iPhone OS version history

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iPhone OS
iPhone OS 1.1.4 on an iPhone
Website	iPhone Dev Center
Company/ developer	Apple Inc.
OS family	Unix
Source model	Closed source (with open source components)
Latest stable release	1.1.4 / February 26, 2008
Supported platforms	ARM (iPhone and iPod touch)
Kernel type	Hybrid
Default user interface	Cocoa Touch (Multi-touch, GUI)
License	Proprietary EULA
Working state	Current

The version history of iPhone OS spans from its release in June 2007 to the present day. This operating system from Apple Inc. did not have an official name until the release of the iPhone SDK on March 6, 2008. Before then, Apple marketing literature simply stated that the iPhone runs "OS X," an ambiguous reference to iPhone OS's parent, Mac OS X.^[1]

Apple provides free updates to the iPhone's operating system through iTunes, similar to the way that iPods are updated, and touts this as an advantage compared to other cell phones.^[2] Security patches, as well as new and improved features, may be released in this fashion.^[3] Since Apple provides future unspecified features and additional software products free of charge to its customers, Apple recognizes revenue from their iPhones on a straight-line basis over the currently estimated 24-month economic life of these products.^{[4][5][6][7][8]}

Apple concurrently provides the same version of the iPhone OS for the iPod touch. Because the iPod touch does not provide monthly income,^{[citation needed]} Apple has charged a fee to update the software on the iPod touch.

[edit] Releases

Version	Release date	Features/details
1.0	June 29, 2007	Initial release
1.0.1	July 31, 2007	Safari security update
1.0.2	Aug. 21, 2007	Fixed bugs
1.1.1	Sept. 27, 2007	This update is also called the iPhone "September '07" update by Apple[9] iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store Louder speakerphone and receiver volume Home button double-click shortcut to phone favorites or music controls Spacebar double-tap shortcut to intelligently insert period and space (ie: ". ") Mail attachments are viewable in portrait and landscape modes Stocks and cities in Stocks and Weather can be reordered Apple Inc. Bluetooth Headset battery status in the Status Bar Support for TV out Preferences to turn off EDGE/GPRS when roaming internationally New Passcode lock time intervals Adjustable alert volume New interface for the Calculator application.
1.1.2	Nov. 12, 2007	Battery charge level shown in iTunes International language & keyboard support Patched the TIFF exploit Adds custom ringtone field Fixed bugs
1.1.3	Jan. 15, 2008	This update is commonly called the iPhone "January '08 Update" by Apple [10] Google Maps gains the 'Locate Me' feature which can determine the phone's approximate location, using a combination of cellular triangulation and Wi-Fi data from Skyhook Wireless; also adds hybrid map support and the 'Drop Pin' feature. Icons on the homescreen can be rearranged and placed on multiple homescreens (up to nine). iTunes gift cards can be redeemed on the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store. Movies downloaded through iTunes have chapter support. Music has lyrics-support feature Web Clips can be added to (and subsequently removed from) the homescreen. SMS messages can be sent to multiple contacts. SMS storage capacity increased from 1,000 to 75,000 messages Default Gmail IMAP setup for new accounts (previously was defaulted as POP3). Multi-touch keyboard (e.g., simultaneously pressing "Shift" + "a") The clock timer now remembers the last used options. (bug fix) Incoming SMS messages now prompts the user to "View" or "Close" (previously "Ignore" or "Reply"). Pressing either option now marks the message as "seen". Labels for contact data can now be deleted. Applications on the phone no longer run as root; they run as the user "mobile" instead
1.1.4	Feb. 26, 2008	Fixed bugs SMS scramble order fix More carriers names now fit without scrolling - for roaming on other carriers The camera's frame rate dramatically improved
2.0	May 28, 2008 (final release has been rumored to be due June 9, 2008 at WWDC '08, but was said to be "scheduled for release this June")[11]	The updated calculator in the iPhone 2.0 beta. Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync support Push email Push contacts Push calendar Global Address List Certificates and Identities WPA2/802.1x Enforced security policies Extra keyboard languages including Chinese and Korean Cisco IPsec VPN support Device configuration Remote wipe Ability to view PowerPoint attachments Mass email delete Mass email move Bonjour service discovery protocol Support for SVG Parental controls Ability to search contacts App Store (To manage third-party applications) New "Calendar" menu in "Settings"[12] Updated calculator with extra features in portrait mode, a scientific calculator in landscape mode and an updated icon. Updated iTunes with a new icon and reordered category icons within iTunes application. Ability to save or open images from websites in Safari[13] Support for Traditional and Simplified Chinese handwriting recognition Geotagging[14] Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Polish, Korean and Brazilian Portuguese language interface in iPhone, previously this languages was only in iPod Touch since 1.1.1 [15]

Key:	Old Version	Current Version	Developer Beta

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