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:''Not to be confused with Apple's iOS, which runs on the iPhone, which was released half a year after the Wii, or [https://wiiubrew.org/wiki/IOSU IOSU], which runs on the Wii U, sometimes referred to as IOS.''

:''Not to be confused with Apple's iOS, which runs on the iPhone, which was released half a year after the Wii, or [https://wiiubrew.org/wiki/IOSU IOSU], which runs on the Wii U, sometimes referred to as IOS.''

'''IOS''' (speculated to be short for "Independent Operating System", "Input/Output System", or "IOP Operating System") is the operating system that runs on the [[Hardware/Starlet|Starlet]] (IOP) coprocessor ([https://wiiubrew.org/wiki/Hardware/Starbuck Starbuck] on the [[vWii]]) inside the [[Hollywood]] package. It provides services that are used by Wii code to access many system devices: USB, networking, security, app management, NAND flash storage, SD card, optical disc, and also WiiConnect24 features.

'''IOS''' (short for '''IOP OS'''{{ref|Source file in [[IOS12]]v6 strings called <code>iop_os.c</code>}}) is the operating system that runs on the [[Hardware/Starlet|Starlet]] (IOP) coprocessor ([https://wiiubrew.org/wiki/Hardware/Starbuck Starbuck] on the [[vWii]]) inside the [[Hollywood]] package. It provides services that are used by Wii code to access many system devices: USB, networking, security, app management, NAND flash storage, SD card, optical disc, and also WiiConnect24 features.

All software using the Wii [[SDK]] or [[libogc]] relies on a running IOS on the Starlet (with a few exceptions in the latter case - it is possible to shut down IOS services from libogc and work without it). Typically, the only times IOS is not in use is when running GameCube software (which uses [[MIOS]] instead - effectively a dummy IOS), or when [[BootMii]] and related software is in use (which uses [[mini]] instead).

All software using the Wii [[SDK]] or [[libogc]] relies on a running IOS on the Starlet (with a few exceptions in the latter case - it is possible to shut down IOS services from libogc and work without it). Typically, the only times IOS is not in use is when running GameCube software (which uses [[MIOS]] instead - effectively a dummy IOS), or when [[BootMii]] and related software is in use (which uses [[mini]] instead).

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