IOS 12

iOS 12
Version of the iOS operating system
iOS 12 running on an iPhone 6
DeveloperApple Inc.
OS familyiOS Unix-like
Source modelClosed-source with open source components
Initial releaseSeptember 17, 2018 (2018-09-17)
Latest releaseiOS 12.5.7 (Darwin 18.7.0)
Marketing targetSmartphones, tablets and digital media players
Update methodOTA updates, iTunes
Package managerApp Store, dpkg (On jailbroken devices)
Kernel typeHybrid (XNU)
LicenseProprietary software with open-source components
Preceded byiOS 11
Succeeded by
Official websiteiOS 12 - Apple at the Wayback Machine (archived September 9, 2019)
TaglineMore power to you.
Support status
Obsolete, partial third-party app support

iOS 12 is the twelfth major release of the iOS mobile operating system developed by Apple Inc. Aesthetically similar to its predecessor, iOS 11, it focuses more on performance than on new features, quality improvements and security updates. Announced at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference on June 4, 2018, iOS 12 was released to the public on September 17, 2018.[1] It was succeeded for the iPhone and iPod Touch by iOS 13 on September 19, 2019, and for the iPad by iPadOS 13 on September 24, 2019. Security updates for iOS 12 continued for four years after the releases of iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 for devices unable to run the newer versions. The last update, 12.5.7,[2] was released on January 23, 2023.

  1. ^ "Apple Releases iOS 12 With Faster Performance, Memoji, Siri Shortcuts, Screen Time, Revamped Maps App, ARKit 2.0, and More". MacRumors. Archived from the original on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  2. ^ "About the security content of iOS 12.5.7". Archived from the original on 2022-08-31. Retrieved 2023-01-23.