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|[[Package management system|Package manager]]||[[iTunes]]||[[APK (file format)|APK]]||App Catalog (Official) Preware (3rd party homebrew)||[[Windows Mobile Device Center]]/[[ActiveSync]]||[[Zune Software]]||Blackberry Desktop Manager||Nokia Ovi Suite||dpkg+apt-get||rpm+yum+zypper||? |
|[[Package management system|Package manager]]||[[iTunes]]||[[APK (file format)|APK]]||App Catalog (Official) Preware (3rd party homebrew)||[[Windows Mobile Device Center]]/[[ActiveSync]]||[[Zune Software]]||Blackberry Desktop Manager||Nokia Ovi Suite||dpkg+apt-get||rpm+yum+zypper||? |
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|Wireless system updates||5 |
|Wireless system updates||Yes (in version 5 or higher)<ref>[http://www.apple.com/ios/ios5/features.html#pcfree iOS5 Features PC Free]</ref>||Yes||Yes||?||?||Yes<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgYYONd4eE8 BlackBerry Wireless Update]</ref>||Yes<ref>[http://www.brighthub.com/mobile/symbian-platform/articles/33440.aspx Updating the Firmware on your Symbian Phone: Two Methods Explained and Compared]</ref>||?||?||No |
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|[[Multi-user]]||No<ref>[http://www.theipadguide.com/faq/does-ipad-support-multiple-users Does the iPad support multiple users?]</ref>||No<ref>[http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=15030 Android Issue 15030: Multi user support]</ref>||No||?||?||?||?||?||?||No |
|[[Multi-user]]||No<ref>[http://www.theipadguide.com/faq/does-ipad-support-multiple-users Does the iPad support multiple users?]</ref>||No<ref>[http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=15030 Android Issue 15030: Multi user support]</ref>||No||?||?||?||?||?||?||No |
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|On-device [[encryption]]||Yes<ref>[http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4175 iOS 4: Understanding data protection]</ref>||No<ref>[http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=3748 Android Issue 3748: Add support for partition/block device encryption] [http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=11211 Android Issue 11211: Android too insecure - Encryption of the SDcard is crucial]</ref>||No||Yes<ref>[http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb416357.aspx Microsoft Windows Mobile encryption]</ref>||No<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobilize/windows-phone-7-lacks-device-encryption-585 |title=Windows Phone 7 lacks on-device encryption |author=Galen Gruman |date=8 November 2010 |publisher=''[[InfoWorld]]'' }}</ref>||Yes<ref>[http://us.blackberry.com/ataglance/security/features.jsp#tab_tab_stored_data BlackBerry Stored Data Security]</ref>||?||Yes||?||No |
|On-device [[encryption]]||Yes<ref>[http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4175 iOS 4: Understanding data protection]</ref>||No<ref>[http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=3748 Android Issue 3748: Add support for partition/block device encryption] [http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=11211 Android Issue 11211: Android too insecure - Encryption of the SDcard is crucial]</ref>||No||Yes<ref>[http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb416357.aspx Microsoft Windows Mobile encryption]</ref>||No<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobilize/windows-phone-7-lacks-device-encryption-585 |title=Windows Phone 7 lacks on-device encryption |author=Galen Gruman |date=8 November 2010 |publisher=''[[InfoWorld]]'' }}</ref>||Yes<ref>[http://us.blackberry.com/ataglance/security/features.jsp#tab_tab_stored_data BlackBerry Stored Data Security]</ref>||?||Yes||?||No |
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|Cloud [[encryption|encrypted]] storage||No, data is accessible by Apple even in 5 |
|Cloud [[encryption|encrypted]] storage||No, data is accessible by Apple even in version 5 or higher<ref>[https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3103306 Does iCloud encrypt files before uploading?]</ref>||No, data is accessible by Google||?||?||?||?||?||?||?||? |
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|Sync to Cloud communication [[encryption]]||Yes<ref>[http://www.apple.com/iphone/business/integration/ Apple - iPhone in Business - Integration]</ref>||2.3.4+<ref>[http://www.uni-ulm.de/in/mi/mitarbeiter/koenings/catching-authtokens.html Catching AuthTokens in the Wild - The Insecurity of Google's ClientLogin Protocol]</ref>||?||?||7.10.7720.0+<ref>http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/windowsphone/archive/2011/05/16/productivity-takes-a-big-step-forward-in-mango.aspx</ref>||Yes<ref>[http://docs.blackberry.com/en/admin/deliverables/12873/Standard_BlackBerry_message_encryption_193608_11.jsp Standard BlackBerry encryption]</ref>||?||Yes, with 3rd party apps||?||? |
|Sync to Cloud communication [[encryption]]||Yes<ref>[http://www.apple.com/iphone/business/integration/ Apple - iPhone in Business - Integration]</ref>||2.3.4+<ref>[http://www.uni-ulm.de/in/mi/mitarbeiter/koenings/catching-authtokens.html Catching AuthTokens in the Wild - The Insecurity of Google's ClientLogin Protocol]</ref>||?||?||7.10.7720.0+<ref>http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/windowsphone/archive/2011/05/16/productivity-takes-a-big-step-forward-in-mango.aspx</ref>||Yes<ref>[http://docs.blackberry.com/en/admin/deliverables/12873/Standard_BlackBerry_message_encryption_193608_11.jsp Standard BlackBerry encryption]</ref>||?||Yes, with 3rd party apps||?||? |
