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Timeline of operating systems

From EverybodyWiki Bios & Wiki


This article provides a brief timeline for the evolution of operating systems. For a narrative explaining the overall developments, see the History of operating systems.

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

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year-month Apple BSD Linux Microsoft others
1996 (unknown) RISC OS 3.6[citation needed]
1996-01
1996-02 OS/2 Warp Server 4.0
1996-03 Palm OS
1996-04
1996-05 AIX 4.2
1996-06 Debian 1.1
Linux 2.0
Slackware 3.1
1996-07
1996-08 Windows NT 4.0
1996-09 Windows NT 4.0 Server OS/2 Warp 4.0
1996-10 OpenBSD 2.0
1996-11 Windows CE 1.0
1996-12 JN (microkernel, embedded Java apps)[46]
1997 (unknown) DR-WebSpyder 1.0
Inferno
MINIX 2.0[citation needed]
Nemesis[47]
RISC OS 3.7[citation needed]
1997-01 Mac OS 7.6[48] Windows Memphis Developer Release
1997-02 Slackware 3.2
1997-03
1997-04
1997-05
1997-06 EPOC (EPOC32)
1997-07 Mac OS 8 Slackware 3.3
1997-08
1997-09
1997-10 Slackware 3.4 Windows CE 2.0 AIX 4.3
1997-11
1997-12 SkyOS
1998 (unknown)
1998-01
1998-02
1998-03
1998-04
1998-05 DR-WebSpyder 2.0
1998-06 Slackware 3.5 Windows 98
1998-07 Junos OS
1998-08
1998-09
1998-10 FreeBSD 3.0 Slackware 3.6 Novell NetWare 5
RT-11 5.7 (last stable)
1998-11 Solaris 7 (1st 64-bit)
1998-12
1999 (unknown) Windows Odyssey (not released) AROS (1st boot in Stand Alone version)
1999-01
1999-02
1999-03
1999-04 OS/2 Warp 4.5
1999-05 Slackware 3.9
Slackware 4.0
1999-06 Windows 98 (2nd edition)
1999-07 Inferno Second Edition[49]
RISC OS 4
1999-08
1999-09
1999-10 Mac OS 9 Slackware 7.0 Amiga OS 3.5 (unofficial)
1999-11
1999-12 Windows Neptune alpha

