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Different types of Mobile Operaring System
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Submitte$ by
Zafar Ahmed
Reg : 2008331028
Md. Nazmul Hoq Salim
Reg : 2008331018
Dipaa! "a!i#
Reg : 200833102$
Submitte$ %o
M$& Masum
Assistant 'rofessor
Dept& of CSE( S)S%&
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Mobile Operating System
*+at is OS
A! opera%i!g &&%em '(S) i& &of%*are+ ,o!&i&%i!g of program& a!d da%a+ %ha% ru!&
o! ,ompu%er&+ ma!age& ,ompu%er hard*are re&our,e&+ a!d pro-ide& ,ommo! &er-i,e& for
e.e,u%io! of -ariou& appli,a%io! &of%*are.
/or hard*are fu!,%io!& &u,h a& i!pu% a!d ou%pu% a!d memor allo,a%io!+ %he opera%i!g &&%em
a,%& a& a! i!%ermediar 0e%*ee! appli,a%io! program& a!d %he ,ompu%er hard*are+ al%hough %he
appli,a%io! ,ode i& u&uall e.e,u%ed dire,%l 0 %he hard*are a!d *ill freque!%l ,all %he (S or
0e i!%errup%ed 0 i%. (pera%i!g &&%em& are fou!d o! almo&% a! de-i,e %ha% ,o!%ai!& a ,ompu%er
1from ,ellular pho!e& a!d -ideo game ,o!&ole& %o &uper,ompu%er& a!d *e0 &er-er&.
2.ample& of popular moder! opera%i!g &&%em& for per&o!al ,ompu%er& are: Mi,ro&of%
3i!do*&+ Ma, (S 4+ 5i!u.+ "SD+ a!d 6!i..
'urpose of an operating system
A! opera%i!g &&%em i& %he frame*or# %ha% allo*& ou %o ,ommu!i,a%e *i%h ,ompu%er
hard*are i! a! i!%era,%i-e *a. 3i%hou% %hi&+ ou *ould !o% 0e a0le %o %ell %he ,ompu%er %o do
a!%hi!g a!d i% *ould ha-e a! i!&%ru,%io!& %o follo*. 7hi& i& *h i% i& impor%a!% for a ,ompu%er
%o ha-e a! opera%i!g &&%em. 8! earl da& *i%hou% (S &o mu,h pro0lem& *here fa,ed li#e
a,,e&&i!g or ge%%i!g ou%pu% i% %a#e& %*o da&. 7o ma#e i% mu,h more effi,ie!% (S i& u&ed.
Components of an OS
1. User Interface
2. Kernel
3. Networking
4. Security
1. User Interface
2-er ,ompu%er %ha% re,ei-e& &ome &or% of huma! i!pu% !eed& a u&er i!%erfa,e+ *hi,h
allo*& a per&o! %o i!%era,% *i%h %he ,ompu%er. 3hile de-i,e& li#e #e0oard&+ mi,e a!d
%ou,h &,ree!& ma#e up %he hard*are e!d of %hi& %a&#+ %he u&er i!%erfa,e ma#e& up %he
&of%*are for i%. 7he %*o mo&% ,ommo! form& of a u&er i!%erfa,e ha-e hi&%ori,all 0ee! %he
Comman$-line interfa,e+ *here ,ompu%er ,omma!d& are %ped ou% li!e909li!e+ a!d %he
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!rap+i,al user interfa,e+ *here a -i&ual e!-iro!me!% 'mo&% ,ommo!l *i%h *i!do*&+
0u%%o!&+ a!d i,o!&) i& pre&e!%.
-& .ernel
3i%h %he aid of %he firm*are a!d de-i,e dri-er&+ %he opera%i!g &&%em pro-ide& %he mo&%
0a&i, le-el of ,o!%rol o-er all of %he ,ompu%er:& hard*are de-i,e&. 8% ma!age& memor
a,,e&& for program& i! %he RAM+ i% de%ermi!e& *hi,h program& ge% a,,e&& %o *hi,h
hard*are re&our,e&+ i% &e%& up or re&e%& %he ;<6:& opera%i!g &%a%e& for op%imal opera%io! a%
all %ime&+ a!d i% orga!ize& %he da%a for lo!g9%erm !o!9-ola%ile &%orage *i%h file &&%em& o!
&u,h media a& di&#&+ %ape&+ fla&h memor+ e%,.
3. Net/or0ing
;urre!%l mo&% opera%i!g &&%em& &uppor% a -arie% of !e%*or#i!g pro%o,ol&+ hard*are+
a!d appli,a%io!& for u&i!g %hem. 7hi& mea!& %ha% ,ompu%er& ru!!i!g di&&imilar opera%i!g
&&%em& ,a! par%i,ipa%e i! a ,ommo! !e%*or# for &hari!g re&our,e& &u,h a& ,ompu%i!g+
file&+ pri!%er&+ a!d &,a!!er& u&i!g ei%her *ired or *irele&& ,o!!e,%io!&. Ne%*or#& ,a!
e&&e!%iall allo* a ,ompu%er:& opera%i!g &&%em %o a,,e&& %he re&our,e& of a remo%e
,ompu%er %o &uppor% %he &ame fu!,%io!& a& i% ,ould if %ho&e re&our,e& *ere ,o!!e,%ed
dire,%l %o %he lo,al ,ompu%er. 7hi& i!,lude& e-er%hi!g from &imple ,ommu!i,a%io!+ %o
u&i!g !e%*or#ed file &&%em& or e-e! &hari!g a!o%her ,ompu%er:& graphi,& or &ou!d
hard*are. Some !e%*or# &er-i,e& allo* %he re&our,e& of a ,ompu%er %o 0e a,,e&&ed
%ra!&pare!%l+ &u,h a& SSH *hi,h allo*& !e%*or#ed u&er& dire,% a,,e&& %o a ,ompu%er:&
,omma!d li!e i!%erfa,e.
4. Se,urity
A ,ompu%er 0ei!g &e,ure depe!d& o! a !um0er of %e,h!ologie& *or#i!g properl. A
moder! opera%i!g &&%em pro-ide& a,,e&& %o a !um0er of re&our,e&+ *hi,h are a-aila0le
%o &of%*are ru!!i!g o! %he &&%em+ a!d %o e.%er!al de-i,e& li#e !e%*or#& -ia %he #er!el.
