<P> iOS is a mobile operating system, developed by Apple Inc. for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch . Updates for iOS are released through the iTunes software and, since iOS 5, via over-the - air software updates . With the announcement of iOS 5 on June 6, 2011, a USB connection to iTunes was no longer needed to activate iOS devices; data synchronization can happen automatically and wirelessly through Apple's iCloud service . Major new iOS releases are announced yearly during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), and are usually released in September of the same year, usually coinciding with the release of new iPhone models . The current stable release, iOS 11.4. 1, was released on July 9, 2018 . The most recent iOS 12 beta, iOS 12 Public beta 5, was released on August 7, 2018 . </P> <Table> Current versions <Tr> <Th> Version </Th> <Th> Build </Th> <Th> Processor support </Th> <Th> Application support </Th> <Th> Kernel </Th> <Th> Release date </Th> <Th_colspan="5"> Device end - of - life </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> iPad </Th> <Th> iPhone </Th> <Th> iPod Touch </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 3.1. 3 </Td> <Td> 7E18 </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> 32 - bit ARM </Td> <Td> Feb 2, 2010 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> 1st gen </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 4.2. 1 </Td> <Td> 8C148 </Td> <Td> Nov 22, 2010 </Td> <Td> 3G </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5.1. 1 </Td> <Td> 9B206 </Td> <Td> May 7, 2012 </Td> <Td> 1st gen </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6.1. 6 </Td> <Td> 10B500 </Td> <Td> Feb 21, 2014 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> 3GS </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7.1. 2 </Td> <Td> 11D257 </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> 32 / 64 - bit ARM </Td> <Td> Jun 30, 2014 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9.3. 5 </Td> <Td> 13G36 </Td> <Td> Aug 25, 2016 </Td> <Td> 2, 3, Mini 1 </Td> <Td> 4S </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10.3. 3 </Td> <Td> 14G60 </Td> <Td> Jul 19, 2017 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5, 5C </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11.4. 1 </Td> <Td> 15G77 </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> 64 - bit ARM </Td> <Td> Jul 9, 2018 </Td> <Td_colspan="3"> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12.0 Public beta 5 </Td> <Td> 16A5345f </Td> <Td> Aug 7, 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="10"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Legend: </Th> <Td> Discontinued </Td> <Td> Current </Td> <Td> Beta </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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