the most common mobile operating systems

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The most common mobile operating systems are:

Androidfrom Google Inc. (open source, Apache) BlackBerry OSfrom RIM (closed source, proprietary) iOSfrom Apple Inc. (closed source, proprietary) Symbian OSfrom the Symbian Foundation (open public license) Windows Phonefrom Microsoft (closed source, proprietary) webOSfrom HP (certain parts open sourced)

AndroidfromGoogle Inc. (open source, Apache)

Android was developed by a small startup company that was purchased by Google Inc. Released on November 5th 2007 Android is an open source, Linux-derived OS backed by Google, along with major

hardware and software developers (such as Intel, HTC, ARM, Samsung, Motorola and

eBay, to name a few)

Android releases prior to 2.0 (1.0, 1.5, 1.6) were used exclusively on mobile phones. Android 3.0 was a tablet-oriented release and does not officially run on mobile phones. Android releases are nicknamed after sweets or dessert items like Cupcake (1.5), Frozen

Yogurt (2.2), Honeycomb (3.0) and Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0). Most major mobile

service providers carry an Android device.

1. What is Android?

Android is a software platform and an operating system for mobile devices, The firstdevice running Android is T-Mobile G1 officially released on October 22nd 2008.

2. I want to develop for Android. What are the basics I need to know?

Android requires knowledge of Java programming language although it allows otherprogramming languages (C C++for example) to be compiled in the native code. Thishowever is not officially supported by Google.

You can download SDK and get all the relevant info
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athttp://code.google.com/android/index.html

Make sure to checkout Android Developers forum for more tipsathttp://androidforums.com/a/and/or share your experience with us.

3. What makes Android different than other platforms available?

Android is the first free and open source platform. Unlike others available, it allows thirdparty developers or users to fully access (and modify) source code.

More info in the Android Developers forumathttp://www.androidforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=28%20

4. Which apps are Android core apps?

Core apps include an email client, SMS program, calendar, maps, browser, contacts andother. All applications are written using the Java programming language.

Also, being an open source project, Android offers developers with full access to thesame framework APIs used by the core applications.

Android OS Build MODEL for all mobile phones.

Acer, Bluelans, CSL, DELL, Garmin, Geeks Phone, General Mobilev, Highscreen,HKC, HTC, Huawei, i-Mobile, Lenovo, LG Group, Motorola, Qigi, Samsung Group,

Sony Ericsson, Tiger, ZTE, Nexian.

Many Android OS based phones are releasing day by day and it is really competing withiPhones the most famous andmost selling Android Phoneis manufactured by HTC.

BlackBerry OSfromRIM(closed source, proprietary)

BlackBerry OS is a proprietarymobile operating system, developed byResearch In Motion The operating system providesmultitasking and supports specialized input devices

particularly the trackwheel, trackball, and most recently, the trackpad and touchscreen.

Currently Blackberry's App World has over 15,000 downloadable applications. RIM's future strategy will focus on the newly acquired QNX
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Symbian OS is anopen sourceoperating systemfor mobile phones primarily used on Nokia advancedor data enabled smart phones.

Symbian OS runs exclusively on ARM processors and has evolved from Psion's EPOC which wasdeveloped as a rudimentary operating system for early electronic organizers.

The Psion EPOC OS was refered to EPOC16 beginning in the late 1990's to help distinguish it fromthe newer 32bit Operating system EPOC32, which eventually became Symbian OS.

Psion software created ajoint venturewith several mobile hardware manufacturers, Ericsson,Motorola, and Nokia called Symbian and eventually took on the name Symbian Software,

renaming EPOC32 Symbian OS.

The key advantage of EPOC32 over its 16bit predecessor is the ability to multi-task, perform multiplefunctions at once. In newer devices, this might mean being able to surf the web using the phone and

not lose your content when answering an incoming call.

Many third party manufacturers were able to license the 32bit EPOC OS for their organizers andother mobile data devices. Since the late 1990's,Symbian OS has become one of the most popular

mobile device operating systems available.