7he opera%i!g &&%em mu&% 0e ,apa0le of di&%i!gui&hi!g 0e%*ee! reque&%& *hi,h &hould
0e allo*ed %o 0e pro,e&&ed+ a!d o%her& *hi,h &hould !o% 0e pro,e&&ed. 3hile &ome
&&%em& ma &impl di&%i!gui&h 0e%*ee! =pri-ileged= a!d =!o!9pri-ileged=+ &&%em&
,ommo!l ha-e a form of reque&%er identity+ &u,h a& a u&er !ame. 7o e&%a0li&h ide!%i%
%here ma 0e a pro,e&& of authentication. (f%e! a u&er!ame mu&% 0e quo%ed+ a!d ea,h
u&er!ame ma ha-e a pa&&*ord. (%her me%hod& of au%he!%i,a%io!+ &u,h a& mag!e%i, ,ard&
or 0iome%ri, da%a+ migh% 0e u&ed i!&%ead. 8! &ome ,a&e&+ e&pe,iall ,o!!e,%io!& from %he
!e%*or#+ re&our,e& ma 0e a,,e&&ed *i%h !o au%he!%i,a%io! a% all '&u,h a& readi!g file&
o-er a !e%*or# &hare). Al&o ,o-ered 0 %he ,o!,ep% of reque&%er i$entity i& authorization>
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%he par%i,ular &er-i,e& a!d re&our,e& a,,e&&i0le 0 %he reque&%er o!,e logged i!%o a
&&%em are %ied %o ei%her %he reque&%er:& u&er a,,ou!% or %o %he -ariou&l ,o!figured group&
of u&er& %o *hi,h %he reque&%er 0elo!g&.
Mobile operating system
A mobile operating system+ al&o #!o*! a& a mobile OS+ a mobile platform+ or
a +an$+el$ operating system+ i& %he opera%i!g &&%em %ha% ,o!%rol& a mo0ile
de-i,e or i!forma%io! applia!,e1&imilar i! pri!,iple %o a! opera%i!g &&%em &u,h
a& 3i!do*&+ Ma, (S+ or 5i!u. %ha% ,o!%rol& a de&#%op ,ompu%er or lap%op. Ho*e-er+ %he are
,urre!%l &ome*ha% &impler+ a!d deal more *i%h %he *irele&& -er&io!& of 0road0a!d a!d lo,al
,o!!e,%i-i%+ mo0ile mul%imedia forma%&+ a!d differe!% i!pu% me%hod&.
7pi,al e.ample& of de-i,e& ru!!i!g a mo0ile opera%i!g &&%em are &mar% pho!e&+ per&o!al
digi%al a&&i&%a!%& '<DA&)+ %a0le% ,ompu%er& a!d i!forma%io! applia!,e&+ or *ha% are &ome%ime&
referred %o a& &mar% de-i,e&+ *hi,h ma al&o i!,lude em0edded &&%em&+ or o%her mo0ile
de-i,e& a!d *irele&& de-i,e&.
1a,0groun$
7he i!,rea&i!g impor%a!,e of mo0ile de-i,e& ha& %riggered i!%e!&e ,ompe%i%io! amo!g&%
&of%*are gia!%& &u,h a& ?oogle+ Mi,ro&of%+ a!d Apple+ a& *ell a& mo0ile i!du&%r
leader& No#ia+ Re&ear,h 8! Mo%io! 'R8M)+ a!d <alm+ i! a 0id %o ,ap%ure %he large&% mar#e% &hare
pre9emp%i-el.
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3i%h %he relea&e of %he i<ho!e i! 200B+ Apple &ig!ifi,a!%l di&rup%ed %he mo0ile i!du&%r a!d
effe,%i-el u&hered i! a !e* era of &mar%pho!e opera%i!g &&%em& %ha% fo,u& o! u&er e.perie!,e
a!d rel o! %ou,h90a&ed i!%era,%io!. 8! No-em0er 200B+ ?oogle formed %he (pe! Ha!d&e%
Allia!,e *i%h BC o%her hard*are+ &of%*are+ a!d %ele,om ,ompa!ie& %o ma#e i!road& i!%o %he
&mar%pho!e mar#e% %hrough i%& !e* A!droid opera%i!g &&%em. 7hough i%& re,ep%io! *a& mai!l
po&i%i-e from %he media a!d pu0li,+ %he relea&e of A!droid ,rea%ed a rif% 0e%*ee! Apple a!d
?oogle+ e-e!%uall leadi!g %o %he re&ig!a%io! of ?oogle:& ;2(+ 2ri, S,hmid%+ from Apple:&
0oard of dire,%or&.
Si!,e %he lau!,h of 0o%h Apple:& i(S a!d ?oogle:& A!droid+ %he &mar%pho!e mar#e% ha& e.ploded
i! populari% a!d i! Ma 2010+ a,,ou!%ed for more %ha! 1B.3D of all mo0ile pho!e& &old.7hi&
ha& led %o grea%er ,o!&umer a*are!e&& of %he -ariou& mo0ile opera%i!g &&%em&+ *i%h %ele,om&
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a!d ma!ufa,%urer& regularl ad-er%i&i!g %he ad-a!%age& of %heir (S. A& of Ea!uar 2011+ ?oogle
hold& 33.3D of %he &mar%pho!e mar#e% *orld*ide+ demo!&%ra%i!g amazi!g gro*%h for A!droid
*hi,h held o!l F.BD a ear earlier. No#ia+ Apple+ R8M+ a!d Mi,ro&of% hold 31D+ 1$.2D+
1F.$D+ a!d 3.1D re&pe,%i-el.
Smartp+one
A smartp+one i& a mo0ile pho!e %ha% offer& more ad-a!,ed ,ompu%i!g a0ili% a!d
,o!!e,%i-i% %ha! a ,o!%emporar fea%ure pho!e. Smar%pho!e& a!d fea%ure pho!e& ma 0e
%hough% of a& ha!dheld ,ompu%er& i!%egra%ed *i%h a mo0ile %elepho!e+ 0u% *hile mo&% fea%ure
pho!e& are a0le %o ru! appli,a%io!& 0a&ed o! pla%form& &u,h a& Ea-a M2+ a &mar%pho!e allo*& %he
u&er %o ru! a!d mul%i%a&# appli,a%io!& %ha% are !a%i-e %o %he u!derli!g hard*are. Smar%pho!e&
ru! ,omple%e opera%i!g &&%em &of%*are pro-idi!g a pla%form for appli,a%io! de-eloper&. 7hu&+
%he ,om0i!e %he fu!,%io!& of a ,amera pho!e a!d a per&o!al digi%al a&&i&%a!% '<DA).
A,,ordi!g %o a! (l&*a!g repor% i! earl 2011+ &mar%pho!e& are e.perie!,i!g a,,elera%i!g ra%e&
of adop%io!: 22D of ,o!&umer& alread ha-e a &mar%pho!e+ *i%h %hi& per,e!%age ri&i!g %o 31D
amo!g&% 2F93G ear old&.
So here *e *ill %al# a0ou% %he opera%i!g &&%em& of &mar%pho!e.
