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Mobile operating system

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A mobile operating system is an operating system for mobile phones, tablets, smartwatches, 2-in-1 PCs (that can be convert to a laptop mode or detach and work as a tablet mode), smart speaker, or other mobile devices. While computers such as typical laptops are 'mobile', the operating systems used on them are generally not considered mobile ones, as they were originally designed for desktop computers that historically did not have or need specific mobile features. This distinction is becoming blurred in some newer operating systems that are hybrids made for both uses. (It is a GUI developed for smartphones) Mobile operating systems combine features of a personal computer operating system with other features useful for mobile or handheld use, and usually including a wireless inbuilt modem and SIM tray for telephony and data connection. By Q1 2018, over 383 million smartphones were sold with 86.2 percent running Android and 12.9 percent running iOS. Android alone is more popul

Timeline

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This section is in list format, but may read better as prose . You can help by converting this section, if appropriate. Editing help is available. ( April 2020 ) Mobile operating system milestones mirror the development of mobile phones, PDAs, and smartphones: Pre-1993 edit 1973–1993 – Mobile phones use embedded systems to control operation. 1993–1999 edit 1993 April – PenPoint OS by GO Corporation becomes available on the AT&T EO Personal Communicator. August – Apple launches Newton OS running on their Newton series of portable computers. 1994 March – Magic Cap OS by General Magic is first introduced on the Sony Magic Link PDA. August – The first smartphone, the IBM Simon, has a touchscreen, email, and PDA features. 1996 March – The Palm Pilot 1000 personal digital assistant is introduced with the Palm OS mobile operating system. August – Nokia releases the Nokia 9000 Communicator running an integrated system based on the PEN/GEOS 3.0 OS from Geoworks. 1997 – EPOC32 first

Current software platforms

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These operating systems often run atop baseband or other real time operating systems that handle hardware aspects of the phone. Partly open source edit Android edit Android (based on the modified Linux kernel) is a mobile operating system developed by Google. The base system is open-source (and only the kernel copyleft), but the apps and drivers which provide functionality are increasingly becoming closed-source. Besides having the largest installed base worldwide on smartphones, it is also the most popular operating system for general purpose computers further explanation needed (a category that includes desktop computers and mobile devices), even though Android is not a popular operating system for regular (desktop) personal computers (PCs). Although the Android operating system is free and open-source software, in devices sold, much of the software bundled with it (including Google apps and vendor-installed software) is proprietary software and closed source. Android's releases

Discontinued software platforms

Open source edit CyanogenMod edit CyanogenMod was a custom mobile operating system based on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). It was a custom ROM that was co-developed by the CyanogenMod community. The OS did not include any proprietary apps unless the user installed them. Due to its open source nature, CyanogenMod allowed Android users who could no longer obtain update support from their manufacturer to continue updating their OS version to the latest one based on official releases from Google AOSP and heavy theme customization. The last version of the OS was CyanogenMod 13 which was based on Android Asus On December 24, 2016, CyanogenMod announced on their blog that they would no longer be releasing any CyanogenMod updates. All development moved to LineageOS. CyanogenMod version list CyanogenMod 3 (based on Android "Cupcake" 1.5.x, initial release) CyanogenMod 4 (based on Android "Cupcake" and "Donut" 1.5.x and 1.6.x) CyanogenMod 5 (based on A

Market share

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Usage edit This section needs to be updated . Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. Last update: Recent statistics from 2018 is needed for some parts in this section. ( August 2018 ) In 2006, Android and iOS did not exist and only 64 million smartphones were sold. In 2018 Q1, 383.5 million smartphones were sold and global market share was 85.9% for Android and 14.1% for iOS. According to StatCounter web use statistics (a proxy for all use), smartphones (alone without tablets) have majority use globally, with desktop computers used much less (and Android in particular more popular than Windows). Use varies however by continent with smartphones way more popular in the biggest continents, i.e. Asia, and the desktop still more popular in some, though not in North America. The desktop is still popular in many countries (while overall down to 44.9% in the first quarter of 2017), smartphones are more popular even in many developed countries (or