mobile operating system of the iPad, developed by Apple Inc. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
iPadOS is a mobile operating system made by Apple Inc. for iPad tablet computers. It was released on September 24, 2019. It replaced iOS 12.[8]
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Developer | Apple Inc. |
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Written in | C, C++, Objective-C, Swift, assembly language |
OS family | Unix-like, based on Darwin (BSD), iOS |
Working state | Current |
Source model | Closed source |
Initial release | September 24, 2019[1] |
Latest release | iPadOS 17.6[2] released July 29, 2024[2] |
Latest preview | iPadOS 18 Beta 5[3] released August 5, 2024[3] |
Marketing target | Tablet computers |
Available in | 40 languages[4][5][6][7] |
Update method | OTA, Software Update, App Store |
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Kernel type | Hybrid (XNU) |
Default user interface | Cocoa Touch (multi-touch, GUI) |
License | Proprietary software except for open-source components |
Preceded by | iOS 12 |
Official website | www |
Support status | |
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iOS 13 (comes from) |
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