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Defining features Feature summaries are anchored to the cited Apple first-party source.
Multitasking iOS 4 brought Apple’s multitasking model to supported iPhone hardware.
Folders Users could organize applications into folders on the Home Screen.
Mail improvements Mail gained a unified inbox, threaded messages, and support for multiple Exchange accounts.
Apple feature source ↗ 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 products 8 mapped products Full device coverage 11 device names iPad iPad 2 Wi-Fi iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G (CDMA) iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G (GSM) iPhone 3G iPhone 3GS iPhone 4 (CDMA) iPhone 4 (GSM) iPod touch (2nd generation) iPod touch (3rd generation) iPod touch (4th generation) Support dropped at this major
Device names in support data iPhone iPod touch (1st generation) Public releases
Public release history Every canonical public release assigned to this major version, including the initial release and later point updates.
2010 4.0 Initial major release
Jun 21, 2010 4.0.1 Point update
Jul 15, 2010 4.0.2 Point update
Aug 11, 2010 4.1 Point update
Sep 8, 2010 4.2.1 Point update
Nov 22, 2010 2011 4.2.5 Point update
Jan 11, 2011 4.2.6 Point update
Jan 31, 2011 4.3 Point update
Mar 9, 2011 4.3.1 Point update
Mar 25, 2011 4.2.7 Point update
Apr 14, 2011 4.3.2 Point update
Apr 14, 2011 4.2.8 Point update
May 4, 2011 4.3.3 Point update
May 4, 2011 4.2.9 Point update
Jul 15, 2011 4.3.4 Point update
Jul 15, 2011 4.2.10 Point update
Jul 25, 2011 4.3.5 Point update
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