OSNews > Thread > "Called iPhone OS..." by milatchi

Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 22nd Nov 2008 00:09 UTC

"After what were surely a few extra pots of coffee last night, Apple released iPhone OS 2.2, the latest update to its operating system for the iPhone and iPod touch. As with the 2.1 update just over two months ago, Apple administered a healthy dose of new features and fixes throughout the OS and a handful of applications, many of which we saw previewed over the last couple months. Let's take a look at the most significant changes, some appreciated polish, and recap what's still missing."

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Called iPhone OS...

by milatchi on Sat 22nd Nov 2008 02:27 UTC

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2005-08-29

Something I've been wondering about is the name. Is it officially referred to as iPhone OS and not something like Mac OS X iPhone?

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RE: Called iPhone OS...

by Adam S on Sat 22nd Nov 2008 02:46 in reply to "Called iPhone OS..."

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2005-04-01

It's actually called "iPhone OS." For a long time, it was only referred to as "OS X," but when the SDK came out, it became "iPhone OS"

The API set is called Cocoa Touch, but I understand it's actually just minified Cocoa + special touch methods.

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RE[2]: Called iPhone OS...

by tyrione on Sat 22nd Nov 2008 07:29 in reply to "RE: Called iPhone OS..."

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2005-11-21

It's a subset of Cocoa with specific functionality unique to the iPhone platform.

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