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iOS

mobile operating system by Apple Inc.
class mobile_operating_system Q48493
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iOS is a mobile operating system . It is designed for use on Apple's mobile devices, including the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. The system provides a user interface optimized for touch input and supports a wide range of applications through the App Store. iOS receives regular updates that introduce new features and security enhancements.

iOS

Summary

iOS is a mobile operating system[1]. iOS ranks in the top 5% of mobile_operating_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,600 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • iOS's instance of is recorded as mobile operating system[3].
  • iOS's instance of is recorded as Unix-like operating system[4].
  • iOS's instance of is recorded as computing platform[5].
  • iOS's based on is recorded as macOS[6].
  • iOS's based on is recorded as Darwin[7].
  • iOS's developer is recorded as Apple Inc.[8].
  • iOS's copyright license is recorded as proprietary license[9].
  • iOS's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[10].
  • iOS's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[11].
  • iOS's programmed in is recorded as Objective-C[12].
  • iOS's programmed in is recorded as Q17118377[13].
  • iOS's programmed in is recorded as Java[14].
  • iOS is a type of Unix-like operating system[15].
  • iOS is a type of mobile operating system[16].
  • iOS's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0[17].
  • iOS's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.1[18].
  • iOS's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.2[19].
  • iOS's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1[20].
  • iOS's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1.1[21].
  • iOS's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1.2[22].
  • iOS's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1.3[23].
  • iOS's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1.4[24].
  • iOS's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1.5[25].
  • iOS's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.1[26].
  • iOS's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.2[27].

Why It Matters

iOS ranks in the top 5% of mobile_operating_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,600 views/month).[2] iOS has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] iOS is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0388511-Apple-iOS-operacni-system
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0388511-Apple-iOS-operacni-system, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
  2. 26d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → Q17058718, Q16927834, Q16969690 +16
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Cleanup: remove self_stated_in refs ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
  3. 26d ago · Tommylung · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2 +226
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 26.3"
  4. 5w ago · Anticeri · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2 +226
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||tr, en, ast, pl, ko, de, en-ca, en-gb, fy, nl, fi, vi, hr, sv, ja, fr, nb, el, pt-br, es, ru, bs, en-us, pt, gl, cs, sk, ms */ Remove all redundant labels/ali"
  5. 7w ago · CommonsDelinker bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → —
    Bibliothèque nationale de france id → —
    National library of ireland id → —
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    + 173 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: IOS 18.4.1 screenshot (2025).png, Removing [[:c:File:IOS_18.4.1_screenshot_(2025).png|IOS_18.4.1_screenshot_(2025).png]], it has been deleted from Comm"
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