iOS 6 is the
sixth major release of the
iOS mobile operating system designed by
Apple Inc., initially released on September 19, 2012. The final version of iOS 6 is 6.1.6. It was preceded by
iOS 5 (final version was 5.1.1) and was succeeded by
iOS 7 on September 18, 2013. New features included a new Maps application with data developed by Apple, the
Passbook application for storing tickets and loyalty cards, enhancements to
Siri and user-definable 'VIP' inboxes for mail from known recipients.