diff --git a/iOS_fonts b/iOS_fonts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c7219c55b2a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/iOS_fonts
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+# Theory:
+font.size           : 12.0
+font.serif     : DejaVu Serif, New Century Schoolbook, Century Schoolbook L, Utopia, ITC Bookman, Bookman, Nimbus Roman No9 L, Times New Roman, Times, Palatino, Charter, serif
+font.sans-serif: DejaVu Sans, Lucida Grande, Verdana, Geneva, Lucid, Arial, Helvetica, Avant Garde, sans-serif
+font.cursive   : Apple Chancery, Textile, Zapf Chancery, Sand, Script MT, Felipa, cursive
+font.fantasy   : Comic Sans MS, Chicago, Charcoal, ImpactWestern, Humor Sans, fantasy
+font.monospace : DejaVu Sans Mono, Andale Mono, Nimbus Mono L, Courier New, Courier, Fixed, Terminal, monospace
+
+Absolutely nothing for cursive and fantasy. Probably not much for monospace
+
+# Practice: 
+font.serif     : Times New Roman, Palatino, Charter, Baskerville, Bodoni 72, Cochin, Didot, Georgia, Hoefler Text, serif
+font.sans-serif: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Avenir, Avenir Next, Gill Sans, sans-serif
+font.cursive   : Snell Roundhand, Zapfino, Bradley Hand, cursive
+font.fantasy   : Papyrus, Chalkboard SE, Chalkduster, Marker Felt, Noteworthy, fantasy
+font.monospace : Courier New, Menlo, monospace
+
+
+NEED to remove user-installed fonts here:
+Available fonts: [
+Gravure: 
+    Academy Engraved LET
+
+Sans-Serif:
+Verdana
+Arial
+Arial Hebrew
+Arial Rounded MT Bold
+Helvetica
+Al Nile
+Apple SD Gothic Neo
+Avenir
+Avenir Next
+Avenir Next Condensed
+Damascus
+Futura
+Galvji
+Gill Sans
+Helvetica Neue
+Trebuchet MS
+
+
+Monospace (guaranteed): 
+Courier New
+Menlo
+
+Serif: 
+Times New Roman
+Palatino
+Charter
+Baskerville
+Bodoni 72
+Cochin
+Didot
+Georgia
+Hoefler Text
+STIX Two Text
+
+Cursive:
+Bradley Hand
+Snell Roundhand
+Zapfino
+
+Fantasy:
+Chalkboard SE
+Chalkduster
+Marker Felt
+Noteworthy
+Papyrus
+Savoye LET
+
+
+Others:
+American Typewriter
+Apple Color Emoji
+Apple Symbols
+Bodoni 72 Oldstyle
+Bodoni 72 Smallcaps
+Bodoni Ornaments
+Copperplate
+Devanagari Sangam MN
+DIN Alternate
+DIN Condensed
+Euphemia UCAS
+Farah
+Geeza Pro
+Grantha Sangam MN
+Hiragino Maru Gothic ProN
+Hiragino Mincho ProN
+Hiragino Sans
+Impact
+Kailasa
+Kefa
+Khmer Sangam MN
+Kohinoor Bangla
+Kohinoor Devanagari
+Kohinoor Gujarati
+Kohinoor Telugu
+Lao Sangam MN
+Malayalam Sangam MN
+Mishafi
+Mukta Mahee
+Myanmar Sangam MN
+Noto Nastaliq Urdu
+Noto Sans Kannada
+Noto Sans Myanmar
+Noto Sans Oriya
+Optima
+Party LET
+PingFang HK
+PingFang SC
+PingFang TC
+Rockwell
+Sinhala Sangam MN
+STIX Two Math
+Symbol
+Tamil Sangam MN
+Thonburi
+Zapf Dingbats
+
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/web_backend/single_figure.html b/lib/matplotlib/backends/web_backend/single_figure.html
index ceaaab00669f..8933ef47ab01 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backends/web_backend/single_figure.html
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backends/web_backend/single_figure.html
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ prefix }}/_static/css/mpl.css" type="text/css">
     <script src="{{ prefix }}/_static/js/mpl_tornado.js"></script>
     <script src="{{ prefix }}/js/mpl.js"></script>
+	<!-- iOS: prevent having to zoom out -->
+	<meta name="viewport" content="viewport-fit=cover, width=device-width,  height=device-height, initial-scale=1, user-scalable=no">
     <script>
       function ready(fn) {
         if (document.readyState != "loading") {
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/font_manager.py b/lib/matplotlib/font_manager.py
index d9560ec0cc0f..25e000850be5 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/font_manager.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/font_manager.py
@@ -289,6 +289,10 @@ def findSystemFonts(fontpaths=None, fontext='ttf'):
         if sys.platform == 'win32':
             installed_fonts = _get_win32_installed_fonts()
             fontpaths = []
+        elif sys.platform == 'darwin' or sys.platform == 'ios': 
+            # iOS, no "fc-list" command, we just use system fonts:
+            installed_fonts = []
+            fontpaths = OSXFontDirectories
         else:
             installed_fonts = _get_fontconfig_fonts()
             if sys.platform == 'darwin':
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/matplotlibrc b/lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/matplotlibrc
index 29ffb20f4280..0fe65e2f4bf7 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/matplotlibrc
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/matplotlibrc
@@ -266,11 +266,12 @@
 #font.stretch: normal
 #font.size:    10.0
 
-#font.serif:      DejaVu Serif, Bitstream Vera Serif, Computer Modern Roman, New Century Schoolbook, Century Schoolbook L, Utopia, ITC Bookman, Bookman, Nimbus Roman No9 L, Times New Roman, Times, Palatino, Charter, serif
-#font.sans-serif: DejaVu Sans, Bitstream Vera Sans, Computer Modern Sans Serif, Lucida Grande, Verdana, Geneva, Lucid, Arial, Helvetica, Avant Garde, sans-serif
-#font.cursive:    Apple Chancery, Textile, Zapf Chancery, Sand, Script MT, Felipa, Comic Neue, Comic Sans MS, cursive
-#font.fantasy:    Chicago, Charcoal, Impact, Western, xkcd script, fantasy
-#font.monospace:  DejaVu Sans Mono, Bitstream Vera Sans Mono, Computer Modern Typewriter, Andale Mono, Nimbus Mono L, Courier New, Courier, Fixed, Terminal, monospace
+## Fonts that are available on iOS:
+#font.serif     : Times New Roman, Palatino, Charter, Baskerville, Bodoni 72, Cochin, Didot, Georgia, Hoefler Text, serif
+#font.sans-serif: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Avenir, Avenir Next, Gill Sans, sans-serif
+#font.cursive   : Snell Roundhand, Zapfino, Bradley Hand, cursive
+#font.fantasy   : Papyrus, Chalkboard SE, Chalkduster, Marker Felt, Noteworthy, fantasy
+#font.monospace : Courier New, Menlo, monospace
 