Different Mobile Operating Systems:
Mo&% re!o*!ed mo0ile opra%i!g &&%em& are H
2& Symbian
-& An$roi$
3& *in$o/s
3& i'+one
4& 1la,01erry
6& Mee!o 5 Maemo
6& ba$a
2& Symbian :
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Symbian OS *a& origi!all de-eloped 0 Sm0ia! 5%d. 8% i& a de&,e!da!%
of <&io!:& 2<(; a!d ru!& e.,lu&i-el o!ARM pro,e&&or&+ al%hough a! u!relea&ed .8$ por%
e.i&%ed.
De-i,e& 0a&ed o! Sm0ia! a,,ou!%ed for 2C.2D of *orld*ide &mar%pho!e mar#e% &hare i! 2011
I1. Some e&%ima%e& i!di,a%e %ha% %he ,umula%i-e !um0er of mo0ile de-i,e& &hipped *i%h %he
Sm0ia! (S up %o %he e!d of I2 2010 i& 38G millio!.
" April G+ 2011+ No#ia relea&ed Sm0ia! u!der a !e* li,e!&e a!d ,o!-er%ed %o a proprie%ar
&hared9&our,e model a& oppo&ed %o a! ope! &our,e proJe,%.
'latform:
7he Sm0ia! pla%form i& ope! &our,e &of%*are 0a&ed o! Sm0ia! (S+ %he mo&%
*idel u&ed ope! opera%i!g &&%em for mo0ile pho!e&. 7he (S ha& 0ee! i!%egra%ed *i%h &of%*are
a&&e%& ,o!%ri0u%ed 0 No#ia+ N77 D(;(M(+ a!d So! 2ri,&&o!+ i!,ludi!g %he S$0 a!d
M(A<'S) u&er i!%erfa,e&.
7eatures :
User interface
Sm0ia! ha& had a !a%i-e graphi,& %ool#i% &i!,e i%& i!,ep%io!+
#!o*! a& AKL(N 'formerl #!o*! a& Serie& $0). S$0 *a& de&ig!ed %o 0e
ma!ipula%ed 0 a #e0oard9li#e i!%erfa,e me%aphor+ &u,h a& %he M1G9#e
augme!%ed %elepho!e #epad+ or %he mi!i9I32R7N #e0oard&. AKL(N90a&ed
&of%*are i& 0i!ar9,ompa%i0le *i%h Sm0ia! -er&io!& up %o a!d i!,ludi!g
Sm0ia!O3.
Sm0ia!O3 i!,lude& %he I% frame*or#+ *hi,h i& !o* %he re,omme!ded
u&er i!%erfa,e %ool#i% for !e* appli,a%io!&. I% ,a! al&o 0e i!&%alled o! older
Sm0ia! de-i,e&.
Sm0ia!OF *a& pla!!ed %o i!%rodu,e a !e* ?68 li0rar frame*or#
&pe,ifi,all de&ig!ed for a %ou,h90a&ed i!%erfa,e+ #!o*! a& =68 2.%e!&io!& for
Mo0ile= or 682M( 'i!%er!al proJe,% !ame =(r0i%=)+ *hi,h *a& 0uil% o! %op of I%>
a pre-ie* *a& relea&ed i! Ea!uar 2010+ ho*e-er i! (,%o0er 2010 No#ia
a!!ou!,ed %ha% (r0i%P682M( ha& 0ee! ,a!,elled.
No#ia ,urre!%l re,omme!d& %ha% de-eloper& u&e I% Iui,# *i%h IM5+ %he
!e* high9le-el ?68 a!d &,rip%i!g frame*or# for ,rea%i!g -i&uall ri,h
%ou,h&,ree! i!%erfa,e& %ha% allo*& de-elopme!% for 0o%h Sm0ia! a!d Mee?o> i%
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*ill 0e deli-ered %o e.i&%i!g Sm0ia!O3 de-i,e& a& a I% upda%e. 3he! more
appli,a%io!& graduall fea%ure a u&er i!%erfa,e re*or#ed i! I%+ %he lega, S$0
frame*or# 'AKL(N) *ill 0e depre,a%ed a!d !o lo!ger i!,luded *i%h !e*
de-i,e& a% &ome poi!%+ %hu& 0rea#i!g 0i!ar ,ompa%i0ili% *i%h older S$0
appli,a%io!&.
Browser
Sm0ia!O3 a!d earlier ha-e a !a%i-e 3e0Li% 0a&ed 0ro*&er> i!deed+
Sm0ia!*a& %he fir&% mo0ile pla%form %o ma#e u&e of 3e0Li% 'i! Eu!e 200G).
No#ia pla!& %o i!%rodu,e a !e* I%90a&ed 0ro*&er a& a free upda%e for Sm0ia!O3
de-i,e&.
Application development
/rom 2010+ Sm0ia! &*i%,hed %o u&i!g &%a!dard ;QQ *i%h I% a& %he SDL+
*hi,h ,a! 0e u&ed *i%h ei%her I% ;rea%or or ;ar0ide. I% &uppor%& %he older
Sm0ia! S$0 3rd a!d G%h edi%io!&+ a& *ell a& %he !e* Sm0ia! pla%form. 8% al&o
&uppor%& Maemo a!d Mee?o+ 3i!do*&+ 5i!u. a!d Ma, (S 4.
Al%er!a%i-e appli,a%io! de-elopme!% ,a! 0e do!e u&i!g <%ho! '&ee <%ho! for
S$0)+ Ado0e /la&h or Ea-a M2.
Sm0ia! (S pre-iou&l u&ed a Sm0ia! &pe,ifi, ;QQ -er&io! alo!g
*i%h ;ar0ide.,QQ i!%egra%ed de-elopme!% e!-iro!me!% '8D2) a& %he !a%i-e
appli,a%io! de-elopme!% e!-iro!me!%.
3e0 Ru!%ime '3R7) i& a por%a0le appli,a%io! frame*or# %ha% allo*&
,rea%i!g *idge%& o! %he S$0 <la%form> i% i& a! e.%e!&io! %o %he S$0 3e0Li% 0a&ed
0ro*&er %ha% allo*& lau!,hi!g mul%iple 0ro*&er i!&%a!,e& a& &epara%e Ea-aS,rip%
appli,a%io!&.
kernel :
7he Sm0ia! #er!el '2LA2) &uppor%& &uffi,ie!%l9fa&% real9%ime re&po!&e %o 0uild
a &i!gle9,ore pho!e arou!d i%1%ha% i&+ a pho!e i! *hi,h a &i!gle pro,e&&or ,ore e.e,u%e&
0o%h %he u&er appli,a%io!& a!d %he &ig!alli!g &%a,#.
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7he real9%ime #er!el ha&
a mi,ro#er!el ar,hi%e,%ure ,o!%ai!i!g o!l %he mi!imum+ mo&% 0a&i, primi%i-e& a!d
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fu!,%io!ali%+ for ma.imum ro0u&%!e&&+ a-aila0ili% a!d re&po!&i-e!e&&. 8% ha& 0ee!
