What is the Operating system Present in Mobiles

The operating system (OS) is the software that powers your phone. It dictates what the phone menu looks like, what apps it can run and how easy it is to use.

First mobile were running on embedded system

1994 first smartphone IBM Simon has Palm OS

2000 Nokia introduced Symbian OS

2007 apple introduced iOS. 2010-Xiomy introduced MIUI, Microsoft introduced Windows OS

2011-July-MeeGo the first mobile Linux, combining Maemo and Moblin, is introduced with the Nokia N9, a collaboration of Nokia, Intel, and Linux Foundation

September – Samsung, Intel, and the Linux Foundation announced that their efforts will shift from Bada, MeeGo to Tizen during 2011 and 2012

2012-July – Mozilla announced that the project formerly named Boot to Gecko (which was built atop an Android Linux kernel using Android drivers and services; however it used no Java-like code of Android) was now Firefox OS and had several handset OEMs on board

2013-Jan– BlackBerry releases their new operating system BlackBerry 10

October-Canonical announced Ubuntu Touch, a version of the Linux distribution expressly designed for smartphones. The OS is built on the Android Linux kernel, using Android drivers and services, but does not use any of the Java-like code of Android

Google releases Android KitKat 4.4.

There are three main contenders to choose from: iOS, Android and Windows.

APPLE iOS

All iPhones run on Apple’s bespoke operating system – iOS. It’s well-designed, easy-to-use and provides access to a host of apps for nearly every purpose. New versions are released each year (with small updates also issued in between) and are backwards compatible with most of the older iPhones.

Apple iPhones are designed to keep your content safe, with six digit passwords as standard on the latest handsets and all data encrypted (scrambled) so that hackers can’t see what’s on your phone.

Pros 

1.  It’s easy to use and quick to learn, even if you haven’t used a smartphone before

2.  It provides access to the well-stocked Apple app store – where apps are vetted before being released so you can rest assured they’re safe to use

Cons 

1.  Apple iPhones are expensive

2.  Apple iPhones also do not come with a micro-SD card slot, so you’ll need to choose the memory capacity carefully to avoid running out of space for your app, music and photo collection

ANDROID OS

Android is mobile operating system developed by google,based on Linux kernel and designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.

Pros

1.  It’s generally easy to use and provides access to the wide variety of apps, games and entertainment available from the Google Play store

2.  There’s a wide range of Android phones available to suit all budgets

Cons

1.  In the past, Android has been slightly more vulnerable to attack than Apple handsets. But that is beginning to change now, with Google putting more emphasis on vetting apps in the app store and patching security holes

2.  Sometimes the manufacturer and network provider can be slow to release Android updates to users – for instance, some phones still haven’t received the 2015 Marshmallow version, let alone 2016's Noughat

WINDOWS OS

Windows is not as popular as Android or iOS, but it is a big player at the cheaper end of the market.

Pros

1.  Windows phones are fully compatible with Windows laptops and computers which is good for finishing tasks while on the move

2.  Innovative software features are there

 

Cons 

1.  There aren’t as many apps made for Windows phones as there are for iOS and Android

2.  Much awaited Windows updates