Several device manufacturers from Nokia to Sony/Ericsson have committed to the new and openproject that Symbian has announced for itsmobile phoneoperating system, Symbian OS. Wireless

carriers such as AT&T and T-Mobile have also pledged support for the project.

Symbian OS has also adapted to include soft features such as global positioning software (GPS)which will become as common as a camera in the very near future. Service providers and other

companies could then publish location based services that interact with the GPS found in a mobile

phone, appearing on the display once the user is near an application.

In recent years, Microsoft and Palm have been the most discussed providers of operating systemsoftware for mobile phones, but Symbian has been powering phones for quite some time. The

company announced in 2008 that the operating system would become open source very soon,

allowing other vendors and even users themselves to add to the already widely

established Symbian OS. The support for the much established mobile platform is far and wide,

though much of the press lately has centered around Apple'siPhone and other offerings, including

the GoogleAndroid OS formobile devices.

It will be interesting to see what hardware is developed for use with Symbian OS in the future tocompete with phones like the iPhone and the latest mobile devices from Palm and Microsoft.
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Windows PhonefromMicrosoft(closed source, proprietary) On February 15th, 2010, Microsoft unveiled its next-generation mobile OS,Windows

Phone.

The new mobile OS includes a completely new over-hauled UI inspired by Microsoft's"Metro Design Language".

It includes full integration of Microsoft services such asWindows Live,Zune,XboxLiveandBing, but also integrates with many other non-Microsoft services such

asFacebookandGoogle accounts.

The new software platform has received some positive reception from the technologypress.

Microsoft develops one of the best operating system for mobile devices and smart

phone which is Windows Mobile. Windows Mobile 6.5 which is most recent

version of the Windows Mobile and Mobile 6.5 is based on CE 5.2 Kernel. More

information is given this resource

Microsoft develops one of the best operating system for mobile

devices and smart phone which isWindows Mobile."Windows

Mobile 6.5" which is most recent version of the Windows

Mobile and Mobile 6.5 is based on CE 5.2 Kernel. In this

Windows Mobile where suite of basic applications which his

feature and this feature developed with Microsoft Windows API.

Windows Mobile is designed alike to that of desktop versions of

Windows. For the Windows Mobile, third party software

development is available. If you want to get software applications you can purchased through the

Windows Market place for mobile.

Pocket PC 2000 operating system which is most Windows Mobile devices come with a stylus pen

because it is used to go through commands by tapping it on the screen. On 15 February 2010 at Barcelona

where Mobile World Congress held at that time Microsoft announced a new phone platform which is

Windows Phone 7. If you are used Windows Mobile 6.x then you cannot upgrade your mobile operating

system to version 7.

This operating system is 5th most popular Smartphone operating system which is clutch 5% share of
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worldwide share market. Symbian, Black Berry OS, Android and iPhone before Windows Mobile. 24%

share among enterprise users in United states and after Black Berry Os and iPhone OS this Windows

Mobile is 3rd most popular Smartphone operating system.

Standard Features in Windows Mobile for Pocket PC:

1. On the screen you see the owner information, date, email, tacks and upcoming appointments also.

2. Taskbar of windows Mobile shows volume and current time also.

3. In this Windows Mobile, mobile version of Microsoft office applications also included which is office

Mobile.

4. Outlook Mobile also comes with this Windows Mobile.

5. Microsoft also develop the Internet browser for the Pocket PC which is Internet Explorer Mobile.

6. It also included the windows Media player for Windows Mobile.

7. This Windows Mobile also included the ICs means Internet Connection Sharing. Means this phones

allows or connect your computer for or to share internet connection through Bluetooth and USB.

8. Important facility is ability to multitask.

For various hardware devices, Windows Mobile consist three versions are:

1. For the Smartphone with touch screens, Windows Mobile Professional available.

2. For the regular screens, Windows Mobile Standard available.

3. for the 'Windows Mobile Classic devices (Nothing but Pocket PCs)', Windows Mobile Classic.

