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Mobile Operating Systems
The document discusses mobile operating systems, including definitions, history, and market share of platforms such as Android, iOS, Windows Phone, and Symbian. It highlights the importance of learning about mobile OS due to the growth of mobile traffic, consumer use of smartphones, and opportunities for improved user experiences. The document concludes by stating that no single operating system is superior; the choice depends on user preference.
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- 2. What we aregoing to talk – Part 2 ● Why Learn Mobile Operating System ● Market Share & History ● Android ● IOS ● Windows 8 Phone & Symbian ● Comparison ● Revisit & Wrap Up
- 3. Why Learn MobileOperating Systems
- 4. Why Learn MobileOperating 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
- 5. Mobile Operating SystemDefinitions
- 6. Mobile Operating SystemDefinitions ● ● ● 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.
- 7. Mobile Operating SystemExamples ● Google Android OS ● Apple iOS ● Windows 8 Mobile ● Ubuntu Mobile ● BlackBerry ● Symbian OS ● Firefox OS ● Bada
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- 9. History ● ● ● ● ● ● 1979–1992 Mobile phonesuse 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.
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- 12. Android ● ● ● ● ● Android is anoperating 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
- 13. Android ● ● The user interfaceof 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.
- 14. Android Versions ● Android 1.0 ● Android3.0 Honeycomb ● Android 1.1 ● Android 3.1 Honeycomb ● Android 1.5 Cupcake ● Android 3.2 Honeycomb ● Android 1.6 Donut ● Android 2.0 Eclair ● Android 2.0.1 Eclair ● ● Android 2.1 Eclair ● Android 2.2–2.2.3 Froyo ● ● ● 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 ● Android 4.1 Jelly Bean ● Android 4.2 Jelly Bean ● Android 4.3 Jelly Bean ● Android 4.4 KitKat
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- 19. iOS ● ● ● iOS (previously iPhoneOS) 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.
- 20. iOS ● ● ● Apple's App Storecontained 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.
- 21. iOS ● ● ● Apple's App Storecontained 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.
- 22. iOS ● iPhone OS 1.x ● iPhoneOS 2.x ● iPhone OS 3.x ● iOS 4.x ● iOS 5.x ● iOS 6.x ● iOS 7.x
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- 26. Windows 8 Phone ● ● ● ● Newguy 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.
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- 29. Symbian OS ● ● ● ● Symbian isan 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.
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- 32. Bottom line In conclusion,no operating system is really better, the choice is up to you.