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|Browser Save Audio/Video||No||Yes, but only links, not embedded media||Yes||?||No||Yes (embedded media not supported)||?||?||?||? |
|Browser Save Audio/Video||No||Yes, but only links, not embedded media||Yes||?||No||Yes (embedded media not supported)||?||?||?||? |
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|Browser Save Page||5 |
|Browser Save Page||Yes (in version 5 or higher)<ref>[http://www.apple.com/ios/ios5/features.html#safari iOS 5 Safari Reader]</ref>||No<ref>[http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=6399 Android Issue 6399: Save current web page]</ref>||No||?||No||Yes<ref>[http://docs.blackberry.com/en/smartphone_users/deliverables/11298/Save_a_web_page_to_a_message_list_30041_11.jsp Save a web page to the main messages application - User Guide - BlackBerry Bold 9700 Smartphone - 5.0]</ref>||Yes||?||?||? |
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|Browser Text Reflow||No<ref>[http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/201101/safari_for_ios_needs_a_text_size_preference_and_text_reflow/ Safari for iOS needs a text size preference and text reflow]</ref>||Yes||No<ref>[http://forums.precentral.net/palm-pre/253307-palm-please-add-text-reflow-web-browser.html Palm, please add Text Reflow to the Web Browser]</ref>||?||No||Yes<ref>[http://download.cnet.com/8301-20_4-10475434-10084490.html BlackBerry OS 6 | Download Product Review - Download.com]</ref>||No||?||?||No |
|Browser Text Reflow||No<ref>[http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/201101/safari_for_ios_needs_a_text_size_preference_and_text_reflow/ Safari for iOS needs a text size preference and text reflow]</ref>||Yes||No<ref>[http://forums.precentral.net/palm-pre/253307-palm-please-add-text-reflow-web-browser.html Palm, please add Text Reflow to the Web Browser]</ref>||?||No||Yes<ref>[http://download.cnet.com/8301-20_4-10475434-10084490.html BlackBerry OS 6 | Download Product Review - Download.com]</ref>||No||?||?||No |
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|Email Sync protocols supported||POP3, IMAP, MAPI||POP3, IMAP, MAPI||POP3, IMAP, MAPI||POP3, IMAP, MAPI||POP3, IMAP, MAPI||BES, BIS, Push e-mail||POP3, IMAP||POP3, IMAP, Exchange||POP3, IMAP||POP3, IMAP |
|Email Sync protocols supported||POP3, IMAP, MAPI||POP3, IMAP, MAPI||POP3, IMAP, MAPI||POP3, IMAP, MAPI||POP3, IMAP, MAPI||BES, BIS, Push e-mail||POP3, IMAP||POP3, IMAP, Exchange||POP3, IMAP||POP3, IMAP |
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|Non-intrusive Notifications||5 |
|Non-intrusive Notifications||Yes (in version 5 or higher)<ref>[http://www.apple.com/ios/ios5/features.html#notification iOS 5 Notification Center]</ref>||Yes<ref>[http://www.tested.com/news/ios-vs-android-vs-webos-whos-doing-mobile-notifications-right/1918/ iOS vs Android vs WebOS: Who's Doing Mobile Notifications Right?]</ref>||Yes||?||Yes<ref>http://www.anandtech.com/print/3982</ref>||Yes<ref>[http://bacononthego.com/2011/05/01/blackberry-is-ahead-of-the-game-in-managing-notifications/ BlackBerry Is Ahead of the Game in Managing Notifications - Bacon On The Go]</ref>||With future Symbian Belle update<ref>[http://www.gottabemobile.com/2011/07/08/symbian-belle-drop-down-notifications-reminiscent-of-samsungs-touchwiz-notification-menu/ Symbian Belle Drop Down Notifications Reminiscent of Samsung’s TouchWiz Notification Menu]</ref>||Yes<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tktVfOmROM Email, SMS, and IM on the N900]</ref>||Yes<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjaONrW3znc Nokia N9 Notifications]</ref>||? |
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|Push Notifications||Yes [[Apple Push Notification Service]]||Yes<ref name="Android Cloud To Device Messaging">[http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2010/05/android-cloud-to-device-messaging.html Android Cloud To Device Messaging]</ref>||Yes||?||Yes<ref>[http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff402537%28v=vs.92%29.aspx Push Notifications for Windows Phone]</ref>||Yes||Yes || || ||2+<ref name="Samsung Bada 2.0 to get multitasking, push notifications, a new UI and more">[http://www.bgr.com/2010/12/20/samsung-bada-2-0-to-get-multitasking-push-notifications-a-new-ui-and-more/ Samsung Bada 2.0 to get multitasking, push notifications, a new UI and more]</ref> |
|Push Notifications||Yes [[Apple Push Notification Service]]||Yes<ref name="Android Cloud To Device Messaging">[http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2010/05/android-cloud-to-device-messaging.html Android Cloud To Device Messaging]</ref>||Yes||?||Yes<ref>[http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff402537%28v=vs.92%29.aspx Push Notifications for Windows Phone]</ref>||Yes||Yes || || ||2+<ref name="Samsung Bada 2.0 to get multitasking, push notifications, a new UI and more">[http://www.bgr.com/2010/12/20/samsung-bada-2-0-to-get-multitasking-push-notifications-a-new-ui-and-more/ Samsung Bada 2.0 to get multitasking, push notifications, a new UI and more]</ref> |