 
 ## ***************************************************************************
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/stylelib/classic.mplstyle b/lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/stylelib/classic.mplstyle
index 976ab291907b..d2c7bc9d21d9 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/stylelib/classic.mplstyle
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/stylelib/classic.mplstyle
@@ -88,11 +88,18 @@ font.stretch        : normal
 # relative to font.size, using the following values: xx-small, x-small,
 # small, medium, large, x-large, xx-large, larger, or smaller
 font.size           : 12.0
-font.serif     : DejaVu Serif, New Century Schoolbook, Century Schoolbook L, Utopia, ITC Bookman, Bookman, Nimbus Roman No9 L, Times New Roman, Times, Palatino, Charter, serif
-font.sans-serif: DejaVu Sans, Lucida Grande, Verdana, Geneva, Lucid, Arial, Helvetica, Avant Garde, sans-serif
-font.cursive   : Apple Chancery, Textile, Zapf Chancery, Sand, Script MT, Felipa, cursive
-font.fantasy   : Comic Sans MS, Chicago, Charcoal, ImpactWestern, xkcd script, fantasy
-font.monospace : DejaVu Sans Mono, Andale Mono, Nimbus Mono L, Courier New, Courier, Fixed, Terminal, monospace
+# iOS change: these are the fonts actually available:
+font.serif     : Times New Roman, Palatino, Charter, Baskerville, Bodoni 72, Cochin, Didot, Georgia, Hoefler Text, serif
+font.sans-serif: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Avenir, Avenir Next, Gill Sans, sans-serif
+font.cursive   : Snell Roundhand, Zapfino, Bradley Hand, cursive
+font.fantasy   : Papyrus, Chalkboard SE, Chalkduster, Marker Felt, Noteworthy, fantasy
+font.monospace : Courier New, Menlo, monospace
+# Default version:
+# font.serif     : DejaVu Serif, New Century Schoolbook, Century Schoolbook L, Utopia, ITC Bookman, Bookman, Nimbus Roman No9 L, Times New Roman, Times, Palatino, Charter, serif
+# font.sans-serif: DejaVu Sans, Lucida Grande, Verdana, Geneva, Lucid, Arial, Helvetica, Avant Garde, sans-serif
+# font.cursive   : Apple Chancery, Textile, Zapf Chancery, Sand, Script MT, Felipa, cursive
+# font.fantasy   : Comic Sans MS, Chicago, Charcoal, ImpactWestern, xkcd script, fantasy
+# font.monospace : DejaVu Sans Mono, Andale Mono, Nimbus Mono L, Courier New, Courier, Fixed, Terminal, monospace
 
 ### TEXT
 # text properties used by text.Text.  See
diff --git a/mplsetup.cfg b/mplsetup.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6f50dd3df23a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mplsetup.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Rename this file to mplsetup.cfg to modify Matplotlib's build options.
+
+[libs]
+# By default, Matplotlib builds with LTO, which may be slow if you re-compile
+# often, and don't need the space saving/speedup.
+#
+#enable_lto = True
+#
+# By default, Matplotlib downloads and builds its own copies of FreeType and of
+# Qhull.  You may set the following to True to instead link against a system
+# FreeType/Qhull.  As an exception, Matplotlib defaults to the system version
+# of FreeType on AIX.
+#
+system_freetype = True
+#system_qhull = False
+
+[packages]
+# Some of Matplotlib's components are optional: the MacOSX backend (installed
+# by default on MacOSX; requires the Cocoa headers included with XCode), and
+# the test data (i.e., the baseline image files; not installed by default).
+# You can control whether they are installed by uncommenting the following
+# lines.  Note that the MacOSX backend is never built on Linux or Windows,
+# regardless of the config value.
+tests = False
+sample_data = False
+macosx = False
+
+[rc_options]
+# User-configurable options
+#
+# Default backend, one of: Agg, Cairo, GTK3Agg, GTK3Cairo, GTK4Agg, GTK4Cairo,
+# MacOSX, Pdf, Ps, QtAgg, QtCairo, SVG, TkAgg, WX, WXAgg.
+#
+# The Agg, Ps, Pdf and SVG backends do not require external dependencies.  Do
+# not choose MacOSX if you have disabled the relevant extension modules.  The
+# default is determined by fallback.
+#
+#backend = Agg
diff --git a/src/_backend_agg_wrapper.cpp b/src/_backend_agg_wrapper.cpp
index eaf4bf6f5f9d..a0b2682e2074 100644
--- a/src/_backend_agg_wrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/_backend_agg_wrapper.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@ typedef struct
     Py_ssize_t suboffsets[3];
 } PyRendererAgg;
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
 static PyTypeObject PyRendererAggType;
+#else
+static __thread PyTypeObject PyRendererAggType;
+#endif
 
 typedef struct
 {
@@ -23,7 +27,11 @@ typedef struct
     Py_ssize_t suboffsets[3];
 } PyBufferRegion;
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
 static PyTypeObject PyBufferRegionType;
+#else
+static __thread PyTypeObject PyBufferRegionType;
+#endif
 
 
 /**********************************************************************
@@ -101,14 +109,22 @@ int PyBufferRegion_get_buffer(PyBufferRegion *self, Py_buffer *buf, int flags)
 
 static PyTypeObject *PyBufferRegion_init_type()
 {
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
     static PyMethodDef methods[] = {
+#else
+    static __thread PyMethodDef methods[] = {
+#endif
         { "set_x", (PyCFunction)PyBufferRegion_set_x, METH_VARARGS, NULL },
         { "set_y", (PyCFunction)PyBufferRegion_set_y, METH_VARARGS, NULL },
         { "get_extents", (PyCFunction)PyBufferRegion_get_extents, METH_NOARGS, NULL },
         { NULL }
     };
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
     static PyBufferProcs buffer_procs;
+#else
+    static __thread PyBufferProcs buffer_procs;
+#endif
     buffer_procs.bf_getbuffer = (getbufferproc)PyBufferRegion_get_buffer;
 