2000s

Year–month Microsoft Apple BSD Linux Others
2000–01
2000–02 Windows 2000[50] Solaris 8
2000–03 FreeBSD 4.0 Red Hat Linux 6.2E AtheOS
BeOS R5
2000–04 Pocket PC 2000
2000–05 MenuetOS
2000–06 Windows CE 3.0 OpenBSD 2.7 Slackware 7.1 Plan 9 Third Edition[51]
2000–07 Windows 2000 Service Pack 1 OS/400 V4R5
2000–08 Debian 2.2 MorphOS 0.1[52]
2000–09 Windows Millennium Edition[53] Mac OS X Public Beta SUSE Linux 7.0
2000–10 Windows Whistler z/OS
z/VM
MorphOS 0.2
2000–11 Symbian OS v6.0
2000–12 NetBSD 1.5
OpenBSD 2.8
AmigaOS 3.9[54]
HP-UX 11i
2001–01 Mac OS 9.1
2001–02 MorphOS 0.4[55]
2001–03 Windows Triton Mac OS X Cheetah (v10.0)
2001–04
2001–05 Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 AIX 5L 5.1
OS/400 V5R1
2001–06 OpenBSD 2.9
2001–07 Mac OS 9.2 Slackware 8.0 eComStation 1.0
2001–08 Haiku[56]
2001–09 Mac OS X Puma (v10.1)
2001–10 Pocket PC 2002
Windows XP[57]
Windows XP 64-bit Edition 2002[58]
Novell NetWare 6.0
2001–11 Xbox Symbian OS v6.1
2001–12 OpenBSD 3.0 OS/2 4.52
2002–01 Windows CE 4.x JX microkernel for Java
Sanos microkernel[59] for net appliances
K42 microkernel for NUMA machines
2002–02 Symbian OS v7.0
2002–03 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
2002–04 SUSE Linux 8.0 Plan 9 Fourth Edition[60]
2002–05 OpenBSD 3.1 Solaris 9 (SPARC)
2002–06 Slackware 8.1
2002–07 Debian 3.0 Syllable 0.4.0[61]
2002–08 Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 Mac OS X Jaguar[62] (v10.2) OS/400 V5R2
2002–09 Windows XP Service Pack 1 NetBSD 1.6 OS2000
2002–10 AIX 5.2
2002–11 Windows Blackcomb OpenBSD 3.2 MorphOS 1.0
2002–12 MorphOS 1.1
2003–01 FreeBSD 5.0 Solaris 9 (x86)
JNode[63]JavaOS successor
2003–02 MorphOS 1.2
ReactOS 0.1.0
2003–03 Windows XP 64-bit Edition 2003[64] Slackware 9.0 MorphOS 1.3
2003–04 Windows Server 2003 eComStation 1.1
2003–05 OpenBSD 3.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
2003–06 Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
Windows Mobile 2003
OpenVMS 8.0
2003–07
2003–08 Novell NetWare 6.5
MorphOS 1.4
2003–09 Slackware 9.1 HP-UX 11i v2
2003–10 Mac OS X Panther (v10.3) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
SUSE Linux 9.0
2003–11 OpenBSD 3.4 Fedora Core 1
2003–12 Linux 2.6.0[65] XTS-400
2004–01 Linux 2.6.1 ReactOS 0.2.0 Roku OS
2004–02 Linux 2.6.2, 2.6.3 Symbian OS v8.0
2004–03 Linux 2.6.4 ReactOS 0.2.1
2004–04 Linux 2.6.5 ReactOS 0.2.2
2004–05 OpenBSD 3.5 Linux 2.6.6
Fedora Core 2
2004–06 Slackware 10.0 i5/OS V5R3
ReactOS 0.2.3
2004–07 DragonFly BSD 1.0
2004–08 Windows CE 5.x
Windows XP Service Pack 2
Windows Longhorn
Linux 2.6.8 AIX 5.3
eComStation 1.2
2004–09 XPize 1.0 ReactOS 0.2.4
2004–10 Linux 2.6.9
Ubuntu 4.10
Symbian OS v8.1
2004–11 OpenBSD 3.6 Fedora Core 3
2004–12 Windows XP Christmas Theme Pack NetBSD 2.0 Linux 2.6.10
2005–01 XPize 2.1 Solaris 10
ReactOS 0.2.5
2005–02 XPize 3.0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Slackware 10.1
OpenVMS 8.2
z/VSE
Symbian OS v9.1
2005–03 Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
XPize 3.2
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
Linux 2.6.11
Novell Open Enterprise Server
MorphOS 1.4.4
2005–04 Mac OS X Tiger (v10.4) DragonFly BSD 1.2 Ubuntu 5.04 ReactOS 0.2.6
