iOS

Name: iOS
Rating: 1.5 (2 reviews)

Apple's proprietary mobile OS for iPhones and iPads

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iOS is a mobile operating system developed by Apple Inc. and distributed exclusively for Apple hardware. It is the operating system that powers iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.

Each main version of iOS / iPhone OS has introduced a big, main feature of the new version.
- iPhone OS 1 was the original "iOS", and had only first-party Apple, preinstalled apps such as "Phone", "iPod", and "Safari".
- iPhone OS 2 introduced the App Store that we know today.
- iPhone OS 3 added in copy and paste functionality, several Google-licensed apps (Maps and Youtube), as well as basic tethering functions.
- iOS 4 brought in multitasking and Wallpaper-changing. iOS 4 also dropped the original iPhone from it's supported devices, and the iPhone 3G held limited support.
- iOS 5 introduced several new features, such as iMessage, Newsstand, Reminders, Twitter integration, iCloud, and a beta of Siri.
- iOS 6 fully released Siri and Siri Eyes Free, brought in Passbook and Facebook integration, as well as Apple-sourced maps instead of Google sourced, marking the removal of the Youtube app as well.
- iOS 7 held a massive design overhaul, turning skeumorphic into modern and flat. Also brought in a "Control Center" which offered a quick-access area for commonly used features (flashlight, wifi on/off, bluetooth on/off, calculator app, etc.).
- iOS 8 introduced the Health App, which enables data-mixing from all kinds of fitness apps, from MyFitnessPal to Misfit. iMessages gained voice messaging, and Indoor Mapping with the iPhone 5S, 6, and 6+'s M7 and M8 coprocessors.
- iOS 9 introduced a new multitasking features on iPad, new Notes features, the iCloud Drive app, HomeKit integration, Apple Maps improvements.
- iOS 10 incorporated changes to 3D Touch and the lock screen. There were new features to Messages, Maps, Photos and Siri.
- iOS 11 introduces significant design changes: combined lock screen and Notification Center, Appstore restyle, translation between languages for Siri, screen recording.

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OAKSIF0

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• Top negative comment about 3 years ago • 0 replies

iOS and the iPhones that are made now by tim cook are restrictive and spying on you and overpriced and expensive. It is a pain to get jailbreaking working and there are many fake jailbreaks out there. iPhones and iOS won't let you boot any other OS like Android, they won't let you dual boot! I don't know why people love iPhones so much, just get an Android phone come on cause apple don't care about its customers and its support is horrible!

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TerrifiedTyphlosion

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• Negative comment • about 2 years ago • 0 replies

I chose to stick to iOS 8.4.1 forever. I don't really understand why Apple keeps changing the interface of iOS every single update. On iPhones, the bootloader will only run Apple-signed software.

Basically, iOS is as locked down as locked down can be, if you don't jailbreak it. Even then, jailbreaking has been pretty difficult. On the iOS version I am on, there's no jailbreak for my 64-bit device as of this writing.

Honestly, I would jump to LineageOS or some similar open source mobile OS if I could.

I give it 2 stars because the interface does look nice...at least for iOS 8.

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Said about iOS as an alternative

Firefox OS is focused on privacy and security. iOS is too.

Positive comment • almost 3 years ago • as an alternative to Firefox OS

It's a good smartphone OS. If you want a smartphone OS, you have only a few real choices that actually run stably on anything and have any apps. As of early 2018, those are IOS, Android, Sailfish, Tizen (which is garbage), and UBPorts Ubuntu Touch. LuneOS and Plasma Mobile aren't yet stable, and the Firefox OS descendants are a fragmented mess.

Positive comment • about 3 years ago • as an alternative to Ubuntu Touch

Pending approval

It s available easily. Others are not available everywhere and for every device.

Positive comment • about 2 years ago • as an alternative to Android