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|Offline Voice Commands||Yes<ref>[http://atmac.org/iphone-voice-commands-cheat-sheet iPhone/iPod Touch Voice Commands Cheat Sheet]</ref>||No<ref>[http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=11062 Android Issue 11062: Offline voice commands for opening apps, controlling music player, and making calls]</ref>||Yes (in version 2.1 or higher)||Yes, [[Microsoft Voice Command]]||Yes||Yes||Yes|| ||Yes|| |
|Offline Voice Commands||Yes<ref>[http://atmac.org/iphone-voice-commands-cheat-sheet iPhone/iPod Touch Voice Commands Cheat Sheet]</ref>||No<ref>[http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=11062 Android Issue 11062: Offline voice commands for opening apps, controlling music player, and making calls]</ref>||Yes (in version 2.1 or higher)||Yes, [[Microsoft Voice Command]]||Yes||Yes||Yes|| ||Yes|| |
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|Voice Recognition||5 |
|Voice Recognition||Yes (in version 5 or higher)<ref>[http://www.edibleapple.com/ios-5s-voice-recognition-app-will-be-called-assistant-rumor/ iOS 5’s voice recognition app will be called “Assistant” - Rumor]</ref>||Yes<ref>Google provides a cloud based closed source implementation ([http://www.google.com/mobile/voice-actions/index.html Voice Actions for Android]) that will only work when online</ref>||Yes (in version 2.1 or higher)||Yes||Yes<ref>[http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/tellme/ Microsoft Tellme]</ref><ref>[http://mynokiablog.com/2011/07/27/video-voice-control-speech-interface-in-windows-phone/ Voice Control Speech Interface in Windows Phone (Mango)]</ref>||Yes||Yes|| ||Yes|| |
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|Sound Recorder||Limited(Not voice controlled)||Very Limited(Does not work in background<ref>[http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=14462 Android Issue 14462: Sound Recorder does not work on background]</ref> and not voice controlled)||3rd party apps available||?||3rd party and Very Limited(Does not work in background and not voice controlled)||Very Limited(Does not work in background and not voice controlled)||Yes||Yes, with 3rd party apps<ref>[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/Maemo5/recorder/ Maemo Recorder]</ref>||?||? |
|Sound Recorder||Limited(Not voice controlled)||Very Limited(Does not work in background<ref>[http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=14462 Android Issue 14462: Sound Recorder does not work on background]</ref> and not voice controlled)||3rd party apps available||?||3rd party and Very Limited(Does not work in background and not voice controlled)||Very Limited(Does not work in background and not voice controlled)||Yes||Yes, with 3rd party apps<ref>[http://maemo.org/downloads/product/Maemo5/recorder/ Maemo Recorder]</ref>||?||? |
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|On device picture info (including [[Exif]] data)||Only location<ref>[https://discussions.apple.com/thread/1061722 Apple Support Communities > iPhone > Using iPhone > Discussions > Picture date/time stamp]</ref>||Only date and location, but there are 3rd party apps<ref>[http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/media_and_video/exif-droid_yhg.html Android Exif Droid]</ref>||Yes||?||No||?||?||?||?||? |
|On device picture info (including [[Exif]] data)||Only location<ref>[https://discussions.apple.com/thread/1061722 Apple Support Communities > iPhone > Using iPhone > Discussions > Picture date/time stamp]</ref>||Only date and location, but there are 3rd party apps<ref>[http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/media_and_video/exif-droid_yhg.html Android Exif Droid]</ref>||Yes||?||No||?||?||?||?||? |
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|On device picture categorization||5 |
|On device picture categorization||Yes (in version 5 or higher)<ref>[http://www.iphonedownloadblog.com/2011/06/06/breaking-new-ios-5-albums-and-camera-photos-emerge/ New iOS 5 Albums and Camera Photos Emerge]</ref>||No<ref>[http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/android/thread?tid=344f64e53e51d6fe&hl=en Android Help Forum : How do I organize photos in the Gallery?]</ref>||No||?||No<ref>[http://www.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/howto/wp7/pictures/add-or-delete-albums.aspx Microsoft Windows Phone - Add or delete albums]</ref>||Yes, photos can be renamed and searched||?||?||?||? |
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|Turn off shutter sound||In silence mode<ref>[https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2496491 Apple Support Communities > iPhone > iPhone Hardware > Discussions > Shutter noise]</ref>||In silence mode<ref>[http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=9854 Android Issue 9854: Cannot disable shutter sound]</ref>||In silent mode||?||7.10.7720.0+<ref>[http://pocketnow.com/windows-phone/wp7-mango-to-support-smartdj-disabling-camera-sound WP7 Mango To Support SmartDJ, Disabling Camera Shutter Sound]</ref>||?||?||?||?||? |
|Turn off shutter sound||In silence mode<ref>[https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2496491 Apple Support Communities > iPhone > iPhone Hardware > Discussions > Shutter noise]</ref>||In silence mode<ref>[http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=9854 Android Issue 9854: Cannot disable shutter sound]</ref>||In silent mode||?||7.10.7720.0+<ref>[http://pocketnow.com/windows-phone/wp7-mango-to-support-smartdj-disabling-camera-sound WP7 Mango To Support SmartDJ, Disabling Camera Shutter Sound]</ref>||?||?||?||?||? |