MorphOS 1.4.5
2005–05 Windows Mobile 5.0 OpenBSD 3.7
2005–06 Linux 2.6.12
Fedora Core 4
Debian 3.1
2005–07
2005–08 Linux 2.6.13 ReactOS 0.2.7
MorphOS 1.4.5 Classic
2005–09 XPize 4.0 Slackware 10.2
2005–10 Linux 2.6.14
Ubuntu 5.10
SUSE Linux 10.0
ReactOS 0.2.8
2005–11 Xbox 360 FreeBSD 6.0
OpenBSD 3.8
2005–12 NetBSD 3.0 ReactOS 0.2.9
2006–01 XPize 4.2 DragonFly BSD 1.4 Linux 2.6.15 i5/OS V5R4
Solaris 10 1/06
2006–02
2006–03 Windows Server 2003 R2 Linux 2.6.16
Fedora Core 5
2006–04
2006–05 OpenBSD 3.9 SymbOS
MINIX 3.1.2
2006–06 Linux 2.6.17
Ubuntu 6.06 (LTS)
Solaris 10 6/06
Symbian OS v9.2
2006–07 DragonFly BSD 1.6
2006–08 XPize 4.5 BS2000/OSD v7.0[66]
ReactOS 0.3.0
2006–09 Windows CE 6.0
XPize 4.5.1
Linux 2.6.18 FreeDOS 1.0
OpenVMS 8.3
2006–10 Fedora Core 6
Ubuntu 6.10
Slackware 11.0
2006–11 OpenBSD 4.0 Linux 2.6.19 AmigaOS 4.0
Solaris 10 11/06
PS3
2006–12
2007–01 Windows Vista DragonFly BSD 1.8 Bharat Operating System Solutions Symbian OS v9.3
2007–02 Windows Mobile 6.0 Linux 2.6.20 Inferno Fourth Edition
2007–03 Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
XPize 4.6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 ReactOS 0.3.1
2007–04 Linux 2.6.21
Ubuntu 7.04
Debian 4.0
2007–05 Windows Vienna iPhone OS 1 OpenBSD 4.1 Fedora Linux 7
2007–06
2007–07 Linux 2.6.22
Slackware 12.0
2007–08 XPize 4.7 DragonFly BSD 1.10 Solaris 10 8/07
2007–09 iPhone OS 1.1 HP-UX 11i v3
ReactOS 0.3.3
2007–10 Mac OS X Leopard (v10.5) Linux 2.6.23
Ubuntu 7.10
OpenVMS 8.3-1H1
2007–11 Windows Home Server OpenBSD 4.2 Fedora Linux 8
gOS
AIX 6.1,
2007–12 NetBSD 4.0
2008–01 Linux 2.6.24 ReactOS 0.3.4
Viera 1.0
2008–02 Windows Vista Service Pack 1
Windows Server 2008
DragonFly BSD 1.12
FreeBSD 7.0
2008–03 IBM i 6.1
Singularity 1.1
2008–04 Windows Mobile 6.1
Windows XP Service Pack 3
Linux 2.6.25
Ubuntu 8.04 (LTS)
2008–05 OpenBSD 4.3 Fedora Linux 9
Slackware 12.1
Solaris 10 5/08
OpenSolaris 2008.05
BS2000/OSD v8.0A
2008–06 SUSE Linux 11.0 MorphOS 2.0
ReactOS 0.3.5
2008–07 iPhone OS 2 DragonFly BSD 2.0 Linux 2.6.26
2008–08 STOP 6.5
ReactOS 0.3.6
2008–09 iPhone OS 2.1 Android 1.0 AmigaOS 4.1
z/OS V1R10
MorphOS 2.1
2008–10 Linux 2.6.27
Ubuntu 8.10
Solaris 10 10/08
OKL4 3.0
Symbian OS v9.4
2008–11 Windows Essential Business Server 2008 R2 iPhone OS 2.2 OpenBSD 4.4 Fedora Linux 10 Singularity 2.0
Symbian^1
ReactOS 0.3.7
Genode 8.11[67]
2008–12 Linux 2.6.28
Slackware 12.2
MorphOS 2.2
OpenSolaris 2008.11
2009–01 Windows 7 Beta Viera 1.1
2009–02 DragonFly BSD 2.2 Debian 5.0
Android 1.1
ReactOS 0.3.8
2009–03 Linux 2.6.29
2009–04 NetBSD 5.0 Ubuntu 9.04
Android Cupcake
ReactOS 0.3.9
2009–05 Windows Mobile 6.5
Windows Vista Service Pack 2
OpenBSD 4.5 Solaris 10 5/09
2009–06 iPhone OS 3 Linux 2.6.30
Fedora Linux 11
Palm webOS 1
AmigaOS 4.1
OpenSolaris 2009.06
2009–07 ChromeOS Announced Edition ReactOS 0.3.10
2009–08 XPize 5.0 Mac OS X Snow Leopard (v10.6) Slackware 13.0 MorphOS 2.3
Symbian^2
TouchWiz 1.0
TouchWiz 2.0
2009–09 iPhone OS 3.1 DragonFly BSD 2.4 Linux 2.6.31
Android Donut
2009–10 Windows 7
Windows Server 2008 R2
OpenBSD 4.6 Ubuntu 9.10
Android Eclair
Solaris 10 10/09
MorphOS 2.4
2009–11 FreeBSD 8.0 Fedora Linux 12
openSUSE 11.2
2009–12 Linux 2.6.32 ReactOS 0.3.11

