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{{Short description|Software development kit for iOS}}
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==History==
While originally developing [[iPhone]] prior to its unveiling in 2007, Apple's then-[[CEO]] [[Steve Jobs]] did not intend to let third-party developers build native apps for the [[iOS]] operating system, instead directing them to make [[web application]]s for the [[Safari (web browser)|Safari web browser]].<ref name="Not native">{{Cite web|title=Jobs' original vision for the iPhone: no third-party native apps|url=https://9to5Mac.com/2011/10/21/jobs-original-vision-for-the-iphone-no-third-party-native-apps/|website=9to5Mac.com|publisher=9to5Mac|date=October 21, 2011|access-date=June 11, 2017}}</ref> However, backlash from developers prompted the company to reconsider,<ref name="Not native"/> with Jobs announcing on October 17, 2007, that Apple would have a [[software development kit]] (SDK) available for developers by February 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Duncan|first=Geoff|title=Apple confirms iPhone SDK coming next year|url=https://www.DigitalTrends.com/apple/apple-confirms-iphone-sdk-coming-next-year/|website=www.DigitalTrends.com|publisher=[[Digital Trends]]|date=October 17, 2007|access-date=June 11, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Steve Jobs confirms native iPhone SDK by February|url=http://AppleInsider.com/articles/07/10/17/steve_jobs_confirms_native_iphone_sdk_by_february|website=AppleInsider.com|publisher=[[AppleInsider]]|date=October 17, 2007|access-date=June 11, 2017}}</ref> The SDK was released on March 6, 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dalrymple|first=Jim|title=Apple unveils iPhone SDK|url=http://www.MacWorld.com/article/1132400/iphonesdk.html|website=[[Macworld|www.MacWorld.com]]|publisher=[[International Data Group]]|date=March 6, 2008|access-date=June 11, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Block|first=Ryan|author-link=Ryan Block|title=Live from Apple's iPhone SDK press conference|url=https://www.Engadget.com/2008/03/06/live-from-apples-iphone-press-conference/|website=www.Engadget.com|publisher=[[Engadget]] – [[AOL]]|date=March 6, 2008|access-date=June 11, 2017}}</ref>
==Features==
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