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[[Image:iOS logo.png|150px|thumb|The iOS logo]]
 
[[Image:iOS logo.png|150px|thumb|The iOS logo]]
iOS, formerly known as iPhone OS (and Mac OS X Mini), is the operating system for the [[iPhone]], [[iPod touch]], [[iPad]] and [[K66ap|Apple TV 2G]]. iOS has four abstraction layers: the Core OS layer, the Core Services layer, the Media layer, and the Cocoa Touch layer. The OS takes ~350MB of the device's total memory storage, this means that users will not get their full storage space.
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'''iOS''', formerly known as iPhone OS, is the operating system for the [[iPhone]], [[iPod touch]], [[iPad]] and [[K66ap|Apple TV 2G]]. iOS has four abstraction layers: the Core OS layer, the Core Services layer, the Media layer, and the Cocoa Touch layer. The OS takes ~350MB of the device's total memory storage, this means that users will not get their full storage space.
   
In iOS 4, it takes up ~800MB of space, ~200MB more than double, probably due to the 2x graphics that have been added for the [[N90ap|iPhone 4]]'s Retina display. All of it is stored in the [[/|root]] partition
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In iOS 4.0+, it takes up ~800MB of space, ~200MB more than double, probably due to the 2x graphics that have been added for the [[N90ap|iPhone 4]]'s Retina display. All of it is stored in the [[:/|root]] partition

Revision as of 23:27, 18 January 2011

The iOS logo

iOS, formerly known as iPhone OS, is the operating system for the iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and Apple TV 2G. iOS has four abstraction layers: the Core OS layer, the Core Services layer, the Media layer, and the Cocoa Touch layer. The OS takes ~350MB of the device's total memory storage, this means that users will not get their full storage space.

In iOS 4.0+, it takes up ~800MB of space, ~200MB more than double, probably due to the 2x graphics that have been added for the iPhone 4's Retina display. All of it is stored in the root partition