Release record
Release notes
Editorial synthesis with inline references and a source ledger when citations are available.
Apple’s original iPhone software centered a finger-driven Multi-Touch interface instead of a fixed hardware keyboard. It combined calling, Visual Voicemail, SMS, calendar and contact synchronization, a camera and photo library, and widescreen music and video playback with Cover Flow.[1]
Its internet layer included rich HTML Mail, Safari over Wi-Fi or EDGE, Google Maps, a dedicated YouTube client, and access to third-party services through standards-based web applications rather than native third-party installation. Apple’s retail announcement fixes the US public launch to June 29, 2007.[2][3][4][5]
Source ledger
Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.
Apple Newsroom · 2007-01-09T00:00:00Z · Mobile phone, widescreen iPod, Multi-Touch, messaging, calendar, camera, and media sections
Apple Newsroom · 2007-01-09T00:00:00Z · Internet communications and advanced sensors sections
Apple Newsroom · 2007-06-20T00:00:00Z · iPhone availability and YouTube application
Apple Newsroom · 2007-06-28T00:00:00Z · June 29 retail availability
Apple Newsroom · 2007-06-11T00:00:00Z · Web 2.0 application model
Apple Newsroom · 2007-06-20T00:00:00Z · Built-in YouTube application at launch
Apple Newsroom · 2007-06-28T00:00:00Z · June 29, 2007 public availability
Apple Newsroom · 2007-01-09T00:00:00Z · Original iPhone software feature overview
Apple Newsroom · 2007-06-11T00:00:00Z · Third-party web-application support at launch
Documented & observed
Source-linked features, fixes, known issues, removals, and community-observed behavior recorded across this version’s appearances and verified builds.
Release changes
Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.
feature · introduced
Apple described computer synchronization as the setup and data-transfer model for the first iPhone generation.
Recorded at Public
feature · introduced
Media controls changed with context, and rotating the device exposed album artwork browsing in Cover Flow.
Recorded at Public
feature · introduced
The keyboard appeared when needed instead of occupying permanent hardware space, establishing a reusable text-entry surface across applications.
Recorded at Public
behavior · introduced
These behaviors were tied to the original iPhone hardware and should not be read as general support for later device families.
Recorded at Public
feature · introduced
This initial implementation predated the automatic positioning enhancements that arrived in version 1.1.3.
Recorded at Public
developerApi · introduced
Apple said web applications could invoke supported iPhone services such as calls, email, and map locations while remaining hosted and updated on the developer’s server.
Recorded at Public
feature · introduced
The feature depended on participating carrier support and was introduced as part of the original Phone experience.
Recorded at Public
feature · introduced
Apple treated the large touch display and software-defined controls as the common interaction layer across phone, media, and internet applications.
Recorded at Public
feature · introduced
Apple also promoted simplified setup for supported services and push delivery through Yahoo Mail.
Recorded at Public
feature · introduced
Apple announced the application specifically for the June 29 launch software and described the catalog as expanding during 2007.
Recorded at Public
feature · introduced
The software also synchronized photo collections from a computer and used device rotation to adapt presentation.
Recorded at Public
feature · introduced
Browsing operated over Wi-Fi or EDGE and presented desktop-layout pages through touch navigation.
Recorded at Public
feature · introduced
Contacts could synchronize from a computer or supported internet service, while favorites and conference-call controls shortened common calling workflows.
Recorded at Public
Milestones
Every recorded channel appearance in chronological order. Open an appearance for any available build, scope, notes, and sources.
Public release
The first public iPhone software release combined phone, widescreen media, and desktop-style internet functions behind a Multi-Touch interface, establishing the application model and interaction patterns that began Apple’s mobile software history.
Historical context
Pace, intervals, and duration compared with earlier releases on the same platform.
Historical avg for major releases
102 days, 10.1 milestones
Based on 18 previous iOS .0 releases