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iOS 4 is the fourth major release of the iOS mobile operating system developed by Apple Inc., being the successor to iPhone OS 3.It was announced at the Apple Special Event on April 8, 2010, and released on June 21, 2010. iOS 4 was the first version branded as "iOS" rather than "iPhone OS", [1] due to the release of the iPad.
In late March 2011, the iPad 2 was released alongside iOS 4.3, [28] [29] which primarily introduced Airplay Mirroring and Home Sharing among other features. [30] On October 12, 2011, upon the release of the iPhone 4s, the iPad was upgradable to the iOS 5 firmware update which brought over 200 new user features to iOS compatible devices including Notification Center, iMessage, Reminders, and an ...
iOS version history. iOS is a mobile operating system developed by Apple Inc. and was first released as iPhone OS in June 2007, coinciding with the launch of the first generation iPhone. [1] iPhone OS was renamed iOS following the release of the iPad, starting with iOS 4. [2] With iOS 13, Apple began offering a separate operating system, iPadOS ...
iPhone 6 cellular issues. iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus users who updated to iOS 8.0.1 wirelessly had cellular service and Touch ID disabled due to a software issue. [41] Over-the-air downloads of iOS 8.0.1 were stopped within an hour of the release of the software, [42] but many early adopters had been affected.
The iPad can be jailbroken on iOS versions 4.3 through 4.3.3 with the web-based tool JailbreakMe 3.0 (released in July 2011), [117] and on iOS versions including 5.0 and 5.0.1 using redsn0w. [118] Absinthe 2.0 was released on May 25, 2012, as the first jailbreak method for all iOS 5.1.1 devices except the 32 nm version of the iPad 2.
Game Center made its public debut on the iPad with iOS 4.2.1. [169] There is no support for the iPhone 3G, original iPhone and the first-generation iPod Touch (the latter two devices did not have Game Center because they did not get iOS 4). [170] However, Game Center is unofficially available on the iPhone 3G via a hack. [171]
iOS 5 was the subject of criticism for iPhone 4s users, as the initial release had poor battery life, failures of SIM cards, and echoes during phone calls. These problems were fixed in subsequent releases. iOS 5 is the last version of iOS that supports the third-generation iPod Touch and first-generation iPad.
The iPad originally shipped with iPhone OS 3.2.On September 1, 2010, it was announced the iPad would get iOS 4.2 by November 2010; [37] to fulfill this, Apple released iOS 4.2.1 to the public on November 22. [38]