From iOS 1 to iOS 9: How Apple's iPhone OS has Evolved
BENGALURU: In 2007, Apple changed the game in the mobile technology world introducing its smartphone and first-ever mobile operating system. Apple introduced features in iOS that many users wouldn’t be able to imagine life without, like iMessage, the App Store, FaceTime, Siri, iCloud, Apple Pay and so on. Looking back, it’s amazing to see how iOS has transformed from a simple touch operating system, lacking a lot of key features, to a true computing behemoth with more features and tools than one user could possibly need. iOS has seen an enormous amount of development over the last few years reports, the Business Insider.
Here, we explore the evolution of Apple’s iOS and how it has shaped the functionality of the iPhone and other iOS devices, like the iPod touch and the iPad.
iOS 1 - Apple’s first-ever touch-centric mobile operating system was announced on Jan. 9, 2007 when former CEO Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone. The OS was never officially recognized, but Jobs called it ‘software’ that runs a mobile version of Apple’s desktop OS X. Features included multi-touch gestures, visual voicemail, mobile web browsing on Safari and a YouTube app. A January 2008 update added a customizable home screen that let users move apps to dedicated “pages” on the device and gave iPod Touch users new apps: Mail, Maps, Weather, Notes and Stocks.
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