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Both the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus were supplied with iOS 11 on launch, [25] [27] and support iOS 12, iOS 13, iOS 14, iOS 15 and iOS 16. Apple announced that the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, as well as the iPhone X, would not support iOS 17 due to hardware limitations. [35] However, the devices still receive security updates.
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]
The iPhone, developed by Apple Inc., is a line of smartphones that combine a mobile phone, digital camera, personal computer, and music player into one device. Introduced by then-CEO Steve Jobs on January 9, 2007, the iPhone revolutionized the mobile phone industry with its multi-touch interface and lack of physical keyboard.
In 2019, iPadOS was introduced as the derived version of iOS for iPad, increasing the number of software platforms again by one, from four to five. In 2020, macOS received an increment in its version, from 10 to 11. In 2023, the number of software platforms rose again by one, from five to six, as visionOS was introduced. [citation needed]
The codename convention for Mac OS 8 and 9 mostly follow musical terminology. System 6.0.4 (1989) – Antares [90] System 6.0.5 (1990) – Big Deal [90] System 6.0.6 – SixPack (never released due to AppleTalk bug) [90] System 6.0.8 (1991) – Terminator [90] System 7 – Blue, Big Bang, M80 (in reference to the M-80 firecrackers), Pleiades [90]
iOS (formerly iPhone OS) [5] is a mobile operating system developed by Apple exclusively for its mobile devices. It was unveiled in January 2007 for the first-generation iPhone, [6] which launched in June 2007. Major versions of iOS are released annually; the current stable version, iOS 18, was released to the public on September 16, 2024. [7]
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iOS 8 incorporated significant changes to the operating system. It introduced a programming interface for communication between apps, [2] and "Continuity", a cross-platform (Mac, iPhone, and iPad) system that enables communication between devices in different product categories, such as the ability to answer calls and reply to SMS on the Mac ...