All 15 iOS reveals in 15 minutes (including iOS 15)

Apple introduced its first mobile OS in 2007 when Steve Jobs debuted the original iPhone. Since then, every new OS update has revealed new features to compel users to upgrade their devices. Watch our supercut of the company's many operating systems over the years that have powered its popular iPhone.
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00:00 Intro
00:10 Original iOS
01:18 iPhone OS 2
02:06 iPhone OS 3
03:02 iOS 4
03:35 iOS 5
04:57 iOS 6
05:51 iOS 7
07:15 iOS 8
08:33 iOS 9
09:14 iOS 10
09:37 iOS 11
11:00 iOS 12
12:11 iOS 13
12:38 iOS 14
13:14 iOS 15

[@cobaltblue1975]

15 years of iOS reveals in 15 minutes on a 15 minute and 15 second video. Good job.

[@howard856]

Also the most recent iOS is iOS 15

[@Granniemama]

15k views too

[@leonardog.2491]

@@Granniemama not anymore, it must get to 15 Billion now

[@lets_wrapitup]

@@howard856 thanks for clarifying

[@zainyyy]

and 1.5k likes lol

[@user-pm3cv9yn5t]

"It's a camera that captures video"..... Can you imagine that time?

[@depressednugget5984]

Apnar naamer mane ki?

[@user-pm3cv9yn5t]

@@depressednugget5984 কর্তব্য স্থির করিতে অক্ষম এমন

[@Elix215]

Fr😂😂

[@SmashyPlays]

I had no idea the original iphone couldn't even record videos lmao

[@afwan1927]

Banglaaaaa

[@idkwhatnametochoose6197]

“I just take my finger and I scroll.” It’s just amazing that if you tell someone this today you’d sound like your telling the person he’s stupid, we’ve advanced so far.

[@sameerislam1328]

@Ghotyo Locanisyn true

[@phoenixfireclusterbomb]

We haven’t advanced. We have been dumbed down and addicted to our devices. If you haven’t noticed, our current flavor of humanity and civilization is moving towards slavery. I enjoy the new technology but its all seriously getting out of hand.

[@k_e_K_e___]

@@phoenixfireclusterbomb always has been 😎🚬

[@timmy3957]

@Ghotyo Locanisyn How old are you?

[@Orion599]

@@phoenixfireclusterbomb It's a new era. Unfortunately, you have to adapt or go back to the cave. Technology is being pushed every day by its investors. But the direction is where it makes the most money. That's how the world works today. If you want progress, it's a necessary evil you have to drag into your society. If we weren't moving, we'd still be in caves today, painting nonsensical crap on the walls.

[@KelvinF]

It’s unbelievable how technology has grown so fast. Can’t believe that swiping through the contacts were such an amazing thing not that long ago.

[@manhvu4988]

2007 was like 14 years ago lmao

[@KelvinF]

@@manhvu4988 it’s not all that long though

[@shakira594]

@@KelvinF yes it was......

[@minajesty1167]

@@KelvinF that’s a whole teenager😭

[@KelvinF]

@@minajesty1167 😊 thanks for sharing your opinion

[@angeloo_algueroo]

Wow can you believe that once they released the 1st IPhone they LITERALLY had to explain how to scroll down or up 😳

[@juch1m1uk]

It was new in that time

[@ecayeta]

Yes, people were used to having buttons to scroll, like the iPods at the time for example. Then touchscreen came out

[@malia9521]

Imagine, he had to tell the people how to scroll!!!

[@lilvaz]

and it was the most revolutionary thing they had ever seen

[@f1shyspace]

And you can make videos :O

[@Wavyguy96]

it was 2007

[@abhaymhatre8534]

Yeah

[@z_nomad]

first phone

[@treycoble4331]

I can’t believe 21 seconds use to be fast for loading!

[@kel7686]

Wait it’s not?

[@Coopdog0108]

@@kel7686 back then that was incredibly fast. now it seems super slow.

[@katatastrofa6136]

and now when it takes 3 seconds people get mad lol

[@0oEo0]

Opening a new site or clicking a link was a major commitment.

[@theohofficia]

Apple: 21 sec Bing: 50+ sec Google: am I joke to you? Google: 0.3 seconds in 14 years ago (fake)

[@Ayzlxn]

So crazy to see how much things improved from nothing to little to a lot. Like the fact the 30 second website load speed was revolutionary blows my mind!

