IPadOS

iPadOS
iPadOS 17 home screen
DeveloperApple Inc.
Written inC, C++, Objective-C, Swift, assembly language
OS familyUnix-like, based on Darwin (BSD), iOS, macOS
Working stateCurrent
Source modelClosed with open-source components
Initial releaseSeptember 24, 2019 (2019-09-24)[1]
Latest release17.4.1[2] (March 21, 2024 (2024-03-21)) [±]
Marketing targetTablet computers
Available in40 languages[3][4][5][6]
Update methodOver-the-air, iTunes, Finder
PlatformsiPads with ARMv8-A CPUs
Kernel typeHybrid (XNU)
Default
user interface
Cocoa Touch (multi-touch, GUI)
LicenseProprietary software except for open-source components
Preceded byiOS
Official websiteapple.com/ipados
Support status
Supported
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iPadOS version history

iPadOS is a mobile operating system developed by Apple Inc. for its iPad line of tablet computers. It was given a name distinct from iOS, the operating system used by Apple's iPhones to reflect the diverging features of the two product lines, such as multitasking. It was introduced as iPadOS 13 in 2019, reflecting its status as the successor to iOS 12 for the iPad, at the company's 2019 Worldwide Developers Conference.[7]

iPadOS was first released to the public on September 24, 2019. Major versions of iPadOS are released annually. The current stable version, iPadOS 17, was released to the public on September 18, 2023.

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