     PyBufferRegionType.tp_name = "matplotlib.backends._backend_agg.BufferRegion";
@@ -199,6 +215,11 @@ static PyObject *PyRendererAgg_draw_path(PyRendererAgg *self, PyObject *args)
     Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
+#if TARGET_OS_IPHONE
+// iOS: need non static member functions. This replaces image.converter_contiguous:
+static int (*image2_converter_contiguous)(PyObject *obj, void *arrp) = numpy::numpy_converter_contiguous<agg::int8u, 2>;
+#endif
+
 static PyObject *PyRendererAgg_draw_text_image(PyRendererAgg *self, PyObject *args)
 {
     numpy::array_view<agg::int8u, 2> image;
@@ -209,7 +230,11 @@ static PyObject *PyRendererAgg_draw_text_image(PyRendererAgg *self, PyObject *ar
 
     if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args,
                           "O&dddO&:draw_text_image",
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
                           &image.converter_contiguous,
+#else
+						  image2_converter_contiguous,
+#endif
                           &image,
                           &x,
                           &y,
@@ -260,6 +285,11 @@ PyObject *PyRendererAgg_draw_markers(PyRendererAgg *self, PyObject *args)
     Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
+#if TARGET_OS_IPHONE
+// iOS: need non static member functions. This replaces image.converter_contiguous:
+static int (*image3_converter_contiguous)(PyObject *obj, void *arrp) = numpy::numpy_converter_contiguous<agg::int8u, 3>;
+#endif
+
 static PyObject *PyRendererAgg_draw_image(PyRendererAgg *self, PyObject *args)
 {
     GCAgg gc;
@@ -273,7 +303,11 @@ static PyObject *PyRendererAgg_draw_image(PyRendererAgg *self, PyObject *args)
                           &gc,
                           &x,
                           &y,
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
                           &image.converter_contiguous,
+#else
+						  image3_converter_contiguous,
+#endif
                           &image)) {
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -287,6 +321,12 @@ static PyObject *PyRendererAgg_draw_image(PyRendererAgg *self, PyObject *args)
     Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
+#if TARGET_OS_IPHONE
+// iOS: need non static member functions. This replaces linewidths.converter and antialiaseds.converter:
+static int (*linewidths_converter)(PyObject *, void *) = numpy::numpy_converter<const double, 1>;
+static int (*antialiaseds_converter)(PyObject *, void *) = numpy::numpy_converter<const uint8_t, 1>;
+#endif
+
 static PyObject *
 PyRendererAgg_draw_path_collection(PyRendererAgg *self, PyObject *args)
 {
@@ -322,11 +362,19 @@ PyRendererAgg_draw_path_collection(PyRendererAgg *self, PyObject *args)
                           &facecolors,
                           &convert_colors,
                           &edgecolors,
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
                           &linewidths.converter,
+#else
+						  linewidths_converter,
+#endif
                           &linewidths,
                           &convert_dashes_vector,
                           &dashes,
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
                           &antialiaseds.converter,
+#else
+						  antialiaseds_converter,
+#endif
                           &antialiaseds,
                           &ignored,
                           &offset_position)) {
@@ -349,6 +397,12 @@ PyRendererAgg_draw_path_collection(PyRendererAgg *self, PyObject *args)
     Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
+
+#if TARGET_OS_IPHONE
+// iOS: need non static member functions. This replaces coordinates.converter:
+int (*coordinates_converter)(PyObject *, void *) = numpy::numpy_converter<const double, 3>;
+#endif
+
 static PyObject *PyRendererAgg_draw_quad_mesh(PyRendererAgg *self, PyObject *args)
 {
     GCAgg gc;
@@ -370,7 +424,11 @@ static PyObject *PyRendererAgg_draw_quad_mesh(PyRendererAgg *self, PyObject *arg
                           &master_transform,
                           &mesh_width,
                           &mesh_height,
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
                           &coordinates.converter,
+#else
+						  coordinates_converter,
+#endif
                           &coordinates,
                           &convert_points,
                           &offsets,
@@ -400,6 +458,14 @@ static PyObject *PyRendererAgg_draw_quad_mesh(PyRendererAgg *self, PyObject *arg
     Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
+
+
+#if TARGET_OS_IPHONE
+// iOS: need non static member functions. This replaces points.converter and colors.converter:
+static int (*points3_converter)(PyObject *, void *) = numpy::numpy_converter<const double, 3>;
+static int (*colors3_converter)(PyObject *, void *) = numpy::numpy_converter<const double, 3>;
+#endif
+
 static PyObject *
 PyRendererAgg_draw_gouraud_triangles(PyRendererAgg *self, PyObject *args)
 {
@@ -412,9 +478,15 @@ PyRendererAgg_draw_gouraud_triangles(PyRendererAgg *self, PyObject *args)
                           "O&O&O&O&|O:draw_gouraud_triangles",
                           &convert_gcagg,
                           &gc,
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
                           &points.converter,
                           &points,
                           &colors.converter,
+#else
+                          points3_converter,
+                          &points,
+                          colors3_converter,
+#endif
                           &colors,
                           &convert_trans_affine,
                           &trans)) {
@@ -517,7 +589,11 @@ static PyObject *PyRendererAgg_restore_region(PyRendererAgg *self, PyObject *arg
 
 static PyTypeObject *PyRendererAgg_init_type()
 {
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
     static PyMethodDef methods[] = {
+#else
+    static __thread PyMethodDef methods[] = {
+#endif
         {"draw_path", (PyCFunction)PyRendererAgg_draw_path, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
         {"draw_markers", (PyCFunction)PyRendererAgg_draw_markers, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
         {"draw_text_image", (PyCFunction)PyRendererAgg_draw_text_image, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
@@ -533,7 +609,11 @@ static PyTypeObject *PyRendererAgg_init_type()
         {NULL}
     };
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
     static PyBufferProcs buffer_procs;
+#else
+    static __thread PyBufferProcs buffer_procs;
+#endif
     buffer_procs.bf_getbuffer = (getbufferproc)PyRendererAgg_get_buffer;
 