[@alexanderm8975]

i feel like its been slowing down these recent updates

[@hokage1997]

you ever use a web browser on an old flip phone? the 30 second load times was intense lol

[@naknak95]

I had a serious nostalgia trip watching this, and getting excited for the simplest features that we take for granted today.

[@Historicutuber]

Me too!

[@neontyler6663]

I miss the days when everyone doesn’t have any big features in a phone yet, you know, it gets excited every year.

[@LilPooPooChewer]

i was so amazed when i found out i could take a screenshot on my ipad lmao

[@kimznotkimz2380]

And now we're like "oh my gaaawwwd... The new phone have a camera that can zoom 100x. Oh mai gawd who could have seen this coming, it can also play videooo-" Not much hype if you think about it

[@ColonelLucario]

Now we hopping something unique and great but it’s just better photos xD

[@matiasdariel7291]

@@ColonelLucario xd*

[@brokeboisentertainment8525]

I wish I had my old mp3 and slide phone

[@lucaskellermann4740]

As an iOS and Android enthusiast, it was fun to properly identify when Apple introduced some new thing to the market, and when Apple had to implement something already working at the market.

[@dorkknight0752]

I was 5 when the first iPhone was announced. It’s so interesting to see how far technology has come, especially growing up with it

[@hudsonhamather7182]

Steve Jobs: “Takes a breath of air” Everyone: OoOOOoooOOoOo

[@theragepig7636]

To be fair, it would be really impressive if he did that now

[@fuegor109]

You are a hater or just being sarcastic

[@hudsonhamather7182]

@@fuegor109 Calm down I'm just being sarcastic.

[@harvey6818]

@@theragepig7636 Jesus Christ dude lol

[@KUIJEN8659]

@@fuegor109 I like how you couldn't tell that it was a joke but still said he could be sarcastic just to be safe from a whoooosh.

[@behrouzroshani1020]

Watching this video made me think how ridiculously basic today’s technology is gonna be perceived in ten years

[@jvbrxt7478]

True

[@hardkol]

Fr

[@mateo1390]

I don’t think so, this was a new device, the first touch screen smart phone introduced. There was nothing like this and the basic things have been implemented through out the years

[@samk2001]

@@mateo1390 exactly, if anything all this showcases is a growing stagnation in iOS updates over the years. Everything looks bland and the same after iOS 7. I guess it’s a don’t fix what ain’t broke situation, but it’s boring looking at the same repackaged OS year after year

[@sltorras]

To be fair I've been saying this for a while and I'm not seeing any major leaps yet like that.

[@omarabdulaziz2561]

the old ios interface was so beautiful and has a lot of memories, when we were feeling the revolution of the phones between our hands 😢

[@AlwaysDestiny]

I remember when Iphone 3g came out and it really was like futuristic, every drop was bringing something new that people were shocked at. Now, its just 'bigger screen' and 'faster' mechanics.

[@toosleepyforyou3426]

let’s all collectively agree that the revolutionary update was ios 7

[@MaxxPlay99]

kinda crazy that we have the same icons for 8 years now.

[@KacperZacharski]

Revilutionary but in a bad meaning.

[@jab_life2284]

@@KacperZacharski i dont agree but ok

[@Frostekxo]

7&8

[@artham_a9872]

kinda hated the change from the shelf like platform to a simple sheet on which the apps now seemed to lay vertically

[@Ethanol.]

When the people all cheered for the swipe to unlock feature, it was so just so wholesome I couldn’t help but smile.

[@Jake-pj8sk]

What???

[@Ethanol.]

@@Jake-pj8sk I mean that the audience was so excited for a simple swiping action, something we all take for granted nowadays. Hope you get it

[@enochskindasus6yago619]

Yeah lol we’re all spoiled now

[@Reconseal4050]

Kids growing up today never had the joy to live in the Steve Job era. Those were the magical days of innovation.

[@ILikeForkLol]

I was there since iOS 4

[@cristiansalinas9105]

I will never forget the day iOS 7 released and I was so excited to play with it on my iPhone 5S

[@sanketwalopkar1094]

1:06 That smile of Ive's face when his buddy Steve said, "It's been two and half years and I can't tell you how thrilled I am to make the first public phone call with iPhone." ❤️

[@Artixxl]

Sadly he cant anymore... not only that the first thing done can only happen once, Steve died due to cancer.