Windows Mobile Classic devices:

PDA means Personal Digital Assistant with Windows Mobile

which is a 'Windows Mobile Classic device'. It does not have

telephone functionality. It is well known as Pocket PC. It is only

developed for the only the Windows Mobile operating system.

Both standalone Pocket PC devices without mobile phone

capabilities and integrated mobile phone capabilities for use in

Pocket PCs. "Windows Mobile 6 Professional" is officially

indented for make use of in Pocket PCs. "Windows Mobile 6

Classic" used for which does not have mobile phone capabilities.


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Smartphone Windows Mobile:

After the pocket PCs, Windows Mobile is used in the Smartphone. Both Pocket PC phones and Microsoft

branded Smart phones fit in "Smartphone" category. Smart phones are differs from the Pocket PC phones.

Usually such type of Smart phones designed without touch screen. It has lower resolution than Pocket

PCs.

Details of Windows Mobile

Developer of Windows Mobile: Microsoft

Programming Language Of Windows Mobile: C++

Marketing Target Of Windows Mobile: Mobile devices

Kernel type of Windows Mobile: Windows CE 5.2

Default user interface of Windows Mobile:Graphical

License of Windows Mobile: Proprietary (Microsoft EULA)

webOSfromHP(certain parts open sourced)

webOS is a proprietary mobile operating system running on the Linux kernel, initiallydeveloped by Palm, which launched with thePalm Pre.

After being acquired by HP, two phones (theVeerand thePre 3) and a tablet (theTouchPad)running webOS were introduced in 2011.

On August 18th, 2011, HP announced that webOS hardware is discontinued but HP willcontinue to support and update webOS software and develop the webOS ecosystem

HP appears convinced it can wring some value from the mobile OS it picked up after purchasingPalm last year for$1.2 billion.

Stephen DeWitt, who heads up the HP division responsible for webOS, has emphasized that webOSwill live on in PCs and as an embedded platform for printers and appliances.

There are two ways of developing WebOS applications:

By using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. This requires the software development kit, which can beinstalled on a computer running OS X, Windows or Ubuntu.

By using C or C++., This requires the platform development kit, which can only run on Windowsand Mac computers.
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Other software platforms

GridOS from Fusion Garage

GridOS was built using open source code from the Android kernel. It is used as the operating

system of the Grid 4 mobile phone and Grid 10 tablet, which are due to start shipping September

15th 2011.

QNXfromRIM[6]

(closed source, proprietary)

QNX is a commercial Unix-like real-time operating system, aimed primarily at the embedded

systems market. The product was originally developed by Canadian company, QNX Software

Systems, which was later acquired by BlackBerry-producer Research In Motion.

SHR(community-driven)

SHR is a GNU/Linux based operating system for smartphones and similar mobile devices. It

integrates various Free and Open Source Software projects into a versatile platform - flexible

enough to run on a vast selection of mobile hardware such as the Openmoko Neo Freerunner,

Nokia N900, Palm Pre and variants, T-Mobile G1, HTC HD2, iPhone 3Gs and more. The SHR

build system is based on OpenEmbedded - well known from the Yocto project. For telephony,

networking, etc. freesmartphone.org framework is used. On top of that an easy to use graphical

interface centered around Enlightenment libraries is used to provide phone calls, messaging and

pim. A growing amount of available applications offers SHR users with everything expected on

a smartphone. But also numerous classical programs well known from other Linux distros can be

made available easily.

