What is iOS
iOS is Apple's mobile operating system. Developed originally for the iPhone, it has since been shipped on the iPod Touch and iPad,iOS 6 is the sixth major update for Apple's iOS mobile operating system that powers portable Apple devices like the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
With its easy-to-use interface, amazing features, and rock-solid stability, iOS is the foundation of iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. And even as others try to catch up, the technologies and features built into iOS keep your Apple devices years ahead.Elegant and intuitive interface.
You know how to use iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch from the first time you pick them up. That’s because the revolutionary Multi‑Touch interface in iOS was designed for your finger. And the simple, beautiful Home screen is the easiest place to
start. From built-in apps to over 800,000 more apps and games available on the App Store.1 From making a FaceTime call
to editing a video with iMovie. Everything you touch is easy, intuitive, and fun.
Amazing features and built-in apps.
iOS and an ever-expanding collection of features and built-in apps make iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch even more powerful, innovative, and fun to use. Here are just a few.
Hardware and software made for each other.
Because Apple makes both the hardware and the operating system for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, everything is designed to work together. So apps take full advantage of hardware features such as the Retina display, the Multi-Touch interface, the accelerometer, the three-axis gyro, accelerated graphics, and more. FaceTime is a perfect example. It uses both front and back cameras, the display, the microphone, and your Wi‑Fi connection.
The world’s largest — and smartest — collection of apps.
With thousands of apps in practically every category, iOS is the platform for the world’s largest collection of mobile apps. And every app starts with the right DNA. That’s because Apple gives third-party developers a rich set of tools and APIs to create apps and games designed to take advantage of the technology inside every iOS device. With all those apps in one place, they’re easy to access, easy to search, and easy to buy using the same account you use for iTunes. Just browse the App Store on your device and download them with a tap.
iCloud. Your content. On all your devices.
iCloud stores your music, photos, apps, mail, contacts, calendars, documents, and more and wirelessly pushes them to all your devices.7 So if you buy a song, take a photo, or edit a calendar event on your iPad, iCloud makes sure it appears on your Mac, iPhone, and iPod touch, too. You don’t have to do a thing. 