[@Petdub]

@@Artixxl I think everyone knows that by now...

[@xiaria]

@@Artixxl he died 10 years ago lmfao it's hardly news

[@lavardevans9820]

Show me 💱

[@markgo5072]

It made me sad seeing Steve so Skinny at 4:16. You could really see what cancer did to him.

[@preetijain2433]

rest in peace steve jobs

[@tie7626]

@@preetijain2433 wait he died? I met him last year what

[@PolskiKrajowa]

@@tie7626 no, I dont think ya did

[@GunzLeafGameShow]

@@preetijain2433 Real Steve Job are already Died on 2011 by cancer

[@maddie69inthebedheheh]

@@tie7626 well you must have met a imposter because he died a Longgg time ago

[@Technoid10]

For me I enjoyed iOS 12 cause it was apple taking a step back from major features and continuing to optimize the OS

[@Itsthatguy24]

Those early years with Steve Jobs were so exciting! They are my personal favorite years

[@nulltugboat]

And then Steve was calling Johnny's flip phone

[@Subllama]

Ikr

[@theohofficia]

lol

[@mike5260]

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[@suprememcplayer5062]

I remember back in school when I only had an iPod and iOS 7 came out

[@VanessaDMusic]

Same

[@sundu1996]

yes, ipod touch gen 5.. going from ios 6 to 7....🤩

[@user-vj9hb3gy6d]

I remember back in school when I couldn't afford any mobile phone, let alone iPhone! 😅

[@suprememcplayer5062]

@@user-vj9hb3gy6d I was like 8 or 9 by this tome so I haven’t even had my first phone

[@ThatBlueHoe]

Yes, good old times. I'm still using a iphone 4 with iOS 7 lol. I like the old stuff.

[@harptastic]

I love how excited everyone got when Steve made a FaceTime call

[@JAlexanderCurtis]

Just remember how excited everyone was at 1:50 that we could load the homepage of a major website in ONLY 21 seconds. It was so fast! Oh and don't forget that we had to wait until version 3 when cut/copy/paste was added as a "feature" at 2:11

[@ecayeta]

Oh how internet speed evolved so much

[@JabezGarden]

i remember LITERALLY RUNNING home from elementary school to download iOS 7 on my iPad . what an exciting era that was😪

[@virajpatel3246]

Lmfao!! That is me on my iPhone. 😆😆

[@Lol-rv5bv]

Same except that was middle school

[@asinglefrenchfry]

I never got to experience that :( I had an ipod touch 4

[@jesseluv13]

I remember at my school people were trying to install it DURING school 😂 took people hours..

[@It3pvpytXP]

back when iOS 7 come out when i updated i remember wanting the iOS 6 design back so bad

[@RomanianKrisbian]

I remember when ios7 was launched and I hit Download the second it was available and I waited for 2 hours for it to download, I can't describe how excited I was. It was insane

[@BoatsNhoes824]

Same!! I remember that day well , my buddies and I were play BO2 zombies all waiting to download it at the same time and we loved it xD

[@EpikBirb]

how, the ui is poopy

[@Riffcat]

@@EpikBirb you serious? Its much better than iOS 6

[@mack9992004]

And scared. because one mistake or download issue may damage your phone. lol.

[@n-o-i-d]

I have a similar story in the same year of 2013, but it was the day GTA V launched :D

[@theghost259]

Thank you Steve for the innovations you'd presented to the world.God bless you.

[@oyvi00i]

apparently when he revealed the first iphone, he had to switch between multiple units as they weren't completely finished yet. So one iphone did one thing and one iphone did the other, and it is not noticeable. Also, making the phone call was also very unstable, and could crash. He was aware of this, yet it's impossible to tell if he is nervous about it

[@rishibajari]

iOS 6 to 7 was the biggest jump. Edit :Thanks for the likes guys . Just telling the truth here.

[@zjy4466]

Its like every update of IOS were like a little bit redesigned from IOS 7 and adds new features

[@tyqo06]

unfortunately Steve Jobs didn’t see that jump

[@sarpturker4672]

Yea you are right

[@WouterStudioHD]

iOS 7 looked awful, it was only iOS 10/11 when things started to look good again. iOS 6 and before were stunning.