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|Picture crop||5 |
|Picture crop||Yes (in version 5 or higher)<ref>[http://www.apple.com/ios/ios5/features.html#photos iOS 5 Photo Crop]</ref>||Yes||via 3rd party apps||?||No||?||Yes||Yes||?||Yes |
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|Video trim||Yes||No<ref>[http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=9507 Android Issue 9507: Basic video editor (at least time trim and split)]</ref>||Yes||?||No||?||Yes<ref>[http://symbianworld.org/6662-dance-dance-revolution-hd-shot-and-edited-on-nokia-n8-showcasing-camera-capabilities-and-video-editing-features/ Dance Dance Revolution HD Shot and Edited on Nokia N8, showcasing camera capabilities and Video Editing features]</ref>||?||?||Yes |
|Video trim||Yes||No<ref>[http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=9507 Android Issue 9507: Basic video editor (at least time trim and split)]</ref>||Yes||?||No||?||Yes<ref>[http://symbianworld.org/6662-dance-dance-revolution-hd-shot-and-edited-on-nokia-n8-showcasing-camera-capabilities-and-video-editing-features/ Dance Dance Revolution HD Shot and Edited on Nokia N8, showcasing camera capabilities and Video Editing features]</ref>||?||?||Yes |
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A mobile operating system, also known as a mobile OS, a mobile platform, or a handheld operating system, is the operating system that controls a mobile device or information appliance—similar in principle to an operating system such as Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux that controls a desktop computer or laptop. However, they are currently somewhat simpler, and deal more with the wireless versions of broadband and local connectivity, mobile multimedia formats, and different input methods.
Typical examples of devices running a mobile operating system are smartphones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), tablet computers and information appliances, or what are sometimes referred to as smart devices, which may also include embedded systems, or other mobile devices and wireless devices.
History
The increasing importance of mobile devices has triggered intense competition amongst software giants such as Google, Microsoft, and Apple, as well as mobile industry leaders Nokia, Research In Motion (RIM), and Palm, in a bid to capture the largest market share pre-emptively.[2]
With the release of the iPhone in 2007, Apple significantly disrupted the mobile industry and effectively ushered in a new era of smartphone operating systems that focus on user experience and rely on touch-based interaction. In November 2007,Google formed the Open Handset Alliance with 79 other hardware, software, and telecom companies to make inroads into the smartphone market through its new Android operating system.[3] Though its reception was mainly positive from the media and public, the release of Android created a rift between Apple and Google, eventually leading to the resignation of Google's CEO, Eric Schmidt, from Apple's board of directors.[4]
Since the launch of both Apple's iOS and Google's Android, the smartphone market has exploded in popularity and in May 2010, accounted for more than 17.3% of all mobile phones sold.[5] This has led to greater consumer awareness of the various mobile operating systems, with telecoms and manufacturers regularly advertising the advantages of their OS. As of January 2011, Google holds 33.3% of the smartphone market worldwide, demonstrating amazing growth for Android which held only 4.7% a year earlier. Nokia, Apple, RIM, and Microsoft hold 31%, 16.2%, 14.6%, and 3.1% respectively.[6]
Market projection
Mobile platforms are in the nascent stage and any projection regarding market growth is hard to make at the present time. However, a clear trend is the surging growth of mobile operating systems which are developed for smart devices, rather than for feature phones. As of February 2011, Nokia has announced a partnership with Microsoft which effectively ends the development of Symbian OS, the most popular feature phone OS, by the end of 2011 in favor of Windows Phone.
It is noteworthy that Intel is taking the initiative to focus on portable devices other than mobile phones. They are Mobile Internet Devices (MID) and Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC). Meantime, Palm abandoned its plan to develop Foleo, which was to be a companion device for a smartphone.
Mobile navigation
Canalys has estimated that in 2009 the installed base of smartphones with integrated GPS was 163 million units worldwide, of which Nokia accounted for more than half (51%), having shipped cumulatively 83 million GPS devices. On January 22, 2010, Nokia released a free version of Ovi Maps in an effort to increase its number of users.
Smartphone operating systems
Operating systems that can be found on smartphones include Google's Android, Apple's iOS, RIM's BlackBerry OS, Microsoft's Windows Phone, Linux, HP's webOS, Samsung's Bada, Nokia's MeeGo among many others. Android, Bada, webOS and Maemo are built on top of Linux, and iOS is derived from the BSD and NeXTSTEP operating systems, which are all related to Unix.
