IOS Full Form

Introduction 

Any electronic device has required a powerful system to operate the performance of the devices and also enhance the user’s experience as well. Operating systems also enhance the features of the devices and separate the device from other devices. In this chapter, the operating system used by Apple is discussed briefly. Additionally, the features of new IOS 15 and key differences of IOS with android are highlighted in this discussion.  

Full form of IOS 

The full form of IOS is i-Phone operating system. IOS is the operating system used by Apple in their devices. The first i-Phone has been launched in 2007 and in 2022 the IOS introduced its 15th version. This development is made considering all the issues that arose in the previous generation and also focusing on the enhancement of user’s experience. Apple has used their new and advanced IOS15 in their recently launched product iPhone 13 series. Along with all the development, the security features in the IOS are also very strong compared to other operating-system. The IOS is completely introduced and developed by Apple Inc. Some of the importance of IOS is as follows:

1. IOS offers a more attractive and user-friendly experience on their devices. Moreover, IOS has not changed its operating interface since 2008. Therefore, IOS gets the opportunity to create their strong consumer-base and the size of this base is increasing day by day.
2. IOS provides an extreme-level of security than other operating systems in the market. Security is the most highlighted feature of IOS. Moreover, in recent times, the security issue is a major problem in various electronic devices. Therefore, advanced-security differentiates IOS from others. 

The difference in performance between IOS and android  

IOS and android are two most common operating-systems currently used in recent times. Both the system is developed enough and currently android has their 12th version and IOS has their 15th version in the market. However, there are some advantages and disadvantages between both systems. 

Advantages

Android 

• Customization in android is key feature, in a useful feature to enhance the consumer experience
• It always offers an open platform for sharing data
• This system is more cost-effective than IOS
• It provides more easy access in the app market

IOS   

• UI is the most attractive feature here
• It always provides application design by the developers
• It provides the highest security-level in the devices
• For business and gaming, IOS is the most effective operating system

Disadvantages   

Android 

• Complex layouts and animations facility
• The security-level is lesser than the IOS
• The battery-drain is much faster as there are so many applications running in the background

IOS

• This system is not flexible as it only supports IOS devices
• The size of the applications is also high compared to other operating-systems
• The repair cost is also high in this case

Key features of IOS 15

The newly developed IOS-15 comes with different key features and it comes with a huge development by Apple from their last edition. Some of the key features of IOS-15 are as follows:

1. Share Play is the most attractive and popular feature of this IOS-15. It allows the users to share different kinds of media together in sync. Moreover, users can also generate links and both android and IOS users can join face time through these links. 
2. There is a useful feature called notification summary also available in this new update. There are lots of applications installed on the devices and hence, there are lots of notifications as well. This feature allows the users to manage their notifications and show only the preferable notifications. 
3. IOS-15 came up with both the online and offline Siri facility. Apple introduced this feature with the A12 bionic chips. However, at that time this feature was only available online. This update makes this feature more interesting. 
4. A health application is also introduced in this update called health trends. This is a useful application for checking the heart-rates, shifts, and oxygen levels very easily.   

Conclusion 

From the above discussion, it can be concluded that IOS developed its features with time along with maintaining the traditional touch. This helps Apple to create their consumers effectively. Moreover, a contradictory analysis is developed between different advantages and disadvantages of IOS and android. Additionally, some key features of the new IOS-15 are also highlighted in this discussion. IOS-15 comes with some exciting features with it and some of the key features mentioned here. Moreover, FAQs discussion helps readers have a clearer idea on this topic.