Yes. See UTM: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/utm-se-retro-pc-emulator/id156...
Unfortunately, the performance is very poor due to Apple restrictions on iOS.
One negative of the Pixel camera app is that it forces Google Photos as the gallery app, even if Google Photos is disabled or not installed on the phone. I think there is a third-party shim app that essentially redirects requests to Google Photos towards whatever gallery app is set as default, but that should not be necessary.
The iOS app is very simple right now. That is good from a ease of use perspective, but it does not say what model is used and there is no way to choose a different model. In some quick testing, the responses are fast but extremely inaccurate. Most of the responses were completely unrelated to the prompt. The best responses were only partially correct, but were at least dealing with the right information.
I am very happy to see more development focused on local AI that does not require subscriptions or sharing personal data and are able to work completely offline. Unfortunately, this app is not useful currently. I am assuming they chose to use a very small model to support the most devices and provide fast responses, but the output is extremely inaccurate. I will not be using this app until they support a better model like Llama 3.2. PocketPal is still the best local llm app I have found on iOS and Alpaca is great on Linux.
I use and appreciate GrapheneOS due to it being one of, if not the best, option we currently have.
That said, I do not like how much the project depends on Google.
- GrapheneOS is based on Android, which is solely developed by Google.
- GrapheneOS only supports Google Pixel devices. Thankfully, they are working on partnering with a different manufacturer, but details are still very limited.
- They recommend using the Google Play Store (requires a Google account) to get apps and recommend against using F-Droid.
- Their Vanadium web browser is based on Chromium, which is controlled by Google. It also does not have an ad blocker or support extensions. They recommend against using Firefox. Firefox, and Safari to a more limited extent, are the only web browsers keeping Google from having complete control over web standards and the way we can access the internet.
This is not a criticism of the GrapheneOS project or developers. I understand that security is the biggest priority of GrapheneOS and I understand that Google is often good at security. They are following the goals of the project. It is more directed towards the GrapheneOS community that often blindly recommends GrapheneOS as the only option and treats any alternative as inferior and not to be considered. Most users do not need security at all costs. Especially among the free and open source enthusiast community, freedom and user control are often prioritized. There should be more awareness and discussion about what the user wants and whether that actually aligns with the security-first goals of GrapheneOS.