[@anthony42-]

@@WouterStudioHD I disagree

[@cuckt8253]

“It captures video” oh the days

[@north-shoregcs3894]

When loading a website in 21 seconds was impressive. If a website doesn't load instantly on 5g it pisses me off.

[@FoaxZed]

first world problems

[@sherlocksfeet]

i love how excited they get every time they announce something . especially things that seem so small to us now like notifications or do not disturb mode :,,)

[@WillArzM]

As a galaxy user and loving One UI so much I can't deny that I was so pleased with my experiences with iOS yeah maybe the OS needs some "android stuff" BUT I like how simple and user friendly it is

[@YoNiiKam]

Yea

[@unconcernedcitizen4092]

I’m an iPhone user and have been for 11 years, but I recognize that it really is a “different strokes for different folks” situation. It’s a matter of a person’s priorities, and I can’t say that one is objectively better than the other.

[@theohofficia]

People do option, and it doesn’t do bad ideas. Thank you.

[@realspeedghxst]

iOS keeps that simmilar UI like in settings so it will be easy to use even 1st iphone and latest iPhone, meanwhile on android everything changes cus it's available for everyone to customize it however they want

[@mayuratal2047]

Android is way more user friendly.

[@azmilangkawi]

21 second to open website?that is phenomenal

[@sheheedk]

😛😛😛

[@RanchSauce]

How far we’ve come

[@anderwand]

*in 2008 that Was cool

[@kel7686]

It take around 20 seconds for me still is my WiFi just bad 😓

[@asinglefrenchfry]

Cellular connection was really bad back then. now its like wifi

[@tylerhopzz]

I do hope in future we get an iOS that’s a perfect blend of old and new iOS. Something similar to the bigsur icons

[@ykghxst]

Its amazing that back then scrolling was so revolutionary back then. Just the same way you scrolled to this.

[@enzmondo]

“We have built an entire new mapping solution from the ground up and it is beautiful.” It wasn’t.

[@pkgamma]

It isn't*

[@noname-jd2vo]

@@pkgamma Nah it's solid now

[@anianii]

It was and it’s more beautiful than ever

[@Ignacio.Romero]

@@noname-jd2vo worse than gmaps

[@StarManta]

That's ridiculous. Apple Maps did and frankly always has looked better than Google Maps. Functionality is a different story and varies wildly depending on version and location and which way the wind is blowing. But in terms of looks, it's never been a contest; Apple Maps has always looked better.

[@JayLang7]

Its sad how Steve Jobs couldn’t be there for the presentations after a few years. He was really charismatic and passionate. None has done it as well as he did them !

[@ordinaryperson566]

He died of cancer. R.I.P Steve Jobs

[@xHiroki]

初期iOSのUIめちゃくちゃ懐かしい。 ボタンの立体感とかロックのスライドとか、 今とはデザインの方向が真逆だけど最初のほうが好きだったな。

[@Baixel]

I remember my first apple product was an OG iPad my mom gave me with iOS 4 or 5 but now its on 10, so nostalgic. And I still have it to this day 7:38 “with about 6,000 of our closest friends” that literally left me laughing

[@Muaad.]

So it was ios 6 you began with

[@drip._.4590]

0:29 you take the finger and just scroll and people starts to clap 😂

[@apollyn2978]

iOS 7 was a great turn, it really changed the look of the iPhone.

[@eye1051]

you just click, and swipe 🤩 it’s so weird how that was pretty unique when that came out!

[@mw_yt]

the last ones made me sad cuz when there was a crowd cheering i was happier when steve jobs introduced ios 1.0 he was excited but the events for ios 14 and 15 were unemotional ❤️ U Steve Jobs

[@FuneralPotatoes35]

3:11 That moment when sci-fi became reality.

[@djibey]

VIdeo conferencing existed decades ago...

[@tiagomaqz]

Federighi is the main character. We just live in his world. Dude cracks me up.

[@neontyler6663]

I know right? He’s making every presentation so fun.

[@YasinHasan]

he is annoying af, always overacting, he acts like he is presenting android lol

[@jenhouchen9784]

Bruh

[@Mushe94]

@@YasinHasan What's that supposed to mean

[@milantoth6246]

I love the guy

[@spungbopscarepans]

5:36 this technology was literally made years before Google Earth and it looks 10x better.

