From Revolutionary Beginnings to AI-Powered Future: The Epic Evolution of iOS 1–26 (2007–2025)
iPhone OS 1 launched June 29, 2007 on the original iPhone, introducing a capacitive multi‑touch UI but offering no native third‑party apps. iPhone OS 2 released July 11, 2008, introducing the App Store with 500 apps at launch and 10 million app downloads in