     PyRendererAggType.tp_name = "matplotlib.backends._backend_agg.RendererAgg";
diff --git a/src/ft2font_wrapper.cpp b/src/ft2font_wrapper.cpp
index 0fdb0165b462..e821ddf0bd26 100644
--- a/src/ft2font_wrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/ft2font_wrapper.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@ typedef struct
     Py_ssize_t suboffsets[2];
 } PyFT2Image;
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
 static PyTypeObject PyFT2ImageType;
+#else
+static __thread PyTypeObject PyFT2ImageType;
+#endif
 
 static PyObject *PyFT2Image_new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 {
@@ -61,6 +65,8 @@ static void PyFT2Image_dealloc(PyFT2Image *self)
     Py_TYPE(self)->tp_free((PyObject *)self);
 }
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
+// We need to initialize thread-local variables with a compiler-time-constant, hence the #define instead of the const char.
 const char *PyFT2Image_draw_rect__doc__ =
     "draw_rect(self, x0, y0, x1, y1)\n"
     "--\n\n"
@@ -68,6 +74,9 @@ const char *PyFT2Image_draw_rect__doc__ =
     "\n"
     ".. deprecated:: 3.8\n";
 ;
+#else
+#define PyFT2Image_draw_rect__doc__ (char *)"draw_rect(self, x0, y0, x1, y1)\n--\n\nDraw an empty rectangle to the image.\n\n.. deprecated:: 3.8\n"
+#endif
 
 static PyObject *PyFT2Image_draw_rect(PyFT2Image *self, PyObject *args)
 {
@@ -90,10 +99,14 @@ static PyObject *PyFT2Image_draw_rect(PyFT2Image *self, PyObject *args)
     Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
 const char *PyFT2Image_draw_rect_filled__doc__ =
     "draw_rect_filled(self, x0, y0, x1, y1)\n"
     "--\n\n"
     "Draw a filled rectangle to the image.\n";
+#else 
+#define PyFT2Image_draw_rect_filled__doc__ (char *)"draw_rect_filled(self, x0, y0, x1, y1)\n--\n\nDraw a filled rectangle to the image.\n"
+#endif
 
 static PyObject *PyFT2Image_draw_rect_filled(PyFT2Image *self, PyObject *args)
 {
@@ -134,13 +147,21 @@ static int PyFT2Image_get_buffer(PyFT2Image *self, Py_buffer *buf, int flags)
 
 static PyTypeObject* PyFT2Image_init_type()
 {
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
     static PyMethodDef methods[] = {
+#else
+    static __thread PyMethodDef methods[] = {
+#endif		
         {"draw_rect", (PyCFunction)PyFT2Image_draw_rect, METH_VARARGS, PyFT2Image_draw_rect__doc__},
         {"draw_rect_filled", (PyCFunction)PyFT2Image_draw_rect_filled, METH_VARARGS, PyFT2Image_draw_rect_filled__doc__},
         {NULL}
     };
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
     static PyBufferProcs buffer_procs;
+#else
+    static __thread PyBufferProcs buffer_procs;
+#endif
     buffer_procs.bf_getbuffer = (getbufferproc)PyFT2Image_get_buffer;
 
     PyFT2ImageType.tp_name = "matplotlib.ft2font.FT2Image";
@@ -175,7 +196,11 @@ typedef struct
     FT_BBox bbox;
 } PyGlyph;
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
 static PyTypeObject PyGlyphType;
+#else
+static __thread PyTypeObject PyGlyphType;
+#endif
 
 static PyObject *PyGlyph_from_FT2Font(const FT2Font *font)
 {
@@ -215,7 +240,11 @@ static PyObject *PyGlyph_get_bbox(PyGlyph *self, void *closure)
 
 static PyTypeObject *PyGlyph_init_type()
 {
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
     static PyMemberDef members[] = {
+#else
+    static __thread PyMemberDef members[] = {
+#endif
         {(char *)"width", T_LONG, offsetof(PyGlyph, width), READONLY, (char *)""},
         {(char *)"height", T_LONG, offsetof(PyGlyph, height), READONLY, (char *)""},
         {(char *)"horiBearingX", T_LONG, offsetof(PyGlyph, horiBearingX), READONLY, (char *)""},
@@ -228,7 +257,11 @@ static PyTypeObject *PyGlyph_init_type()
         {NULL}
     };
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
     static PyGetSetDef getset[] = {
+#else
+    static __thread PyGetSetDef getset[] = {
+#endif
         {(char *)"bbox", (getter)PyGlyph_get_bbox, NULL, NULL, NULL},
         {NULL}
     };
@@ -259,7 +292,11 @@ struct PyFT2Font
     std::vector<PyObject *> fallbacks;
 };
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
 static PyTypeObject PyFT2FontType;
+#else
+static __thread PyTypeObject PyFT2FontType;
+#endif
 
 static unsigned long read_from_file_callback(FT_Stream stream,
                                              unsigned long offset,
@@ -318,6 +355,7 @@ static PyObject *PyFT2Font_new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwd
     return (PyObject *)self;
 }
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
 const char *PyFT2Font_init__doc__ =
     "FT2Font(filename, hinting_factor=8, *, _fallback_list=None, _kerning_factor=0)\n"
     "--\n\n"
@@ -372,6 +410,9 @@ const char *PyFT2Font_init__doc__ =
     "    Vertical position and thickness of the underline bar.\n"
     "postscript_name : str\n"
     "    PostScript name of the font.\n";
+#else
+#define PyFT2Font_init__doc__ (char *)"FT2Font(filename, hinting_factor=8, *, _fallback_list=None, _kerning_factor=0)\n--\n\nCreate a new FT2Font object.\n\nParameters\n----------\nfilename : str or file-like\nThe source of the font data in a format (ttf or ttc) that FreeType can read\n\nhinting_factor : int, optional\nMust be positive. Used to scale the hinting in the x-direction\n_fallback_list : list of FT2Font, optional\nA list of FT2Font objects used to find missing glyphs.\n\n.. warning::\nThis API is both private and provisional: do not use it directly\n\n_kerning_factor : int, optional\nUsed to adjust the degree of kerning.\n\n.. warning::\nThis API is private: do not use it directly\n\nAttributes\n----------\nnum_faces : int\nNumber of faces in file.\nface_flags, style_flags : int\nFace and style flags; see the ft2font constants.\nnum_glyphs : int\nNumber of glyphs in the face.\nfamily_name, style_name : str\nFace family and style name.\nnum_fixed_sizes : int\nNumber of bitmap in the face.\nscalable : bool\nWhether face is scalable; attributes after this one are only\ndefined for scalable faces.\nbbox : tuple[int, int, int, int]\nFace global bounding box (xmin, ymin, xmax, ymax).\nunits_per_EM : int\nNumber of font units covered by the EM.\nascender, descender : int\nAscender and descender in 26.6 units.\nheight : int\nHeight in 26.6 units; used to compute a default line spacing\n(baseline-to-baseline distance).\nmax_advance_width, max_advance_height : int\nMaximum horizontal and vertical cursor advance for all glyphs.\nunderline_position, underline_thickness : int\nVertical position and thickness of the underline bar.\npostscript_name : str\nPostScript name of the font.\n"
+#endif
 
 static int PyFT2Font_init(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 {
@@ -459,6 +500,7 @@ static int PyFT2Font_init(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
         Py_CLEAR(self->py_file), -1);
 
