Apple iOS Platform Internal Codenames Revealed

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Apple iOS Platform Internal Codenames Revealed
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We know iOS by version numbers, as in iOS 4.2.3, iOS 5.0, and so on. Turns out Apple is also using codenames to refer to its platform revisions, as unveiled by developer Steve Troughton-Smith. Here are the codenames listed right next to the version number:



iOS 1.0: Alpine (1.0.0 – 1.0.2: Heavenly)


iOS 1.1: Little Bear (1.1.1: Snowbird, 1.1.2: Oktoberfest)


iOS 2.0: Big Bear


iOS 2.1: Sugarbowl


iOS 2.2: Timberline


iOS 3.0: Kirkwood


iOS 3.1: Northstar


iOS 3.2: Wildcat (iPad only)


iOS 4.0: Apex


iOS 4.1: Baker


iOS 4.2: Jasper (iOS 4.2.5 – 4.2.10: Phoenix)


iOS 4.3: Durango


iOS 5.0: Telluride


iOS 5.1: Hoodoo



File this under "miscellaneous."

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