diff --git a/project/ToolkitBuild.xml b/project/ToolkitBuild.xml
index 48116b299..61960f8c2 100644
--- a/project/ToolkitBuild.xml
+++ b/project/ToolkitBuild.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <xml>
 
-   <set name="ios" value="1" if="iphone" />
+   <set name="ios" value="1" if="iphone||iphonesim" />
    <set name="tvos" value="1" if="appletv" />
    <set name="mac" value="1" if="macos" />
    <set name="native_toolkit_sdl_static" value="1" if="static_link" />
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
    <set name="NME_METAL" value="1" if="nme_metal" />
    <set name="NME_METAL" value="1" if="mac" unless="nme_no_metal" />
+   <set name="NME_VIDEO" value="1" unless="ios" />
    <set name="NME_NO_OGL" value="1" if="nme_no_ogl" />
    <set name="NME_NO_OGL" value="1" if="nme_metal" unless="mac" />
    <set name="NME_ANGLE" value="1" if="windows||winrt" unless="NME_NO_ANGLE || NME_LOCAL_TOOLKIT" />
diff --git a/project/include/Hardware.h b/project/include/Hardware.h
index 6f94d4704..60ba3f560 100644
--- a/project/include/Hardware.h
+++ b/project/include/Hardware.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #define NME_FLOAT32_VERT_VALUES
 #endif
 
+
 namespace nme
 {
 
@@ -141,7 +142,11 @@ class HardwareRenderer : public HardwareContext
 
    static HardwareRenderer *current;
 
+   #ifndef IPHONE
    static HardwareRenderer *CreateMetal(void *inMetalLayer);
+   #endif
+   static HardwareRenderer *CreateMetalNull();
+
    static HardwareRenderer *CreateOpenGL(void *inWindow, void *inGLCtx, bool shaders);
    static HardwareRenderer *CreateDX11(void *inDevice, void *inContext);
 
diff --git a/project/src/common/ManagedStage.cpp b/project/src/common/ManagedStage.cpp
index 17aec1542..81ba23801 100644
--- a/project/src/common/ManagedStage.cpp
+++ b/project/src/common/ManagedStage.cpp
@@ -31,13 +31,15 @@ ManagedStage::ManagedStage(int inWidth,int inHeight,int inFlags)
    if (nmeOpenglRenderer)
       mHardwareRenderer = HardwareRenderer::CreateOpenGL(0, 0, inFlags & wfAllowShaders);
    else
+   {
       // TODO?
-      mHardwareRenderer = HardwareRenderer::CreateMetal(0);
+      mHardwareRenderer = HardwareRenderer::CreateMetalNull();
+   }
    #elif defined(NME_OGL)
    mHardwareRenderer = HardwareRenderer::CreateOpenGL(0, 0, inFlags & wfAllowShaders);
    #elif defined(NME_METAL)
    // TODO?
-   mHardwareRenderer = HardwareRenderer::CreateMetal(0);
+   mHardwareRenderer = HardwareRenderer::CreateMetalNull();
    #else
    #error "No valid HardwareRenderer"
    #endif
diff --git a/project/src/metal/MetalContext.mm b/project/src/metal/MetalContext.mm
index fbbbf9637..13e04f85c 100644
--- a/project/src/metal/MetalContext.mm
+++ b/project/src/metal/MetalContext.mm
@@ -971,7 +971,20 @@ void BeginDirectRender(const Rect &inRect) { }
    void EndDirectRender() { }
 };
 
+HardwareRenderer *HardwareRenderer::CreateMetalNull()
+{
+   HardwareRenderer *ctx = new MetalContext( nullptr );
+   return ctx;
+}
 
+#ifdef IPHONE
+HardwareRenderer *HardwareRendererCreateMetal(CAMetalLayer *metalLayer)
+{
+   HardwareRenderer *ctx = new MetalContext( metalLayer );
+
+   return ctx;
+}
+#else
 HardwareRenderer *HardwareRenderer::CreateMetal(void *inRenderer)
 {
    SDL_Renderer *renderer = (SDL_Renderer *)renderer;
@@ -986,6 +999,7 @@ void EndDirectRender() { }
 
    return ctx;
 }
+#endif
 
 
 } // end namespace nme
diff --git a/project/toolkit/jpeg/files.xml b/project/toolkit/jpeg/files.xml
index 8b3afacbd..606546a37 100644
--- a/project/toolkit/jpeg/files.xml
+++ b/project/toolkit/jpeg/files.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
    <!-- nasm on mac x64 generate a whole lot of warning messages.  Nice just to skip it? -->
    <set name="JPEG_SUPPRESS_SIMD" value="1" if="macos HXCPP_M64 NME_STATIC_LINK" unless="NME_NOISY_SIMD" />
-   <set name="JPEG_SUPPRESS_SIMD" value="1" if="wasm" />
+   <set name="JPEG_SUPPRESS_SIMD" value="1" if="wasm || iphonesim" />
 