2010s

Year–month Microsoft Apple BSD Linux Others
2010–01 Android 2.1 AmigaOS 4.1 Upd. 1
Viera 1.2
2010–02 Linux 2.6.33 Symbian^3
2010–03
2010–04 iPhone OS 3.2 DragonFly BSD 2.6 Ubuntu 10.04 (LTS) AmigaOS 4.1 Upd. 2
IBM i 7.1
NetCast 1.0
2010–05 OpenBSD 4.7 Linux 2.6.34
Fedora Linux 13
Android Froyo
eComStation 2.0
Bada 1.0
2010–06 iOS 4 MorphOS 2.5
OpenVMS 8.4
TouchWiz 3.0
2010–07 openSUSE 11.3
2010–08 Linux 2.6.35 MIUI V1
2010–09 iOS 4.1 Solaris 10 9/10
AIX 7.1
2010–10 Windows Phone 7 DragonFly BSD 2.8 Linux 2.6.36
Fedora Linux 14
Ubuntu 10.10
MorphOS 2.6
ReactOS 0.3.12
Bada 1.2
MIUI V2
2010–11 iOS 4.2 NetBSD 5.1
OpenBSD 4.8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
2010–12 Android Gingerbread MorphOS 2.7
2011–01 Linux 2.6.37 Viera 1.3
NetCast 2.0
2011–02 Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Debian 6.0
Android Honeycomb
2011–03 Windows CE 7.0 iOS 4.3 Linux 2.6.38
openSUSE 11.4
ReactOS 0.3.13
MIUI V3
2011–04 Windows Home Server 2011 DragonFly BSD 2.10 Ubuntu 11.04
Slackware 13.37
Symbian Anna
TouchWiz 4.0
2011–05 OpenBSD 4.9 Linux 2.6.39
Fedora Linux 15
Android 3.1
AmigaOS 4.1 Upd. 1 (for Classic)
eComStation 2.1
2011–06 iOS 5 ChromeOS (first shipped) 9front
2011–07 Mac OS X Lion (v10.7) Linux 3.0
Android 3.2
HP webOS 3
AmigaOS 4.1 Upd. 3
2011–08 Bada 2.0
2011–09 Windows Phone 7.5
2011–10 Linux 3.1
Ubuntu 11.10
Android Ice Cream Sandwich
2011–11 OpenBSD 5.0 Fedora Linux 16
openSUSE 12.1
Solaris 11 11/11
2011–12 AmigaOS 4.1 Upd. 4
PS Vita
2012–01 FreeBSD 9.0 Linux 3.2 Viera 1.4
FreeDOS 1.1
MIUI V4
2012–02 DragonFly BSD 3.0 ReactOS 0.3.14
Minix 3.2
2012–03 iOS 5.1 Linux 3.3
Android 4.0.4
2012–04 Ubuntu 12.04 (LTS) Tizen 1.0
2012–05 OpenBSD 5.1 Linux 3.4
Fedora Linux 17
DexOS
NetCast 3.0
TouchWiz Nature UX
2012–06 BS2000/OSD 9.0
MorphOS 3.0
2012–07 OS X Mountain Lion (v10.8) Linux 3.5
Android Jelly Bean
openSUSE 12.2
MorphOS 3.1
AmigaOS 4.1 Upd. 5
2012–08 Firefox OS 1.0
2012–09 Windows Server 2012 iOS 6 Linux 3.6
Slackware 14.0
Qubes OS
2012–10 Windows 8
Windows Phone 8
NetBSD 6.0
OpenBSD 5.2
Ubuntu 12.10 Solaris 11.1
Symbian Belle
2012–11 DragonFly BSD 3.2 Android 4.2 Haiku R1 Alpha 4
2012–12 FreeBSD 9.1
2013–01 iOS 6.1 Fedora Linux 18 BlackBerry 10
Firefox OS 1.0.1
Viera 1.5
Solaris 10 1/13
2013–02 Windows Phone 7.8 Firefox OS 1.1.0
Firefox OS 2.0.0
Tizen 2.0
NetCast 4.0
Bada 2.0.6
2013–03 openSUSE 12.3 MIUI V5
2013–04 DragonFly BSD 3.4 Linux 3.9
Ubuntu 13.04
