IPhone Dev Team IPhone Dev Team The iPhone Dev Team was a group of engineers in the iOS (formerly "iPhone OS") community which had developed several tools to enable use of applications not authorized by Apple Inc on the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, and to enable use of the iPhone on GSM carriers not contracted by Apple. These applications provided owners with the ability to sidestep the limitations placed on the devices by the manufacturer, allowing for activities such as deep customization and easy international roaming. The group and their tools became emblematic for these activities, which are termed jailbreaking and SIM
IPod Touch date has been introduced with the same release number of iOS as the contemporary iPhone model. Successive updates to iOS since the initial release in 2007 have released additional features. iPhone OS 2.0, released on July 11, 2008, introduced the App Store, which allowed third-party applications for the first time. iPhone OS 3.0, released on June 17, 2009, added features such as cut, copy, and paste, data tethering and push notification support. iOS 4.0, released on June 21, 2010, introduced iBooks, FaceTime, and multitasking. It dropped support for the first generation iPod Touch. In June 2011, iOS 5, the fifth