Possibility of returning the name of iOS to 'iPhone OS' adopted in the early iPhone

' iOS ', the OS for iPhone, has changed its name from 'iPhone OS' to 'iOS' since version 4.0. It has been reported that the name 'iPhone OS', which has been adopted as the installed OS from the first generation iPhone to the 3rd generation iPhone 3GS, will return with the latest version 14.0 of the OS for iPhone.

Apple may return iOS to its original'iPhone OS' name at WWDC | Appleinsider
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It is reported that the latest iOS name may be 'iPhone OS' that has been adopted in the initial version of the OS for iPhone. if and that iOS is changed to the name of iPhone OS, it was separated from the iOS as the iPad OS in 2019 ' iPadOS will be similar naming rules are applied with'.

Jon Prosser, who handles leak information related to Apple, pointed out that the name of iOS may change.

iPhone OS.

— Jon Prosser (@jon_prosser) June 18, 2020

Regarding the first iPhone announced in 2007, Steve Jobs said in a presentation that 'iPhone runs OS X'. However, when the iPhone was released, it was officially explained that the name of the OS was 'iPhone OS'. And in 2010, when the first iPad was released, the name of iPhone OS was changed to 'iOS'.

Since iOS is used not only on the iPhone but also on the iPod touch, it is unclear whether the iPod touch will run iOS or another OS when the name change is made.

Apple plans to hold a developer conference WWDC 2020 from 2:00 on June 23, 2020, and it is expected that there will be an announcement regarding the latest version of iOS in this.

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