iOS-The Most Advanced OS

iOS (previously iPhone OS) is a mobile

operating system developed and
distributed by Apple Inc.
The first iPhone was available in 29th June,
2007.
The other devices which uses iOS other than iPhone are
iPad, iPod and Apple TV 2nd Gen onwards.

There are currently 1,243,237 apps in Apple App

Store.
It had a 21% share of the smartphone mobile operating
system units shipped in the fourth quarter of 2012, behind
only Google's Android.
 Introduction
iOS comprises the operating system and technologies that you use to run
applications natively on devices, such as iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch.

iOS was designed to meet the needs of a mobile environment, the technologies
are available only on iOS, such as the Multi-Touch interface and accelerometer
support.

It not only manages power efficiently but also delivers outstanding battery life. iOS
even ensures that performance and battery life don’t suffer even if you are you’re
multitasking.

Apple makes both the iPhone hardware and the operating system, everything
works together seamlessly and intelligently.

iPhone and iOS are made to be used around the world. The user interface is
localized into over 30 languages, and you can easily switch between them.
 History of iOS
The operating system was
unveiled with the iPhone at
the Macworld Conference
& Expo,
January 9, 2007. not specify
a separate name for the
operating system

Initially, third-party
applications were not
On January 27, 2010,
supported. Later with On March 6, 2008, Apple announced the
the efforts of Steve Apple released iPad, featuring a In June 2010,
Jobs, On the first beta, larger screen than
October 17, 2007, Apple rebranded
Apple announced along with a new the iPhone and iPod
touch, and designed iPhone OS as
that a native name for the
for web browsing, "iOS".
Software operating system:
media consumption,
Development Kit "iPhone OS".
and reading iBook's.
(SDK) was under
development
 “iOS Concept”

Internal accelerometers are

Major versions of iOS are
used by some applications to
released annually. The current
The user interface of iOS is respond to shaking the device
iOS is Apple's mobile version of release, iOS 6, was released in
based on the concept of direct (one common result is the undo
the OS X operating system used September 2012, and the next
manipulation, using multi-touch command) or rotating it in three
on Apple computers. release, iOS 7, is currently
gestures. dimensions (one common result
available to developers as a beta
is switching from portrait to
version 4.
landscape mode.