How to Enable iPad Features like MultiTasking & Stage Manager on iPhone via MobileGestalt
The newly released itunesstored & bookassetd sbx escape exploit allows us to modify the MobileGestalt.Plist file to change values inside of it.
This file is very important since it contains all the details about the device. Its type, color, model, capabilities like Dynamic Island, Stage Manager, multitasking, etc. are all present inside that file.
Naturally, Apple has encrypted the key-value pairs, but people have managed to figure out most of them over the years.
Modification of the MobileGestalt file has allowed many tweaking applications like Nugget, Misaka, and Picasso to exist over the years.
Recently, developer Duy Tran posted an intriguing video of their iPhone having iPad features like actual app windows, the iPadOS dock, stage manager, etc. This was done with the new exploit that uses a maliciously crafted downloads.28.sqlitedb database to write to paths normally protected by the Sandbox.
Fortunately, MobileGestalt.Plist is one of these paths, and you can actually modify your iPhone to have iPadOS features.
First look of iPadOS on iPhone 17 Pro Max pic.twitter.com/PMynlGLVFw — Duy Tran (@khanhduytran0) November 15, 2025
Supported iOS versions and devices
The new itunesstored & bookassetd sandbox escape exploit supports all devices on iOS up to iOS 26.1 and iOS 26.2 Beta 1.
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