iOS 12

<p>iOS 12 is the <a href="/facts/IOS_version_history/4CILLmV7">twelfth major release</a> of the <a href="/facts/IOS/mK5cggH5">iOS</a> <a href="/facts/Mobile_operating_system/wysBVca1">mobile operating system</a> developed by <a href="/facts/Apple_Inc./oTJYta3k">Apple</a>. Aesthetically similar to its predecessor, <a href="/facts/IOS_11/jjEcdM3E">iOS 11</a>, it focuses more on performance than on new features, quality improvements and security updates. Announced at the company's <a href="/facts/Worldwide_Developers_Conference/hEjVWkoo">Worldwide Developers Conference</a> on June 4, 2018, iOS 12 was released to the public on September 17, 2018. It was succeeded for the <a href="/facts/IPhone/h5WeKRl9">iPhone</a> and <a href="/facts/IPod_Touch/PRJabx51">iPod Touch</a> by <a href="/facts/IOS_13/az5Ncxzu">iOS 13</a> on September 19, 2019, and for the <a href="/facts/IPad/Ql67x0Dw">iPad</a> by <a href="/facts/IPadOS_13/vqSox9Rv">iPadOS 13</a> 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, was released on January 23, 2023.
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