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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Handoff introducedIn iOS
this entity surface form: iOS 8
subject surface form: HealthKit
this entity surface form: iOS 8
this entity surface form: iOS 7
this entity surface form: iOS 12
subject surface form: Metal
this entity surface form: iOS 8
this entity surface form: iOS 7
this entity surface form: iPhone OS 2.0
Combine introducedWith iOS
this entity surface form: iOS 13
this entity surface form: iOS 8
this entity surface form: iOS 10
Steve Jobs knownFor iOS
this entity surface form: App Store
Vrbo mobileAppPlatform iOS
subject surface form: Adobe Flash
Asana operatingSystem iOS
subject surface form: Brave
Canary operatingSystem iOS
subject surface form: Google Chrome Canary
Mail operatingSystem iOS