Common platforms
The most common operating systems (OS) used in smartphones are:
- iOS from Apple Inc. [7] (closed source, proprietary)
- The Apple iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad all use an operating system called iOS, which is derived from Mac OS X. Third party applications were not officially supported until the release of iOS 2.0 on July 11th 2008. Before this, "jailbreaking" allowed third party applications to be installed, and this method is still available. Currently all iOS devices are developed by Apple and manufactured by Foxconn or another of Apple's partners.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/IPad-WiFi-1stGen.jpg/220px-IPad-WiFi-1stGen.jpg)
- Windows Phone from Microsoft (closed source, proprietary)
- On February 15th, 2010, Microsoft unveiled its next-generation mobile OS, Windows Phone 7. The new mobile OS includes a completely new over-hauled UI inspired by Microsoft's "Metro Design Language". It includes full integration of Microsoft services such as Windows Live, Zune, Xbox Live and Bing, but also integrates with many other non-Microsoft services such as Facebook and Google accounts. The new OS platform has received some positive reception from the technology press.[8][9][10]
- Android from Google Inc. [7] (open source, Apache)
- Android was developed by a small startup company that was purchased by Google Inc., and Google continues to update the software. Android is an open source, Linux-derived platform backed by Google, along with major hardware and software developers (such as Intel, HTC, ARM, Samsung, Motorola and eBay, to name a few), that form the Open Handset Alliance.[11] Released on November 5th 2007, the OS has a following among programmers.[12] There have been seven releases of Android- Android 1.0, 1.5, 1.6, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3. All are nicknamed after a dessert item like Cupcake (1.5) or Frozen Yogurt (2.2). Most major mobile service providers carry an Android device. Since the HTC Dream (T-Mobile G1) was introduced, there has been an explosion in the number of devices that carry Android OS. From Q2 of 2009 to the second quarter of 2010, Android's worldwide market share rose 850% from 1.8% to 17.2%.
- RIM BlackBerry OS [7] (closed source, proprietary)
- This OS is focused on easy operation and was originally designed for business. Recently it has seen a surge in third-party applications and has been improved to offer full multimedia support. Currently Blackberry's App World has over 15,000 downloadable applications.
- webOS from HP (certain parts open sourced)
- webOS is a proprietary mobile operating system running on the Linux kernel, initially developed by Palm, which was later acquired by HP. Several new devices running webOS are anticipated in 2011.
Other platforms
- bada from Samsung Electronics (closed source, proprietary)
- This is a mobile operating system being developed by Samsung Electronics. Samsung claims that bada will rapidly replace its proprietary feature phone platform, converting feature phones to smartphones.The name 'bada' is derived from 바다, the Korean word for ocean or sea. The first device to run bada is called 'Wave' and was unveiled to the public at Mobile World Congress 2010. The Wave is a fully touchscreen phone running the new mobile operating system. With the phone, Samsung also released an app store, called Samsung Apps, to the public. It has close to 3000[13] mobile applications.
- Samsung has said that they don't see Bada as a smartphone platform, but as a platform with a kernel configurable architecture, which allows the use of either proprietary Real-time operating system (RTOS) kernel, or the Linux kernel. Though Samsung plans to install bada on many phones, the company still has a large lineup of Android phones.
- Linux operating system (open source, GPL) [7]
- Linux is strongest in China where it is used by Motorola, and in Japan, used by DoCoMo.[14][15] Rather than being a platform in its own right, Linux is used as a basis for a number of different platforms developed by several vendors, including Android, LiMo, Maemo, Openmoko and Qt Extended, which are mostly incompatible.[16][17] PalmSource (now Access) is moving towards an interface running on Linux.[18] Another platform based on Linux is being developed by Motorola, NEC, NTT DoCoMo, Panasonic, Samsung, and Vodafone.[19]
- Brew OS from Qualcomm
- Brew OS is used by a some mobile phone manufacturers and mobile networks, however most often the end-user does not know this since mobile phones running Brew most often lack any Brew OS branding and Brew runs in the background with the custom "skins" of the mobile phone manufacturer or operator on-top. Brew OS is used by Sprint Nextel, metroPCS, U.S. Cellular and Verizon in the US and by the Three network in much of Europe, the UK and Australia on many mobile phones produced especially for their network. Manufacturers such as Huawei, INQ Mobile, Amoi Samsung Mobile amongst others use Brew OS in some of their mobile phones and it is featured in Three UK phones such as the 3 Skypephone, INQ1 and Huawei u7510 (3 Touch). A few HTC mobile phone use this platform, for example is HTC Freestyle.
