iOS is the mobile operating system used by Apple’s iPhones. First introduced with the original iPhone in 2007, the software has remained a feature of every iPhone released in the years since, and continues to provide the basis for other Apple operating systems including iPadOS, tvOS and watchOS.
Apple's App Store serves as the centerpiece of its iOS mobile operating system, with the company’s virtual marketplace now containing more than 2 million apps optimized for the platform.
New versions of iOS are released annually – typically ahead of new iPhone launches – with iOS 17 expected to replace iOS 16 in September 2023.
Latest about iOS
Siri has finally got smarter with iOS 27, and the public beta is out now. Here's how to download it and the best features to try first.
I put an early version of Clean Up in iOS 27 to the test against its iOS 26 equivalent, and the results surprised me.
We spoke to SafeToNet CEO Richard Pursey about where Big Tech companies like Apple are still falling short when it comes to child safety.
The iOS app version of ChatGPT has a great hidden feature for choosing how intelligent you want your answer to be.
At WWDC 2026, Apple gave us one more reason to buy the iPhone Air — and it’s got nothing to do with design or price.
It's early days, but using Apple Intelligence photo-generation tools in iOS 27 Dev Beta offers a good reminder about the limits of photorealistic AI image generation.
Apple announced some important new screen time features at WWDC 2026, but I'm more excited by Google's approach to the same issue.
Apple teased several big updates coming to Wallet with iOS 27, and this fall Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL, will adopt the new enhanced keys upgrades to improve the current MagicMobile experience.
