What was apples first phone

Still, a few names—including Apple designers John Casey and Jonathan Ive—stand out as being instrumental in bringing Steve Jobs' vision for a touchscreen smartphone to life.

While Apple had produced the Newton MessagePad, a personal digital assistant PDA device, from to , the first concept for a true iPhone-type device came about in when Apple designer John Casey sent some concept art around via an internal email for something he called the Telipod—a telephone and iPod combination.

The Telipod never made it into production but Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs did believe that cell phones with a touchscreen function and access to the Internet were the future of accessible information. Accordingly, Jobs set a team of engineers to tackle the project. It was the first mobile phone to use iTunes, the music-sharing software Apple had debuted in On Jan. It went on sale on June 29, Apple's chief design officer from to , Jonathan Ive, was largely responsible for the look and feel of the iPhone.

The first smartphone with no dedicated keypad for dialing, the iPhone was entirely a touchscreen device that broke new technological ground with its multitouch controls. In addition to being able to use the screen to select and use apps, users could scroll and zoom as well with a finger swipe. The iPhone also introduced the accelerometer, a motion sensor that allowed the user to turn the phone sideways and have the display automatically rotate to suit.

While it was not the first device to have apps or software add-ons, it was the first smartphone to manage the apps market successfully. The iPhone 4S was released with the addition of a personal assistant called Siri, a voice-controlled, artificial intelligence-based assistant that could not only perform numerous tasks for the user, it could also learn and adapt to better serve that user, as well.

In July , Apple launched its online App Store, enabling people to download software applications that let them use their iPhones for games, social networking, travel planning and an every growing laundry list of other activities. Apple went on to over 10 updated models of the iPhone. The iPhone joined a list of innovative Apple products, including the Macintosh launched in , it was one of the first personal computers to feature a graphical user interface, which allowed people to navigate by pointing and clicking a mouse rather than typing commands and the iPod portable music player launched in , that became part of everyday modern life.

But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! On January, 9, , the longest winning streak in major professional sports is snapped at 33 games when the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Los Angeles Lakers, On January 9, , Apple launches iTunes, a media player that revolutionized the way people consumed digital media.

In , Apple re-hired them and their The second generation device included several new hardware features like 3G data and GPS, but perhaps most notably, introduced the world to the App Store. The WSJ noted that the iPhone 3G addressed the two main drawbacks of the original: cost and inability to access the fastest cellular-phone networks. In addition to Siri, the best-selling iPhone ever produced gave users iOS 5, an operating system that introduced iMessage, iCloud and Notification Center among other notable features.

But 2 years after the 5 was released, Apple unveiled 2 additional models to the series. The 6 Plus set the tone for display size as subsequent 7 Plus and 8 Plus models also sport a 5.

The 7 and 7 Plus introduced new color options and water and dust resistance and removed the 3. A historic event, headlined by iPhone X released in November to commemorate the release of the very first iPhone a decade earlier.

The home button was removed and now Face ID allows users to unlock their phone with a look and Animojis mimicked their movements.

XS and XS Max deliver super retina in two sizes, including the largest display ever on an iPhone, faster Face ID, a smarter and more powerful chip and a breakthrough dual-camera system. As an alternative, iPhone XR is engineered with an all-new Liquid Retina display, allowing you to see true-to-life color from one edge of your screen to the other on the largest LCD ever for an iPhone. Want to send a picture? The first iPhone also couldn't do that over text message.

We've come a long way from basic text messages to the bizarre disco that is modern iMessage. There were no turn-by-turn directions apps — no Google Maps! It's not just that Apple didn't have turn-by-turn — it didn't let other app developers do it for years, either. The camera was The camera also couldn't do video. There was no notification center, no Siri, and no control center. These are all complex, nuanced features that are relatively recent additions to the iPhone — but it's still a reminder of how many huge features Apple has added since So what?

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