 
    <files id="native-toolkit-jpeg-depends" >
diff --git a/project/toolkit/sdl-mixer/files.xml b/project/toolkit/sdl-mixer/files.xml
index e8eacfc7a..fb5420d69 100644
--- a/project/toolkit/sdl-mixer/files.xml
+++ b/project/toolkit/sdl-mixer/files.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
    <compilerflag value="-DMUSIC_MID_TIMIDITY" unless="linux || winrt" />
    <compilerflag value="-DMUSIC_MID_NATIVE" unless="linux || winrt" />
    <compilerflag value='-DMODPLUG_HEADER="../../../../modplug/libmodplug/src/modplug.h"' />
+   <compilerflag value='-Wno-deprecated-register' if='ios' />
 
    <cache value="1" />
 
diff --git a/templates/ios/UIStageView.mm b/templates/ios/UIStageView.mm
index 6acebc69c..2f3159937 100644
--- a/templates/ios/UIStageView.mm
+++ b/templates/ios/UIStageView.mm
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@
    #define APP_LOG(x) { }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef IPHONE
+namespace nme
+{
+HardwareRenderer *HardwareRendererCreateMetal(CAMetalLayer *metalLayer);
+}
+#endif
 
 #ifndef IPHONESIM
 CMMotionManager *sgCmManager = 0;
@@ -171,7 +177,9 @@ - (void) mainLoop:(id) sender;
    UIView         *container;
    UIView         *playerView;
    NMEView        *nmeView;
+   #ifdef NME_VIDEO
    class IOSVideo *video;
+   #endif
 
    bool           popupEnabled;
    bool           multiTouchEnabled;
@@ -459,7 +467,7 @@ - (void) setupStageLayer:(NMEStage *)inStage
 
    self.enableSetNeedsDisplay = YES;
 
-   mHardwareRenderer = HardwareRenderer::CreateMetal(metalLayer);
+   mHardwareRenderer = HardwareRendererCreateMetal(metalLayer);
 
    mHardwareRenderer->IncRef();
    mHardwareRenderer->SetWindowSize(backingSize.width, backingSize.height);
@@ -1160,6 +1168,7 @@ - (void) dealloc
 @end // End NMEView
 
 
+#ifdef NME_VIDEO
 class IOSVideo;
 @interface PlayerHandler : NSObject
 {
@@ -1752,6 +1761,7 @@ -(void)removeMovieNotificationHandlers
 
 @end
 
+#endif // NME_VIDEO
 
 double sgWakeUp = 0.0;
 
@@ -1769,7 +1779,9 @@ -(void)removeMovieNotificationHandlers
 NMEStage::NMEStage(CGRect inRect) : nme::Stage(true)
 {
    APP_LOG(@"new NMEStage");
+   #ifdef NME_VIDEO
    video = 0;
+   #endif
    //printf("New NMEStage\n");
 
    sgNmeStage = this;
@@ -1915,6 +1927,7 @@ -(void)removeMovieNotificationHandlers
 
 void NMEStage::onVideoPlay()
 {
+   #ifdef NME_VIDEO
    if (!playerView)
    {
       playerView = video->getPlayerView();
@@ -1925,10 +1938,12 @@ -(void)removeMovieNotificationHandlers
       if (wantOpaqueBg!=haveOpaqueBg)
          recreateNmeView();
    }
+   #endif
 }
 
 StageVideo *NMEStage::createStageVideo(void *inOwner)
 {
+   #ifdef NME_VIDEO
    if (!video)
    {
       video = new IOSVideo(this,1.0/getDPIScale());
@@ -1936,6 +1951,9 @@ -(void)removeMovieNotificationHandlers
    }
 
    return video;
+   #else
+   return nullptr;
+   #endif
 }
 
 
@@ -2008,11 +2026,13 @@ -(void)removeMovieNotificationHandlers
    int top = 0;
    gc_set_top_of_stack(&top,false);
 
+   #ifdef NME_VIDEO
    if (inEvt.type==etPoll && video)
       video->onPoll();
 
    if ((inEvt.type==etActivate || inEvt.type==etDeactivate) && video)
       video->setActive(inEvt.type==etActivate);
+   #endif
    HandleEvent(inEvt);
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/nme/src/project/NMEProject.hx b/tools/nme/src/project/NMEProject.hx
index 50bab2219..f5c0d62c9 100644
--- a/tools/nme/src/project/NMEProject.hx
+++ b/tools/nme/src/project/NMEProject.hx
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class IOSConfig
    public function new()
    {
       compiler =  "clang";
-      deployment =  "9.0";
+      deployment =  "12.0";
       deviceConfig =  UNIVERSAL;
       linkerFlags =  new Array();
       viewTestDir =  "";