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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subject surface form: Metal
Excel operatingSystem iOS
subject surface form: Microsoft Excel
subject surface form: Microsoft Outlook
subject surface form: Microsoft PowerPoint
Teams operatingSystem iOS
subject surface form: Microsoft Teams
subject surface form: Opera
Opera operatingSystem iOS
Photos operatingSystem iOS
Safari operatingSystem iOS
Siri operatingSystem iOS
Slack operatingSystem iOS
TikTok operatingSystem iOS
WebKit operatingSystem iOS
XNU operatingSystem iOS
Yammer operatingSystem iOS
iPad operatingSystem iOS
iPhone operatingSystem iOS
iPod operatingSystem iOS
this entity surface form: iOS (for iPod touch)
iOS originalName iOS self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: iPhone OS
NeXTcube osInfluence iOS
AIM platform iOS
subject surface form: ARKit
AirDrop platform iOS
App Store platform iOS
Apple Arcade platform iOS
Apple Pay platform iOS
Apple TV+ platform iOS