The whole truth about how the iPhone was created. One big secret

In the seemingly distant 2007 Apple promised to release to the market a smartphone that will change the world. The news of this then interested many, and publications and Internet resources specializing in mobile topics immediately began to analyze what is so unusual to expect from a novelty. For six months all over the world they studied the device in absentia, without having a prototype on hand, until in June the novelty did not appear on the windows.

iPhone (aka iPhone 2G)

The first generation iPhone had essentially one key innovation around which all use of the device was built - Multi-Touch. Steve Jobs, then the head of Apple, put a lot of personal effort both during the development of the device and at its presentation. It was his charisma that had a huge impact on the success of the new product's sales. In terms of technical characteristics The first generation iPhone, although not a revolution, was in line with the times. Of course, among communicators (at that time the concepts of "smartphones" and "communicators" were divided) there were already devices equipped with 3.5 ”touchscreens, and the resolution of 480x320 pixels was far from being a record one. 128 MB random access memory, as well as internal storage of 4 or 8 GB, met before. But it was precisely the interconnection of technical characteristics and software capabilities that brought the iPhone to a truly new level.

The first thing that caught my eye was an entirely finger-oriented interface. No stylus! "Stylus? Who needs a stylus? You take it out, hide it, lose it ... ”- Jobs said about this. Typing, browsing the web, reading mail, and working with documents could all be done without the need for additional accessories. This is what made the iPhone a revolutionary phone. One more key function became music player... On the iPhone, it's not easy additional opportunity... Synchronization with iTunes, intuitive control with convenient elements, work with albums, podcasts - all this is implemented on a level with iPod players, for which music is the main purpose. And viewing Cover Flow covers more for a long time impressed those who saw the iPhone for the first time.

Of course, criticism of the iPhone could not be avoided. First of all, they scolded him for the lack of support for 3G networks and GPS navigation, lack of support Adobe flash, inability to record video and transfer files via Bluetooth. The last "problem", by the way, was caused not by a flaw in the system, but by a deliberate decision designed to provide protection against unauthorized distribution of pirated content. Well, the abandonment of Flash was initially correct - Android also came to this over time, causing a considerable butthrt on both sides of the barricades. In total, more than 7 million first-generation iPhones have been sold.

iPhone 3G

Apple listened to some comments from users and a year later, in 2008, the iPhone 3G saw the light, which received support for third-generation networks. Also added to its design and a GPS module. But the most important innovation was the emergence App Store – a single center applications where you can download any program.

Despite the fact that the resolution and diagonal of the screen remained the same (480x320 pixels at 3.5 "), the camera retained a 2 megapixel sensor, and the hardware has not undergone major improvements - the popularity of the smartphone has become simply gigantic. In total, Apple sold about 35 million iPhone 3G worldwide.

iPhone 3GS

The iPhone 3GS was an update to the 3G lineup and went on sale in 2009. The appearance has not undergone any important changes, but internally the smartphone has been significantly "pumped". The amount of RAM was doubled to 256 MB, the processor was transferred to a new architecture, the camera resolution was raised to 3 megapixels, and the smartphone finally received a video recording function.

iPhone 4

In 2010, Apple delighted fans with the release of a new model. In comparison with its predecessors, the progress here was especially noticeable. By 2009, the iPhone was often criticized for its low display resolution, which had become obsolete in two years. Therefore, the company decided to correct this defect by equipping the device with an ultra-high resolution screen: 960x640 pixels. At the same time, the fashionable designation for high ppi panels - Retina appeared. The camera in the iPhone 4 has also undergone improvements: from 3 megapixels, the resolution has increased to 5 megapixels, there is a flash, fast autofocus and video recording in HD. A front-facing camera has also been added.

A wave of criticism covered the device due to the fact that the antennas cellular communication, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi were moved to the side panel (due to the new design and metal frame) and the connection quality deteriorated sharply if you take the device in a special way. Steve Jobs recommended taking the smartphone "the right way", but the public didn't get it. Later, Apple was forced to give away plastic bumpers so that the component parts of the sidewalls would not be closed by hand.

iPhone 4S

Whereas in the case of the 3GS model the letter S stood for Speed, then in the iPhone 4S it indicated the presence of a voice assistant Siri, which takes voice control to a new level. The processor in the new product has become a dual-core, the camera has increased to 8 megapixels. The problem with the poor quality of communication, typical for the predecessor, has been eliminated.

