Apple iOS Versions for HTML5/JS Hybrid Apps

Review the supported application development environments, operating systems, and hardware, and review the tested devices.

Supported Application Development Environments

  • Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion)
  • Xcode 4.3
  • Xcode 4.3.1
  • Xcode 4.3.2
  • Xcode 4.5—for SUP 2.1 ESD #3 Patch 02 (SUP 2.1 SP03 PL02) only
  • Xcode 4.5.1—for SUP 2.1 ESD #3 Patch 02 (SUP 2.1 SP03 PL02) only
  • iOS SDK 5.1
  • iOS SDK 6.0—for SUP 2.1 ESD #3 Patch 02 (SUP 2.1 SP03 PL02) only

Supported Operating Systems

  • Apple iOS 6.1.x—for SUP 2.1 ESD #3 Patch 02 (SUP 2.1 SP03 PL02) only
  • Apple iOS 6.0—for SUP 2.1 ESD #3 Patch 02 (SUP 2.1 SP03 PL02) only
  • Apple iOS 5.1.1
  • Apple iOS 5.1
  • Apple iOS 5.0
  • Apple iOS 4.3.5
  • Apple iOS 4.3.2
  • Apple iOS 4.3

Tested Devices

Unless otherwise noted, all devices are supported. These devices have been tested by Sybase:

  • iPhone 5 on Apple iOS 6.0—for SUP 2.1 ESD #3 Patch 02 (SUP 2.1 SP03 PL02) only
  • iPhone 4S on Apple iOS 6.1.1—for SUP 2.1 ESD #3 Patch 02 (SUP 2.1 SP03 PL02)
  • iPhone 4S on Apple iOS 6.1—for SUP 2.1 ESD #3 Patch 02 (SUP 2.1 SP03 PL02)
  • iPhone 4S on Apple iOS 5.1
  • iPhone 4 on Apple iOS 6.0—for SUP 2.1 ESD #3 Patch 02 (SUP 2.1 SP03 PL02) only
  • iPhone 4 on Apple iOS 4.3.5
  • iPad Mini on Apple iOS 6.0—for SUP 2.1 ESD #3 Patch 02 (SUP 2.1 SP03 PL02) only
  • iPad with Retina Display and A6X chip on Apple iOS 6.0—for SUP 2.1 ESD #3 Patch 02 (SUP 2.1 SP03 PL02) only
  • iPad with Retina Display and A5X chip on Apple iOS 6.1—for SUP 2.1 ESD #3 Patch 02 (SUP 2.1 SP03 PL02) only
  • iPad with Retina Display and A5X chip on Apple iOS 6.0—for SUP 2.1 ESD #3 Patch 02 (SUP 2.1 SP03 PL02) only
  • iPad with Retina Display and A5X chip on Apple iOS 5.1
  • iPad 2 on Apple iOS 6.0—for SUP 2.1 ESD #3 Patch 02 (SUP 2.1 SP03 PL02) only
  • iPad 2 on Apple iOS 5.1
  • iPad 2 on Apple iOS 4.3
  • iPad on Apple iOS 4.3.2
  • iPad on Apple iOS 4.3.5
  • iPod on Apple iOS 5.0

Supported Hardware

The recommended minimum hardware are:
  • iPhone 3GS
  • iPad
  • iPod 3rd generation
Please refer to Apple's documentation regarding additional restrictions on iOS versions and hardware.
Parent topic: HTML5/JS Hybrid Apps – Supported Versions