iPhone Operating System

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
IOS
Pronunciation
/ˈaɪˌfoʊn ˈɔpərˌeɪtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm/
Category
Computing
Related Field
Software

Examples in Context

  1. The only smartphones that use the iPhone operating system?
  2. Apple will issue an update to its iPhone operating system, iOS 8, at around the same time.
  3. Apple has given a preview of some of the100 features that will be included in a new iPhone operating system to be launched later this year.
  4. Apple argued that parts of Google's Android software took their cue from the iPhone's operating system.
  5. Apple does so with its iPhone while Google's power lies mostly in its operating system, which it licenses to a number of mobile phone manufacturers.

Other meanings of IOS

The International Organization For Standards Misc
International Organization for Standardization Business
Irish OverSeas Community
Indian Ocean Ship, Spaceflight Tracking Data network station Gov
Intelligent Operating Software Computing
Internal Operating System Computing
Instructor Operator Station Gov
Input/Output Supervision Gov
International Outsourcing Services Business
Intelligent Operating System Internet