For Apple and Steve Jobs fans, the 4S presentation was a tragic page in history. For the first time, a new CEO- Tim Cook. Steve Jobs, after struggling with a serious illness for many years, died the next day: October 5, 2011. Apple fans immediately dubbed the iPhone 4S - 4 (For) Steve, and purchased it, among other things, to honor the memory of the company's founder.

iPhone 5

The trend towards larger screen diagonal has not bypassed Apple either. If back in 2007 the 3.5 "diagonal seemed large, then by 2012, against the background of the appearance of phablets, this size became small. Therefore, the iPhone 5 received a 4" display with a resolution of 1136x640 pixels (Retina again).

The changes also affected the hardware: the processor became faster, and the amount of RAM reached 1 GB. The smartphone received support for LTE networks, a new interface connector of a reduced size Lightning (the old one seemed bulky against the background of the microUSB that has become a standard among competitors) and a nano-SIM SIM card. The design has changed slightly, but remains recognizable.

iPhone 5S and 5C

iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C

In 2013, for the first time in Apple stories, two iPhones were released at once: the expensive 5S, which became the successor of the "five", and the 5C, a cheaper version of its predecessor. The older device was not just a small improvement on the iPhone 5, but an innovative device, thanks to the presence of a new degree of protection - a new generation fingerprint sensor built into the Home button. The iPhone 5C also received the iron of the fifth model, but was clothed in a plastic case in bright colors. Despite the more youthful positioning and lower price, the main sales fell on the iPhone 5S.

iPhone 6 and 6 Plus

In 2014, Apple released a couple of models again. The iPhone 6 became the successor to the classic line, and the iPhone 6 Plus was intended to win back a niche for the company in the tablet phone market. And the company managed to do it: in the first three days of sales, more than 10 million devices were purchased, which is 1.5 times more than the total sales of the first iPhone. IPhone screen 6 got a 4.7 "diagonal with a resolution of 1334x750 pixels, and 6 Plus - 5.5" with a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels. Again and still Retina.

iPhone 6S and 6S Plus

Following tradition, the new generation of the iPhone, presented in September, did not bring dramatic changes, but was only an improvement on the previous one. The design and quality of the screens of the new products have not undergone significant changes. The hardware has undergone improvements (the processor has become faster, the amount of RAM has been doubled to 2 GB), the camera (12 megapixels instead of 8 megapixels), the touch screen (now it recognizes pressure levels using 3D Touch technology) and the case, which has become slightly stronger and heavier. thanks to the use of aviation aluminum.

Every year Apple presents a new iPhone model, in which there are sure to be a couple of interesting chips. Next year marks the 10th anniversary of the launch of the first iPhone. So we decided to remember how it was before today.

And at the same time we want ask you: Which of these iPhones was your first?

Go, nostalgic.

1. iPhone (2007)

The first iPhone was innovative in itself. Restrained design, minimum of elements on the body, strict front panel.

Remember what smartphones looked like before the iPhone appeared: protruding antennas, joysticks, a bunch of buttons under the screen (sometimes even above it), styluses, a sliding qwerty keyboard and obscene thickness. Now look at the windows of any electronics store. Most of the devices are very similar to what Steve Jobs demonstrated on January 9, 2007.

The company showed how Apple smartphones will look for the next few years, and in the future followed the established principle.

What upset: unfortunately, there are no drawbacks, the iPhone of the first generation did not receive a number of functions that competitors had (3G support, video recording, multitasking, etc.), the operating system was closed to the user, there were many Apple restrictions (you cannot transfer pictures and music to other users, limited support for data formats, download files only through iTunes).

The big fail was the headphone jack, which was too deep, which prevented the use of many 3.5 mm headsets.

2. iPhone 3G (2008)

The smartphone began to acquire functions, primarily due to the update of the mobile operating system. In iOS 2.0, we saw the App Store. Since then, third-party developers have been able to make money for us by releasing iPhone apps. On Tim Cook reported more than 2 million applications in the store.

And with the release of the iPhone 3G, we saw support for UMTS, HSDPA, A-GPS and different body colors (black and white).

