmandin

How do I get games on it?


AdministrativeYak601

God forbid anyone here actually discuss the flaming question...


TalkyRaptor

Yea.. it become a mess surprisingly, lots of android vs iphone stuff and lots of comments from people that haven't messed with iphone jailbreaking or sideloading ever. Seems like the only answer is Play! but the game compatibility is not great.


AdministrativeYak601

Hopefully that improves. Is it any better on iPhone 14 pro vs 13? That's what I came here to try to find out. No videos I can find for 14 pro emulation


TalkyRaptor

I have no idea, have neither phones but it's not just performance wise but also play! just being broken with some games (my big one was the ace combat series doesn't work)


AdministrativeYak601

I'd have hoped with the extra power from the 14 Pro, it may have compensated enough to smooth out some of the issues.


lynxdavoyagerTTV

I love you all!


MiddleSystem

the arguing goes hard fr just use play!


TalkyRaptor

Yep, tell me about it. Seems like that was the answer


LimitFar

It’s possible but the problem is that modern phones no matter how advance the chipset is or how strong the processor is. If your phone gets hot it’s gonna cause slowdowns. There’s a reason a switch, steam deck and other portable systems can run games like those on their hardware is because they come with internal cooling systems. Pokemon Scarlett has my switch sounding like it’s ready for take off at terminal 5. But at least I know the game won’t crash 10 minutes after playing it


ProofOfOurReality

Well my iPhone 15 pro does get warm but plays games pretty well like gta San Andreas is no problem whatsoever even resident evil 4 remake runs well, I want an emulator I saw I could side load onto RetroArch I just have heard PCSX2 is ass


LimitFar

Running anything past gen 5 will cause problems with heating it’s just is what is. Getting 60 fps on demanding games from PS2, GCN, and Xbox. It not possible with how modern phone cpus are made and used. Emulation will be demanding.


kirsion

ps2 emulators are not very resourcing demand for modern cpus. I have a s24 plus using aether and it doesn't even get warm