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Apple iOS

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Since January 9, 2007

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History

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The version history of the began with the release of
mobile operating system iPhone OS 1 for the

01 iOS, developed by Apple

Inc.
02 original iPhone on June
29, 2007.

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Since its initial release, it
has been used as the

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operating system for
iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch,
and HomePod.
What Is Apple iOS?

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Apple (AAPL) iOS is the operating
system for iPhone, iPad, and other
Apple mobile devices. Based on Mac
OS, the operating system which runs

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Apple’s line of Mac desktop and laptop
computers, Apple iOS is designed for
easy, seamless networking between a
range of Apple products.

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 Developer

Apple Inc.

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iOS (formerly iPhone OS) is a mobile operating system
created and developed by Apple Inc.

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Apple Inc., formerly Apple Computer, Inc., American manufacturer of
personal computers, smartphones, tablet computers, computer

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peripherals, and computer software. It was the first successful personal
computer company and the popularizer of the graphical user interface.

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KERNEL USED
XNU
XNU is the computer operating system
(OS) kernel developed at Apple Inc. since
December 1996 for use in the Mac OS X
(now macOS) operating system and
released as free and open-source software
as part of the Darwin OS, which is the
basis for the Apple TV Software, iOS,
iPadOS, watchOS, and tvOS OSes.

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