     CALL_CPP_INIT("FT2Font->set_kerning_factor", (self->x->set_kerning_factor(kerning_factor)));
+	
 
 exit:
     return PyErr_Occurred() ? -1 : 0;
@@ -475,10 +517,14 @@ static void PyFT2Font_dealloc(PyFT2Font *self)
     Py_TYPE(self)->tp_free((PyObject *)self);
 }
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
 const char *PyFT2Font_clear__doc__ =
     "clear(self)\n"
     "--\n\n"
     "Clear all the glyphs, reset for a new call to `.set_text`.\n";
+#else
+#define PyFT2Font_clear__doc__ (char*)"clear(self)\n--\n\nClear all the glyphs, reset for a new call to `.set_text`.\n"
+#endif
 
 static PyObject *PyFT2Font_clear(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args)
 {
@@ -487,10 +533,14 @@ static PyObject *PyFT2Font_clear(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args)
     Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
 const char *PyFT2Font_set_size__doc__ =
     "set_size(self, ptsize, dpi)\n"
     "--\n\n"
     "Set the point size and dpi of the text.\n";
+#else
+#define PyFT2Font_set_size__doc__ (char*)"set_size(self, ptsize, dpi)\n--\n\nSet the point size and dpi of the text.\n"
+#endif
 
 static PyObject *PyFT2Font_set_size(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args)
 {
@@ -506,10 +556,14 @@ static PyObject *PyFT2Font_set_size(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args)
     Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
 const char *PyFT2Font_set_charmap__doc__ =
     "set_charmap(self, i)\n"
     "--\n\n"
     "Make the i-th charmap current.\n";
+#else
+#define PyFT2Font_set_charmap__doc__ (char*) "set_charmap(self, i)\n--\n\nMake the i-th charmap current.\n"
+#endif
 
 static PyObject *PyFT2Font_set_charmap(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args)
 {
@@ -524,10 +578,14 @@ static PyObject *PyFT2Font_set_charmap(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args)
     Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
 const char *PyFT2Font_select_charmap__doc__ =
     "select_charmap(self, i)\n"
     "--\n\n"
     "Select a charmap by its FT_Encoding number.\n";
+#else
+#define PyFT2Font_select_charmap__doc__ (char*) "select_charmap(self, i)\n--\n\nSelect a charmap by its FT_Encoding number.\n"
+#endif
 
 static PyObject *PyFT2Font_select_charmap(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args)
 {
@@ -542,6 +600,7 @@ static PyObject *PyFT2Font_select_charmap(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args)
     Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
 const char *PyFT2Font_get_kerning__doc__ =
     "get_kerning(self, left, right, mode)\n"
     "--\n\n"
@@ -550,6 +609,9 @@ const char *PyFT2Font_get_kerning__doc__ =
     "- KERNING_DEFAULT  - Return scaled and grid-fitted kerning distances\n"
     "- KERNING_UNFITTED - Return scaled but un-grid-fitted kerning distances\n"
     "- KERNING_UNSCALED - Return the kerning vector in original font units\n";
+#else
+#define PyFT2Font_get_kerning__doc__ (char*)"get_kerning(self, left, right, mode)\n--\n\nGet the kerning between *left* and *right* glyph indices.\n*mode* is a kerning mode constant:\n\n- KERNING_DEFAULT  - Return scaled and grid-fitted kerning distances\n- KERNING_UNFITTED - Return scaled but un-grid-fitted kerning distances\n- KERNING_UNSCALED - Return the kerning vector in original font units\n"
+#endif
 
 static PyObject *PyFT2Font_get_kerning(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args)
 {
@@ -566,11 +628,15 @@ static PyObject *PyFT2Font_get_kerning(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args)
     return PyLong_FromLong(result);
 }
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
 const char *PyFT2Font_get_fontmap__doc__ =
     "_get_fontmap(self, string)\n"
     "--\n\n"
     "Get a mapping between characters and the font that includes them.\n"
     "A dictionary mapping unicode characters to PyFT2Font objects.";
+#else
+#define PyFT2Font_get_fontmap__doc__ (char*)"_get_fontmap(self, string)\n--\n\nGet a mapping between characters and the font that includes them.\nA dictionary mapping unicode characters to PyFT2Font objects."
+#endif
 static PyObject *PyFT2Font_get_fontmap(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 {
     PyObject *textobj;
@@ -626,6 +692,7 @@ static PyObject *PyFT2Font_get_fontmap(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args, PyObject
 }
 
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
 const char *PyFT2Font_set_text__doc__ =
     "set_text(self, string, angle=0.0, flags=32)\n"
     "--\n\n"
@@ -634,6 +701,9 @@ const char *PyFT2Font_set_text__doc__ =
     "the default value is LOAD_FORCE_AUTOHINT.\n"
     "You must call this before `.draw_glyphs_to_bitmap`.\n"
     "A sequence of x,y positions is returned.\n";
+#else
+#define PyFT2Font_set_text__doc__ (char*)"set_text(self, string, angle=0.0, flags=32)\n--\n\nSet the text *string* and *angle*.\n*flags* can be a bitwise-or of the LOAD_XXX constants;\nthe default value is LOAD_FORCE_AUTOHINT.\nYou must call this before `.draw_glyphs_to_bitmap`.\nA sequence of x,y positions is returned.\n"
+#endif
 
 static PyObject *PyFT2Font_set_text(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 {
@@ -674,16 +744,21 @@ static PyObject *PyFT2Font_set_text(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *k
     return convert_xys_to_array(xys);
 }
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
 const char *PyFT2Font_get_num_glyphs__doc__ =
     "get_num_glyphs(self)\n"
     "--\n\n"
     "Return the number of loaded glyphs.\n";
+#else
+#define PyFT2Font_get_num_glyphs__doc__ (char*)"get_num_glyphs(self)\n--\n\nReturn the number of loaded glyphs.\n"
+#endif
 