%ermed a !a!o#er!el+ 0e,au&e i% !eed& a! e.%e!ded #er!el %o impleme!% a! o%her
a0&%ra,%io!&. 8% ,o!%ai!& a&,heduler+ memor ma!ageme!% a!d de-i,e dri-er&+ *i%h
!e%*or#i!g+ %elepho! a!d file &&%em &uppor% &er-i,e& i! %he (S Ser-i,e& 5aer or %he
"a&e Ser-i,e& 5aer. 7he i!,lu&io! of de-i,e dri-er& mea!& %he #er!el i& !o%
a true mi,ro#er!el.
Design :
Sm0ia! fea%ure& pre9emp%i-e mul%i%a&#i!g a!d memor pro%e,%io!+ li#e o%her
opera%i!g &&%em& 'e&pe,iall %ho&e ,rea%ed for u&e o! de&#%op ,ompu%er&). 2<(;:&
approa,h %o mul%i%a&#i!g *a& i!&pired 0 KMS a!d i& 0a&ed o! a&!,hro!ou& &er-er9
0a&ed e-e!%&.
Sm0ia! (S *a& ,rea%ed *i%h %hree &&%em& de&ig! pri!,iple& i! mi!d:
1. %he i!%egri% a!d &e,uri% of u&er da%a i& paramou!%
2. u&er %ime mu&% !o% 0e *a&%ed
3. all re&our,e& are &,ar,e

)sers 5 Competition :
8! %he !um0er of =&mar% mo0ile de-i,e= &ale&+ Sm0ia! de-i,e& are %he mar#e%
leader&. S%a%i&%i,& pu0li&hed for 2010 &ho*ed %ha% Sm0ia! de-i,e& formed a 3B.$D &hare
of &mar% mo0ile de-i,e& &old+ *i%h A!droid ha-i!g 22.BD+ R8M ha-i!g 1$D+ a!d Apple
ha-i!g 1G.BD '-ia i(S)
2. Android
An$roi$ i& a &of%*are &%a,# for mo0ile de-i,e& %ha% i!,lude& a! opera%i!g
&&%em+ middle*are a!d #e appli,a%io!&. ?oogle 8!,. pur,ha&ed %he i!i%ial de-eloper of %he
&of%*are+ A!droid 8!,.+ i! 200G. A!droid:& mo0ile opera%i!g &&%em i& 0a&ed o! %he 5i!u.
#er!el. ?oogle a!d o%her mem0er& of %he (pe! Ha!d&e% Allia!,e ,olla0ora%ed o! A!droid:&
de-elopme!% a!d relea&e. 7he A!droid (pe! Sour,e <roJe,% 'A(S<) i& %a&#ed *i%h %he
mai!%e!a!,e a!d fur%her de-elopme!% of A!droid. 7he A!droid opera%i!g &&%em i& %he
*orld:& 0e&%9&elli!g Smar%pho!e pla%form
Platform:
A!droid 0a&ed upo! %he 5i!u. opera%i!g &&%em a!d i%:& de&ig!ed &pe,ifi,all for
mo0ile pho!e&. A!droid *a& %he o!l produ,% of a ,ompa! ,alled A!droid+ *hi,h *a&
a,quired 0 ?oogle i! 200G.
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7eatures :
8an$set
layouts
7he pla%form i& adap%a0le %o larger+ K?A+ 2D graphi,& li0rar+ 3D
graphi,& li0rar 0a&ed o! (pe!?5 2S 2.0 &pe,ifi,a%io!&+ a!d
%radi%io!al &mar%pho!e laou%&.
Conne,ti9ity
A!droid &uppor%& ,o!!e,%i-i% %e,h!ologie&
i!,ludi!g ?SMP2D?2+ 8D2N+ ;DMA+ 2K9D(+ 6M7S+ "lue%oo%h+
3i9/i '!o ,o!!e,%io!& %hrough <ro. &er-er@G8A a!d !o Ad ho,
*irele&& !e%*or#@GCA)+ 572+ N/; a!d 3iMA4.
Multiple
Language
Support
Mul%iple 5a!guage& are a-aila0le o! A!droid. More %ha! dou0le
5a!guage& *ere added %o %he pla%form 2.3 '?i!ger0read). Ne%+
A!droid la,#& i! /o!% re!deri!g of &e-eral la!guage& e-e! af%er
offi,ial a!!ou!,eme!%& of added &uppor% 'e.g Hi!di).
*eb bro/ser
7he *e0 0ro*&er a-aila0le i! A!droid i& 0a&ed o! %he ope!9
&our,e 3e0Li% laou% e!gi!e+ ,oupled *i%h ;hrome:&K8 Ea-aS,rip%
e!gi!e. 7he 0ro*&er &,ore& a C3P100 o! %he A,id3 7e&%.
:a9a support
3hile mo&% A!droid appli,a%io!& are *ri%%e! i! Ea-a+ %here i&
!o Ea-a Kir%ual Ma,hi!e i! %he pla%form a!d Ea-a 0%e ,ode i& !o%
e.e,u%ed. Ea-a ,la&&e& are ,ompiled i!%o Dal-i# e.e,u%a0le& a!d ru!
o! %he Dal-i# -ir%ual ma,hi!e. Dal-i# i& a &pe,ialized -ir%ual
ma,hi!e de&ig!ed &pe,ifi,all for A!droid a!d op%imized for
0a%%er9po*ered mo0ile de-i,e& *i%h limi%ed memor a!d
;<6. E2M2 &uppor% ,a! 0e pro-ided -ia %hird9par%9appli,a%io!&.
A$$itional
+ar$/are
support
A!droid ,a! u&e -ideoP&%ill
,amera&+ %ou,h&,ree!&+ ?<S+ a,,elerome%er&+ gro&,ope&+ mag!e%om
e%er&+ dedi,a%ed gami!g ,o!%rol&+ pro.imi% a!d pre&&ure
&e!&or&+ %hermome%er&+ a,,elera%ed 2D 0i% 0li%& '*i%h hard*are
orie!%a%io!+ &,ali!g+ pi.el forma% ,o!-er&io!) a!d a,,elera%ed 3D
graphi,&
De9elopment
en9ironment
8!,lude& a de-i,e emula%or+ %ool& for de0uggi!g+ memor
a!d performa!,e profili!g. 7he i!%egra%ed de-elopme!%
e!-iro!me!% '8D2) i& 2,lip&e ',urre!%l 3.F or grea%er) u&i!g %he
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A!droid De-elopme!% 7ool& 'AD7) <lugi!. 7he programmi!g
la!guage& are Ea-a a!d ;P;QQ.
Mar0et
7he A!droid Mar#e% i& a ,a%alog of appli,a%io!& %ha% ,a! 0e
do*!loaded a!d i!&%alled %o A!droid de-i,e& o-er9%he9air+ *i%hou%
%he u&e of a <;.
Multitas0ing Mul%i%a&#i!g of appli,a%io!& i& a-aila0le.
