IOS
Introduction to IOS
IOS (formerly iPhone OS) is a mobile operating
system created and developed by Apple Inc. that is designed for different
mobile devices. Apple specifically designed this system so that it is easy to
use and innovate the most compatible devices. As IOS was the first operating
system used in touch screen smart phone on the market which had replaced the
keypad mobile phones.
IOS is especially designed for the Apple
mobile devices like iPhone, iPad
and iPod touch so, only the Apple
products support this Operating System.It is the second most popular mobile
operating system globally after Android. It brought most revolutionary
innovation in mobile computing. IOS was first developed in June 29,2007 by
Apple Inc. IOS has been a long and (mostly smooth ride to the top of the tech
world for Apple The iPhone is now one of the most successful products of all time,
and Apple’s mobile operating system ie.IOS which runs on more than billions of
devices worldwide.
It was 10 years ago that the first iPhone, running
the first version of IOS, hit the market. It had been revealed in a memorable
keynote by the late Steve Jobs at Macword the previous January. He described it as
“three revolutionary products… in one device,” combining “a widescreen iPod
with touch controls, a revolutionary mobile phone, and a breakthrough internet
communications device.”
Based on the survey as
of June 2016 by Statista, the play store of Google is ranking first having 2.2
million apps, while App store of Apple is on the second position comprises 2
million apps.
So IOS provides a platform for the Programmers
to make their own app and present to the world. IOS
platform offers its users high-end security which
is the best part and advantage of this platform. It keeps iPhone users
protected from external threats by providing a powerful shield against malware,
virus and other internet threats. So it is the most key reason of being the
trusted and qualitative brand in the mobile industry.
History and Development
In April 2003, Steve Job’s expressed his belief that tablet PCs were not good choices as high-demand markets for Apple to enter. He believed cell phones were going to become important devices for portable access, and what was missing was excellent software, that Jobs wanted to show.
In 2004,
Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs gathered a team of 1000 employees to work on the “Purple
Project” to develop the iPhone we use now. The Purple Project was intended to
create the device during a secretive partnership; they had to go to the great lengths
of loyalty and secrecy among employees and the outside competitors. On 2007,
the exciting response to the opening of the iPhone had the media naming the
product the “Jesus Phone,” as it went on sale at 6:00 p.m. In the United States
hundreds of customers lined up outside the stores nationwide. Purchases ranged
from regions such as the UK, to France, and Germany in November 2007, and
eventually, Ireland and Austria in the Spring of 2008. Apple sold 6.1 million
original copies over five quarters.
In September 2007, Apple announced the iPod Touch, a
redesigned iPodbased on the iPhone form factor. In January 2010,
Apple announced the iPad, featuring a larger screen than the iPhone and
iPod Touch, and designed for web browsing, media consumption, and reading.
In June 2010, Apple rebranded iPhone OS as "IOS". The
trademark "IOS" had been used by Cisco for over a decade
for its operating system, IOS, used on its routers. To avoid any potential
lawsuit, Apple licensed the "IOS" trademark from Cisco.
In October 2016, Apple opened its first IOS Developer Academy
in Naplesinside University of Naples Federico II’s new campus.
The IOS App Storewas opened on July 10, 2008 with an
initial 500 applications available. This quickly grew to 3,000 in September
2008, 15,000 in January 2009,50,000 in June 2009, 100,000in November
2009, 250,000 in August 2010, 650,000 in July 2012, 1 million in
October 2013. About 2 million in June 2016,and 2.2 million in January
2017. As of March 2016, 1 million apps are natively compatible with
the iPad tablet computer.These apps have collectively been downloaded
more than 130 billion times.App intelligence firm Sensor Tower has estimated
that the App Store will reach 5 million apps by the year 2020.
Recently, Apple has announced that there were
more than one billionIOS devices
in active use. Since that announcement in January 2016, Apple has sold more
than 260 million iPhones alone, according to publicly-released sales figures.
This statistic shows Apple iPhone sales worldwide from the
third quarter of 2007 to the company's most recent financial quarter. In the
fourth quarter of 2018, 46.89 million iPhones were sold worldwide. In the fourth
quarter of 2018, 46.89 million iPhones were
sold worldwide.
In ten years, Apple’s revenue increased
from 8 billion U.S. dollars in 2004 to more than 229 billion in 2017.
Ø Apple launched IOS—then called iPhone
OS—on June 29, 2007, with the very first
iPhone. Since then, the mobile operating system has gone through some major
upgrades. But it didn’t happen overnight. Ever year in the summer, Apple has
reinvented the OS, adding new features and redefining what’s possible on all its
devices.