SHR is 100% community driven and based on Free and Open Source Software. This empowers

everybody to realize their innovations or add support for new hardware - without needing to ask

some CEO or strategy manager first.[21]

MeeGofrom non-profit organizationThe Linux Foundation(open source, GPL)

At the 2010Mobile World Congressin Barcelona,NokiaandIntelboth unveiled 'MeeGo' a brand

new mobile operating system which would combine the best ofMoblinand the best of Maemo to

create a truly open-sourced experience for users across all devices. As of 2011, Nokia has

announced that it will no longer be pursuing MeeGo and will instead adopt Windows Phone 7 as

its primary mobile OS. Nokia announced theNokia N9on June 21, 2011 at the Nokia

Connection event[22]in Singapore. The phone is presumed to become available to the public in

September 2011. LG announced its support for the platform.[23]
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badafromSamsung Electronics(closed source, proprietary)

This is a mobile operating system being developed by Samsung Electronics. Samsung claims that

bada will rapidly replace its proprietary feature phone platform, converting feature phones to

smartphones.The name 'bada' is derived from , the Korean word for ocean or sea. The first

device to run bada is called 'Wave' and was unveiled to the public atMobile World

Congress2010. The Wave is a fully touchscreen phone running the new mobile operating

system. With the phone, Samsung also released an app store, called Samsung Apps, to the public.

It has close to 3000[24]mobile applications.

Samsung has said that they don't see Bada as a smartphone operating system, but as an OS with a

kernel configurable architecture, which allows the use of either a proprietaryreal-time operating

system, or the Linux kernel. Though Samsung plans to install bada on many phones, the

company still has a large lineup of Android phones.

Linuxbased operating system (open source, GPL)[6]

Linux is strongest in China where it is used by Motorola, and in Japan, used by

DoCoMo.[25][26]Rather than being an OS in its own right, Linux is used as a basis for a number

of different operating systems developed by several vendors, includingAndroid,

GridOS,B2G,LiMo,Maemo,MeeGo,OpenmokoandQt Extended, which are mostly

incompatible.[27][28]PalmSource(now Access) is moving towards an interface running on

Linux.

[29]

Another software platform based on Linux is being developed by Motorola,NEC, NTTDoCoMo,Panasonic, Samsung, andVodafone.[30]

BrewfromQualcomm

Brew is used by a some mobile phone manufacturers and mobile networks, however most often the

end-user does not know this since mobile phones running Brew most often lack any Brew

branding. Brew runs in the background with the custom "skins" of the mobile phone

manufacturer or operator on-top. Brew is used by Sprint Nextel, metroPCS, U.S. Cellular and

Verizon in the US and by the Three network in much of Europe, the UK and Australia on many

mobile phones produced especially for their network. Manufacturers such as Huawei, INQ

Mobile, Amoi, and Samsung Mobile amongst others use Brew in some of their mobile phones

and it is featured in Three UK phones such as the 3 Skypephone, INQ1 and Huawei u7510 (3

Touch). Two of HTC's mobile phones use Brew's successor Brew MP.
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LiMo 4fromLiMo Foundation

LiMo Foundation launched LiMo 4 on 14 february 2011, the latest release of the LiMo Platform.

LiMo 4 delivers complete middleware and base application functionality, including a flexible

user interface, extended widget libraries, 3D window effects, advanced multimedia, social

networking and location based service frameworks, sensor frameworks, multi-tasking and multi-

touch capabilities. In addition, support for scalable screen resolution and consistent APIs means

that the platform can deliver a consistent user experience across a broad range of device types

and form factors[31]

Historical software platforms

MaemofromNokia(open source, GPL)

Maemo is a software platform developed by Nokia forsmartphonesandInternet tablets. It is based

on theDebianoperating system.

Maemo is mostly based onopen sourcecode, and has been developed by Maemo Devices within

Nokia in collaboration with many open source projects such as theLinux kernel, Debian

andGNOME.

Maemo is based on DebianGNU/Linuxand draws much of itsGUI,frameworksandlibrariesfrom

the GNOME project. It uses theMatchboxwindow manager and theGTK-basedHildonas its

GUI andapplication framework.Windows MobilefromMicrosoft(closed source, proprietary)

TheWindows CEoperating system and Windows Mobile middleware are widely spread in Asia.

