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watchOS is the operating system of the Apple Watch, developed by Apple.It is based on iOS, the operating system used by the iPhone, and has many similar features. [4] It was released on April 24, 2015, along with the Apple Watch, the only device that runs watchOS. watchOS exposes an API called WatchKit for developer use.
In late March 2011, the iPad 2 was released alongside iOS 4.3, [28] [29] which primarily introduced Airplay Mirroring and Home Sharing among other features. [30] On October 12, 2011, upon the release of the iPhone 4s, the iPad was upgradable to the iOS 5 firmware update which brought over 200 new user features to iOS compatible devices including Notification Center, iMessage, Reminders, and an ...
During its debut, the first generation Apple Watch needed to be paired with an iPhone 5 or later running iOS 8.2 or later; this version of iOS introduced the Apple Watch app, which is used to pair the watch with an iPhone, customize settings and loaded apps, and highlight compatible apps from the App Store. [52]
Apple will release its major new software updates for the iPhone, Watch and more next week. WatchOS 10 will be released on the same day, timed around the launch of the Apple Watch Series 9.
Almost every Apple platform gets an upgrade – apart from the Mac, which has to wait
iPadOS 13 is the first major release of iPadOS, an iPad-specific fork of iOS meant to emphasize the multitasking and tablet-centric features of the iPad. It was previewed at Apple's WWDC 2019, and released on September 24, 2019 as 13.1. iPadOS version 13.0 was never publicly released, though beta testing for iPadOS 13 started with 13.0.
The Apple Watch Series 10 is the company's best wearable yet, thanks to its bigger displays and high-powered health and fitness tracking features.
iPadOS 16 requires iPads with an A9 or A9X SoC or later, which means it drops support for the iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 4, both with an A8 or A8X SoC. This also marks the second time Apple has dropped support for older 64-bit iPads. The iPad (5th generation) is the only supported iPad without Apple Pencil support.