TouchWiz Nature UX 2.0
2013–05 NetBSD 6.1
OpenBSD 5.3
Debian 7.0 ReactOS 0.3.15
MorphOS 3.2
2013–06 Windows CE 8.0 (2013) Linux 3.10
Firefox OS 1.2.0
2013–07 Fedora Linux 19
Android 4.3
2013–08 Firefox OS 1.1.1
2013–09 iOS 7 FreeBSD 9.2 Firefox OS 1.3.0
Linux 3.11
MorphOS 3.3
z/OS Version 2.1
TouchWiz Nature UX 2.5
2013–10 Windows 8.1
Windows Server 2012 R2
OS X Mavericks (v10.9) Ubuntu 13.10
2013–11 Xbox One DragonFly BSD 3.6
OpenBSD 5.4
Slackware 14.1
openSUSE 13.1
Android KitKat
Linux 3.12
PS4
2013–12 Fedora Linux 20
Firefox OS 1.2.1
Firefox OS 1.4.0
MorphOS 3.4
Muen[68] separation kernel
2014–01 FreeBSD 10.0 Linux 3.13
2014–02 ReactOS 0.3.16
MorphOS 3.5
2014–03 iOS 7.1 Firefox OS 1.5.0
Linux 3.14
Viera 1.6
2014–04 Windows Phone 8.1 Ubuntu 14.04 (LTS)
Firefox OS 1.3.0t
Solaris 11.2
TouchWiz Nature UX 3.0
2014–05 OpenBSD 5.5
2014–06 DragonFly BSD 3.8 Linux 3.15
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Firefox OS 2.1.0
MorphOS 3.6
2014–07
2014–08 Linux 3.16 MorphOS 3.7
NetCast 4.5
MIUI 6
2014–09 iOS 8 Firefox OS 2.2.0 Minix 3.3
2014–10 OS X Yosemite (v10.10)
iOS 8.1
Ubuntu 14.10
Linux 3.17
TouchWiz Nature UX 3.5
2014–11 OpenBSD 5.6
FreeBSD 10.1
DragonFly BSD 4.0
openSUSE 13.2
Android Lollipop Android TV Lollipop
IBM i 7.2
ReactOS 0.3.17
2014–12 Linux 3.18
Fedora Linux 21
TouchWiz Nature UX 4.0
2015–01 Firefox OS 2.5.0 Viera 1.7
2015–02 Linux 3.19
2015–03 iOS 8.2 TouchWiz Zero UX
2015–04 iOS 8.3
watchOS 1
Linux 4.0
Firefox Spark v0.1 Debian 8.0
Ubuntu 15.04
Redox OS
2015–05 Fedora Linux 22 BS2000/OSD 10.0
2015–06 iOS 8.4 Linux 4.1 MorphOS 3.9
2015–07 Windows 10 (1507)
2015–08 FreeBSD 10.2 Linux 4.2 MIUI 7
TouchWiz Noble UX
2015–09 OS X El Capitan (v10.11)
iOS 9
watchOS 2
NetBSD 7.0 z/OS Version 2.2[69]
2015–10 iOS 9.1
tvOS9
Android Marshmallow
Android TV Marshmallow Ubuntu 15.10
Firefox OS 2.6.0
AIX 7.2[70]
Solaris 11.3[71]
2015–11 Windows 10 November Update (1511)
Windows 10 Mobile (1511)
tvOS9.1 Linux 4.3
Fedora Linux 23
openSUSE Leap 42.1
2015–12 iOS 9.2
watchOS 2.1
tvOS9.2
2016–01 Linux 4.4 Minix 3.4
Viera 1.8
2016–02 ReactOS 0.4
2016–03 iOS 9.3
watchOS 2.2
tvOS9.3
OpenBSD 5.9
FreeBSD 10.3
Linux 4.5 TouchWiz Hero UX
2016–04 Ubuntu 16.04 IBM i 7.3
ReactOS 0.4.1
2016–05 Linux 4.6
2016–06 Slackware 14.2
Fedora Linux 24
Linux Mint 18
MIUI 8
2016–07 Linux 4.7
2016–08 Windows 10 Anniversary Update (1607)
Windows 10 Mobile Anniversary Update (1607)
DragonFly BSD 4.6 Android Nougat Android TV Nougat ReactOS 0.4.2
