The "keep cycling HWIDs until one works" thing was also common to get Hackintosh iMessage to work, you'd be able to check if it works by going to checkcoverage.

The "keep cycling HWIDs until one works" thing was also common to get Hackintosh iMessage to work, you'd be able to check if it works by going to checkcoverage.apple.com. I quickly realized it's easier to copy the Serial from a old but real Mac. But I think this tool is more useful for things like build scripts (that rely on proprietary macOS frameworks) more than it is for actually using it like a personal computer.