Historical platforms
- Symbian OS from the Symbian Foundation [7] (open public license)
- Symbian has the largest share in most markets worldwide, but lags behind other companies in the relatively small but highly visible North American market.[20] This matches the success of Nokia in all markets except Japan. In Japan Symbian is strong due to a relationship with NTT DoCoMo, with only one of the 44 Symbian handsets released in Japan coming from Nokia.[21] It has been used by many major handset manufacturers, including BenQ, Fujitsu, LG, Mitsubishi, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Sharp, and Sony Ericsson. Current Symbian-based devices are being made by Fujitsu, Nokia, Samsung, Sharp, and Sony Ericsson. Prior to 2009 Symbian supported multiple user interfaces, i.e. UIQ from UIQ Technologies, S60 from Nokia, and MOAP from NTT DOCOMO. As part of the formation of the Symbian platform in 2009 these three UIs were merged into a single platform which is now fully open source. Recently, though shipments of Symbian devices have increased, the operating system's worldwide market share has declined from over 50% to just over 40% from 2009 to 2010.
- Maemo from Nokia (open source, GPL)
- Maemo is a software platform developed by Nokia for smartphones and Internet Tablets. It is based on the Debian operating system.
- Maemo is mostly based on open source code, and has been developed by Maemo Devices within Nokia in collaboration with many open source projects such as the Linux kernel, Debian and GNOME.
- Maemo is based on Debian GNU/Linux and draws much of its GUI, frameworks and libraries from the GNOME project. It uses the Matchbox window manager and the GTK-based Hildon as its GUI and application framework.
- MeeGo from Nokia and Intel (open source, GPL)
- At the 2010 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Nokia and Intel both unveiled 'MeeGo' a brand new mobile operating system which would combine the best of Moblin and the best of Maemo to create a truly open-sourced experience for users across all devices. As of 2011, Nokia has announced that it will no longer be pursuing MeeGo and will instead adopt Windows Phone 7 as its primary mobile OS.
- Windows Mobile from Microsoft[7][22] (closed source, proprietary)
- The Windows CE operating system and Windows Mobile middleware are widely spread in Asia. The two improved variants of this operating system, Windows Mobile 6 Professional (for touch screen devices) and Windows Mobile 6 Standard, were unveiled in February 2007. It has been criticized for having a user interface which is not optimized for touch input by fingers; instead, it is more usable with a stylus. However, unlike iPhone OS, it does support both touch screen and physical keyboard configurations.
- Windows Mobile's market share has sharply declined in recent years to just 5% in Q2 of 2010.[23] Microsoft is phasing out the Windows Mobile OS to specialized markets and is instead focusing on it's new platform, Windows Phone.
- Palm OS/Garnet OS from Access Co. (closed source, proprietary)
- Palm webOS was acquired by HP in 2010 for $1.2 Billion.[24]
Smartphone OS market share
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Source | Year | Symbian | Android | RIM | iOS | Microsoft | Other OSs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gartner [25] | 2011 Q1 | 27.4% | 36.0% | 12.9% | 16.8% | 3.6% | 3.3% |
Gartner [26] | 2010 | 37.6% | 22.7% | 16.0% | 15.7% | 4.2% | 3.8% |
Gartner [26][27] | 2009 | 46.9% | 3.9% | 19.9% | 14.4% | 8.7% | 6.1% |
Gartner [27][28] | 2008 | 52.4% | 0.5% | 16.6% | 8.2% | 11.8% | 10.5% |
Gartner [28] | 2007 | 63.5% | N/A | 9.6% | 2.7% | 12.0% | 12.1% |
Smartphone OS comparison
Only the latest versions are shown in this table, even though old versions may still be marketed.
Feature | iOS | Android | webOS | Windows Mobile | Windows Phone 7 | BlackBerry OS | Symbian | Maemo | MeeGo | bada |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Company | Apple | Open Handset Alliance(Google) | HP/Palm, Inc | Microsoft | Microsoft | RIM | Symbian Foundation | Nokia | Linux Foundation | Samsung |
Current Version | 4.2.10 (CDMA Verizon iPhone), 4.3.5 (All other iOS devices) | 2.3.4 (Phones) 3.2 (Tablets) | 2.1.2 (Phones) 3.0.2 (Tablet) | 6.5.3 | 7.10.7720.0 | 6.0.0 | 9.5 | 5.0 | 1.1.2 | 1.2 |
OS Family | Mac OS X/Unix-like | Linux | Linux | Windows CE 5.2 | Windows CE 7 | Mobile OS | Mobile OS | Linux | Linux | Proprietary RTOS or Linux |
Supported CPU Architecture | ARM | ARM, MIPS, Power Architecture, x86 | ARM | ARM | ARM | ARM | ARM | ARM | ARM, x86 | ARM |
Programmed in | C, C++, Objective-C | C, C++, Java | C | C++ | Many, .NET (Silverlight/XNA) | Java | C++ | C/C++ | C++ | C++ |
License | Proprietary EULA except for open source components | Free and open source (Android 2.3.4) and closed source (Android 3.0.1) | Free and open source except closed source modules | Proprietary | Proprietary | Proprietary | Eclipse Public License | Free and open source except closed source components | Free and open source | Proprietary |
Public issues list | No, But there is an unofficial tracker[29] | Yes[30] | No | No | No, but there is a unofficial collection[31] | No | Not anymore[32] | Yes[33] | Yes[34] | No |
