IOS 12

iOS 12

Version of the iOS operating system
Developer	Apple
Source model	Closed-source with open source components
Initial release	September 17, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-09-17)
Latest release	iOS 12.5.7 (Darwin 18.7.0)
Marketing target	Smartphones, tablets and digital media players
Update method	OTA updates, iTunes
Package manager	App Store
Kernel type	Hybrid (XNU)
License	Proprietary software with open-source components
Preceded by	iOS 11
Succeeded by	iOS 13 (iPhones and iPod touch) iPadOS 13 (iPads)
Official website	iOS 12 - Apple at the Wayback Machine (archived September 9, 2019)
Tagline	More power to you.
Support status
Obsolete, partial third-party app support

iOS 12 is the twelfth major release of the iOS mobile operating system developed by Apple. Aesthetically similar to its predecessor, iOS 11, it focuses more on performance than on new features, quality improvements and security updates. Announced at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference on June 4, 2018, iOS 12 was released to the public on September 17, 2018.^[1] It was succeeded for the iPhone and iPod Touch by iOS 13 on September 19, 2019, and for the iPad by iPadOS 13 on September 24, 2019. Security updates for iOS 12 continued for four years after the releases of iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 for devices unable to run the newer versions. The last update, 12.5.7,^[2] was released on January 23, 2023.