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iOS 3.2 Public

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The public iPhone OS 3.2 release was the original iPad software, adapting Multi-Touch applications, web, mail, photos, video, books, stores, and content synchronization to the tablet's larger display.

Date
Apr 3, 2010
Availability
available
Revision
No

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What changed

Original editorial synthesis. Linked references appear with the claims they support and in the source ledger.

The local iOS 3.2 route represents the original iPad software that reached customers with the Wi-Fi iPad on April 3, 2010. Apple’s launch material describes a larger-screen Multi-Touch experience for web browsing, mail, photos, HD video, music, games, and ebooks.[1]

Apple also documented twelve built-in apps redesigned for iPad, compatibility with almost all then-current iPhone and iPod touch apps, a wireless App Store, iBooks and the iBookstore, expanded iTunes media access, and computer synchronization. The reviewed Apple security indexes do not list an initial 3.2 advisory, so this page makes no version-specific security claim.[2][3]

Source ledger

References

Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.

  1. iPad Available in US on April 3

    Apple Newsroom · 2010-03-05T00:00:00Z · April 3 availability; principal iPad experiences

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  2. Apple security updates (2010)

    Apple Support · 2026-07-30 · 2010 index; no initial iOS 3.2 security entry

    Used only as an evidence boundary, not proof that no security work occurred.

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  3. iPad Available in US on April 3

    Apple Newsroom · 2010-03-05T00:00:00Z · Apps, App Store, iBooks, iTunes, and availability

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  4. iPad Available in US on April 3

    Apple Newsroom · 2010-03-05T00:00:00Z · App compatibility

  5. iPad Available in US on April 3

    Apple Newsroom · 2010-03-05T00:00:00Z · App Store, iTunes Store, and synchronization

  6. iPad Available in US on April 3

    Apple Newsroom · 2010-03-05T00:00:00Z · April 3 availability and launch features

  7. iPad Available in US on April 3

    Apple Newsroom · 2010-03-05T00:00:00Z · iBooks, iBookstore, and availability

  8. iPad Available in US on April 3

    Apple Newsroom · 2010-03-05T00:00:00Z · Mail and soft keyboard

  9. iPad Available in US on April 3

    Apple Newsroom · 2010-03-05T00:00:00Z · Multi-Touch web browsing

  10. iPad Available in US on April 3

    Apple Newsroom · 2010-03-05T00:00:00Z · Photo import, albums, and slideshows

  11. iPad Available in US on April 3

    Apple Newsroom · 2010-03-05T00:00:00Z · Twelve apps designed for iPad

  12. iPad Available in US on April 3

    Apple Newsroom · 2010-03-05T00:00:00Z · Video and YouTube

Release changes

Changed in this release

Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.

feature · introduced

iPad HD video playback

documentedconfirmed

Apple presented movies, TV shows, and YouTube video in HD as part of the launch software's media experience.

  1. [1] iPad Available in US on April 3 · Video and YouTube

feature · introduced

iBooks and iBookstore

documentedconfirmed

The free iBooks app supported browsing, buying, and reading books from the new US iBookstore, with regional availability explicitly limited at launch.

  1. [1] iPad Available in US on April 3 · iBooks, iBookstore, and availability

feature · introduced

iPad-designed built-in applications

documentedconfirmed

Apple said the iPad included twelve applications designed specifically for the device rather than merely scaling the phone layout.

  1. [1] iPad Available in US on April 3 · Twelve apps designed for iPad

feature · introduced

iPad photo import, albums, and slideshows

documentedconfirmed

Apple documented photo import from a Mac, PC, or digital camera together with album views and slideshow presentation.

  1. [1] iPad Available in US on April 3 · Photo import, albums, and slideshows

feature · introduced

iPad Multi-Touch web experience

documentedconfirmed

Apple described a larger, more interactive Safari experience designed around the original iPad display and Multi-Touch interface.

  1. [1] iPad Available in US on April 3 · Multi-Touch web browsing

compatibility · introduced

Compatibility with existing iPhone applications

documentedconfirmed

Apple said almost all of the more than 150,000 existing apps could run on iPad, including applications a user had already purchased.

  1. [1] iPad Available in US on April 3 · App compatibility

feature · introduced

Wireless stores and iTunes synchronization

documentedconfirmed

Users could browse and download apps wirelessly, access iTunes music, television, and movie catalogs, and synchronize downloaded apps and content with iTunes on a computer.

  1. [1] iPad Available in US on April 3 · App Store, iTunes Store, and synchronization

feature · introduced

Large-screen Mail and soft keyboard

documentedconfirmed

The original iPad software presented email and composition controls around the tablet display and its larger on-screen keyboard.

  1. [1] iPad Available in US on April 3 · Mail and soft keyboard