Mobile Operating Systems
Dasun Hegoda
Software Engineer
What we are going to talk Part 2
Why Learn Mobile Operating System
Market Share & History
Android
IOS
Windows 8 Phone & Symbian
Comparison
Revisit & Wrap Up
Why Learn Mobile Operating Systems
Why Learn Mobile Operating Systems
The Post-PC Era - On the go
Consumers/Users own a smartphone
Mobile traffic is exploding
Competitive Advantage
New Advertising Opportunities
Improved User Experience
Mobile Operating System Definitions
Mobile Operating System Definitions
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
Google Android OS
Apple iOS
Windows 8 Mobile
Ubuntu Mobile
BlackBerry
Symbian OS
Firefox OS
Bada
Market Share
History
19791992 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.
History
Android
Android
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
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
on-screen 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
Android 1.0
Android 1.1
Android 1.5 Cupcake
Android 1.6 Donut
Android 2.0 Eclair
Android 2.0.1 Eclair
Android 2.1 Eclair
Android 2.22.2.3 Froyo
Android 2.32.3.2 Gingerbread
Android 2.3.32.3.7 Gingerbread
Android 3.0 Honeycomb
Android 3.1 Honeycomb
Android 3.2 Honeycomb
Android 4.04.0.2 Ice Cream Sandwich
Android 4.0.34.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
Android 4.3 Jelly Bean
Android 4.4 KitKat
Android Versions
Android Architecture
Android Features
iOS
iOS
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
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
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
iPhone OS 1.x
iPhone OS 2.x
iPhone OS 3.x
iOS 4.x
iOS 5.x
iOS 6.x
iOS 7.x
iOS Features
iOS Features
Windows 8 Phone
Windows 8 Phone
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.
Windows 8 Phone
Symbian OS
Symbian OS
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.
Comparison
Bottom line
In conclusion, no operating system is really better, the choice
is up to you.