Package manager | iTunes | APK | App Catalog (Official) Preware (3rd party homebrew) | Windows Mobile Device Center/ActiveSync | Zune Software | Blackberry Desktop Manager | Nokia Ovi Suite | dpkg+apt-get | rpm+yum+zypper | ? |
Wireless system updates | Yes (in version 5 or higher)[35] | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes[36] | Yes[37] | ? | ? | No |
Multi-user | No[38] | No[39] | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No |
Per application runtime modifiable permissions | Only location access[40] | No[41], but possible with 3rd party firmwares[42] | No[43] | ? | No[44] | Yes[45] | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Non english languages support | Yes | Limited[46] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Limited (Search is not diacritical mark insensitive) |
Underlining spell checker | Yes[47] | No[48] | Yes | ? | Yes[49] | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | No |
Keeps browser state on shutdown or crash | Yes | Limited[50] | No | No | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Limited (Browser does not keep windows open) |
Search multiple internal applications at once | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No[51] | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes |
Core applications missing search | Bookmarks[52] | Calendar[53] (but HTC Sense Calendar has search) | ||||||||
Search all fields of internal objects | iOS will not search Contacts notes field[54] | Only search Contacts name field but not any other field[55] | Yes | Yes | Contacts are only search by name[56] | Limited on most models[57] | Yes | Yes | ? | Only searches contacts by name |
Proxy server | Yes | No[58] | No[59] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes |
On-device encryption | Yes[60] | No[61] | No | Yes[62] | No[63] | Yes[64] | ? | Yes | ? | No |
Cloud encrypted storage | No, data is accessible by Apple even in version 5 or higher[65] | No, data is accessible by Google | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Sync to Cloud communication encryption | Yes[66] | 2.3.4+[67] | ? | ? | 7.10.7720.0+[68] | Yes[69] | ? | Yes, with 3rd party apps | ? | ? |
Desktop Sync | Yes | No[70] but often provided in manufacturer software[71] | 3rd party software only[72] | Yes | No[73] | Yes | Yes | Yes[74] | Yes | Yes |
Local Full backup | Yes[75] | No[76], but possible with rooted devices and 3rd party software[77] | Limited official backup. Full backup via homebrew[78] | Yes | No[79] | Yes[80] | Yes | ? | ? | No[81] |
Core Data missing Sync | Bookmarks[82], SMSs and Settings[76] | |||||||||
cut, copy, and paste | Yes[83] | Yes[84] | Yes | Yes | Yes[85][86] | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes[87] |
undo | Yes[88] | No[89] | Limited | Yes (via Ctrl+Z using default keyboard | No | No | No | Yes | ? | No |
Phone number linking to dialer | Yes | Some Devices[90] | Yes | Yes (but not in browser) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes (but not in browser) |
Default Web Browser/Engine | Webkit | Webkit | Webkit | Trident | Trident | Webkit | Webkit | Gecko | Webkit | Webkit |
Browser Find on Page | 4.2+[91] | 1.5+[92] | ? | ? | Removed in Mango update[93] | Yes[94] | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Browser Save Audio/Video | No | Yes, but only links, not embedded media | Yes | ? | No | Yes (embedded media not supported) | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Browser Save Page | Yes (in version 5 or higher)[95] | No[96] | No | ? | No | Yes[97] | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
Browser Text Reflow | No[98] | Yes | No[99] | ? | No | Yes[100] | No | ? | ? | No |
Browser file upload | No[101] | 2.2+[102] | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes |
Browser form navigation | Yes, prev,next and done buttons[103] | Yes, next button[104] | ? | ? | No[105] | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Official Application Store | App Store | Android Market | App Catalog | Windows Marketplace for Mobile | Windows Phone Marketplace | App World | Symbian Horizon,Ovi store | maemo.org,Ovi store | ? | Samsung Apps |
Non-discriminatory Stores | Apple discriminates based on country[106] and own Apple policies[107] | ? | Discriminates by country[108]. Can be circumvented via homebrew[109] | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Unified Inbox | Yes | No[110] | Yes | Yes | 7.10.7720.0+[111] | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes |
Email Sync protocols supported | POP3, IMAP, MAPI | POP3, IMAP, MAPI | POP3, IMAP, MAPI | POP3, IMAP, MAPI | POP3, IMAP, MAPI | BES, BIS, Push e-mail | POP3, IMAP | POP3, IMAP, Exchange | POP3, IMAP | POP3, IMAP |
Non-intrusive Notifications | Yes (in version 5 or higher)[112] | Yes[113] | Yes | ? | Yes[114] | Yes[115] | With future Symbian Belle update[116] | Yes[117] | Yes[118] | ? |
Push Notifications | Yes Apple Push Notification Service | Yes[119] | Yes | ? | Yes[120] | Yes | Yes | 2+[121] | ||
End-to-end Encrypted Push Notifications | Not possible, Apple must have access to notifications cleartext[122] | Possible, notifications are handled by the application that can decrypt it[119] | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Custom Ringtones | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7.10.7720.0+[123] | Yes | Yes | Yes, with 3rd party apps[124] | ? | Yes |
