Multi-Touch interface
A finger-driven Multi-Touch interface replaced the hardware-keyboard and stylus conventions of contemporary smartphones.
Major OS release · iOS
Software history
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A finger-driven Multi-Touch interface replaced the hardware-keyboard and stylus conventions of contemporary smartphones.
Visual Voicemail let users choose and play voicemail messages directly instead of listening through a sequential mailbox.
Safari, rich HTML email, Google Maps, and built-in internet services made the original iPhone software a pocket internet platform.
iPhone Software / iPhone OS / iOS
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