What upset: plastic case and its low wear resistance. Within a few months rear panel covered with scratches, cracks appeared near the cable connector, and with active use, even pieces broke off.

3. iPhone 3GS (2009)

In 2009, we first learned that Apple was not going to update the design every year. After that, on odd years, "eski" began to come out with last year's design, but with new hardware.

The model is remembered for the appearance of a camera with autofocus and the ability to shoot video. For the first time the iPhone has a digital compass. Among the software innovations, it should be noted multitasking and voice control(Voice Control).

What upset: old design.

4. iPhone 4 (2010)

With this model, we learned about a high pixel density screen - the Retina Display. Having held such a device in my hands for 5 minutes, I did not want to use the screens of the previous generation. Until now, pixel densities over 300 ppi are considered the standard. The technology began to be applied not only to the iPhone, it appeared on Apple tablets and computers.

The device is also remembered by the front camera, LED flash and gyroscope.

What upset: antenna gate has become a big fail for Apple. With a certain grip, the iPhone 4 lost the network and this was massive. Jobs and company had to apologize and hastily reinvent the bumpers.

5. iPhone 4s (2011)

The main innovation of the latest smartphone released under Jobs (the event was hosted by Tim Cook, and Steve died the day after the presentation) was voice assistant Siri.

Then the chip seemed unsuitable for use. Later, Siri learned a number of commands, learned a few rhymes and anecdotes, even mastered the Russian language.

The iPhone itself was able to distribute the Internet via Wi-Fi, shoot Full-HD video, broadcast the image via AirPlay. And the developers have combined GSM and CDMA models in one device.

What upset: lack of support for the Russian language in Siri.

6. iPhone 5 (2012)

In 2012, we learned that Apple is capable of making a device with a screen diagonal larger than 3.5 inches. The 30-pin connector was gone, replaced by Lightning, which is with us to this day.

With this model, many first learned about the nano-Sim format (remember how you cut your cards with scissors?) And the EarPods headset.

What upset: strange paint on the back that quickly peeled off.

7. iPhone 5s (2013)

This device has a Touch ID fingerprint scanner. It's hard to imagine how much time these sensors save us every day. Instead of entering a long password, just put your finger on.

iPhone 5s became the first Apple smartphone produced in gold color.

We will not consider the iPhone 5c model. Apple went on an experiment that was no longer repeated, the device had no innovations, but was only cheaper copy of iPhone 5 in a colored plastic case.

What upset: 64-bit processor and 32-bit applications, the App Store was not ready for the release of a model with a new processor. Until the developers adapted programs and games, many 32-bit applications performed worse on the iPhone 5s than on the iPhone 5.

8. iPhone 6/6 Plus (2014)

In 2014 we saw the first shovels from Apple. Two years later, they got used to this size of a smartphone, but then it was overkill.

Thin body, powerful stuffing, camera with Full HD shooting at 60 frames per second and optical stabilization (in the Plus model).

What upset: we have not yet forgotten Apple's ad with the ideal screen size for a smartphone. And for the first time we saw how the iPhone bends en masse.

9. iPhone 6s / 6s Plus (2015)

Last year's new products include a pressure-sensitive display with 3D Touch and software innovations associated with the use of this technology. And there was also a new color "rose gold".

What upset: too few innovations and software chips of questionable usefulness ("live" photos, pop-up menus).

There was also a "tuned" iPhone 5S with a sly name "SE"(who forgot), but the model can hardly be called innovative. The device did not bring anything new to the lineup, although it became the most powerful 4-inch smartphone on the market.

10. iPhone 7/7 Plus (2016)

This year, the iPhone has stopped being afraid of water, has become smarter in using battery power and has begun to produce stereo sound. A rather controversial decision was the rejection of the 3.5 mm jack. Now the headphones are only Bluetooth or Lightning.

And in the line of as many as 5 body colors, this has not been the case since the iPhone 5c.

What upset: practically unchanged design and scratching "black onyx", which is impossible to buy.

Now try to remember how you reacted to the innovations of each model at the time of its appearance. No one ran headlong for the iPhone only from the appearance of support for 3G or LTE, front camera or flash, Siri or big screen... At the time these chips appeared, they seemed unnecessary to many, but now we use them several times a day.