[@jinxtersbrokencd8306]

the fact that all of those stuff is such a huge deal back then is still shocking to me how fast the tech has evolved

[@vimalramachandran]

This is a trip down memory lane.

[@Followerofchrist2091]

I have to be honest , I really liked the simplicity of the dots for the cellular bars. It was clean, something new..

[@hannonx]

For real! I miss those dots 😢

[@Pleiades60]

agree

[@MiniMii550]

I miss 3D Touch and Touch ID. Wish they'd at least bring back Touch ID on the lock button like they do with the iPad

[@BenHardyYT]

3d touch still exist ?

[@HappyChloe123]

@Ben Hardy on phones.

[@nonotatalllol]

3:00 Steve Jobs recreates one of the most legendary moments of any apple conference (Steve jobs calling Jony Ive and then saying: "Hey jony!")

[@paulkevin7522]

Really wish Steve Jobs was still alive we would’ve been way FAR AWAY from we are now, more innovative.

[@l1amtheone788]

I do agree with you, but iPhones would still be like 4 inches

[@LOLGAMERWr]

@@l1amtheone788 yeah stop dreaming

[@pabs4205]

@@l1amtheone788 Yeah, no. Steve knew what people wanted and technology would grow and people would want bigger phones. Also the iPhone 5 was also 4 inches and that phone was released a few years after Steve passed.

[@Lol-rv5bv]

@@pabs4205 no it was released 1 year after he died

[@pabs4205]

@@Lol-rv5bv Whoops, I was thinking about the iPhone 5s

[@daishi15]

Steve Jobs and Jony Ive are no longer at Apple :(

[@tadhgman7tm623]

Lmao I’ve still designs almost all products and is a constant consultant, he just wanted to be able to also design whatever else he wanted

[@Sept1mus]

Man, Scott Forstal was so proud when he announced Aoole Maps in iOS 6. The last time we ever saw him.

[@SURENITY]

iOS 7 was such a breakthrough! The first modern OS!

[@Zerio]

I use Samsung, but this is still fun to watch and I will still have respect for Steve Jobs etc, cause dang he did a great job. Imagine having a war over phones

[@andreia9472]

Man look at tiktok everyone makes fun for having a phone they dont like

[@Zerio]

@@andreia9472 Yeah. Its just weird.

[@thebrownmantapesthenewchan2206]

@Thomas Kirkpatrick buzz

[@icanthinkofaname13]

Same here! Makes me want to get an iPhone.

[@stormy.wholesome.moments]

I’m an apple user, but I respect people who use different devices

[@lm8530]

the first iOS I ever got my hands on through my parents iPhones 4s was iOS 5 or 6. I remember getting my first iPhone and downloading iOS 7… it was huge.

[@pixcellxi8685]

When i skipped from iPod to iPhone. I was really excited to see how beautiful of iOS7😍

[@lizzie_fantasia]

I was in middle school when ios7 came out😭 I remember how strange the icons looked to me. And all of friends were talking about it

[@TNerdo]

Have a crowd makes it so much more enjoyable to watch. It just feels like a tv show or a how to KZbin video without the crowd

[@enzmondo]

“No need to wonder around the room bumping your phone to others.”

[@fjordstrom]

That was funny 😂

[@nethercookiez50yearsago55]

Yea i think they were talking about that one Samsung Feature

[@ponraul1221]

I remember that Samsung feature… Galaxy S2 I think.

[@jurgullypurf]

Android beam or something like that

[@Alfred_XDXDX]

0:11-iOS 1 1:17-iOS 2 2:11-iOS 3 3:06-iOS 4 3:41-iOS 5 4:59-iOS 6 5:52-iOS 7 7:15-iOS 8 8:33-iOS 9 9:15-iOS 10 9:37-iOS 11 11:00-iOS 12 12:13-iOS 13 12:42-iOS 14 13:15-iOS 15 👇

[@BMN_Prime]

It’s fun to watch progress happen so quickly

[@jordanchambers9493]

the excitement that went through my body when he said how thrilled he was to make the first call on iPhone 😭

[@ashumz88]

Rest in Peace Steve

[@njrj5754]

Steve jobs has the best presentation, he know his product well

[@andrewp4082]

I remember all of these like it was yesterday I can also remember them like they were 15 years ago

[@PsychoKern]

Oh my God....I remember watching Steve Jobs showing us the first iPhone all those years ago.....It changed everything as we knew about phones back then....My God!

