Mobile Operating Systems

Mobile Operating Systems

Dasun Hegoda
Software Engineer

What we are going to talk – Part 2

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Why Learn Mobile Operating System

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Market Share & History

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Android

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IOS

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Windows 8 Phone & Symbian

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Comparison

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Revisit & Wrap Up

Why Learn Mobile Operating Systems

Why Learn Mobile Operating Systems

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The Post-PC Era - On the go

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Consumers/Users own a smartphone

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Mobile traffic is exploding

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Competitive Advantage

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New Advertising Opportunities

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Improved User Experience

Mobile Operating System Definitions

Mobile Operating System Definitions
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A mobile operating system, also referred to as mobile
OS, is an operating system that operates a
smartphone, tablet, PDA, or other mobile device.
A mobile operating system (OS) is software that allows
smartphones, tablet PCs and other devices to run
applications and programs.
Mobile devices with mobile communications
capabilities (e.g. smartphones) contain two mobile
operating systems - the main user-facing software
platform is supplemented by a second low-level
proprietary real-time operating system which operates
the radio and other hardware.

Mobile Operating System Examples
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Google Android OS

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Apple iOS

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Windows 8 Mobile

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Ubuntu Mobile

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BlackBerry

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Symbian OS

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Firefox OS

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Bada

History
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1979–1992 Mobile phones use embedded systems to
control operation.
1994 The first smartphone, the IBM Simon, has a
touchscreen, email and PDA features.
1996 Palm Pilot 1000 personal digital assistant is
introduced with the Palm OS mobile operating system.
1996 First Windows CE Handheld PC devices are
introduced.
1999 Nokia S40 OS is officially introduced along with the
Nokia 7110
2000 Symbian becomes the first modern mobile OS on a
smartphone with the launch of the Ericsson R380.

Android
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Android is an operating system based on the Linux
kernel, and designed primarily for touchscreen mobile
devices such as smartphones and tablet computers.
Initially developed by Android, Inc., which Google
backed financially and later bought in 2005.
Android was unveiled in 2007. The first Android phone
(HTC Dream) was sold in October 2008.
Android is open source and Google releases the source
code under the Apache License.
Google Play has one million Android apps

Android

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The user interface of Android is based on direct
manipulation, using touch inputs that loosely
correspond to real-world actions, like swiping, tapping,
pinching and reverse pinching to manipulate onscreen objects.
Internal hardware such as accelerometers,
gyroscopes and proximity sensors are used by some
applications to respond to additional user actions, for
example adjusting the screen from portrait to
landscape depending on how the device is oriented.

Android Versions
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Android 1.0

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Android 3.0 Honeycomb

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Android 1.1

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Android 1.5 Cupcake

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Android 1.6 Donut

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Android 2.0 Eclair

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Android 2.0.1 Eclair

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Android 2.1 Eclair

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Android 2.2–2.2.3 Froyo

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Android 2.3–2.3.2
Gingerbread
Android 2.3.3–2.3.7
Gingerbread

Android 4.0–4.0.2 Ice
Cream Sandwich
Android 4.0.3–4.0.4 Ice
Cream Sandwich

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Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

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Android 4.4 KitKat

iOS
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iOS (previously iPhone OS) is a mobile operating
system developed and distributed by Apple Inc.
Originally unveiled in 2007 for the iPhone.
It has been extended to support other Apple devices
such as the iPod Touch (September 2007), iPad
(January 2010), iPad Mini (November 2012) and
second-generation Apple TV (September 2010).
Unlike Microsoft's Windows Phone and Google's
Android, Apple does not license iOS for installation on
non-Apple hardware.

iOS
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Apple's App Store contained more than 1 million iOS
applications, 475,000 of which were optimized for
iPad.
The user interface of iOS is based on the concept of
direct manipulation, using multi-touch gestures.
Interface control elements consist of sliders, switches,
and buttons. Interaction with the OS includes gestures
such as swipe, tap, pinch, and reverse pinch, all of
which have specific definitions within the context of
the iOS operating system and its multi-touch
interface.

iOS
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iPhone OS 1.x

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iPhone OS 2.x

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iPhone OS 3.x

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iOS 4.x

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iOS 5.x

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iOS 6.x

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iOS 7.x

Windows 8 Phone

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New guy in town, Building Microsoft ecosystem
Windows Phone 8 is the second generation of the
Windows Phone mobile operating system from
Microsoft.
It was released on October 29, 2012, and like its
predecessor, it features the interface known as Metro.
Windows Phone 8 devices are manufactured by Nokia,
HTC, Samsung and Huawei.

Symbian OS

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Symbian is an open-source mobile operating system
(OS) and computing platform designed for
smartphones.
Symbian was originally developed by Symbian Ltd.
Symbian was used by many major mobile phone
brands, like Samsung, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, and
above all by Nokia.
It was the most popular smartphone OS on a
worldwide average until the end of 2010, when it was
overtaken by Android.

Bottom line

In conclusion, no operating system is really better, the
choice is up to you.

Mobile Operating Systems

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