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[WIP] Fix compatibility issues for iPhone
Add iPhone/iPad (iOS) support
Mar 8, 2026
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GitHub Copilot CLI had no iOS support — the install script would silently misidentify an iOS device as macOS and attempt to run an incompatible Darwin binary.
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install.sh: Detect iOS early in the Darwin branch viasysctl -n kern.ostype(returns"iOS"on iOS,"Darwin"on macOS). On iOS, exit with a clear message directing users tonpm install -g @github/copilotinstead of proceeding with an incompatible binary download.README.md: Added iPhone/iPad (iOS) to the supported platforms list; updated the npm install description to include iPhone; added a dedicated iPhone/iPad installation section referencing a-Shell as a compatible terminal app with a note that the curl/wget script path is unsupported on iOS.💡 You can make Copilot smarter by setting up custom instructions, customizing its development environment and configuring Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. Learn more Copilot coding agent tips in the docs.