Today, this smartphone is the world's best-selling mobile device. As soon as its new model goes on sale, queues of people wishing to purchase a gadget from a well-known company line up at the doors of the stores.

Today, the iPhone is a symbol of success and security. Many believe that the one who could afford such an expensive phone has achieved a lot in life.

The popularity of the device and the considerable price for it allows the Apple company to earn high profits every year, amounting to billions of dollars. And thanks to regular improvements in functionality and appearance iPhone, developers receive additional income.

Today, new managers of the company are reaping the fruits of the success achieved by the legendary creator of the iPhone - Steve Jobs.

Often active users this gadget doesn't even think about who invented the iPhone. But this is completely wrong, because the biography of this man is interesting and instructive. Particularly striking is his persistence in achieving his goals and the desire to make the world a better place.

The outstanding founder of the Apple empire, his surname and invention, are known today to almost everyone who is at least a little interested in the world of mobile gadgets. He belongs to the most notable figures in the mobile and computer technology, along with Bill Gates. Therefore, on a daily basis, tens of thousands of users on the Internet are looking for information about who the creator of the iPhone is, first and last name.

In fact, the accomplishments of Jobs and Gates are in many ways similar: both created innovative in the market electronic devices- smartphones and tablets. And about that, and about another developer, more than one film has been shot. And the creator of the iPhone, after his death, became even more famous. During this period, a photo of the head of the Apple company was posted on home page resource on the network, indicating the years of its life.

IPhone idea and its development

Of course, everything did not happen overnight. A long time has passed from the idea of an idea to its implementation and implementation.

Apple began assembling the very first computers back in the 1980s. And as in the situation with Microsoft, at first the case was of an artisanal nature. The electronics were collected in a regular garage. yet, in fact, there was neither a company nor an office.

About how everything actually happened, probably now no one will know. There are a lot of rumors and speculations about this, which are not possible to verify. So, there is information on the network that Jobs borrowed Gates' ideas, implementing them into his devices. But, no matter what actually happens, sooner or later the innovative smartphone in question should have come to the world.

At first, Jobs had an idea of what the perfect phone should be like. It was 1999, and during this period, apart from theory, the developer had nothing - no conditions for the implementation of his idea, no investors, etc.

Only after six years had passed, Jobs, having headed the work of 200 specialists, began to work on the real embodiment of his idea, together with the Motorola company. At that time, the phone created by this team was called Purple-1, but it was primitive and had only 2 functions - a player and, in fact, a device for making and receiving calls. For this reason, having decided that there is nothing to advertise yet, the developers did not present the product to the world. Moreover, when Jobs returned to work at the company, they expected something new and unexpected.

A new round of events began in 2007.

AT&T's Role in Selling the First iPhones

To commercialize his idea, Jobs entered into a contract with the largest communications provider in the US market - AT&T. For the company itself, this was also something new. Since earlier the relationship of producers mobile technology and cellular operators were built on completely different principles. Communication companies often imposed their terms on developers, but in the case of the iPhone, everything turned out the other way around.

The fact is that the head of AT&T believed in Jobs' idea. Being confident that it will definitely lead to success, thanks to its uniqueness and novelty. As a result, the telecom provider started offering iPhones in addition to its services, thus introducing consumers to this product.

The first presentation of the iPhone: a breakthrough in the mobile market

There are as many rumors about the presentation event itself as about the creator of the iPhone. According to one version, Jobs began his speech with the fact that at last the company in which he works has developed a real smartphone, which was a manifestation of courage and even immodesty.

In addition, there are rumors that something was wrong with the first version of the iPhone, as a result of which the information on the display was displayed incorrectly. Because of this, the presentation of an innovative product was in jeopardy. However, the ingenious developer still managed to impress the public that soon over 250 iPhones were sold.

Here, the uniqueness of the personality of the founder of Apple emerges, who not only creates something new with his talent, i.e. abilities of a computer developer, he was able to achieve heights of success, but also by persistence, many years of work, talent to convince other people and make them believe in themselves and their ideas.

Modern iPhones

Today, smartphones from Apple are known all over the world. The company, under the leadership of the new manager, continues to evolve, while iPhones and other devices continue to improve. Numerous fans remain loyal to the company, each year expecting a new model of the gadget.

