iOS — previously known as iPhone OS — is the operating system that powers Apple's iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, and Apple TV. Developed in absolutely secrecy for over two years, iPhone OS 1.0 was first demonstrated to the public in January of 2007 by Steve Jobs on the original iPhone, and shipped in June of that year. iPhone OS 2.0 shipped in July of 2008 and featured both enterprise improvements and the App Store. iPhone OS 3.0 shipped in June of 2009 and included Push Notifications and Voice Control. In January of 2010 Steve Jobs showed off a special version, iPhone OS 3.2, optimized to run on the iPad. iPhone OS 4.0 - later renamed iOS 4 - shipped in October of 2010 with multitasking and FaceTime. iOS 5 shipped in October of 2011 with iCloud and Siri. iOS 6 shipped in September of 2012 with Apple Maps and Passbook. iOS 7 shipped in September of 2013 with an all-new design and features like Control Center.
iOS — previously known as iPhone OS — is the operating system that powers Apple's iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, and Apple TV. Developed in absolutely secrecy for over two years, iPhone OS 1.0 was first demonstrated to the public in January of 2007 by Steve Jobs on the original iPhone, and shipped in June of that year. iPhone OS 2.0 shipped in July of 2008 and featured both enterprise improvements and the App Store. iPhone OS 3.0 shipped in June of 2009 and included Push Notifications and Voice Control. In January of 2010 Steve Jobs showed off a special version, iPhone OS 3.2, optimized to run on the iPad. iPhone OS 4.0 - later renamed iOS 4 - shipped in October of 2010 with multitasking and FaceTime. iOS 5 shipped in October of 2011 with iCloud and Siri. iOS 6 shipped in September of 2012 with Apple Maps and Passbook. iOS 7 shipped in September of 2013 with an all-new design and features like Control Center.
iOS 8 is currently under development and is expected to be shown off at WWDC 2014 this June.
29 June 2014 3By Rene RitchieiOS 8 rounds out existing features and brings with it a host of new features for iPhone and iPad. There's the new Photos app, new Messages features, the QuickType keyboard, Family Sharing, iCloud Drive, the new Health app, Continuity, Extensibility, the new Spotlight and much, much more...
17 March 2014 67By Rene RitchieIt's trite. It's cliché. But it's what a lot of people are going to say. iOS 7.1 is what iOS 7 should have been. Given that iOS 7 enjoyed less development time than any previous version — 10 months instead of the usual 12, or the 15 afforded iOS 5 — it's certainly understandable. Given that it's taken an additional 6 months — iOS 7.0 was released in September of 2013 — it's also been a long time coming. There are new features like CarPlay, and improvements like manual Siri control and auto HDR for the iPhone 5s. There are also some incredibly welcome bug fixes in iOS 7.1 including an end to the rampant Springboard crashes, the decaying Touch ID fingerprint recognition, and the performance on the iPhone 4. So, despite the long wait, is iOS 7.1 the update iPhone and iPad users have been waiting for?
18 September 2013 269By Rene RitchieiOS 7 represents nothing more nor less than the radical rethinking of mainstream multitouch interface. A complete visual departure from previous versions, it focuses on clarity by removing all but the most essential elements and chrome, deference by getting out of the way of content and apps, and depth by building the entire experience on top of a physics and particle engine that moves, blurs, parallaxes, and layers in virtual 3D. It touches every app, every pixel, and every bit of the system. It's far from perfect, and there are issues — as superficial as icons and as deep as consistency — yet to be overcome, but along with new features like Control Center and AirDrop, and improvements to Notification Center, multitasking, the Camera and Photos apps, Safari, Siri, and more, it's the most exciting update to iOS in years, and to mobile interface since the original iPhone. But it's also facing most competitive market ever. So, given the alternatives, is it enough?
12 hours ago 9By Rene RitchieAPFS is the APple File System. It was introduced at WWDC 2016 and, starting this year, it will replace the existing file system, HFS+, on Apple Watch, Apple TV, iPhone, iPad, MacBook, iMac, and Mac Pro. So, what does that mean for you?
01 February 2017 16By Serenity CaldwellHow awesome is Linea, the Iconfactory's new app for sketching, writing, and idea-building? Let me show you in an animated and drawn review — using Linea itself.