.ernel :
A!droid:& #er!el i& deri-ed from 5i!u. 0u% ha& i!,luded ar,hi%e,%ure ,ha!ge& 0
?oogle ou%&ide %he %pi,al 5i!u. #er!el de-elopme!% ,,le. A!droid doe& !o% ha-e a
!a%i-e4 3i!do* S&%em !or doe& i% &uppor% %he full &e% of &%a!dard ?N6 li0rarie&+ a!d
%hi& ma#e& i% diffi,ul% %o por% e.i&%i!g ?N6P5i!u. appli,a%io!& or li0rarie& %o A!droid.
Ho*e-er+ &uppor% for %he 4 3i!do* S&%em i& po&&i0le.
@1G8A
?oogle !o lo!ger mai!%ai!&
%he ,ode %he pre-iou&l ,o!%ri0u%ed %o %he 5i!u. #er!el a& par% of %heir A!droid effor%+
,rea%i!g a &epara%e -er&io! or for# of 5i!u.. 7hi& *a& due %o a di&agreeme!% a0ou% !e*
fea%ure& ?oogle fel% *ere !e,e&&ar '&ome rela%ed %o &e,uri% of mo0ile appli,a%io!&). 7he
,ode *hi,h i& !o lo!ger mai!%ai!ed *a& dele%ed i! Ea!uar 2010 from %he
5i!u. ,ode0a&e.
)sers 5 Competitions :
Re&ear,h ,ompa! ;a!al& e&%ima%ed i! I2 200C %ha% A!droid had a 2.8D &hare
of *orld*ide &mar%pho!e &hipme!%&. " IF 2010 %hi& had gro*! %o 33D of %he mar#e%+
0e,omi!g %he %op9&elli!g &mar%pho!e pla%form. 7hi& e&%ima%e i!,lude& %he 7apa& a!d
(MS -aria!%& of A!droid.
8! /e0ruar 2010 ;omS,ore &aid %he A!droid pla%form had C.0D of %he 6.S.
&mar%pho!e mar#e%+ a& mea&ured 0 ,urre!% mo0ile &u0&,ri0er&. 7hi& figure *a& up from
a! earlier e&%ima%e of G.2D i! No-em0er 200C. " %he e!d of I3 2010 A!droid:& 6.S.
mar#e% &hare had gro*! %o 21.F per,e!%.
8! Ma 2010+ A!droid:& fir&% quar%er 6.S. &ale& &urpa&&ed %ha% of %he ri-al i<ho!e
pla%form. A,,ordi!g %o a repor% 0 %he N<D group+ A!droid a,hie-ed 2GD &mar%pho!e
&ale& i! %he 6S mar#e%+ up 8D from %he De,em0er quar%er. 8! %he &e,o!d quar%er+ Apple:&
i(S *a& up 0 11D+ i!di,a%i!g %ha% A!droid i& %a#i!g mar#e% &hare mai!l from R8M+
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a!d &%ill ha& %o ,ompe%e *i%h hea- ,o!&umer dema!d for !e* ,ompe%i%or offeri!g&.
/ur%hermore+ a!al&%& poi!%ed %o ad-a!%age& %ha% A!droid ha& a& a mul%i9,ha!!el+ mul%i9
,arrier (S+ *hi,h allo*ed i% %o dupli,a%e %he qui,# &u,,e&& of Mi,ro&of%:& 3i!do*&
Mo0ile.
8! earl (,%o0er 2010+ ?oogle added 20 ,ou!%rie& %o i%& li&% of appro-ed
&u0mi%%er&. " mid9(,%o0er+ pur,ha&i!g app& *ill 0e a-aila0le i! a %o%al of 32 ,ou!%rie&.
/or a ,omple%e li&% of ,ou!%rie& %ha% are allo*ed %o &ell app& a!d %ho&e a0le %o 0u %hem
&ee A!droid Mar#e%.
A& of De,em0er 2010 ?oogle &aid o-er 300+000 A!droid pho!e& *ere 0ei!g
a,%i-a%ed dail+ up from 100+000 per da i! Ma 2010.
8! /e0ruar 2011+ duri!g %he 2011 Mo0ile 3orld ;o!gre&&+ 2ri,
S,hmid% a!!ou!,ed %ha% A!droid ha& rea,hed 3G0+000 a,%i-a%io!& per da.
3& Windows Phone 7
3i!do*& <ho!e 7 i& a mo0ile opera%i!g &&%em de-eloped 0 Mi,ro&of%+ a!d i& %he
&u,,e&&or %o i%& 3i!do*& Mo0ilepla%form. 6!li#e i%& prede,e&&or+ i% i& primaril aimed a%
%he ,o!&umer mar#e% ra%her %ha! %he e!%erpri&e mar#e%. 8% *a& lau!,hed i! 2urope+
Si!gapore+ Au&%ralia a!d Ne* Zeala!d o! (,%o0er 21+ 2010+ a!d i! %he 6S a!d ;a!ada
o! No-em0er 8+ 2010+ Me.i,o o! No-em0er 2F+ 2010+ %he <A5 regio! o! De,em0er 3+
2010+ *i%h A&ia %o follo* i! 2011. 3i%h 3i!do*& <ho!e B+ Mi,ro&of% offer& a !e* u&er
i!%erfa,e *i%h i%& de&ig! la!guage !amed Me%ro+ i!%egra%e& %he opera%i!g &&%em *i%h 3rd
par% a!d o%her Mi,ro&of% &er-i,e&+ a!d ,o!%rol& %he hard*are i% ru!& o!.
7eatures :
User interface
3i!do*& <ho!e fea%ure& a !e* u&er i!%erfa,e+ 0a&ed upo!
Mi,ro&of%:& 3i!do*& <ho!e B de&ig! &&%em+ ,ode!amed Me%ro. 7he
home &,ree!+ ,alled %he =S%ar% &,ree!=+ i& made up of =5i-e 7ile&=.
7ile& are li!#& %o appli,a%io!&+ fea%ure&+ fu!,%io!& a!d i!di-idual i%em&
'&u,h a& ,o!%a,%&+ *e0 page&+ appli,a%io!& or media i%em&). 6&er& ,a!
add+ rearra!ge+ or remo-e 7ile&. 7ile& are d!ami, a!d upda%e i! real
%ime 9 for e.ample+ %he %ile for a! email a,,ou!% *ould di&pla %he
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!um0er of u!read me&&age& or a 7ile ,ould di&pla a li-e upda%e of %he
*ea%her.
Text input
6&er& i!pu% %e.% 0 u&i!g a! o!9&,ree! -ir%ual #e0oard+ *hi,h
ha& a dedi,a%ed #e for i!&er%i!g emo%i,o!&+ a!d fea%ure& &pell
,he,#i!g a!d *ord predi,%io!. 6&er& ma ,ha!ge a *ord af%er i% ha&
0ee! %ped 0 %appi!g %he *ord+ *hi,h *ill i!-o#e a li&% of &imilar
*ord&. <re&&i!g a!d holdi!g ,er%ai! #e& *ill re-eal &imilar ,hara,%er&.
