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This is a comparison of mobile operating systems. Only the latest versions are shown in the table below, even though older versions may still be marketed. Only the latest versions are shown in the table below, even though older versions may still be marketed.
Mobile/desktop convergence: the Librem 5 open-source mobile, when connected to a keyboard, screen, and mouse, runs as a desktop computer. This is a list of mobile phones with open-source operating systems.
Model Expected release date Hardware kill switches Modular smartphone System-on-a-chip (Soc) Baseband cellular modem Wi-Fi firmware Boot firmware
A mobile operating system is an operating system used for smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, smartglasses, or other non-laptop personal mobile computing devices.While computers such as typical/mobile laptops are "mobile", the operating systems used on them are usually not considered mobile, as they were originally designed for desktop computers that historically did not have or need specific ...
This is a list of Android distributions, Android-based operating systems (OS) commonly referred to as Custom ROMs or Android ROMs, forked from the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) without Google Play Services included officially in some or all markets, yet maintained independent coverage in notable Android-related sources.
Mobile Linux is a relatively recent addition to the Linux range of use, with Google's Android operating system pioneering the concept. While UBPorts tried to follow suit with Ubuntu Touch , a wider development of free Linux operating systems specifically for mobile devices was only really spurred in the latter 2010s, when various smaller ...
According to StatCounter, which tracks only the use for browsing the web, Android is the most popular mobile operating system since August 2013. [397] Android is the most popular operating system for web browsing in India and several other countries (e.g. virtually all of Asia, with Japan and North Korea exceptions).
postmarketOS (abbreviated as pmOS) is an operating system primarily for smartphones, based on the Alpine Linux distribution. [3] [4] [5] [6]postmarketOS was launched on 26 May 2017 [4] [7] with the source code available on GitHub before migrating to GitLab in 2018. [8]