But i dont ever check the other areas of af cuz i hate scrolling through tapatalk but does anyone know why theres no options for roms or launchers or anything for ipod is it the open source policy android has. Cant people just take the os info off the ipod itself to do editting? Again sorry im in the wrong place please dont move tho as i stated i wont find it again if it is plus i like the comunity in this area and would prefer to have the convo with them
Apple iOS is closed. As is OS-X and Windows. Apple will likely never let other manufacturers use iOS.
Apple locks everything up, unlike Android. And the reason Android is open is because it was designed that way. Android is remarkable in that it is free and it can be fiddled with any number of ways. but again, this is by design.
Not sure how to get a copy of iOS or what to do with it once you do. Never really thought much about it. the Jailbreakers might be of help. but I am not at all sure what would be required.
You mentioned "editing." not sure what you mean. You need the source code then you must edit that and then compile it.
I am sure iOS is written to support (more or less) a very specific set of devices and specific hardware requirements must be met. For example, I am not sure I can run OSX on my laptop because of hardware requirements. Perhaps there is a software approach, however.
If you are thinking of running it on other devices, I'll simply say it is impossible. Certainly impossible for me.
And there are the legal issues clearly defined in Apples 1,346 page TOS and EULA. Something about disassembling and compiling and IP and copyright and they will kill you if you try. OK, perhaps not the last one.
As close as you can get to what you want to do is through Jailbreaking. You cannot disassemble and recompile the iOS code but you can change how your iPod acts and looks.
You can make your iDevice look like an Android device, use any number of apps from Cydia that give you many options Apple either does not allow or like or if you do they will hunt you down and kill you. OK, perhaps not that last part.
You can do quite a bit with jailbreking.
So clarify . . . what do you really want to do?