 static PyObject *PyFT2Font_get_num_glyphs(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args)
 {
     return PyLong_FromSize_t(self->x->get_num_glyphs());
 }
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
 const char *PyFT2Font_load_char__doc__ =
     "load_char(self, charcode, flags=32)\n"
     "--\n\n"
@@ -700,6 +775,9 @@ const char *PyFT2Font_load_char__doc__ =
     "- vertBearingX: left side bearing in vertical layouts\n"
     "- vertBearingY: top side bearing in vertical layouts\n"
     "- vertAdvance: advance height for vertical layout\n";
+#else
+#define PyFT2Font_load_char__doc__ (char*)"load_char(self, charcode, flags=32)\n--\n\nLoad character with *charcode* in current fontfile and set glyph.\n*flags* can be a bitwise-or of the LOAD_XXX constants;\nthe default value is LOAD_FORCE_AUTOHINT.\nReturn value is a Glyph object, with attributes\n\n- width: glyph width\n- height: glyph height\n- bbox: the glyph bbox (xmin, ymin, xmax, ymax)\n- horiBearingX: left side bearing in horizontal layouts\n- horiBearingY: top side bearing in horizontal layouts\n- horiAdvance: advance width for horizontal layout\n- vertBearingX: left side bearing in vertical layouts\n- vertBearingY: top side bearing in vertical layouts\n- vertAdvance: advance height for vertical layout\n"
+#endif
 
 static PyObject *PyFT2Font_load_char(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 {
@@ -722,6 +800,7 @@ static PyObject *PyFT2Font_load_char(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *
     return PyGlyph_from_FT2Font(ft_object);
 }
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
 const char *PyFT2Font_load_glyph__doc__ =
     "load_glyph(self, glyphindex, flags=32)\n"
     "--\n\n"
@@ -738,6 +817,9 @@ const char *PyFT2Font_load_glyph__doc__ =
     "- vertBearingX: left side bearing in vertical layouts\n"
     "- vertBearingY: top side bearing in vertical layouts\n"
     "- vertAdvance: advance height for vertical layout\n";
+#else
+#define PyFT2Font_load_glyph__doc__ (char*)"load_glyph(self, glyphindex, flags=32)\n--\n\nLoad character with *glyphindex* in current fontfile and set glyph.\n*flags* can be a bitwise-or of the LOAD_XXX constants;\nthe default value is LOAD_FORCE_AUTOHINT.\nReturn value is a Glyph object, with attributes\n\n- width: glyph width\n- height: glyph height\n- bbox: the glyph bbox (xmin, ymin, xmax, ymax)\n- horiBearingX: left side bearing in horizontal layouts\n- horiBearingY: top side bearing in horizontal layouts\n- horiAdvance: advance width for horizontal layout\n- vertBearingX: left side bearing in vertical layouts\n- vertBearingY: top side bearing in vertical layouts\n- vertAdvance: advance height for vertical layout\n"
+#endif
 
 static PyObject *PyFT2Font_load_glyph(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 {
@@ -760,12 +842,16 @@ static PyObject *PyFT2Font_load_glyph(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args, PyObject
     return PyGlyph_from_FT2Font(ft_object);
 }
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
 const char *PyFT2Font_get_width_height__doc__ =
     "get_width_height(self)\n"
     "--\n\n"
     "Get the width and height in 26.6 subpixels of the current string set by `.set_text`.\n"
     "The rotation of the string is accounted for.  To get width and height\n"
     "in pixels, divide these values by 64.\n";
+#else
+#define PyFT2Font_get_width_height__doc__ (char*)"get_width_height(self)\n--\n\nGet the width and height in 26.6 subpixels of the current string set by `.set_text`.\nThe rotation of the string is accounted for.  To get width and height\nin pixels, divide these values by 64.\n"
+#endif
 
 static PyObject *PyFT2Font_get_width_height(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args)
 {
@@ -776,11 +862,15 @@ static PyObject *PyFT2Font_get_width_height(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args)
     return Py_BuildValue("ll", width, height);
 }
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
 const char *PyFT2Font_get_bitmap_offset__doc__ =
     "get_bitmap_offset(self)\n"
     "--\n\n"
     "Get the (x, y) offset in 26.6 subpixels for the bitmap if ink hangs left or below (0, 0).\n"
     "Since Matplotlib only supports left-to-right text, y is always 0.\n";
+#else
+#define PyFT2Font_get_bitmap_offset__doc__ (char*)"get_bitmap_offset(self)\n--\n\nGet the (x, y) offset in 26.6 subpixels for the bitmap if ink hangs left or below (0, 0).\nSince Matplotlib only supports left-to-right text, y is always 0.\n"
+#endif
 
 static PyObject *PyFT2Font_get_bitmap_offset(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args)
 {
@@ -791,12 +881,16 @@ static PyObject *PyFT2Font_get_bitmap_offset(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args)
     return Py_BuildValue("ll", x, y);
 }
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
 const char *PyFT2Font_get_descent__doc__ =
     "get_descent(self)\n"
     "--\n\n"
     "Get the descent in 26.6 subpixels of the current string set by `.set_text`.\n"
     "The rotation of the string is accounted for.  To get the descent\n"
     "in pixels, divide this value by 64.\n";
+#else
+#define PyFT2Font_get_descent__doc__ (char*)"get_descent(self)\n--\n\nGet the descent in 26.6 subpixels of the current string set by `.set_text`.\nThe rotation of the string is accounted for.  To get the descent\nin pixels, divide this value by 64.\n"
+#endif
 
 static PyObject *PyFT2Font_get_descent(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args)
 {
@@ -807,11 +901,15 @@ static PyObject *PyFT2Font_get_descent(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args)
     return PyLong_FromLong(descent);
 }
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
 const char *PyFT2Font_draw_glyphs_to_bitmap__doc__ =
     "draw_glyphs_to_bitmap(self, antialiased=True)\n"
     "--\n\n"
     "Draw the glyphs that were loaded by `.set_text` to the bitmap.\n"
     "The bitmap size will be automatically set to include the glyphs.\n";
+#else
+#define PyFT2Font_draw_glyphs_to_bitmap__doc__ (char*)"draw_glyphs_to_bitmap(self, antialiased=True)\n--\n\nDraw the glyphs that were loaded by `.set_text` to the bitmap.\nThe bitmap size will be automatically set to include the glyphs.\n"
+#endif
 
