Performance
iOS has been enhanced for a faster and more responsive experience across the system
Major OS release · iOS
iOS 12
Software history
Defining features
Feature summaries are anchored to the cited Apple first-party source.
Photos
New For You tab helps you discover great photos in your library with Featured Photos, Effect Suggestions, and more
Camera
Portrait mode improvements preserve fine detail between subject and background when using Stage Light and Stage Light Mono effects
Messages
Memoji, a new, more customizable Animoji, make Messages more expressive with personalized characters that are diverse and fun
Screen Time
Screen Time provides detailed information and tools to help you and your family find the right balance of time spent with apps and websites
Do Not Disturb
Turn off Do Not Disturb after a set time, location or calendar event
Notifications
Notifications from the same app are automatically grouped together to help you manage your notifications
Siri
Siri Shortcuts deliver a faster way to get things done with the ability for any app to work with Siri
Augmented Reality
Shared experiences in ARKit 2 let developers create innovative AR apps you can experience together with friends
Measure
New augmented reality app to measure objects and spaces
iPhone Software / iPhone OS / iOS
Device support
Archive-product links show the canonical products represented by this project. The full device-name list preserves the broader structured support evidence, including hardware refreshes that do not have their own archive node.
Supported archive products31 mapped products
- iPad (5th generation)
- iPad (6th generation)
- iPad Air (1st generation)
- iPad Air 2
- iPad Air (3rd generation)
- iPad mini 2
- iPad mini 3
- iPad mini 4
- iPad mini (5th generation)
- iPad Pro (10.5-inch)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation)
- iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (1st generation)
- iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (2nd generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation)
- iPad Pro (9.7-inch)
- iPhone 5s
- iPhone 6
- iPhone 6 Plus
- iPhone 6s
- iPhone 6s Plus
- iPhone 7
- iPhone 7 Plus
- iPhone 8
- iPhone 8 Plus
- iPhone SE (1st generation)
- iPhone X
- iPhone XR
- iPhone XS
- iPhone XS Max
- iPod touch (6th generation)
- iPod touch (7th generation)
Full device coverage60 device names
- iPad (5th generation) Wi-Fi
- iPad (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
- iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi
- iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
- iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi
- iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
- iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi
- iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi + Cellular
- iPad Air Wi-Fi
- iPad Air Wi-Fi + Cellular
- iPad Air Wi-Fi + Cellular (TD-LTE)
- iPad Pro (10.5-inch) Wi-Fi
- iPad Pro (10.5-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular
- iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (1st generation) Wi-Fi
- iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (1st generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
- iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (2nd generation) Wi-Fi
- iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
- iPad Pro (9.7-inch) Wi-Fi
- iPad Pro (9.7-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular
- iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation) Wi-Fi
- iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation) Wi-Fi (1TB)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
- iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular (1TB)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi (1TB)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular (1TB)
- iPad mini (5th generation) Wi-Fi
- iPad mini (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
- iPad mini 2 Wi-Fi
- iPad mini 2 Wi-Fi + Cellular
- iPad mini 2 Wi-Fi + Cellular (TD-LTE)
- iPad mini 3 Wi-Fi
- iPad mini 3 Wi-Fi + Cellular
- iPad mini 3 Wi-Fi + Cellular (TD-LTE)
- iPad mini 4 Wi-Fi
- iPad mini 4 Wi-Fi + Cellular
- iPhone 5s (CDMA)
- iPhone 5s (GSM)
- iPhone 6
- iPhone 6 Plus
- iPhone 6s
- iPhone 6s Plus
- iPhone 7 (CDMA)
- iPhone 7 (GSM)
- iPhone 7 Plus (CDMA)
- iPhone 7 Plus (GSM)
- iPhone 8 (CDMA)
- iPhone 8 (GSM)
- iPhone 8 Plus (CDMA)
- iPhone 8 Plus (GSM)
- iPhone SE (1st generation)
- iPhone X (CDMA)
- iPhone X (GSM)
- iPhone XR
- iPhone XS
- iPhone XS Max
- iPhone XS Max (China mainland)
- iPod touch (6th generation)
- iPod touch (7th generation)
Support dropped at this major
No mapped archive product was fully dropped when this major version arrived.
Public releases
Public release history
Every canonical public release assigned to this major version, including the initial release and later point updates.
2018
- 12.0Initial major release
- 12.0.1Point update
- 12.1Point update
- 12.1.1Point update
- 12.1.2Point update
2019
- 12.1.3Point update
- 12.1.4Point update
- 12.2Point update
- 12.3Point update
- 12.3.1Point update
- 12.3.2Point update
- 12.4Point update
- 12.4.1Point update
- 12.4.2Point update
- 12.4.3Point update
- 12.4.4Point update
2020
- 12.4.5Point update
- 12.4.6Point update
- 12.4.7Point update
- 12.4.8Point update
- 12.4.9Point update
- 12.5Point update
2021
- 12.5.1Point update
- 12.5.2Point update
- 12.5.3Point update
- 12.5.4Point update
- 12.5.5Point update
2022
- 12.5.6Point update
2023
- 12.5.7Point update
2026
- 12.5.8Point update