The iOS 7 is an operating system designed and developed especially for iPhone and iPad by Apple from 2013 to 2014. The system was released on September 18, 2013, and was preinstalled on the iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPod touch 5th Generation, iPad Air, and iPad mini 2.
iOS 7 introduced a completely redesigned user interface, a design credited to a team led by Apple’s former senior vice president of design, Jony Ive. The new look, featuring flatter icons, a new slide-to-unlock function, and new animations, was described by Ive as “profound and enduring beauty in simplicity”.
The new design was implemented throughout the operating system, including the Notification Center, which was updated with three tabs offering different views of information; notifications visible on the lock screen; a redesigned Siri voice assistant offering visual indicators; and a Control Center offering easy access to the most commonly used features.
iOS 7 also introduced AirDrop, a wireless sharing technology; CarPlay, phone and car integration; and automatic app updates in the App Store.
This software got the last update (7.1.2) on September 17, 2014, and later has been replaced by a newer version of iOS 8. Today iOS 7 is 10 years old!
iOS 7 Details
| Released | September 18, 2013 – 10 years ago |
| Last Software Update | June 30, 2014 – 9 years ago |
| Time of Support | 285 days (9 months) |
| Original Price | Free |
| System Requirements | iPhone 4 iPhone 4s iPhone 5 iPhone 5s iPhone 5c iPod touch 5th Generation iPad 2 iPad 3rd Generation iPad 4th Generation iPad Air iPad mini iPad mini 2 Apple TV 2nd Generation Apple TV 3rd Generation |
| Distribution | iTunes Over-the-Air Apple TV Software Update |
Versions of the iOS 7
| Versions | Build | Release Date |
| iOS 7.0 | 11A465 11A466 | September 18, 2013 – 10 years ago |
| iOS 7.0.1 | 11A470a | September 20, 2013 – 10 years ago |
| iOS 7.0.2 | 11A501 | September 26, 2013 – 10 years ago |
| iOS 7.0.3 | 11B511 | October 23, 2013 – 10 years ago |
| iOS 7.0.4 | 11B554a | November 14, 2013 – 10 years ago |
| iOS 7.0.5 | 11B601 | January 29, 2014 – 10 years ago |
| iOS 7.0.6 | 11B651 | February 21, 2014 – 10 years ago |
| iOS 7.1 | 11D167 11D169 | March 10, 2014 – 10 years ago |
| iOS 7.1.1 | 11D201 | April 22, 2014 – 10 years ago |
| iOS 7.1.2 | 11D257 | June 30, 2014 – 9 years ago |
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