Day: April 13, 2014

This article is about Apple iOS. For other meanings of IOS, see IOS (disambiguation). Apple Inc.provides updates to the iOS operating system for the iPhoneiPad, and iPod Touch through iTunes, and since iOS 5.0, also through over-the-air software updates. With the June 6, 2011 announcement of iOS 5.0, a USB connection to iTunes is no longer needed to activate iOS devices; data synchronization can happen automatically and wirelessly through Apple’s iCloud service. The most recent update, iOS 7.1, fixed some bugs, improved the user interface, introduced CarPlay and fixed support for iPhone 4. Contents hide 1 Overview 2 Versions 3 Current versions 4 Portable iOS devices 4.1 iPhone…

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The version history of the Android mobile operating system began with the release of the Android beta in November 2007. The first commercial version, Android 1.0, was released in September 2008. Android is under ongoing development by Google and the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), and has seen a number of  updates to its base operating system since its initial release. Since April 2009, Android versions have been developed under a -themed and released according to alphabetical order: Cupcake (1.5), Donut (1.6), Eclair (2.0–2.1), Froyo (2.2–2.2.3), Gingerbread (2.3–2.3.7), Honeycomb (3.0–3.2.6), Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0–4.0.4), Jelly Bean (4.1–4.3), and KitKat (4.4). On 3 September…

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