 static PyObject *PyFT2Font_draw_glyphs_to_bitmap(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 {
@@ -828,12 +926,16 @@ static PyObject *PyFT2Font_draw_glyphs_to_bitmap(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args
     Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
 const char *PyFT2Font_get_xys__doc__ =
     "get_xys(self, antialiased=True)\n"
     "--\n\n"
     "Get the xy locations of the current glyphs.\n"
     "\n"
     ".. deprecated:: 3.8\n";
+#else
+#define PyFT2Font_get_xys__doc__ (char*)"get_xys(self, antialiased=True)\n--\n\nGet the xy locations of the current glyphs.\n\n.. deprecated:: 3.8\n"
+#endif
 
 static PyObject *PyFT2Font_get_xys(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 {
@@ -859,6 +961,7 @@ static PyObject *PyFT2Font_get_xys(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kw
     return convert_xys_to_array(xys);
 }
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
 const char *PyFT2Font_draw_glyph_to_bitmap__doc__ =
     "draw_glyph_to_bitmap(self, image, x, y, glyph, antialiased=True)\n"
     "--\n\n"
@@ -870,6 +973,9 @@ const char *PyFT2Font_draw_glyph_to_bitmap__doc__ =
     "`.draw_glyphs_to_bitmap`.  This function is instead intended for people\n"
     "who want to render individual glyphs (e.g., returned by `.load_char`)\n"
     "at precise locations.\n";
+#else
+#define PyFT2Font_draw_glyph_to_bitmap__doc__ (char*)"draw_glyph_to_bitmap(self, image, x, y, glyph, antialiased=True)\n--\n\nDraw a single glyph to the bitmap at pixel locations x, y\nNote it is your responsibility to set up the bitmap manually\nwith ``set_bitmap_size(w, h)`` before this call is made.\n\nIf you want automatic layout, use `.set_text` in combinations with\n`.draw_glyphs_to_bitmap`.  This function is instead intended for people\nwho want to render individual glyphs (e.g., returned by `.load_char`)\nat precise locations.\n"
+#endif
 
 static PyObject *PyFT2Font_draw_glyph_to_bitmap(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 {
@@ -900,6 +1006,7 @@ static PyObject *PyFT2Font_draw_glyph_to_bitmap(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args,
     Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
 const char *PyFT2Font_get_glyph_name__doc__ =
     "get_glyph_name(self, index)\n"
     "--\n\n"
@@ -908,6 +1015,9 @@ const char *PyFT2Font_get_glyph_name__doc__ =
     "Due to Matplotlib's internal design, for fonts that do not contain glyph\n"
     "names (per FT_FACE_FLAG_GLYPH_NAMES), this returns a made-up name which\n"
     "does *not* roundtrip through `.get_name_index`.\n";
+#else
+#define PyFT2Font_get_glyph_name__doc__ (char*)"get_glyph_name(self, index)\n--\n\nRetrieve the ASCII name of a given glyph *index* in a face.\n\nDue to Matplotlib's internal design, for fonts that do not contain glyph\nnames (per FT_FACE_FLAG_GLYPH_NAMES), this returns a made-up name which\ndoes *not* roundtrip through `.get_name_index`.\n"
+#endif
 
 static PyObject *PyFT2Font_get_glyph_name(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args)
 {
@@ -922,11 +1032,15 @@ static PyObject *PyFT2Font_get_glyph_name(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args)
     return PyUnicode_FromString(buffer);
 }
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
 const char *PyFT2Font_get_charmap__doc__ =
     "get_charmap(self)\n"
     "--\n\n"
     "Return a dict that maps the character codes of the selected charmap\n"
     "(Unicode by default) to their corresponding glyph indices.\n";
+#else
+#define PyFT2Font_get_charmap__doc__ (char*)"get_charmap(self)\n--\n\nReturn a dict that maps the character codes of the selected charmap\n(Unicode by default) to their corresponding glyph indices.\n"
+#endif
 
 static PyObject *PyFT2Font_get_charmap(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args)
 {
@@ -952,11 +1066,14 @@ static PyObject *PyFT2Font_get_charmap(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args)
     return charmap;
 }
 
-
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
 const char *PyFT2Font_get_char_index__doc__ =
     "get_char_index(self, codepoint)\n"
     "--\n\n"
     "Return the glyph index corresponding to a character *codepoint*.\n";
+#else
+#define PyFT2Font_get_char_index__doc__ (char*)"get_char_index(self, codepoint)\n--\n\nReturn the glyph index corresponding to a character *codepoint*.\n"
+#endif
 
 static PyObject *PyFT2Font_get_char_index(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args)
 {
@@ -974,12 +1091,16 @@ static PyObject *PyFT2Font_get_char_index(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args)
 }
 
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
 const char *PyFT2Font_get_sfnt__doc__ =
     "get_sfnt(self)\n"
     "--\n\n"
     "Load the entire SFNT names table, as a dict whose keys are\n"
     "(platform-ID, ISO-encoding-scheme, language-code, and description)\n"
     "tuples.\n";
+#else
+#define PyFT2Font_get_sfnt__doc__ (char*)"get_sfnt(self)\n--\n\nLoad the entire SFNT names table, as a dict whose keys are\n(platform-ID, ISO-encoding-scheme, language-code, and description)\ntuples.\n"
+#endif
 
 static PyObject *PyFT2Font_get_sfnt(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args)
 {
@@ -1035,11 +1156,15 @@ static PyObject *PyFT2Font_get_sfnt(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args)
     return names;
 }
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
 const char *PyFT2Font_get_name_index__doc__ =
     "get_name_index(self, name)\n"
     "--\n\n"
     "Return the glyph index of a given glyph *name*.\n"
     "The glyph index 0 means 'undefined character code'.\n";
+#else
+#define PyFT2Font_get_name_index__doc__ (char*)"get_name_index(self, name)\n--\n\nReturn the glyph index of a given glyph *name*.\nThe glyph index 0 means 'undefined character code'.\n"
+#endif
 