7he #e& are &ome*ha% larger a!d &pa,ed far%her apar% *he! i!
la!d&,ape mode. <ho!e& ma al&o 0e made *i%h a hard*are #e0oard
for %e.% i!pu%.
We rowser
3i!do*& <ho!e B fea%ure& a -er&io! of 8!%er!e% 2.plorer
Mo0ile *i%h a re!deri!g e!gi!e %ha% i& =half*a 0e%*ee! 82B a!d 828=
!ffice suite
7he =Offi,e +ub= orga!ized all Mi,ro&of% (ffi,e program& a!d
do,ume!%&. Mi,ro&of% (ffi,e Mo0ile pro-ide opera0ili% 0e%*ee!
3i!do*& <ho!e B a!d %he de&#%op -er&io! of Mi,ro&of% (ffi,e. 3ord
Mo0ile+ 2.,el Mo0ile+ <o*er<oi!% Mo0ile+ (!eNo%e Mo0ile+ a!d
Share<oi!% 3or#&pa,e Mo0ile allo* Mi,ro&of% (ffi,e file forma% %o 0e
-ie*ed a!d edi%ed.
A% Mo0ile 3orld ;o!gre&& 2011+ Mi,ro&of% a!!ou!,ed %ha% 3i!do*&
<ho!e *ill &uppor% (ffi,e do,ume!%& &!,hro!iza%io!
*i%h S#Dri-e ,loud &%orage af%er a! upda%e i! %he &e,o!d half of
2011.
"ernel :
3i!do*& ;2 $.0 R3PB.0 h0rid.
Partnership # Provider :
(! 11 /e0ruar 2011+ a% a pre&& e-e!% i! 5o!do!+ Mi,ro&of% ;2( S%e-e
"allmer a!d No#ia ;2( S%ephe! 2lop a!!ou!,ed a par%!er&hip 0e%*ee! %heir
,ompa!ie& i! *hi,h 3i!do*& <ho!e *ould 0e,ome %he primar &mar%pho!e
opera%i!g &&%em forNo#ia. 7he e-e!% *a& largel fo,u&ed o! ,rea%i!g Ra !e*
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glo0al mo0ile e,o&&%emS+ &ugge&%i!g ,ompe%i%io! *i%h A!droid a!d i(S0
&ai!g =8% i& !o* a %hree hor&e ra,e=. 8!%egra%io! of Mi,ro&of% &er-i,e& *i%h
No#iaT& o*! &er-i,e& *ere a!!ou!,ed &pe,ifi,all %ha% "i!g *ould po*er &ear,h
a,ro&& No#ia de-i,e&+ a!d a! i!%egra%io! of No#ia Map& *i%h "i!g Map& a& *ell
a& No#iaT& appli,a%io! &%ore 0ei!g i!%egra%ed *i%h %he 3i!do*& <ho!e
Mar#e%pla,e. 7he par%!er&hip i!-ol-e& =fu!d& ,ha!gi!g ha!d& for roal%ie&+
mar#e%i!g a!d ad9re-e!ue &hari!g=+ *hi,h Mi,ro&of% la%er a!!ou!,ed *a&+
=mea&ured i! 0illio!& of dollar&.=
4. iOS:
iOS '#!o*! a& i'+one OS prior %o Eu!e 2010) i& Apple:& mo0ile opera%i!g &&%em.
(rigi!all de-eloped for %he i<ho!e+ i% ha& &i!,e 0ee! e.%e!ded %o &uppor% o%her Apple
de-i,e& &u,h a& %he i<od %ou,h+ i<ad a!d Apple 7K. Apple doe& !o% li,e!&e i(S for
i!&%alla%io! o! %hird9par% hard*are. A& of Ea!uar 1F+ 2011+ Apple:& App S%ore ,o!%ai!&
more %ha! 300+000 i(S appli,a%io!&+ *hi,h ha-e ,olle,%i-el 0ee! do*!loaded more %ha!
10 0illio! %ime&. 8! %he la&% quar%er of 2010+ i% had a 1$D &hare of %he &mar%pho!e opera%i!g
&&%em mar#e% i! %erm& of u!i%& &old+ %hird 0ehi!d ?oogle:& A!droid a!d Sm0ia!. A& of
Ma 2010 i% a,,ou!%ed for GCD of mo0ile *e0 ,o!&ump%io! '!o% i!,ludi!g %he i<ad) i!
Nor%h Ameri,a.
'latform:
i!$ (known as iPhone !$ prior to June 2010) is Apple's mobile operating
sstem. !riginall "e#elope" for t$e i%$one& it $as since been e'ten"e" to support ot$er
Apple "e#ices suc$ as t$e i%o" touc$& i%a" an" Apple ().
7eature:
%ome screen
7he home &,ree! 're!dered 0 =Spri!g"oard=)
*i%h appli,a%io! i,o!&+ a!d a do,# a% %he 0o%%om of %he &,ree! *here u&er&
,a! pi! %heir mo&% freque!%l u&ed app&+ i& pre&e!%ed *he!e-er %he de-i,e
i& %ur!ed o! or %he home 0u%%o! pre&&ed. 7he &,ree! ha& a &%a%u& 0ar a,ro&&
%he %op %o di&pla da%a+ &u,h a& %ime+ 0a%%er le-el+ a!d &ig!al &%re!g%h. 7he
re&% of %he &,ree! i& de-o%ed %o %he ,urre!% appli,a%io!.
Si!,e i(S -er&io! 3.0+ a Spo%ligh% Sear,h fu!,%io! ha& 0ee! a-aila0le o!
%he home &,ree!+ allo*i!g u&er& %o &ear,h %hrough media+ appli,a%io!&+
email&+ ,o!%a,%& a!d &imilar file&.
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7ol$ers
3i%h i(S F ,ame %he i!%rodu,%io! of a &imple folderi!g &&%em.
3he! appli,a%io!& are i! =*iggle mode+= a! %*o ,a! 0e dragged o! %op
of ea,h o%her %o ,rea%e a folder+ a!d from %he! o!+ a! o%her 10 =app&= ,a!
0e added %o %he folder u&i!g %he &ame pro,edure 'ma.imum folder& ,a!
ha!dle i& 12 o! i<ho!e a!d i<od %ou,h a!d 20 o! i<ad.) A %i%le for %he
folder i& au%oma%i,all &ele,%ed 0 %he %pe of appli,a%io!& i!&ide+ 0u% %he
!ame ,a! al&o 0e edi%ed 0 %he u&er.