TouchWiz Grace UX
2016–09 Windows Server 2016 (1607) macOS Sierra (v10.12)
iOS 10
watchOS 3
tvOS10
OpenBSD 6.0 Linux 4.8
2016–10 iOS 10.1
watchOS 3.1
NetBSD 7.0.2
FreeBSD 11.0
Android 7.1
Ubuntu 16.10
2016–11 Oracle Linux 7.3
Fedora Linux 25
openSUSE Leap 42.2
ReactOS 0.4.3
2016–12 iOS 10.2
tvOS10.1
Linux 4.9
Linux Mint 18.1
FreeDOS 1.2
2017–01 Tizen 3.0
Viera 1.9
2017–02 Linux 4.10 ReactOS 0.4.4
2017–03 iOS 10.3
watchOS 3.2
tvOS10.2
DragonFly BSD 4.8
NetBSD 7.1
KaiOS 1.0
2017–04 Windows 10 Creators Update (1703)
Windows 10 Mobile Creators Update (1703)
OpenBSD 6.1 Linux 4.11
Ubuntu 17.04
2017–05 ReactOS 0.4.5
ArcaOS 5.0.0
Tizen 4.0
2017–06 Debian 9.0
Fedora Linux 26
2017–07 Linux 4.12
openSUSE Leap 42.3
BS2000/OSD 11.0
ArcaOS 5.0.1
KaiOS 2.0
2017–08 Android Oreo Android TV Oreo MIUI 9
2017–09 macOS High Sierra (v10.13)
iOS 11
watchOS 4
tvOS11
Linux 4.13 ReactOS 0.4.6
2017–10 Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (1709)
Windows 10 Mobile Fall Creators Update (1709)
Windows Server 2016 Fall Creators Update (1709)
iOS 11.1
watchOS 4.1
tvOS11.1
OpenBSD 6.2
DragonFly BSD 5.0
Ubuntu 17.10
2017–11 Linux 4.14
Fedora Linux 27
BareMetal 1.0.0
KaiOS 2.5.0
2017–12 iOS 11.2
watchOS 4.2
tvOS11.2
Android 8.1
Android Oreo (Go Edition)
ReactOS 0.4.7
2018–01 Windows Polaris Linux 4.15 Saphi OS
Viera 2.0
2018–02 ArcaOS 5.0.2
2018–03 iOS 11.3
watchOS 4.3
tvOS11.3
NetBSD 7.1.2 Genode Sculpt EA
2018–04 Windows 10 April 2018 Update (1803) OpenBSD 6.3
DragonFly BSD 5.2
Linux 4.16
Ubuntu 18.04 (LTS)
ReactOS 0.4.8
2018–05 iOS 11.4
tvOS11.4
Fedora Linux 28
openSUSE Leap 15.0
Tizen 5.0
2018–06 Linux 4.17 Genode Sculpt TC
MIUI 10
2018–07 NetBSD 8.0 SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 ReactOS 0.4.9
KaiOS 2.5.1
2018–08 NetBSD 7.2 Linux 4.18
Android Pie
Android TV Pie
Android Pie (Go Edition)
ArcaOS 5.0.3
Solaris 11.4
2018–09 macOS Mojave (v10.14)
iOS 12
watchOS 5
tvOS12
Genode Sculpt VC[72]
2018–10 Windows 10 October 2018 Update (1809)
Windows Server 2019 (1809)
iOS 12.1
watchOS 5.1
tvOS12.1
OpenBSD 6.4 Linux 4.19
Ubuntu 18.10
Fedora Linux 29
SerenityOS
2018–11 ReactOS 0.4.10
2018–12 DragonFly BSD 5.4
FreeBSD 12.0
Linux 4.20 One UI 1.0
KaiOS 2.5.2
2019–01 Viera 2.1
2019–02
2019–03 iOS 12.2
watchOS 5.2
tvOS12.2
Linux 5.0 ReactOS 0.4.11 One UI 1.1
2019–04 Ubuntu 19.04
Fedora Linux 30
2019–05 Windows 10 May 2019 Update (1903) iOS 12.3
tvOS12.3
OpenBSD 6.5

