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{{ Infobox OS
| name                   = iPhone OS 
| logo                   = 
| screenshot             = [[Image:Iphone_front.png|200px]]
| caption                = iPhone OS 1.1.4 on an [[iPhone]]
| developer              = [[Apple Inc.]]
| family                 = [[Unix]]
| supported_platforms    = [[ARM architecture|ARM]] ([[iPhone]] and [[iPod touch]])
| source_model           = [[Closed source software|Closed source]] (with [[open source software|open source]] components)
| latest_release_version = 1.1.4
| latest_release_date    = [[February 26]] [[2008]]
| working_state          = Current
| kernel_type            = [[Hybrid kernel|Hybrid]]
| ui                     = [[Cocoa Touch]] ([[Multi-touch]], [[Graphical user interface|GUI]])
| license                = [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]] [[EULA]]
| website                = [http://developer.apple.com/iphone/ iPhone Dev Center]
}}
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]].<ref>[http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/index.html#macosx Apple - iPhone - Features - OS X]</ref>

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]].<ref name=VersatileFlash>Haslam, Karen. [http://www.macworld.co.uk/ipod-itunes/news/index.cfm?newsid=16927 Macworld Expo: Optimised OS X sits on 'versatile' flash], ''[[Macworld|Macworld UK]]'', ([[2007-01-12]]){{accessdate|2007-01-16}}</ref> [[computer security|Security]] patches, as well as new and improved features, may be released in this fashion.<ref>Kharif, Olga. [http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2007/07/coming_soon_iph.html Coming Soon: iPhone Software Updates], ''[[BusinessWeek]]'', ([[2007-07-10]]){{accessdate|2007-07-24}}</ref>  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 depreciation|straight-line basis]] over the currently estimated 24-month economic life of these products.<ref>[http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/000104746907009340/a2181030z10-k.htm Apple's revenue recognition policy in their 2007 10-K filing]</ref><ref>Flynn, Laurie. [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/26/technology/26apple.html?ex=1335326400&en=09662563870072d4&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink Apple Zooms Past Rivals, With 88% Profit Growth], ''New York Times'', (2007-04-26){{accessdate|2008-01-15}}</ref><ref>Horwitz, Jeremy. [http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/apple-to-add-free-iphone-apple-tv-features-over-time/ Apple to add free iPhone, Apple TV features over time], ''iLounge.com'', (2007-04-25){{accessdate|2008-01-15}}</ref><ref>Howe, Carl. [http://www.blackfriarsinc.com/blog/2007/04/notes-from-today-apple-conference-call Blackfriars' notes from today's Apple conference call with Peter Oppenheimer], ''Blackfriars.com'', (2007-04-25){{accessdate|2008-01-15}}</ref><ref>Krazit, Tom. [http://www.news.com/Apples-802.11n-accounting-conundrum/2100-1044_3-6151790.html Apple's 802.11n accounting conundrum], ''C|Net News.com'', (2007-01-19){{accessdate|2008-01-15}}</ref>

Apple concurrently provides the same iPhone OS update for the [[iPod touch]]. Since the iPod touch does not provide monthly income, Apple often charges a fee for the update for iPod touch.

==Releases==
{| class="wikitable"
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! Version
! Release date
! Features/details
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! rowspan="1" | 1.0
| June 29, 2007 
| 
* Initial release, noted as being very buggy
|-
! rowspan="1" | 1.0.1
| July 31, 2007 
| 
* Safari security update
|-
! rowspan="1" | 1.0.2
| Aug. 21, 2007 
| 
* Fixed bugs
|-
! rowspan="1" | 1.1.1
| Sept. 27, 2007 
| 
* This update is commonly called the iPhone "September '07" update by Apple <ref>[http://www.apple.com/iphone/gettingstarted/guidedtourupdate1/ Apple - iPhone - Guided Tour Update 1 - Large<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* [[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 Calculator icon design
|-
! rowspan="1" | 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
|-
! rowspan="1" | 1.1.3
| Jan. 15, 2008 
| 
* This update is commonly called the iPhone "January '08 Update" by Apple <ref>[http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/jan08update.html Apple - iPhone - January '08 Update<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* [[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 card]]s can be redeemed on the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store.
* Movies downloaded through iTunes have chapter support.
* Music has lyrics-support feature
* [[Web Clip|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" so there is no way to defer messages.
* Labels for contact data can now be deleted.
* Applications on the phone no longer run as root; they run as the user "mobile" instead
|-
! rowspan="1" style="white-space: nowrap;background-color:#40CC40;"| 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
|-
! rowspan="1" style="white-space: nowrap;background-color:#2FC0FF;" | 2.0
| Mar. 30, 2008 (final release due June 2008)<ref>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/30/apple-seeds-updated-iphone-2-0-beta-not-many-changes/</ref>
| 
[[Image:Iphone2calc.jpg|thumb|right|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
* [[Cisco]] [[IPsec]] [[VPN]] support
* Device configuration
* [[Remote wipe]]
* Ability to view [[PowerPoint]] attachments
* Mass email delete
* Mass email move
* Locally stored Web apps
* [[Bonjour (software)|Bonjour]]
* Full-screen mode in Safari
* Support for [[SVG]]
* Parental controls
* App Store (To manage third-party applications)
* New "Calendar" menu in "Settings"<ref name="FW2 vid">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-4vXbhiZSY YouTube - iPhone 2.0 Firmware<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* New calculator icon, along with extra features in portrait mode, and a scientific calculator in landscape mode
*  New version of iTunes icon and the buttons along the bottom are now in different categories and sections
<ref name="FW2 vid">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-4vXbhiZSY YouTube - iPhone 2.0 Firmware<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable"
!Key:
|style="background-color:#40CC40;" align="center"|Current Version
|style="background-color:#2FC0FF;" align="center"|Developer Beta
|}

==References==
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