Appli,ations
7he i(S home &,ree! ,o!%ai!& %he&e defaul% =app&=. Some of %he&e
appli,a%io!& are hidde! 0 defaul% a!d a,,e&&ed 0 %he u&er %hrough %he
Se%%i!g& app or a!o%her me%hod '/or i!&%a!,e+ Ni#eQi<od i& a,%i-a%ed
%hrough %he Se%%i!g& app).7*o ,a%egor of appli,a%io!& are :
'rimary : i<od+ Safari+ Mail
Se,on$ary : Me&&age&+ ;ale!dar+ <ho%o -ie*er+ ;amera+ ;am,order+
Nou7u0e -ideo &%reamer+ Kideo ,alli!g+ NahooU /i!a!,e+ ?oogle Map&+
NahooU 3ea%her+ Koi,e re,order + i7u!e&+ App S%ore+ Ni#e Q i<od+ ?ame
;e!%er+ <ho%o "oo%h
Multitas0ing
"efore i(S F+ mul%i%a&#i!g *a& limi%ed %o a &ele,%io! of %he
appli,a%io!& Apple i!,luded o! %he de-i,e&. Apple *orried %ha% ru!!i!g
mul%iple %hird9par% appli,a%io!& &imul%a!eou&l *ould drai! 0a%%erie& %oo
qui,#l. S%ar%i!g *i%h i(S F+ o! 3rd9ge!era%io! a!d !e*er i(S de-i,e&+
mul%i%a&#i!g i& &uppor%ed %hrough &e-e! 0a,#grou!d A<8&
1. "a,#grou!d audio
2. Koi,e o-er 8<
3. "a,#grou!d lo,a%io!
F. <u&h !o%ifi,a%io!&
G. 5o,al !o%ifi,a%io!&
$. 7a&# fi!i&hi!g
B. /a&% app &*i%,hi!g
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S/it,+ing appli,ations
Dou0le9pre&&i!g %he home 0u%%o! a,%i-a%e& %he appli,a%io!
&*i%,her. A &,rolla0le do,#9li#e i!%erfa,e appear& from %he 0o%%om+
mo-i!g %he ,o!%e!%& of %he &,ree! up. ;hoo&i!g a! i,o! &*i%,he& %o a!
appli,a%io!. 7o %he far lef% are i,o!& *hi,h fu!,%io! a& mu&i, ,o!%rol&+ a!d
a ro%a%io! lo,#. Holdi!g %he i,o!& 0riefl ma#e& %hem *iggle '&imilarl %o
%he home&,ree!) a!d allo*& %he u&er %o qui% %he appli,a%io!&.
!ame Center
?ame ;e!%er i& a! o!li!e mul%iplaer =&o,ial gami!g !e%*or#=
relea&ed 0 Apple. 8% allo*& u&er& %o =i!-i%e frie!d& %o pla a game+ &%ar% a
mul%iplaer game %hrough ma%,hma#i!g+ %ra,# %heir a,hie-eme!%&+ a!d
,ompare %heir high &,ore& o! a leader 0oard.=
?ame ;e!%er *a& a!!ou!,ed duri!g a! i(S F pre-ie* e-e!%
ho&%ed 0 Apple o! April 8+ 2010. A pre-ie* *a& relea&ed %o regi&%ered
Apple de-eloper& i! Augu&%. 8% *a& relea&ed o! Sep%em0er 8+ 2010 *i%h
i(S F.1 o! i<ho!e F+ i<ho!e 3?S a!d i<od %ou,h 2!d ge!era%io! %hrough
F%h ge!era%io!. ?ame ;e!%er made i%& pu0li, de0u% o! %he i<ad *i%h i(S
F.2.1. 7here *ill 0e !o &uppor% for %he i<ho!e 3? a!d origi!al i<ho!e.
Ho*e-er+ ?ame ;e!%er i& u!offi,iall a-aila0le o! %he i<ho!e 3? -ia a
ha,#.
.ernel:
i(S ha& a h0rid #er!el. A +ybri$ 0ernel i& a #er!el ar,hi%e,%ure 0a&ed o!
,om0i!i!g a&pe,%& of mi,ro#er!el a!d mo!oli%hi, #er!el ar,hi%e,%ure& u&ed
i! ,ompu%er opera%i!g &&%em&. 7he ,a%egor i& ,o!%ro-er&ial due %o %he &imilari% %o
mo!oli%hi, #er!el> %he %erm ha& 0ee! di&mi&&ed 0 &ome a& &imple mar#e%i!g. 7he
%radi%io!al #er!el ,a%egorie& are mo!oli%hi,
#er!el& a!dmi,ro#er!el& '*i%h !a!o#er!el& a!d e.o#er!el& &ee! a& more e.%reme -er&io!&
of mi,ro#er!el&).
)sers :
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i(S origi!all de-eloped for %he i<ho!e+ i% ha& &i!,e 0ee! e.%e!ded %o &uppor%
o%her Apple de-i,e& &u,h a& %he i<od %ou,h+ i<ad a!d Apple 7K.
4& 1la,01erry :
1la,01erry OS i& a proprie%ar mo0ile opera%i!g &&%em+ de-eloped 0 Re&ear,h 8!
Mo%io! for i%& "la,#"err li!e of&mar%pho!e ha!dheld de-i,e&. 7he opera%i!g &&%em
pro-ide& mul%i%a&#i!g a!d &uppor%& &pe,ialized i!pu% de-i,e& %ha% ha-e 0ee! adop%ed 0 R8M
for u&e i! i%& ha!dheld&+ par%i,ularl %he %ra,#*heel+ %ra,#0all+ a!d mo&% re,e!%l+
%he%ra,#pad a!d %ou,h&,ree!.
'latform :
7he "la,#"err pla%form i& perhap& 0e&% #!o*! for i%& !a%i-e &uppor% for
,orpora%e email+ %hrough M8D< 1.0 a!d+ more re,e!%l+ a &u0&e% of M8D< 2.0+ *hi,h
allo*& ,omple%e *irele&& a,%i-a%io! a!d &!,hro!iza%io! *i%h Mi,ro&of%
2.,ha!ge+ 5o%u& Domi!o+ or No-ell ?roup3i&e email+ ,ale!dar+ %a&#&+ !o%e&+ a!d
,o!%a,%&+ *he! u&ed *i%h "la,#"err 2!%erpri&e Ser-er. 7he opera%i!g &&%em al&o
&uppor%& 3A< 1.2.
7eature :
1la,01erry Messenger
Ne*er "la,#"err de-i,e& u&e %he proprie%ar "la,#"err
Me&&e!ger+ al&o #!o*! a& ""M+ &of%*are for &e!di!g a!d re,ei-i!g
i!&%a!% me&&age& -ia "la,#"err <8N. "la,#0err Me&&e!ger i& o!e of %he
fa&%e&% me&&e!ger& o! a &mar%pho!e.