NetBSD 8.1

Linux 5.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
openSUSE Leap 15.1
2019–06 DragonFly BSD 5.6 SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP1 IBM i 7.4
2019–07 iOS 12.4
watchOS 5.3
tvOS12.4
Debian 10.0
Linux 5.2
ArcaOS 5.0.4
KaiOS 2.5.3
2019–08
2019–09 iOS 13
iOS 13.1
iPadOS 13.1
watchOS 6
tvOS13
Linux 5.3
Android 10
Android 10 (Go Edition)
ReactOS 0.4.12
2019–10 iOS 13.2
iPadOS 13.2
watchOS 6.1
macOS Catalina (v10.15)
OpenBSD 6.6 Ubuntu 19.10
Fedora Linux 31
MIUI 11
2019–11 Windows 10 November 2019 Update (1909) FreeBSD 12.1 Linux 5.4 One UI 2.0
2019–12 iOS 13.3
iPadOS 13.3
Android TV 10

2020s

Year–month Microsoft Apple BSD Linux Others
2020–01 Linux 5.5 Viera 2.2
2020–02 NetBSD 9.0
2020–03 iOS 13.4
iPadOS 13.4
watchOS 6.2
tvOS13.4
DragonFly BSD 5.8 Linux 5.6
2020–04 Ubuntu 20.04
Fedora Linux 32
ReactOS 0.4.13
MIUI 12
2020–05 Windows 10 May 2020 Update (2004)
Windows 10X
iOS 13.5
iPadOS 13.5
OpenBSD 6.7 OpenVMS 9.0

Tizen 6.0

2020–06 Linux 5.7 ArcaOS 5.0.5
Haiku R1/beta2
2020–07 iOS 13.6
iPadOS 13.6
2020–08 Linux 5.8 ArcaOS 5.0.6

One UI 2.5
KaiOS 2.5.4

2020–09 iOS 13.7
iPadOS 13.7
iOS 14
iPadOS 14.0
watchOS 7.0
tvOS14.0
Android 11
Android TV 11
Android 11 (Go Edition)
2020–10 Windows 10 October 2020 Update (20H2) iOS 14.1
iPadOS 14.1
NetBSD 9.1
OpenBSD 6.8
FreeBSD 12.2
Linux 5.9
Fedora Linux 33
Ubuntu 20.10
2020–11 macOS Big Sur (v11.0)
iOS 14.2
iPadOS 14.2
watchOS 7.1
tvOS14.2
PS5
2020–12 macOS Big Sur (v11.1)
iOS 12.5
iOS 14.3
iPadOS 14.3
watchOS 6.3
watchOS 7.2
tvOS14.3
Linux 5.10 One UI 3.0
MIUI 12.5
2021–01 iOS 14.4
iPadOS 14.4
watchOS 7.3
tvOS14.4
Viera 2.3
2021–02 macOS Big Sur (v11.2) One UI 3.1
2021–03 One UI 3.2
2021–04 macOS Big Sur (v11.3)
iOS 14.5
iPadOS 14.5
watchOS 7.4
tvOS14.5
FreeBSD 13.0 Fedora Linux 34
2021-05 Windows 10 May 2021 Update (21H1) macOS Big Sur (v11.4)
iOS 14.6
iPadOS 14.6
watchOS 7.5
tvOS14.6
OpenBSD 6.9
DragonFly BSD 6.0
NetBSD 9.2
Linux 5.12
Ubuntu 21.04
2021-06 Rocky Linux 8
Linux 5.13
One UI 3.5
2021-07 macOS Big Sur (v11.5)
iOS 14.7
iPadOS 14.7
watchOS 7.6
tvOS14.7
Haiku R1/beta3
2021-08 Windows Server 2022 Linux 5.14
Debian 11.11
2021-09 macOS Big Sur (v11.6)
iOS 14.8
iPadOS 14.8
iOS 15
iPadOS 15.0
watchOS 8.0
tvOS15.0
KaiOS 3.0
2021-10 Windows 11 macOS Monterey (v12.0)
iOS 15.1
iPadOS 15.1
watchOS 8.1
tvOS15.1
OpenBSD 7.0 Android 12
Ubuntu 21.10
2021-11 Windows 10 November 2021 Update (21H2) Android TV 12

Fedora Linux 35 One UI 4.0

2021-12 macOS Monterey (v12.2)
iOS 15.2
iPadOS 15.2
watchOS 8.3
tvOS15.2
Android 12 (Go Edition) ArcaOS 5.0.7
ReactOS 0.4.14
MIUI 13
2022-01 iOS 15.3
iPadOS 15.3
watchOS 8.4
tvOS15.3
DragonFly BSD 6.2.1 Viera 2.4
2022-02 Slackware 15.0 One UI 4.1
2022-03 macOS Monterey (v12.3)
iOS 15.4
iPadOS 15.4
watchOS 8.5
tvOS15.4
Android 12L KaiOS 3.1
2022-04 OpenBSD 7.1 Ubuntu 22.04
2022-05 macOS Monterey (v12.4)
iOS 15.5
iPadOS 15.5
watchOS 8.6
tvOS15.5
Fedora Linux 36 IBM i 7.5

