iOS

E8266

mobile operating system

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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All labels observed (28)

Label	Occurrences
iOS canonical	1,301
iOS 8	8
Apple iOS	3
iOS 5	3
iOS 7	3
iOS 9	3
iPhone OS	3
iOS 13	2
iOS 4	2
Apollo iOS	1
App Store	1
iOS (for iPod touch)	1
iOS (for recording and playback on supported devices)	1
iOS (removed from App Store)	1
iOS (via FireMonkey)	1
iOS (via mobile app for viewing)	1
iOS 10	1
iOS 10.3	1
iOS 11	1
iOS 12	1
iOS 12.1	1
iOS 14	1
iOS 16	1
iOS 3 and later	1
iOS 8.0	1
iOS Home Screen	1
iOS for iPad	1
iPhone OS 2.0	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T78921 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: iOS
Context triple: [Facebook, hasMobileApp, iOS]

A. macOS
macOS is Apple’s proprietary Unix-based operating system known for its graphical user interface, tight integration with Apple hardware and services, and strong emphasis on usability and security.
B. USBOS
USBOS is the UN/LOCODE identifier assigned to the Port of Boston in the United States for international shipping and logistics.
C. Apple silicon
Apple silicon is Apple’s custom family of ARM-based system-on-a-chip processors that power modern Macs and other Apple devices, offering high performance with improved energy efficiency.
D. Apple Inc.
Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company best known for designing and selling consumer electronics like the iPhone, Mac, and iPad, along with software and digital services.
E. Android
Android is a mobile operating system developed by Google, widely used on smartphones, tablets, and other smart devices around the world.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

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

A. macOS
macOS is Apple’s proprietary Unix-based operating system known for its graphical user interface, tight integration with Apple hardware and services, and strong emphasis on usability and security.
B. USBOS
USBOS is the UN/LOCODE identifier assigned to the Port of Boston in the United States for international shipping and logistics.
C. Apple silicon
Apple silicon is Apple’s custom family of ARM-based system-on-a-chip processors that power modern Macs and other Apple devices, offering high performance with improved energy efficiency.
D. Apple Inc.
Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company best known for designing and selling consumer electronics like the iPhone, Mac, and iPad, along with software and digital services.
E. Android
Android is a mobile operating system developed by Google, widely used on smartphones, tablets, and other smart devices around the world.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (56)

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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1,347)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Canary → operatingSystem → iOS ⓘ

subject surface form: Google Chrome Canary

Google Keep → operatingSystem → iOS ⓘ

Russell family → platformOfWorkAppearingIn → iOS ⓘ

BARD Mobile app → platform → iOS ⓘ

Venmo → platform → iOS ⓘ

Vine → availableOnPlatform → iOS ⓘ

Periscope → platform → iOS ⓘ

Periscope → operatingSystem → iOS ⓘ

Google One services → platform → iOS ⓘ

subject surface form: Google One

Swift → platform → iOS ⓘ

subject surface form: Swift (programming language)

TensorFlow → supportsPlatform → iOS ⓘ

App Store → platform → iOS ⓘ

App Store → introducedWith → iOS ⓘ

this entity surface form: iPhone OS 2.0

iCloud → platform → iOS ⓘ

Apple Arcade → platform → iOS ⓘ

Apple News+ → availableOnPlatform → iOS ⓘ

watchOS → basedOn → iOS ⓘ

watchOS → integratesWith → iOS ⓘ

Apple TV+ → platform → iOS ⓘ

YES App → hasPlatform → iOS ⓘ

iPadOS → operatingSystemFamily → iOS ⓘ

iPadOS → basedOn → iOS ⓘ

iPadOS → predecessor → iOS ⓘ

this entity surface form: iOS for iPad

Amazon Prime Video → platform → iOS ⓘ

tvOS → basedOn → iOS ⓘ

Apple Safari → operatingSystem → iOS ⓘ

Apple Safari → defaultBrowserOn → iOS ⓘ

Reddit → supportsPlatform → iOS ⓘ

JavaScriptCore → platform → iOS ⓘ

Mozilla Firefox → operatingSystem → iOS ⓘ

Microsoft Edge → operatingSystem → iOS ⓘ

Fitbit Premium → availableOn → iOS ⓘ

ICQ → platform → iOS ⓘ

iPad → operatingSystem → iOS ⓘ

ScratchJr → supportsPlatform → iOS ⓘ

Adobe Express → operatingSystem → iOS ⓘ

Flash (software) → notSupportedPlatform → iOS ⓘ

subject surface form: Adobe Flash

Adobe Lightroom → operatingSystem → iOS ⓘ

Twitch → supportsPlatform → iOS ⓘ

Audible → availableOn → iOS ⓘ

Goodreads → hasMobileApp → iOS ⓘ

Amazon Music → supportsPlatform → iOS ⓘ

Postmates → supportsDevice → iOS ⓘ

Cornershop → hasMobileAppFor → iOS ⓘ

Adobe Acrobat → operatingSystem → iOS ⓘ

Adobe XD → previewAppAvailableOn → iOS ⓘ

Uber Black → platform → iOS ⓘ

Webex → supportsPlatform → iOS ⓘ

Xamarin → supportsPlatform → iOS ⓘ

MAUI → supportsPlatform → iOS ⓘ

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