Android Operating System

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Operating Systems for mobile devices

Features of different Mobile OS

4/20/2014
BHARATH. R
AZHARUDDIN. T.E.M

Operating Systems Developed for Mobile Devices

Introduction:

This Paper basically comprises of the informations about the Mobile Operating Systems and its features, Pros and Cons. Competition in mobile industry is increasing day by day. Every mobile company wants to provide best features in their mobile Operating System. As a result, we see various mobile companies provide with different mobile operating systems, having different features on a competitive edge. In this research, I will be talking about various mobile operating systems, together with their features, advantages and lack points. Through this paper, I will compare between these operating systems and will try to provide brief descriptions about the major emerging current Mobile Operating Systems.

ANDROID OS

Android OS has several versions, devices running Android comes in many shapes and sizes, available in different screen sizes and rated in vast numbers of different performance levels. All these factors contributed to the growing fragmentation of Android OS which burden developers to optimise apps according to each category. It was extremely challenging and time consuming.

Even with all those issues, Android's fragmentation have several advantages which made it successful. Android devices with different hardware and sizes reach consumers in each economic level, permitting them to choose which phone or tablet do they exactly want - big or small, cheap or expensive, simple or premium.

Libraries:
Android has a set of c / c++ libraries used by various components of the Android system. These libraries are exposed to developers. The surface manager man...

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...des the most advanced security system for their customers. Windows is also an emerging mobile Operating System given by the Microsoft provides enormous facilities through smart phones.

References:

[1] Kamboj, Gupta, (2012) ―Mobile Operating Systems‖, International Journal of Engineering Innovation & Research, Volume 1, Issue 2, ISSN: 2277 – 5668, Pp 115-120

[2] Android by 2012, A study on present and future of Google's Android By Dotcom Infoway

[3] White paper on Mobile OS and efforts towards open standards By Dotcom Infoway

[4] Zhang. J. (2010), ―Android vs iPhone‖

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[6] http://developer.android.com/about/ve rsions/jelly-bean.html

[7]www.apple.com

[8]www.blackberry.com

[9]www.wikipedia/Android

[10]www.wikipedia.com/windowsphone

[11]www.wikipedia.com/blackberryos

[12]www.wikipedia.com/ios

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