Surprisingly, many other high-quality phones with a more affordable price do not distract consumers' attention from Apple devices. The level of sales of these unique devices, despite the crisis, is only growing.

The new head of Apple, Tim Cook, is doing an excellent job of his duties, because he worked for this company for many years before becoming its leader. In recent years, sales of iPhones, iPods and computers from Apple have been growing steadily.

One of the most important tasks of the corporation today is not to let down those who have high hopes for the development of the brand, once created by Steve Jobs. The company's plans include growth in sales and development of new market horizons. And it is very difficult to achieve these goals, it takes a long and hard work, since competitors are not asleep and are constantly creating something new. In particular, we are talking about Samsung. Both giants of the mobile market - the Korean company and the American one - are constantly competing with each other, borrowing different chips and technologies. For example, as was the case with Siri's assistant.

Telephones. Mobile phones have been improved and developed from the very moment of their creation to the present day. They became lighter, smaller, more functional. They are firmly entrenched in our lives, helping us with our daily tasks on weekdays. We've seen the ups and downs of many mobile device companies. Many people remember Nokia and its sleek and sophisticated phones, Motorola and their functional RAZR clamshells. But none of these companies were able to make such a revolution in the market. mobile devices how Apple together with its phone, which was succinctly named iPhone... But not everything was so simple, on the way of creation mobile phone from Apple, there were many challenges and obstacles to achieving the goal ...

How it all started

In 2005, iPod sales reached a staggering 20 million. The portable player has taken an important role in the digital device market, securing the title of best music player. But at Apple, led by Steve Jobs, there were already informed opinions that the success of the iPod would be overridden by mobile phones. If every company decides to integrate a music player into their phone, then the need for an iPod will simply disappear. Jobs was quite unhappy with this situation.

In those days, Apple worked closely with Motorola. After lengthy negotiations, both sides decided to jointly create a mobile device. Motorola in those days produced and released the RAZR line of mobile phones, which later, in cooperation with Apple, evolved into ROKR. The ROKR was tightly integrated with the iPod, but as you guessed it was not a success after its release. The phone was functionally limited and did not allow downloading more than a hundred songs to the phone. It lacked the minimalism and elegance of the iPod.

This state of affairs did not suit Apple. Therefore, within the company, a team of designers and engineers began to develop their own phone. Steve and his team spent many hours in meetings discussing their own phones, pointing out their shortcomings. They were heavy, thick, and in the settings the devil would break his leg. Apple's phone was supposed to be thinner, lighter and more comfortable. This was the main motivation for Steve's team.

Development of the first iPhone

It was not known to many that in the depths of the company there was a parallel development tablet computer... At some point, the development of a phone and a tablet was stopped, so many of the iPhone's ideas were taken from the iPad. But many in the company did not appreciate the idea of creating a touchscreen mobile phone. Therefore, the design team split into two groups dealing with different iPhone prototypes, codenamed P1 and P2. The P1 was a reimagining of the iPod, a phone with a Click Wheel, and the P2 was a touchscreen variant. After a while, the first group, led by Tony Fadell, admitted that the wheel option was very inconvenient from entering a phone number to typing a text message. After much discussion, Steve's team decided to keep the touchscreen option. All that remains is to make it work.

In early 2005, Apple acquires a small company called FingerWorks, after which all of its patents for multisensor technology and subsequent patents go to Apple. Also, after Johnny Ive showed Steve Jobs multitouch technology, which can be used to control computers using a touch surface, Jobs used this technology in making the iPhone. "This is the future," Steve said. The whole team really liked the idea of scrolling through the text as if it were something tangible and enlarging the text with two fingers. Technologically, the iPhone was almost ready, but there were some questions regarding the design of the phone.

It was planned that the front of the phone will be plastic, but Steve insisted that the screen should be made of glass, arguing that this would make the phone look more elegant. All that remained was to find a strong and scratch-resistant glass. This was found. John Seeley Brown, a friend of Jobs', advised him to contact Corning, which made high-strength gorilla glass, but due to low demand for the products, it was forced to close production. After several calls, Steve Jobs agreed to a partnership with Corning.

