

The initial release of version 12.0 was on September 17, 2018. The first developer beta version was released after the keynote presentation, with the first public beta released on June 25, 2018. IOS 12 was introduced by Craig Federighi at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference keynote address on June 4, 2018. The latest update, 12.5.7, was released on January 23, 2023.

Security updates for iOS 12 have continued for four years following the release of iOS 13 for devices unable to run the newer operating system. It was succeeded for the iPhone and iPod Touch by iOS 13 on Septemand for the iPad by iPadOS 13 on September 24, 2019. Announced at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference on June 4, 2018, iOS 12 was released to the public on September 17, 2018. Aesthetically similar to its predecessor, iOS 11, it focuses more on performance than on new features, quality improvements and security updates. IOS 12 is the twelfth major release of the iOS mobile operating system developed by Apple Inc. Supported, widespread third party app support IOS 12 - Apple at the Wayback Machine (archived September 9, 2019) Proprietary software with open-source components
