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iOS (formerly iPhone OS) is a mobile operating system developed by Apple Inc. exclusively for its hardware.

It is the operating system that powers many of the company's mobile devices, including the iPhone; the term also includes the system software for iPads predating iPadOS—which was introduced in 2019—as well as on the iPod Touch devices—which were discontinued in mid-2022.

It is the world's second-most widely installed mobile operating system, after Android.

It is the basis for three other operating systems made by Apple: iPadOS, tvOS, and watchOS.

It is proprietary software, although some parts of it are open source under the Apple Public Source License and other licenses.

Android is a mobile operating system based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open-source software, designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.

Android is developed by a consortium of developers known as the Open Handset Alliance, though its most widely used version is primarily developed by Google.

It was unveiled in November 2007, with the first commercial Android device, the HTC Dream, being launched in September 2008.

The iPad is a brand of iOS and iPadOS-based tablet computers that are developed by Apple Inc. The iPad was conceived before the related iPhone but the iPhone was developed and released first.

Speculation about the development, operating system, and release of the original iPad began in 2002 prior to its introduction on January 27, 2010.

The iPad range consists of the original iPad lineup and the flagship products iPad Mini, iPad Air, and iPad Pro.

The iPhone is a line of smartphones produced by Apple Inc. which uses Apple's own iOS mobile operating system.

The first-generation iPhone was announced by then-Apple CEO Steve Jobs on January 9, 2007.

Since then, Apple has annually released new iPhone models and iOS updates.

As of November 1, 2018, more than 2.2 billion iPhones had been sold.

As of 2022, the iPhone accounts for 15.6% of global smartphone market share.

Animation is a method by which still figures are manipulated to appear as moving images.

In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film.

Today, most animations are made with computer-generated imagery (CGI).

Computer animation can be very detailed 3D animation, while 2D computer animation (which may have the look of traditional animation) can be used for stylistic reasons, low bandwidth, or faster real-time renderings.

Other common animation methods apply a stop motion technique to two- and three-dimensional objects like paper cutouts, puppets, or clay figures.