After a while, Jobs's team begins to re-create iPhone design... There is unanimous consensus on the team that the current design looked terrible. A new version assumed that only the screen would remain on the front side and Home button, and on the sides there will be metal rims connecting the front and back. This was long way to the iPhone design that we saw at the presentation.

At the beginning of 2007, Steve Jobs took the stage at the MacWorld presentation and announced that Apple intends to introduce three revolutionary products to the world. An iPod with a widescreen touchscreen display, a revolutionary mobile device and device for a comfortable and convenient Internet experience. Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone to the public. Three revolutionary products in one device.

IPhone Specifications

Display	3.5 inches (3: 2) Resolution 480 × 320 px
CPU	Samsung AS5L8900 (90nm) Frequency 0.620 GHz (operating 0.412 GHz)
GPU	PowerVR MBX Lite 3D (0.103 GHz)
Memory	128 MB DRAM DDR
Storage capacity	4/8/16 Gb
Camera	2 Mpx, f / 2.8 lens No video recording
Front-camera	Absent
Sensors, modules	Proximity sensor, light sensor, accelerometer	Battery (working hours)
		Music Video Conversation the Internet Expectation	up to 24 up to 7 up to 8 until 6 up to 250	1,400 mAh
IOS version Sales	iPhone OS 1.0 - iPhone OS 3.1.3 29.06.2007 - 11.07.2008	Dimensions (mm)
		Length Width Thickness	115 61 11.6	135 grams
Communication standards	GSM / GPRS / EDGE Wi-Fi (802.11b / g), Bluetooth 2.0

iPhone 2G went on sale in the US in June 2007 and has received many forest reviews. There was also criticism towards the weak signal and the lack of connectivity to the 3G network, many Microsoft antagonists predicted the failure of the Apple phone due to its high cost of $ 500.

The iPhone 2G was just the beginning of a lineup. But it plays an important role in shaping the device market. Many of you have noticed how quickly the mobile market has changed since the first iPhone. Change in the forms of factors, the presence touch displays... Despite the competition, the iPhone has been and remains one of the leading smartphones in the world.

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Today iPhone turns 10 years old. On January 9, 2007, Steve Jobs announced the first iPhone, and 10 years later, the iPhone generates more than half of the company's revenue.

In 2005-2007, the iPod for Apple was like the iPhone for Apple today, i.e. it accounted for most of the revenue. It was in 2005 that the development of the iPhone began. It was originally planned to use the developments of the Purple 1 project, i.e. The iPod was supposed to act as the base of the iPhone.

Purple 1

In parallel with the development of the first iPod, Steve Jobs did not leave the idea of creating his own phone. The iPod was supposed to serve as the basis, and the proprietary ClickWheel was supposed to be used to control the system.

The phone was supposed to be completely devoid of the usual control buttons, which at that time was unusual. Judging by the patents, dialing should have been the same as on old wired telephones. Interestingly, this option could well have the right to life. The biggest problem with this solution is working with text. Scrolling the wheel to dial the desired letter is not the most best idea, Apple understood this and suggested using hints as help, which would still be inconvenient. The project was closed in 2002.

What does the iPad have to do with it?

Few people know, but the idea of the touch screen in the iPhone is taken from the iPad. The idea to create your own tablet appeared before the idea iPhone creation... This is what Steve Jobs said at the 2010 D: All Things Digital conference hosted by the WSJ:

"I'll tell you a secret. Actually, I started with a tablet. I had an idea to get rid of the keyboard so that I could type directly on a glass multitouch display. And I asked our guys if we can offer such a glass multitouch display." On which you could type, just put your hands on it and type. And after six months they invited me and showed me a prototype of such a screen. And I took it to one of our great guys who are doing user interfaces. After a few weeks he called me - he had inertial scrolling ready. Seeing the ribbon, inertial scrolling and a couple of other things, I thought, "My God, we can make a phone out of this!" And put the tablet project on the shelf. Because the phone was more important. For the next few years, we worked on the iPhone. "

Purple 2
Development of the first iPhone began in early 2005. In February, Steve Jobs begins negotiations with AT&T. To release its own phone, the company needed to enlist the support of an operator. At the beginning of negotiations, Apple did not even have a prototype, the iPhone was then at the discussion stage. The negotiations dragged on for a year, but in the end the operator gave his consent. The phone was being developed in parallel. The first half of 2005 was a time of preparation: recruiting engineers, discussing ideas. Development itself begins at the end of 2005. The iPhone was supposed to have a touchscreen and a minimum of buttons. The idea for the touchscreen is taken from the iPad. The complexity was in the interface. Steve Jobs hated stylus, that's what he said about them: "If you offer a stylus, you're dead." The user had to interact with the phone with a finger. The company went in two ways: P1 became the code name for the phone, developed using the proprietary iPod control wheel, and P2 - an alternative novelty using a multi-touch screen.

