iOS

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iOS is Apple’s mobile operating system that powers iPhones and iPads, known for its integrated ecosystem, security features, and curated App Store.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mobile operating system
basedOn Darwin
defaultAssistant Siri
defaultEmailClient Mail
defaultMapsApp Apple Maps
defaultMediaPlayer Apple Music
defaultWebBrowser Apple Safari
surface form: Safari
developer Apple Inc.
feature ARKit framework
App Store
surface form: App Store ecosystem

Apple Pay support
CarPlay support
Control Center
Family Sharing
Handoff
surface form: Handoff and Continuity

HealthKit framework
HomeKit framework
Notification Center
Screen Time
Widgets
iCloud integration
firstReleaseDate 2007-06-29
kernel XNU
kernelType hybrid kernel
license proprietary software license
market consumer mobile devices
notableCharacteristic curated application review process
regular long-term software updates for supported devices
tight integration with Apple hardware and services
operatingSystemFamily Apple operating systems
Unix-like
originalName iOS self-linksurface differs
surface form: iPhone OS
packageManager App Store
primaryUserInterface graphical user interface
multi-touch
programmingLanguage C
C++
Objective-C
Swift
renameDate 2010-06-07
renamedTo iOS self-link
securityFeature Activation Lock
Face ID support
Find My iPhone
Secure Enclave integration
Touch ID support
code signing
hardware-backed encryption
sandboxing
sourceModel closed source with open-source components
succeededBy iPadOS
surface form: iPadOS (for iPad)
supportsArchitecture ARM
supportsDevice iPhone
iPod
surface form: iPod Touch

some iPad models (historically)
updateModel firmware over-the-air

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this entity surface form: iOS 14
Audible availableOn iOS
Glassdoor availableOn iOS
subject surface form: IGTV
To Do availableOn iOS
subject surface form: Microsoft To Do
NBA App availableOn iOS
TrailLink availableOn iOS
iPadOS basedOn iOS
tvOS basedOn iOS
visionOS basedOn iOS
watchOS basedOn iOS
APFS firstShippedIn iOS
this entity surface form: iOS 10.3
this entity surface form: iOS 12.1
Careem hasMobileApp iOS
Facebook hasMobileApp iOS
Goodreads hasMobileApp iOS
Indeed hasMobileApp iOS
LinkedIn hasMobileApp iOS
YouTube hasMobileApp iOS
BBC Sounds hasPlatform iOS
YES App hasPlatform iOS
Mail includedWith iOS
VoiceOver includedWith iOS
NeXTSTEP influenced iOS
subject surface form: NeXTstation
this entity surface form: Apple iOS
watchOS integratesWith iOS
this entity surface form: iOS 8