The iPhone OS 3.0 (iOS 3.0) is an operating system designed and developed especially for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch by Apple in 2009. The system was released on June 17, 2009, and was preinstalled on the iPhone 3Gs, iPod touch 3rd Generation, and iPad.
The new iPhone OS added many improvements and features such as a system-wide “cut, copy, or paste” dialog bubble, allowing users to move content more easily. It also introduced Spotlight, a search indexing feature designed to help users locate specific information on their devices, such as contacts, email messages, or apps.
The home screen was expanded to let users add up to 11 pages, showcasing a total of 180 apps. The Messages app received support for MMS, while the Camera app received support for video recording on the iPhone 3Gs, and a new “Voice Memos” app lets users record their voice.
iPhone OS 3.0 has been renamed into iOS 3 when support for iPad was added in iOS 3.2.
This software got the last update (3.2.2) on August 11, 2010, and later has been replaced by a newer version iOS 4.0. Today iOS 3 is 15 years old!
iPhone OS 3 Details
| Released | June 17, 2009 – 15 years ago |
| Last Software Update | August 11, 2010 – 13 years ago |
| Time of Support | 13 months (1 year) |
| Original Price | Free (iPhone and iPod touch 3rd Gen users) $4.95 (iPod touch 1st & 2nd Gen users) |
| System Requirements | iPhone iPhone 3G iPhone 3Gs iPod touch iPod touch 2nd Generation iPod touch 3rd Generation iPad |
| Distribution | iTunes |
Versions of the iOS 3
| Versions | Build | Release Date |
| iPhone OS 3.0 | 7A341 | June 17, 2009 – 15 years ago |
| iPhone OS 3.0.1 | 7A400 | July 31, 2009 – 14 years ago |
| iPhone OS 3.1 | 7C144 7C145 7C146 | September 9, 2009 – 14 years ago |
| iPhone OS 3.1.2 | 7D11 | October 8, 2009 – 14 years ago |
| iPhone OS 3.1.3 | 7E18 | February 2, 2010 – 14 years ago |
| iOS 3.2 | 7B367 | April 3, 2010 – 14 years ago |
| iOS 3.2.1 | 7B405 | July 15, 2010 – 14 years ago |
| iOS 3.2.2 | 7B500 | August 11, 2010 – 13 years ago |
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