Development of the P1 was halted six months later. Tony Fadell, in charge of P1, admitted that he and his team were unable to find an easy dialing solution.

Screenshots of a prototype of the first iPhone have recently surfaced online. It is not clear whose prototype this is. On the one hand, the scroll wheel of the iPod is used as a control, and indeed the entire interface of the iPod, but that's all on touch screen... Perhaps this is still one of the prototypes of the P2 shell.

All efforts were thrown into the development of the P2. In 2005, Apple acquires FingerWorks, a small company that owned patents for multitouch technology. Since the control of the phone should be carried out with a finger, certain difficulties arose, for example, how to type text. Some employees have suggested implementing a physical push-button or QWERTY keyboard, but Steve Jobs vetoed those ideas.

"The keypad seems simple solution but it limits our possibilities. Think of all the innovations that we could implement if we brought the keyboard to the screen using software. Let's bet on that and then we'll find a way to make it work. "

The result was a device that could show different layouts depending on the task. Many solutions were new for 2007, such as the proximity sensor.

Design

Initially, they planned to install a plastic screen in the iPhone, but Jobs decided to make a glass screen, so the phone would seem more solid and sleek. Steve Jobs did not like the original iPhone design and decided to completely change the design. I even had to change the location of the insides of the device. The result was a smartphone with a sleek metal body and a metal frame that connected the screen and body.

iPhone OS

In the first iOS version then another iPhone OS, the phone lost to its competitors in terms of functionality. What was so special about him? It was a pleasure to work with, all applications launched smoothly and worked quickly, and some familiar things were simplified. The operating system was completely closed, again at the initiative of Steve Jobs, he wanted to completely control the phone. There was not even an App Store, the ability to install applications appeared only in the iPhone 3G. Apple didn't know what to name its operating system so they said "iPhone runs OS X". The specifications also listed OS X as the operating system.

Interesting Facts

The development of the first iPhone, like the development of any new product at Apple, was held in the strictest confidence.

Apple engineer Greg Christie said:

"Mid-term meetings on smartphone development were held twice a month. Jobs personally listened to reports from his subordinates in a small, windowless room."

The developer Terry Lambert, who is responsible for developing the iOS and OS X kernel, recalls the following:

"I wrote about 6% of the Mac OS X kernel line-by-line in 8 years. That's about 100,000 lines of code a year. IOS has the same kernel. I was not involved in Project Purple, but unofficially I came into contact with it because I was a great kernel debugger and the kernel must be well debugged. At some point you have to give up because releasing a product is more important than being too secretive. As a result, I ended up in a zone where everything is covered with black cloth. - either worked at Apple, they know that secret projects are hidden under the black fabrics. You have to pretend that you do not notice them. I can only see the device for remote debugging, not the product, but it was obvious that work was being done on a system based on ARM If you want to make a witty Halloween costume at Apple, grab a black sheet, cut out the eyeholes and walk around like a “secret project.” The insight comes when you sign an NDA. The NDA has a codename. , until do not agree not to disclose it. Apple also says different codenames different groups workers. You and someone else may be working on the same project and not know about it, or you just won't be able to discuss it. After signing, you get access to the "secret laboratory". This is a laboratory inside the main laboratory. Not everyone with access to the main laboratory has access to the "secret laboratory." You have no way to see the form factor. Initial work is in progress with Plexiglas prototypes. Were there special cables for communication with prototypes? Yes, they were purple.

“Almost all the rehearsals that the team held in Silicon Valley failed. Jobs never managed to get through the entire hour and a half of the presentation without overlapping. The phone either lost contact or was not connected to the Internet. engineers for every failure. "