[@randomanimator6289]

Damn I still feel nostalgic about the old icons

[@alexandr.stolpovskych]

I love new keynotes filmed in the studio.

[@MattExzy]

Lord, take me back to iOS 4. That thing screamed and the icons were perfect.

[@rdyt0]

I remember updating my iPhone 3G to 3.0 and it was painstakingly slow. It lagged across the board, from UI animations to opening apps.

[@abhaymhatre8534]

Now we're capturing 4K 60FPS vids on our phones . Such huge progress we have made in such a small time .

[@jesseluv13]

I remember people at my school were trying to install iOS 7 DURING school 😂 took people hours.. but all it took was one person, and BAM everyone wanted it. Lol, the good ol days.. man I miss 2013.

[@IAmChemsx]

omg i miss the old years :( we facetime all day in 2020.We havent got a facetime in top😣

[@istrawberrybobai3773]

them: "and how do i scroll through the artists? i take my finger, and i scroll." the crowd: "WOOOOO"

[@masieluh]

danm i still remember when ios 7 came out and it took me a while to get used to the Icons lol

[@mauroveliz23]

For me, iOS from 4 to 6 where the best software on iPhone (and iPod) that I ever had. I remember them with care and love 👌🏻

[@abcd-hw8io]

I love the 3d design. I hate the flat design.

[@mcmoyes04]

Wow, remember when my dad got the iphone 4. Those were the best times of my life :(

[@liudasbar]

iOS 7/8 were so beautiful. I miss that.

[@adamkormendi5904]

I’m surprised that some of the icons are still the same in iOS 16…

[@ytuser1985]

I actually liked the iOS 7 interface very much. It was really simplistic.

[@AyeeSecret]

Best iOS versions were 6,7,9 and 12 in my opinion. 6 was the best classic version. 7 was the most revolutionary version. 9 was the most feature rich. and 12 is the smoothest.

[@reversible8740]

It’s crazy how I remember when iOS 7 came out, and being jealous my dads old 3g didn’t support it

[@joecobb4604]

I miss the old classic feel that gives me a right at home feeling for me of iOS 1 - 6.

[@chisomagbara6780]

Mmmaaannn back in high school when iOS 7 came out, I remember being on the school bus and someone had the beta on their phone and I was in total awe. That’s when I became invested in iOS and Apple. Then when iOS 9 came out, my whole class including my teacher spent our class period downloading the update over that sucky school WiFi 😂😂😂 good times

[@bmhater1283]

How many hours did you download iOS 9?

[@chisomagbara6780]

@@bmhater1283 it took about a good 2 hours for me.I remember starting to down it during my 4th period biology class and it was taking forever during my last class. but it didn’t finish until I got home where the WiFi was much better. Those were good times

[@darkwoodmovies]

It's crazy that the changes just a few years ago are now what we take for granted.

[@Z0ttMonte]

man I miss these times were apple really had something new nobody could imagine. It also was so good to see the old iOS to ios6. I loved the design back then with the iPhone 4s..

[@Vasudevaraomadaka]

He has the best presentations of all time. ❤

[@leontronics]

The good old days of the iPhone 4/4S

[@nxbiira]

It's crazy how Apple has changed so much!

[@dnlswan]

In retrospect it makes me feel a little better at my design job knowing it took them generations to figure some things out hahah… even if they were in the lead for most of it

[@deadpoolgaming_565]

The fact that, that guy gave all the info on the phones. And by each ios u can tell he looks older and older. What a Legendary guy!🙌🏽

[@pinbyunboxttherapy282]

Plus One Eight One Four Four Six Five One Five Zero Five ¿¿¿¿..

[@IcyJay30]

Thumbnail says it all lol, I had 3GS ios3-6.

[@alecstanleyy]

the NOSTALGIA ugh

[@megabubbles9478]

I remember in high school when I got an iPod touch 2g and was excited for ios 2.2.1

[@Sauced0utJ]

I remember being in high school when iOS 7 came out the entire world was waiting for this to come Out