IOS 12

iOS 12 running on an iPhone X

12.5.2 16H30
March 26, 2021

**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.

It was the last version to support iPads, which was spun off into iPadOS when iOS 13 was released.

## 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

* iPad (5th generation)
* iPad (6th generation)
* iPad mini 2
* iPad mini 3
* iPad mini 4
* iPad mini (5th generation)
* iPad Pro (all models to date)

iPod touch* iPod touch (6th generation)
* iPod touch (7th generation)
* 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
* iPhone XR

## Release history

#### Notes

1. ↑ iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR only
2. ↑ iPhone XR only
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Re-release of 12.1 for iPhone XR only on November 6, 2018
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Re-release of 12.1.2 for all iPhones on December 20, 2018
5. ↑ iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR and iPad Pro (3rd generation) only
6. ↑ iPod touch (7th generation) only

## References

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3. ↑ About iOS 12 Updates (en).
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7. ↑ Chowdhry, Amit. Apple Releases iOS 12.1.1: Details About The New Features You Should Know About (en).
8. ↑ About iOS 12 Updates (Apple official website).
9. ↑ Hall, Zac (2019-02-07). Group FaceTime server restored following iOS 12.1.4 release, feature disabled on older versions (en-US).
10. ↑ Doffman, Zak (August 30, 2019). iPhone Attack Shock: Google Issues 1 Billion Apple Users With Critical Security Warning.
11. ↑ You Need to Update to iOS 12.2 Right Now (en-us).
12. ↑ Clover, Juli. Apple Releases iOS 12.3 With New TV App and Channels Feature (en).
13. ↑ Clover, Juli. Apple Releases iOS 12.4 With New Wireless Data Migration When Setting Up a New iPhone and Apple News+ Improvements (en).
14. ↑ Clover, Juli. Apple Releases iOS 12.4.1 With Jailbreak Vulnerability Fix (en).
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20. ↑ Apple Releases iOS and iPadOS 13.5 With Exposure Notification API, Face ID Mask Updates, Group FaceTime Changes and More (en).
21. ↑ Juli Clover (July 15, 2020). Apple Releases iOS 13.6 With Car Key, Toggle to Turn Off Automatic Update Downloads, Audio Apple News+ Stories and More. MacRumors.
22. ↑ Juli Clover (November 5, 2020). Apple Releases iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2 With New Emoji, Control Center Music Recognition, Intercom, Wallpapers and More. MacRumors.
23. ↑ Juli Clover (December 14, 2020). Apple Releases iOS 14.3 and iPadOS 14.3 With AirPods Max Support, ProRAW for iPhone 12 Pro, Apple Fitness+ and More. MacRumors.

## External links

* iOS 12 at Apple (archived September 9, 2019
	+ About iOS 12 Updates
* iOS 12 roundup at MacRumors
* iOS 12 at Wikipedia