{"id":356655,"date":"2020-06-19T07:33:08","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T05:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=356655"},"modified":"2020-06-19T07:34:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T05:34:00","slug":"apple-to-bring-back-iphone-os-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/356655-apple-to-bring-back-iphone-os-report.html","title":{"rendered":"Apple to bring back iPhone OS &#8211; Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apple&#8217;s next generation of iPhone devices could revive the iPhone OS branding, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jon_prosser\/status\/1273639086939611136\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>leaker Jon Prosser<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Prosser has suggested that the iOS operating system will be renamed to iPhone OS, which was the initial name for the iPhone&#8217;s operating system when it was first launched.<\/p>\n<p>This follows after Apple recently made a distinction between its mobile and tablet operating system by renaming the latter to iPadOS.<\/p>\n<p>The iOS moniker was kept for the mobile operating system, but changing it to iPhone OS would not require the rebranding of other software systems.<\/p>\n<p>Apple&#8217;s other operating systems are named of the devices which they run on (macOS, iPadOS, watchOS, etc.), and renaming iOS to iPhone OS would align with this convention.<\/p>\n<p>iPhone OS was the official name of the iPhone&#8217;s operating system from its launch in 2007 util 2010, when it was rebranded to iOS.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Leaked information<\/h3>\n<p>Several <a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/smartphones\/351511-new-iphone-12-pro-details-leaked.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>leaks<\/strong><\/a> have outlined what consumers can expect from the upcoming iPhone 12, which is expected to launch near the end of 2020.<\/p>\n<p>According to analyst Max Weinbach, the iPhone 12 Pro smartphones will have a 120Hz display that will switch between 60Hz and 120Hz modes depending on what makes sense at the time.<\/p>\n<p>When it makes sense to conserve battery, 60Hz mode will be used, and 120Hz will be used for situations where a higher refresh rate offers significant functional benefits.<\/p>\n<p>Apple is also expected to improve the photographic capabilities of the iPhone 12 Pro range, including improved low-light photography and better zoom.<\/p>\n<p>Analyst Jon Prosser has claimed that all four of the upcoming iPhones will include an upgraded Apple A14 chip so that they can process AI and AR tasks more efficiently.<\/p>\n<p>The new smartphones will also all support 5G connectivity.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Now read: <a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/smartphones\/356175-iphone-12-design-leaked-photos.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">iPhone 12 design leaked \u2013 Photos<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple&#8217;s next generation of iPhone devices could revive the iPhone OS branding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":341028,"featured_media":326643,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[605,1125,16360],"class_list":["post-356655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-software","tag-apple","tag-iphone","tag-iphone-os"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356655"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/341028"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=356655"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356655\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/326643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=356655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=356655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=356655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}