Outline of iOS

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to iOS:

iOS – mobile operating system developed and distributed by Apple Inc. Originally released in 2007 for the iPhone and iPod Touch, it has since been extended to support other Apple devices such as the iPad and Apple TV. Unlike Windows CE (Mobile and Phone) and Android, Apple does not license iOS for installation on non-Apple hardware.

Devices

• iOS devices
  • iPhone
    • iPhone (1st generation)
    • iPhone 3G
    • iPhone 3GS
    • iPhone 4
    • iPhone 4S
    • iPhone 5
    • iPhone 5C
    • iPhone 5S
    • iPhone SE
    • iPhone 6
    • iPhone 6 Plus
    • iPhone 6S
    • iPhone 6S Plus
    • iPhone 7
    • iPhone 7 Plus
  • iPod Touch
    • 1st generation
    • 2nd generation
    • 3rd generation
    • 4th generation
    • 5th generation
    • 6th generation
  • iPad
    • iPad (1st generation)
    • iPad (2nd generation)
    • iPad (3rd generation)
    • iPad (4th generation)
    • iPad Air
    • iPad Air 2
    • iPad Pro
  • iPad Mini
    • iPad Mini (1st generation)
    • iPad Mini 2
    • iPad Mini 3
    • iPad Mini 4
  • Apple TV
  • Apple Watch (Watch OS)

Releases

• iOS
  • iPhone OS 1
  • iPhone OS 2
  • iPhone OS 3
  • iOS 4
  • iOS 5
  • iOS 6
  • iOS 7
  • iOS 8
  • iOS 9
  • iOS 10
• Watch OS
  • Watch OS 2
  • Watch OS 3
• TvOS

Features

• Interface
  • Direct manipulation
    • Multi-touch
      • Types of use
        • Swiping
        • Tapping
        • Reverse pinching
        • Pinching
    • Accelerometer
      • Types of use
        • Shaking
        • Rotation
        • Steering
• Other elements
  • SpringBoard (Home Screen)
  • Multitasking
  • Apple Push Notification Service
  • Notification Center
  • Control Center

Applications

• Included applications
• Jailbreaking
• Software Development Kit

History

Main article: History of iPhone

• History of iOS
• List of iOS devices
• Advertising
• History of Apple

General concepts

• Hardware
• Software
  • Interface
  • SDK
  • Jailbreaking-hacking

Personnel

• Steve Jobs, Former CEO
• Tim Cook, CEO
• Jonathan Ive, Senior Vice President of Design
• Scott Forstall, Former Senior Vice President of iOS Software

See also

• Apple Inc.
• Macintosh

External links

• This outline displayed as a mindmap, at wikimindmap.com
• iPhone – official site
• Apple Inc. – official site
• iOS Developer Program – official site