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Videos showcasing iPhone 17 Pro Max devices operating on iPadOS 26 have recently gained popularity on X. The video below, shared by Duy Tran, received more than 3.2 million views as of this writing. The following one, uploaded by Huy Nguyen, garnered over 1.7 million views. There’s evident curiosity around running the more feature-rich iPadOS 26 system on a phone initially equipped with iOS 26. That said, before you get overly enthusiastic about the possibility of switching to iPad functionalities on your phone, it’s important to note that Apple will not provide this capability.
First look of iPadOS on iPhone 17 Pro Max pic.twitter.com/PMynlGLVFw
— Duy Tran (@khanhduytran0) November 15, 2025
Duy Tran clarified in another post that getting iPadOS 26 running on the iPhone 17 Pro Max is primarily due to a bug. An exploit was utilized that enabled this feature through a jailbreak. Nevertheless, it seems that Apple is aware of this situation and has addressed the bug in the iOS 26.2 beta 2 version, indicating that the only way to “upgrade” to iPadOS 26 is to delay transitioning to the official iOS 26.2 release for as long as possible.
Ngl i’ll use this device daily lol