 static PyObject *PyFT2Font_get_name_index(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args)
 {
@@ -1052,10 +1177,14 @@ static PyObject *PyFT2Font_get_name_index(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args)
     return PyLong_FromLong(name_index);
 }
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
 const char *PyFT2Font_get_ps_font_info__doc__ =
     "get_ps_font_info(self)\n"
     "--\n\n"
     "Return the information in the PS Font Info structure.\n";
+#else
+#define PyFT2Font_get_ps_font_info__doc__ (char*)"get_ps_font_info(self)\n--\n\nReturn the information in the PS Font Info structure.\n"
+#endif
 
 static PyObject *PyFT2Font_get_ps_font_info(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args)
 {
@@ -1079,11 +1208,15 @@ static PyObject *PyFT2Font_get_ps_font_info(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args)
                          fontinfo.underline_thickness);
 }
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
 const char *PyFT2Font_get_sfnt_table__doc__ =
     "get_sfnt_table(self, name)\n"
     "--\n\n"
     "Return one of the following SFNT tables: head, maxp, OS/2, hhea, "
     "vhea, post, or pclt.\n";
+#else
+#define PyFT2Font_get_sfnt_table__doc__ (char*)"get_sfnt_table(self, name)\n--\n\nReturn one of the following SFNT tables: head, maxp, OS/2, hhea, vhea, post, or pclt.\n"
+#endif
 
 static PyObject *PyFT2Font_get_sfnt_table(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args)
 {
@@ -1262,21 +1395,29 @@ static PyObject *PyFT2Font_get_sfnt_table(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args)
     }
 }
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
 const char *PyFT2Font_get_path__doc__ =
     "get_path(self)\n"
     "--\n\n"
     "Get the path data from the currently loaded glyph as a tuple of vertices, "
     "codes.\n";
+#else
+#define PyFT2Font_get_path__doc__ (char*)"get_path(self)\n--\n\nGet the path data from the currently loaded glyph as a tuple of vertices, codes.\n"
+#endif
 
 static PyObject *PyFT2Font_get_path(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args)
 {
     CALL_CPP("get_path", return self->x->get_path());
 }
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
 const char *PyFT2Font_get_image__doc__ =
     "get_image(self)\n"
     "--\n\n"
     "Return the underlying image buffer for this font object.\n";
+#else
+#define PyFT2Font_get_image__doc__ (char*)"get_image(self)\n--\n\nReturn the underlying image buffer for this font object.\n"
+#endif
 
 static PyObject *PyFT2Font_get_image(PyFT2Font *self, PyObject *args)
 {
@@ -1435,7 +1576,11 @@ static int PyFT2Font_get_buffer(PyFT2Font *self, Py_buffer *buf, int flags)
 
 static PyTypeObject *PyFT2Font_init_type()
 {
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
     static PyGetSetDef getset[] = {
+#else
+    static __thread PyGetSetDef getset[] = {
+#endif
         {(char *)"postscript_name", (getter)PyFT2Font_postscript_name, NULL, NULL, NULL},
         {(char *)"num_faces", (getter)PyFT2Font_num_faces, NULL, NULL, NULL},
         {(char *)"family_name", (getter)PyFT2Font_family_name, NULL, NULL, NULL},
@@ -1459,7 +1604,11 @@ static PyTypeObject *PyFT2Font_init_type()
         {NULL}
     };
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
     static PyMethodDef methods[] = {
+#else
+    static __thread PyMethodDef methods[] = {
+#endif
         {"clear", (PyCFunction)PyFT2Font_clear, METH_NOARGS, PyFT2Font_clear__doc__},
         {"set_size", (PyCFunction)PyFT2Font_set_size, METH_VARARGS, PyFT2Font_set_size__doc__},
         {"set_charmap", (PyCFunction)PyFT2Font_set_charmap, METH_VARARGS, PyFT2Font_set_charmap__doc__},
@@ -1488,7 +1637,11 @@ static PyTypeObject *PyFT2Font_init_type()
         {NULL}
     };
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
     static PyBufferProcs buffer_procs;
+#else
+    static __thread PyBufferProcs buffer_procs;
+#endif
     buffer_procs.bf_getbuffer = (getbufferproc)PyFT2Font_get_buffer;
 
     PyFT2FontType.tp_name = "matplotlib.ft2font.FT2Font";
@@ -1505,7 +1658,11 @@ static PyTypeObject *PyFT2Font_init_type()
     return &PyFT2FontType;
 }
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
 static struct PyModuleDef moduledef = { PyModuleDef_HEAD_INIT, "ft2font" };
+#else
+static __thread struct PyModuleDef moduledef = { PyModuleDef_HEAD_INIT, "ft2font" };
+#endif
 
 PyMODINIT_FUNC PyInit_ft2font(void)
 {
diff --git a/src/numpy_cpp.h b/src/numpy_cpp.h
index 6165789b7603..7622698340a6 100644
--- a/src/numpy_cpp.h
+++ b/src/numpy_cpp.h
@@ -527,6 +527,12 @@ class array_view : public detail::array_view_accessors<array_view, T, ND>
         return (PyObject *)m_arr;
     }
 
+    // iOS: we need static members because we need pointers to that function.
+    // But we also need to re-initialize this pointer for each library. 
+    // Let's check that this works without the fix, then try with "thread_local"?
+    // static thread_local should not work at compile time. Not sure what the options are.
+    // Must know *where* it fails. 
+#if !TARGET_OS_IPHONE
     static int converter(PyObject *obj, void *arrp)
     {
         array_view<T, ND> *arr = (array_view<T, ND> *)arrp;
@@ -548,8 +554,36 @@ class array_view : public detail::array_view_accessors<array_view, T, ND>
 
         return 1;
     }
+#endif
 };
 
+#if TARGET_OS_IPHONE
+// iOS: non-static member versions of converter and converter_contiguous.
+template <typename T, int ND>
+static int numpy_converter(PyObject *obj, void *arrp)
+{
+        array_view<T, ND> *arr = (array_view<T, ND> *)arrp;
+
+        if (!arr->set(obj)) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        return 1;
+}
+
+template <typename T, int ND>
+static int numpy_converter_contiguous(PyObject *obj, void *arrp)
+{
+	array_view<T, ND> *arr = (array_view<T, ND> *)arrp;
+
+	if (!arr->set(obj, true)) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return 1;
+}
+#endif
+
 /* In most cases, code should use safe_first_shape(obj) instead of obj.shape(0), since
    safe_first_shape(obj) == 0 when any dimension is 0. */
 template <typename T, int ND>