iPhone OS 2.0
E427880
iPhone OS 2.0 is the second major release of Apple's mobile operating system that first enabled third-party apps via the App Store and significantly expanded the iPhone’s software capabilities.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| iOS 2.0 | 4 |
| iPhone OS 2.0 canonical | 2 |
| iPhone OS 2.0 SDK | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4275504 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: iPhone OS 2.0 Context triple: [UIKit, introducedIn, iPhone OS 2.0]
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A.
Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar is a major early release of Apple’s Unix-based Mac operating system that improved performance, networking, and user interface features while supporting legacy Mac OS applications via the Classic Environment.
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B.
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard is a major 2007 release of Apple’s Mac operating system that introduced features like Time Machine, Spaces, and an updated user interface while dropping support for running classic Mac OS applications.
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C.
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger is a major release of Apple’s desktop operating system that introduced features like Spotlight search and Dashboard widgets while bridging the transition from Classic Mac OS to modern macOS.
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D.
System 2.0
System 2.0 is the next-generation iteration of the System platform, offering updated features and improvements over its predecessor.
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E.
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther is a major release of Apple’s Mac OS X operating system, introduced in 2003 with improved performance, a refined Aqua interface, and enhanced features like Exposé and Fast User Switching.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: iPhone OS 2.0 Target entity description: iPhone OS 2.0 is the second major release of Apple's mobile operating system that first enabled third-party apps via the App Store and significantly expanded the iPhone’s software capabilities.
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A.
Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar is a major early release of Apple’s Unix-based Mac operating system that improved performance, networking, and user interface features while supporting legacy Mac OS applications via the Classic Environment.
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B.
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard is a major 2007 release of Apple’s Mac operating system that introduced features like Time Machine, Spaces, and an updated user interface while dropping support for running classic Mac OS applications.
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C.
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger is a major release of Apple’s desktop operating system that introduced features like Spotlight search and Dashboard widgets while bridging the transition from Classic Mac OS to modern macOS.
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D.
System 2.0
System 2.0 is the next-generation iteration of the System platform, offering updated features and improvements over its predecessor.
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E.
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther is a major release of Apple’s Mac OS X operating system, introduced in 2003 with improved performance, a refined Aqua interface, and enhanced features like Exposé and Fast User Switching.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
iPhone OS release
ⓘ
mobile operating system version ⓘ |
| developer | Apple Inc. ⓘ |
| followedBy | iPhone OS 3.0 ⓘ |
| includedApplication |
App Store app
ⓘ
Calculator app with scientific mode ⓘ Calendar ⓘ Clock ⓘ Contacts app ⓘ Mail app ⓘ Maps ⓘ Notes ⓘ Photos ⓘ Safari ⓘ Settings ⓘ Stocks ⓘ Weather ⓘ YouTube app ⓘ iPod app ⓘ |
| introducedFeature |
App Store
ⓘ
Contacts application as a standalone app ⓘ Core Animation enhancements ⓘ Core Location framework ⓘ
linked to:
Core Location
JavaScript performance improvements in Safari ⓘ Keychain access for apps ⓘ Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync support ⓘ UIKit enhancements for third‑party apps ⓘ bulk email move and delete ⓘ contact search ⓘ data wipe via Exchange policies ⓘ enterprise Wi‑Fi and VPN enhancements ⓘ enterprise email support ⓘ iPhone SDK-based apps ⓘ improved Mail attachment support ⓘ improved Maps with location services API ⓘ improved Safari performance ⓘ improved keyboard and international support ⓘ location services API for developers ⓘ parental controls ⓘ scientific calculator in Calculator app ⓘ support for BCC in Mail ⓘ support for Cisco IPsec VPN ⓘ support for WPA2 Enterprise Wi‑Fi ⓘ support for contact search in Mail ⓘ support for emoji in some regions ⓘ support for iWork and Microsoft Office document viewing ⓘ support for multiple calendars ⓘ support for multiple email selection ⓘ support for push email with Exchange ⓘ support for saving images from Mail and Safari ⓘ support for third-party native applications ⓘ support for viewing PowerPoint attachments ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first iPhone OS version to support third‑party native apps via App Store
ⓘ
major expansion of iPhone software capabilities ⓘ |
| operatingSystemFamily |
iOS
ⓘ
iPhone OS ⓘ
linked to:
iOS
|
| platform | ARM ⓘ |
| precededBy |
iPhone OS 1.x
ⓘ
linked to:
iOS
|
| supportedDevice |
iPhone (1st generation)
ⓘ
linked to:
iPhone
iPhone 3G ⓘ
linked to:
Apple iPhone 3G
iPod touch (1st generation) ⓘ |
| targetedPlatform |
iPhone
ⓘ
iPod touch ⓘ
linked to:
iPod touch (5th generation)
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: iPhone OS 2.0 Description of subject: iPhone OS 2.0 is the second major release of Apple's mobile operating system that first enabled third-party apps via the App Store and significantly expanded the iPhone’s software capabilities.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: iPhone OS 2.0
linked to: iPhone OS 2.0
linked to: iPhone OS 2.0
linked to: iPhone OS 2.0
linked to: iPhone OS 2.0