Tizen 7.0

2022-06 Rocky Linux 9
2022-07 macOS Monterey (v12.5)
iOS 15.6
iPadOS 15.6
watchOS 8.7
tvOS15.6
One UI 4.5
2022-08 Android 13
Android 13 (Go Edition)
2022-09 Windows 11 2022 Update (22H2) macOS Big Sur (v11.7)
macOS Monterey (v12.6)
iOS 15.7
iPadOS 15.7
iOS 16
watchOS 9.0
tvOS16.0
2022-10 Windows 10 2022 Update (22H2) macOS Ventura (13.0)
iOS 16.1
iPadOS 16.0
OpenBSD 7.2 Ubuntu 22.10 One UI 5.0
2022-11 macOS Ventura (13.0.1)
iOS 16.1.1
Fedora Linux 37
2022-12 iOS 16.2 DragonFly BSD 6.4 Android TV 13 Haiku R1/beta4
MIUI 14
2023-01 Viera 2.5
2023-02 One UI 5.1
2023-03
2023-04 OpenBSD 7.3 Fedora Linux 38
Ubuntu 23.04
2023-05 Tizen 8.0
2023-06 Debian 12.12
2023-07
2023-08 Linux 6.5 ArcaOS 5.1.0
HarmonyOS NEXT beta
2023-09 macOS Sonoma (14.0)
iOS 17.0
iPadOS 17.0
2023-10 Windows 11 2023 Update (23H2) OpenBSD 7.4 Android 14

Ubuntu 23.10

One UI 6.0

HyperOS 1

2023-11 FreeBSD 14.0 Fedora Linux 39
2023-12 Android 14 (Go Edition)
2024-01 One UI 6.1
2024-02
2024-03 NetBSD 10.0
2024-04 OpenBSD 7.5 Fedora Linux 40
Ubuntu 24.04
2024-05 Android TV 14 Tizen 9.0
2024-06
2024-07
2024-08
2024-09 macOS Sequoia

(15.0)

iOS 18.0

iPadOS 18

watchOS 11

tvOS 18

Haiku R1/beta5
2024-10 Windows 11 2024 Update (24H2) iOS 18.1 OpenBSD 7.6 Android 15

Fedora Linux 41

Ubuntu 24.10

HyperOS 2
2024-11 Windows Server 2025 Linux 6.12
2024-12
2025-01
2025-02 ArcaOS 5.1.1
2025-03 Android 15 (Go Edition) ReactOS 0.4.15

One UI 7.0

2025-04 DragonFly BSD 6.4.1 Fedora Linux 42

Ubuntu 25.04 Android TV 15

IBM i 7.6
2025-05 DragonFly BSD 6.4.2

OpenBSD 7.7

KaiOS 4.0
2025-06 Android 16

Android TV 16 Rocky Linux 10

2025-07 One UI 8.0
2025-08 Debian 13.1 HyperOS 3
2025-09 macOS Tahoe

(26.0)

iOS 26

iPadOS 26

watchOS 26

tvOS 26

2025-10 Windows 11 2025 Update (25H2) OpenBSD 7.8 Fedora Linux 43

Ubuntu 25.10 Tizen 10.0

2025-11 HarmonyOS 6
2025-12 FreeBSD 15.0
2026-01 Windows 11 KB5077744 iOS 26.2.1

iPadOS 26.2.1

Android Open Source Project

Android 16 QPR2 CachyOS

2026-02 Windows 11 2026 Update (26H1) iOS 26.3

iPadOS 26.3

Google Play System Genode OS Framework
2026-03 iOS 26.3.1
iPadOS 26.3.1
Android 16 QPR3
AerynOS
HyperOS 3.1
2026–04 iOS 26.4.1
iPadOS 26.4.1
iOS 26.4.2
iPadOS 26.4.2
Fedora Linux 44
Linux 7.0
Ubuntu 26.04
Android AOSP Baseline
ChromeOS Stable
2026-05
2026-06 Windows 11 Secure Boot Migration Android 17 (Stable OTA)
2026-07
2026-08 Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) Apple Ecosystem Ubuntu 26.04.1
2026-09 Linux 7.1
Debian 13.1
2026-10 Linux 7.2

Ubuntu 26.10 Fedora Linux 45

2026-11 openSUSE Leap 16.1

AlmaLinux Rocky Linux 10.1

2026-12 Linux 7.3
2027-01 Arch Linux 2027.01.01 Tails 6.11
2027-02 Windows 11 2027 Update (27H1) Linux 7.4

Android 18 Fedora Linux 46

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