Description

iPhone and iPod touch are sophisticated devices that combine the revolutionary Multi-Touch interface
with powerful features, such as email and instant-messaging capability, a full-featured web browser,
iPod, and, in iPhone, a mobile phone. iPhone OS is the system software that runs on iPhone and iPod
touch.With the advent of the iPhone SDK, these powerful features are extended to include significant
developer opportunities. In addition to creating web content for use on iPhone OS–based devices,
developers can use the iPhone SDK to create native applications people can store and use on their
devices.
Read this document to learn about the range of application types you can develop for iPhone OS and
the human interface design principles that inform all great applications. In this document you also
learn how to follow those principles as you design a superlative user interface and user experience
for your application. Whether you’re an experienced computer application developer, an experienced
mobile-device application developer, or a newcomer to the field, the guidelines in this document will
help you produce an iPhone application users want.