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title: "What operating system does the iPhone use? Can it run Mac OS X applications like Skype and Photoshop?"  
description: "What operating system does the iPhone use? Can it run Mac OS X applications like Skype and Photoshop?"  
author: "Akash Ahlawat"  
published: 2018-10-30  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51524/what-operating-system-does-the-iphone-use-can-it-run-mac-os-x-applications-like-skype-and-photoshop  
category: "gadgets"  
tags: ["iphone"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What operating system does the iPhone use? Can it run Mac OS X applications like Skype and Photoshop?

What [operating system](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/229069/operating-system-development) does the iPhone use? Can it run [Mac](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12464/what-is-mac-o-s) OS X [applications](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/289970/google-is-celebrating-success) like Skype and Photoshop?\
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