OPhone
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Developer | OPhone Software Developers Network |
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Written in | {{#property:p277}} |
Working state | Current |
Source model | Open source |
Initial release | 2 August 2009 |
Latest release | OPhone 2.5 / 22 April 2011[1][2] |
Platforms | ARM, MIPS, Power Architecture, x86 |
Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
License | Apache 2.0 and GPLv2[3] |
Official website | www |
OPhone, or OMS (Open Mobile System), is a mobile operating system running on the Linux kernel. It is based on technologies initially developed by Android Inc., a firm later purchased by Google, and work done by the Open Handset Alliance.[4] The OPhone OS has appeared only on China Mobile phones, and the software was developed for China Mobile by software firm Borqs.[5] A modified version of OMS has appeared on other carriers as Android+, also developed and maintained by Borqs.[6] Android has been modified for local Chinese markets by China Mobile's OPhone Software Developers Network.[7][8]
History
OPhone is a Linux-based smartphone software platform developed by China Mobile and based on the Android operating system developed by Google. OPhone is based on open source software and mobile internet technologies. For end-users, OPhone aims to provide cheap, low frills, entry-level smartphone access and a limited mobile internet experience using China Mobile's proprietary TD-SCDMA network, and its GSM network.
Software development
China Mobile consecutively released the 1.0 and 1.5 versions of the OPhone SDK for public use.[9][10]
In February 2010, China Mobile released the 2.0 version of the SDK for public use. According to a Sina Tech release,[11] this iteration would include support for the Windows Mobile API framework.[12][13]
As of April 2010 around 600 apps had been developed specifically for OPhones.[14]
Future plan
Contrary to rumours[clarification needed] of OPhones discontinuation,[15][16] China Mobile and Borqs are continuing OPhone development, with OPhone 3.0 expected to be released at the end of 2011 or 2012Q1.[17][18]
See also
References
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- ↑ (Chinese)OPhone 2.0将于近期发布 可兼容Android 2.0[unreliable source?]
- ↑ http://www.8080.net/html/201106/m131251010.shtml[dead link]
External links
- China Mobile Home Page
- OPhone Software Developers Network: Ophone 1.5 SDK
- China Mobile Close To Launching Android Based 3G Phone Moco News.net (January 9, 2009)
- China Mobile Ophone hopes China Daily (September 1, 2009)
- China Mobile's OMS 2.0 Android OS supports Windows Mobile APIs. What's that? Mobile Tech World (February 2, 2010)
- China Mobile Backed OS Meant to Rival iPhone Falls Into Obscurity Cio (June 19, 2012)
- Articles with dead external links from October 2010
- Articles lacking reliable references from September 2012
- Articles with Chinese-language external links
- Articles with dead external links from September 2012
- Pages with broken file links
- Wikipedia articles needing clarification from September 2012
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