The two improved variants of this operating system,Windows Mobile 6 Professional(for touch

screen devices) andWindows Mobile 6 Standard, were unveiled in February 2007. It has been

criticized for having a user interface which is not optimized for touch input by fingers; instead, it

is more usable with astylus. However, unlike iPhone OS, it does support both touch screen and

physical keyboard configurations.

Windows Mobile's market share has sharply declined in recent years to just 5% in Q2 of

2010.[33]Microsoft is phasing out the Windows Mobile OS to specialized markets and is instead

focusing on its new operating system and software platform, Windows Phone.
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Palm OS/Garnet OSfromAccess Co.(closed source, proprietary)

webOSwas introduced by Palm in January 2009 as the successor to Palm OS with Web 2.0

technologies, open architecture, and multitasking capabilities.

DangerOS from Danger Incorporated

Future software platforms

Boot 2 Gecko[35]

from non-profit organizationMozilla Foundation(open source, GPL)

According toArs Technica, "Mozilla says that B2G is motivated by a desire to demonstrate that the

standards-based open Web has the potential to be a competitive alternative to the existing single-

vendor application development stacks offered by the dominant mobile operating systems."[36]

Aliyun OSfromAlibaba/AliCloud(cloud based)

AliCloud's operating system revolves around the idea of bringing cloud functionality to the mobile

platform. According to the company, Aliyun will feature cloud-based e-mail, Web search,

weather updates, andGPSnavigation tools. In addition, the operating system will synchronize

and store call data, text messages, and photos in the cloud for access across other devices,

including PCs.Alibabasays it will offer customers 100GB of storage at launch. the operating

system would allow users to access applications from the Web, rather than download apps to

their devices.[37]

Tizenfrom non-profit organizationThe Linux Foundation(open source, GPL)

Tizen is an open source project hosted by theLinux Foundation, with Intel and Samsung leading its

development steering group, and support from theLiMo Foundation. According to Intel, Tizen

combines the best of LiMo and MeeGo."HTML5apps will be emphasized for the new OS,

with the MeeGo project encouraging its members to transition to Tizen, stating that the "future

belongs to HTML5-based applications, outside of a relatively small percentage of apps, and we

are firmly convinced that our investment needs to shift toward HTML5." Tizen will be targeted

at a variety of platforms such as handsets, tablets, smart TVs and in-vehicle entertainment. The

initial release of Tizen is targeted for Q1 2012, with the first devices using the OS planned to

reach the market in mid 2012.[38][39]

Meltemifrom Nokia (open source, GPL)

Meltemi is an open source project hosted byNokia
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Smartphone operating systems' market share

Table showing most of the current mobile operating systems

forsmartphones,PDAsandnetbooksin 2010
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Source Year Symbian Android RIM iOS Microsoft Other OSs

Gartner[41] 2011 Q1 27.4% 36.0% 12.9% 16.8% 3.6% 3.3%

Gartner[42] 2010 37.6% 22.7% 16.0% 15.7% 4.2% 3.8%

Gartner[42][43] 2009 46.9% 3.9% 19.9% 14.4% 8.7% 6.1%

Gartner[43][44] 2008 52.4% 0.5% 16.6% 8.2% 11.8% 10.5%

Gartner[44] 2007 63.5% N/A 9.6% 2.7% 12.0% 12.1%

Total mobile OS market share including tablets and connected devices

U.S. OS Market Share by Audience Installed Base

MOBILE OS Percent

Apple iOS 43.1%

Google Android 34.1%

RIM 15.4%Other OS 7.8%

Source:comScore, August 2011[45]

U.S. OS Market Share by Digital Traffic (Browser

based page views)

MOBILE

OSPercen

Apple iOS 58.5

GoogleAndroid

31.9

RIM 5.0

Other OS 4.6

Source: comScore, August 2011[45]

The disparity between the U.S. installed base of iOS at 43.1% and its share of browser-based

page views at 58.5% suggests that iOS users are heavier-than-average consumers of Internet

content. Additionally, in August 2011, 97.2% of all tablet Internet traffic in the U.S. was

delivered to iPads
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the most common mobile operating systems

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