{"id":2252,"date":"2012-09-19T06:26:09","date_gmt":"2012-09-19T14:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flash-video-mx.com\/blog\/?p=2252"},"modified":"2012-09-19T19:53:04","modified_gmt":"2012-09-20T03:53:04","slug":"from-ios-1-to-ios-6-6-year-evolution-of-ios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flash-video-mx.com\/blog\/from-ios-1-to-ios-6-6-year-evolution-of-ios.html","title":{"rendered":"From iOS 1 to iOS 6 – 6 Year Evolution of iOS"},"content":{"rendered":"

In order to make the latest iPhone<\/strong> more attractive and competitive, Apple<\/strong> usually equips it with the newest iOS system<\/strong>. iPhone was a device running iOS 1<\/strong> while the newly-released iPhone 5<\/a> gets iOS 6<\/strong>. Therefore, by studying the development of iPhone<\/a>, one can also trace the evolution of iOS. Though there are just limited versions of iOS system available in the market, ranging from iOS 1 to iOS 6, iOS is still second most favored smartphone operating system in the world. However, the great success of iOS wasn’t achieved in a day.<\/p>\n

From iOS 1 to iOS 6, the operating system of iPhone mobile<\/strong> is becoming better and better in a subtle way. Actually, it has turned out to be another influential and attractive mark presented by Apple. For example, when iPhone 5<\/strong> was released, people not only pay attention to the design and hardware of the mobile, but also care about iOS 6 the mobile is running. Then what is the difference between different versions of iOS system<\/strong>? For those who want to learn more from iOS 1 to iOS 6, this post will present them a general review on 6 year evolution of iOS. <\/p>\n

1. iOS 1<\/strong>: Forerunner<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"iOS<\/p>\n

Released along with the first generation of iPhone, iOS 1<\/strong> didn’t attract much attention at that time. Also known as iPhone OS, iOS 1 is a system without support to Apple Store<\/strong> or iTunes<\/strong>. There are just applications like Messages, YouTube, Calendar, Stock and Note. Jobs initially desired to make iOS 1 a system where web application could work as flawlessly as those native applications on iPhone. Luckily, he denied his assumption in later versions of iOS system.<\/p>\n

2. iOS 2<\/strong>: Winner<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"iOS<\/p>\n

An important feature of iOS 2<\/strong> lied in its support to App Store where various third-party apps could be traced. With the support of various applications from App Store, iOS 2 turned out to be one of the biggest winners in mobile market. Extra functions were added to iOS 2 such as sending or receiving email, screen capturing and viewing Microsoft Office files. With the help of iOS 2, iPhone 3G<\/strong> turned out to one of the best-selling mobiles of the year.<\/p>\n

3. iOS 3<\/strong>: Milestone<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"iOS<\/p>\n

As a milestone in the evolution of iOS system<\/strong>, iOS 3 was well known for being the first iOS system installed in iPad, another influential Apple device<\/strong>. With the coalition formed by iPod, iPhone and iPad, iOS 3 soon attracted the world’s attention. Not only can the minor updates be traced in iOS 3 but also new functions. iOS 3 not only enabled users to enjoy copy, paste and cut texts, but also record videos with the high-resolution camera. <\/p>\n

4. iOS 4<\/strong>: Fashion Leader<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"iOS<\/p>\n

Before iOS 4<\/strong>, iPhone mobile was not as a powerful multimedia tool as it was at present. As an operating system released on June 17th, iOS 4 made iPhone 3GS<\/strong> a mobile that could make video call easily with FaceTime<\/strong> and read e-book freely with iBook<\/strong>. Moreover, before iOS 4, multitasking was limited to a selection of the applications. As a consequence, iOS 4, whose features were viewed as industry standards, made iPhone 3GS a fashion leader in the arena. <\/p>\n

5. iOS 5<\/strong>: Innovator<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"iOS<\/p>\n

Just as the word “innovator<\/strong>” had implied, iOS 5 tried to be an innovative and creative operating system. Comparing with iOS 4, over 200 new functions were added to iOS 5 including a new notification system, photo editing function and iMessage<\/strong>. Moreover, with the eye-attracting iCloud<\/strong>, users could transfer photos from iPhone 4S<\/a> to computers without using iTunes<\/strong>. Besides that, iOS 5 took full advantages of social networking service like Twitter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

6. iOS 6<\/strong>: Dominator<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"iOS<\/p>\n

As the system of long-rumored iPhone 5, iOS 6<\/a><\/strong> executes some bolding changes. It not only replaces Google Map<\/strong> with its own 3D map but also excludes YouTube<\/strong> app out of its supporting list. However, with improved Siri<\/strong> and newly-designed iBookstore<\/strong>, iOS 6 is viewed as the best mobile system ever released by Apple. Moreover, with Passbook, one can easily pay the tickets of basketball or baseball games via iPhone 5. As a dominator in mobile system market, iOS 6 gains various apps exclusively designed for disables.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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