1la,01erry Enterprise Ser9er
"la,#"err ha!dheld& are i!%egra%ed i!%o a! orga!iza%io!:& e9mail
&&%em %hrough a &of%*are pa,#age ,alled "la,#"err 2!%erpri&e
Ser-er '"2S). Ker&io!& of "2S are a-aila0le for Mi,ro&of%
2.,ha!ge+ 5o%u& Domi!o a!d No-ell ?roup3i&e. ?oogle ha& made a
;o!!e,%or for "2S *hi,h ma#e& "2S a-aila0le for ?oogle App& a& *ell.
3hile i!di-idual u&er& ma 0e a0le %o u&e a *irele&& pro-ider:& e9mail
&er-i,e& *i%hou% ha-i!g %o i!&%all "2S %hem&el-e&+ orga!iza%io!& *i%h
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mul%iple u&er& u&uall ru! "2S o! %heir o*! !e%*or#. Some %hird9par%
,ompa!ie& pro-ide ho&%ed "2S &olu%io!&. 2-er "la,#"err ha& a! 8D
,alled a "la,#"err <8N+ *hi,h i& u&ed %o ide!%if %he de-i,e %o %he "2S.
"la,#"err !o* pro-ide& a free "2S &of%*are ,alled "2S 2.pre&&.
1la,01erry ;nternet Ser9i,e
7he primar al%er!a%i-e %o u&i!g "la,#"err 2!%erpri&e Ser-er i& %o
u&e %he "la,#"err 8!%er!e% Ser-i,e. "la,#"err 8!%er!e% Ser-i,e+ or "8S
i& a-aila0le i! C1 ,ou!%rie& i!%er!a%io!all. "la,#"err 8!%er!e% Ser-i,e
*a& de-eloped primaril for %he a-erage ,o!&umer ra%her %ha! for %he
0u&i!e&& ,o!&umer. "la,#"err 8!%er!e% Ser-i,e allo*& <(<3 a!d 8MA<
email i!%egra%io! for a! i!di-idual per&o!al u&er. "la,#"err 8!%er!e%
Ser-i,e allo*& up %o 10 email a,,ou!%& %o 0e a,,e&&ed+ i!,ludi!g ma!
popular email a,,ou!%& &u,h a& ?mail+ Ho%mail+ Nahoo a!d A(5.
"la,#"err 8!%er!e% Ser-i,e al&o allo*& for %he fu!,%io! of %he pu&h
,apa0ili%ie& i! -ariou& o%her "la,#"err Appli,a%io!&. Kariou&
appli,a%io!& de-eloped 0 R8M for "la,#"err u%ilize %he pu&h
,apa0ili%ie& of "8S+ &u,h a& %he 8!&%a!% Me&&agi!g ,lie!%&+ ?oogle 7al#+
8;I+ 3i!do*& 5i-e Me&&e!ger a!d Nahoo Me&&e!ger. So,ial Ne%*or#&
/a,e0oo#+ M&pa,e a!d 7*i%%er:& !o%ifi,a%io! &&%em i& a,,e&&ed %hrough
"8S+ allo*i!g for pu&h !o%ifi,a%io!& for %hem.
Ot+es:
8% ha& &o ma! ge!eral fea%ure a& li#e a& o%her mo0ile opera%i!g
&&%em.
)ser 5 mar0et s+are :
"la,#"err ,omma!d& a 1F.8D &hare of *orld*ide &mar%pho!e &ale&+
ma#i!g i% %he fif%h mo&% popular de-i,e ma!ufa,%urer af%er No#ia+ Sam&u!g+ 5?+
a!d Apple. 7he ,o!&umer "la,#"err 8!%er!e% Ser-i,e i& a-aila0le i! C1 ,ou!%rie&
*orld*ide o! o-er G00 mo0ile &er-i,e opera%or& u&i!g -ariou& mo0ile %e,h!ologie&.
6& Mee!o :
At t$e 2010 *obile +orl" ,ongress in -arcelona& .okia an" Intel bot$ un#eile" '*ee/o' a
bran" new mobile operating sstem w$ic$ woul" combine t$e best of *oblin an" t$e best of *aemo
to create a trul open0source" e'perience for users across all "e#ices. As of 2011& .okia $as
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announce" t$at it will no longer be pursuing *ee/o an" will instea" a"opt +in"ows %$one 7 as its
primar mobile !1.
7& Maemo :
Maemo i& a &of%*are pla%form de-eloped 0 No#ia for &mar%pho!e& a!d 8!%er!e%
7a0le%&. 8% i& 0a&ed o! %he De0ia! opera%i!g &&%em.
Maemo i& mo&%l 0a&ed o! ope! &our,e ,ode+ a!d ha& 0ee! de-eloped 0 Maemo
De-i,e& *i%hi! No#ia i! ,olla0ora%io! *i%h ma! ope! &our,e proJe,%& &u,h a& %he 5i!u.
#er!el+ De0ia! a!d ?N(M2.
Maemo i& 0a&ed o! De0ia! ?N6P5i!u. a!d dra*& mu,h of
i%& ?68+ frame*or#& a!d li0rarie& from %he ?N(M2 proJe,%. 8% u&e& %he Ma%,h0o. *i!do*
ma!ager a!d %he ?7L90a&ed Hildo! a& i%& ?68 a!d appli,a%io! frame*or#.
<&ba$a :
7hi& i& a mo0ile opera%i!g &&%em 0ei!g de-eloped 0 Sam&u!g 2le,%ro!i,&.
Sam&u!g ,laim& %ha% 0ada *ill rapidl repla,e i%& proprie%ar fea%ure pho!e pla%form+
,o!-er%i!g fea%ure pho!e& %o &mar%pho!e&.7he !ame :0ada: i& deri-ed from + %he Lorea!
*ord for o,ea! or &ea. 7he fir&% de-i,e %o ru! 0ada i& ,alled :3a-e: a!d *a& u!-eiled %o %he
pu0li, a% Mo0ile 3orld ;o!gre&&2010. 7he 3a-e i& a full %ou,h&,ree! pho!e ru!!i!g %he
!e* mo0ile opera%i!g &&%em. 3i%h %he pho!e+ Sam&u!g al&o relea&ed a! app &%ore+ ,alled
Sam&u!g App&+ %o %he pu0li,. 8% ha& ,lo&e %o 3000 mo0ile appli,a%io!&.
Sam&u!g ha& &aid %ha% %he do!:% &ee "ada a& a &mar%pho!e pla%form+ 0u% a& a
pla%form *i%h a #er!el ,o!figura0le ar,hi%e,%ure+ *hi,h allo*& %he u&e of ei%her proprie%ar
Real9%ime opera%i!g &&%em 'R7(S) #er!el+ or %he 5i!u. #er!el. 7hough Sam&u!g pla!& %o
i!&%all 0ada o! ma! pho!e&+ %he ,ompa! &%ill ha& a large li!eup of A!droid pho!e&.
Smartp+one s+are in ,urrent mar0et :
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