IOS 12

iOS 12 is the twelfth major release of iOS, being the successor to iOS 11 and the predecessor to iOS 13. It was announced at WWDC 2018 on June 4 alongside tvOS 12, watchOS 5 and macOS Mojave, before being released to the general public on September 17, 2018. It is aesthetically similar to iOS 11 but contains numerous performance and battery life improvements and security updates.
iOS 12 was the last version of iOS to support iPads, which was spun off into iPadOS when iOS 13 was released. iOS 12.5.7 is the final version of iOS 12 was released on January 23, 2023, there won't be a iOS 12.5.8.
==Features==
iOS 12 improves upon or introduces the following features:
* Screen Time – allows users to track how much time they are spending on their devices and what they are doing.
* Shortcuts – allows users to automate tasks which Siri can perform
* ARKit 2
* CarPlay – can now run third-party navigation applications
* Messages – introduces customizable Animoji called "Memoji"
* FaceTime – support for Animoji and Memoji effects
* Measure – a new AR (augmented reality) application that allows users to take measurements, as well as work as a level.
* Do Not Disturb During Bedtime function
* Apple Books (previously iBooks)
* Safari – updated Intelligent Tracking Prevention
* Apple Maps – "rebuilt" by relying on first-party map data instead of using map data provided by third parties
==Supported Devices==
iOS 12 is supported on all devices that supported iOS 11. iOS 12 is supported on the following devices:
===iPad===
*iPad Air (all models to date) (3rd generation is new)
*iPad (5th generation)
*iPad (6th generation)
*iPad mini 2
*iPad mini 3
*iPad mini 4
*iPad mini (5th generation) (new)
*iPad Pro (all models to date) (2018 models are new)
===iPod touch===
*iPod touch (6th generation)
*iPod touch (7th generation) (new)	
===iPhone===
* iPhone 5S
* iPhone 6 / 6 Plus
* iPhone 6S / 6S Plus
* iPhone SE (1st generation)
* iPhone 7 / 7 Plus
* iPhone 8 / 8 Plus
* iPhone X
* iPhone XS / XS Max (new)
* iPhone XR (new)
==Release history==
Version	Build 	Release date 	Notes
12.0 	16A366 	Sep. 17, 2018 	Initial release on the iPhone XS and XS Max
12.0.1 	16A40416A405iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR only 	Oct. 08, 2018 	
12.1 	16B9216B93iPhone XR only16B94Re-release of 12.1 for iPhone XR only on November 6, 2018	Oct. 30, 2018Nov. 06, 2018 	Initial release on iPad Pro (3rd generation)
12.1.1 	16C50 	Dec. 05, 2018 	
12.1.2 	16C10116C104Re-release of 12.1.2 for all iPhones on December 20, 2018 	Dec. 17, 2018Dec. 20, 2018 	Only for iPhones
12.1.3 	16D3916D40iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR and iPad Pro (3rd generation) only 	Jan. 22, 2019 	
12.1.4 	16D57 	Feb. 07, 2019 	
12.2 	16E227 	Mar. 25, 2019 	Initial release on iPad Air (3rd generation) and iPad mini (5th generation)
12.3 	16F156 	May 13, 2019 	
12.3.1 	16F20316F8202iPod touch (7th generation) only 	May 24, 2019 	Initial release on iPod touch (7th generation)
12.3.2 	16F250 	Jun. 10, 2019 	Exclusive to iPhone 8 Plus
12.4 	16G77 	Jul. 22, 2019 	Adds support for the Apple Card service; adds migration tool between iPhones running iOS 12
12.4.1 	16G102 	Aug. 26, 2019 	Undoes a vulnerability fix reversal from the previous release
12.4.2 	16G114 	Sep. 26, 2019 	Exclusive to iOS devices that do not support iOS 13 and above: iPhone 5S, iPhone 6 / 6 Plus, iPad Air, iPad mini 2 / 3 and iPod touch (6th generation)
12.4.3 	16G130 	Oct. 28, 2019 	Exclusive to iOS devices that do not support iOS 13 and above: iPhone 5S, iPhone 6 / 6 Plus, iPad Air, iPad mini 2 / 3 and iPod touch (6th generation)
12.4.4 	16G140 	Dec. 10, 2019 	Exclusive to iOS devices that do not support iOS 13 and above: iPhone 5S, iPhone 6 / 6 Plus, iPad Air, iPad mini 2 / 3 and iPod touch (6th generation)
12.4.5 	16G161 	Jan. 28, 2020 	Exclusive to iOS devices that do not support iOS 13 and above: iPhone 5S, iPhone 6 / 6 Plus, iPad Air, iPad mini 2 / 3 and iPod touch (6th generation)
12.4.6 	16G183 	Mar. 24, 2020 	Exclusive to iOS devices that do not support iOS 13 and above: iPhone 5S, iPhone 6 / 6 Plus, iPad Air, iPad mini 2 / 3 and iPod touch (6th generation)
12.4.7 	16G192 	May 20, 2020 	Exclusive to iOS devices that do not support iOS 13 and above: iPhone 5S, iPhone 6 / 6 Plus, iPad Air, iPad mini 2 / 3 and iPod touch (6th generation)
12.4.8 	16G201 	Jul. 15, 2020 	Exclusive to iOS devices that do not support iOS 13 and above: iPhone 5S, iPhone 6 / 6 Plus, iPad Air, iPad mini 2 / 3 and iPod touch (6th generation)
12.4.9 	16H5 	Nov. 05, 2020 	Exclusive to iOS devices that do not support iOS 13 and above: iPhone 5S, iPhone 6 / 6 Plus, iPad Air, iPad mini 2 / 3 and iPod touch (6th generation)
12.5 	16H20 	Dec. 14, 2020 	Adds COVID-19 exposure notification feature to iPhone 5S, iPhone 6 / 6 Plus, iPad Air, iPad mini 2 / 3, and iPod touch (6th generation)
12.5.1 	16H22 	Jan. 11, 2021 	Fixes an issue with exposure notifications on iPhone 5S, iPhone 6 / 6 Plus.
12.5.2 	16H30 	Mar. 26, 2021 	Security updates.
12.5.3 	16H41 	May 03, 2021 	Security updates.
12.5.4 	16H50 	Jun. 14, 2021 	Security updates.
12.5.5 	16H62 	Sep. 23, 2021iOS 12.5.5 (16H62), Apple Developer. 2021-09-23. 	Security updates.
12.5.6 	16H71 	Aug. 31, 2022Apple releases iOS 12.5.6 for older iPhones by Wesley Hilliard, AppleInsider. 2022-08-31.	Security updates.
12.5.7 	16H71 	Jan. 23, 2023 	Security updates.
====Notes====
	Obsolete / unsupported  		Current  		Beta  
==References==
==External links==
*iOS 12 at Apple (archived 2019-09-10, 2018-09-13)
**About iOS 12 Updates
***About the security content of iOS 12.5.2 (2021-03-26)
***About the security content of iOS 12.5 (2020-12-14)
*iOS 12 roundup at MacRumors
* at Wikipedia
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