Apple launched the iPhone in 2007, reshaping the global smartphone market.
Steve Jobs introduced the first iPhone on January 9, 2007, and it went on sale in the United States on June 29 of that year. The device combined a mobile phone, an iPod, and an internet communicator, while replacing a physical keyboard with a multi-touch screen.
The iPhone was not the first smartphone, but its interface and close integration of hardware, software, and services changed how many people used mobile devices. Apple later expanded the product into a broad family with different sizes, cameras, processors, and price points.
The iPhone became the central driver of Apple’s revenue and profit for much of the company’s modern history. Its success also supported the App Store and related services. The first iPhone did not initially include the App Store; that arrived with iPhone OS 2.0 in 2008.