Offline Voice Commands | Yes[125] | No[126] | Yes (in version 2.1 or higher) | Yes, Microsoft Voice Command | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Voice Recognition | Yes (in version 5 or higher)[127] | Yes[128] | Yes (in version 2.1 or higher) | Yes | Yes[129][130] | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Sound Recorder | Limited(Not voice controlled) | Very Limited(Does not work in background[131] and not voice controlled) | 3rd party apps available | ? | 3rd party and Very Limited(Does not work in background and not voice controlled) | Very Limited(Does not work in background and not voice controlled) | Yes | Yes, with 3rd party apps[132] | ? | ? |
Call Recorder | Prevented by OS restrictions | Prevented by OS restrictions[133], but possible with 3rd party firmware[134] | No | Yes[135] | No | No[136] | Yes | Yes, with 3rd party apps[137] | ? | ? |
On device picture info (including Exif data) | Only location[138] | Only date and location, but there are 3rd party apps[139] | Yes | ? | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
On device picture categorization | Yes (in version 5 or higher)[140] | No[141] | No | ? | No[142] | Yes, photos can be renamed and searched | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Turn off shutter sound | In silence mode[143] | In silence mode[144] | In silent mode | ? | 7.10.7720.0+[145] | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Picture crop | Yes (in version 5 or higher)[146] | Yes | via 3rd party apps | ? | No | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes |
Video trim | Yes | No[147] | Yes | ? | No | ? | Yes[148] | ? | ? | Yes |
Sound trim | Yes | No[149] | No | ? | No sound recorder | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Tethering | Bluetooth, USB (carrier dependent), Personal Hotspot (Wi-Fi Tethering) (carrier dependent, since iOS 4.2.5/4.3 (iPhone only) or with 3rd party software and "jail break") | Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot, USB, Bluetooth | Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot (officially AT%26T and Verizon Wireless only). USB, Bluetooth, and Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot via homebrew[150] | USB, Bluetooth, Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot (with 3rd party software) | Not officially, supported through homebrew[151][152] | USB, Bluetooth, Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot | USB, Bluetooth, Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot (with 3rd party software | microUSB, Bluetooth, Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot | microUSB, Bluetooth 3.0, Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot | |
USB On-The-Go | No[153] | 3.1+[154] | No | ? | No | ? | Yes[155] | ? | ? | ? |
Interchangeable external memory cards | No | Yes | No | Yes | No[156] | Yes[157] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Text/Document Support | Read only: Microsoft Office, iWork, PDF, Images, TXT/RTF, VCF | Microsoft Office, PDF | Microsoft Office Mobile, PDF | Microsoft Office Mobile, PDF | Microsoft Office, PDF | Microsoft Office Mobile, PDF,djvu | text files, PDF, HTML, Multiple office formats with free 3rd party software | Read only: text files, PDF, HTML, Multiple office formats | ||
Audio Playback | AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Apple Lossless, AIFF, WAV | AAC LC/LTP 3GPP, HE-AACv1 (AAC+), HE-AACv2 (enhanced AAC+), AMR-NB, AMR-WB, MP3 (Mono/Stereo 8-320 kbit/s constant or variable bit-rate, MIDI (MIDI Type 0 and 1. DLS Version 1 and 2., Ogg Vorbis, PCM/WAVE (8- and 16-bit linear PCM (rates up to limit of hardware), WAVE [158] | MP3, AAC, AAC+, AMR, QCELP, WAV | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WAV, WMA pro, AMR-NB, MIDI | MP3, WAVE, WMA, AAC+, MIDI, AMR, eAAC+, FlAC, OGG | All | All (some require optional debian packages) | MP3, AAC, WMA, M4A, XMF, 3GA, MMF, MIDI, WAV, AMR [159] | ||
Video Playback | H.264 AVC, MPEG-4, M-JPEG | H.263, H.264 AVC, MPEG-4 SP, DivX, XviD, VP8 [158] | MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 | H.263, H.264, WMV, MPEG4, MPEG4@ HD 720p 30fps, DivX, XviD | MP4, WMV, H.263, H.264, DivX, WMV, XviD, 3gp | H.263, H.264, WMV, MPEG4, MPEG4@ HD 720p 30fps, MKV, DivX, XviD | All (some require optional debian packages) | WMV, ASF, MP4, 3GP, AVI [159] | ||
Media Player Fine Scrubbing | Yes[160] | No[161], but there are 3rd party apps[162] | No | ? | 7.10.7720.0+[163] | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Media Player Double Speed Playing | Only Audio Podcasts[164] | No[165], but possible with 3rd party software[166] | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Turn-by-turn GPS | 3rd Party software | Google Maps Navigation (will not work with limited phone coverage)[167] or 3rd Party software | Carrier software, 3rd Party Software | 3rd Party Software | 3rd Party software[168] and 7.10.7720.0+[169] | 3rd Party Software | 3rd Party Software, free global Nokia Ovi Maps | 3rd Party Software, Nokia Ovi Maps | Samsung LBS (Route 66)) | |
Video out | VGA, up to 576p,480p | 1080p on select devices | No | Play To[170] | None | Nokia AV Out (PAL/NTSC), HDMI | Nokia AV Out (PAL/NTSC) | DLNA | ||
Multitasking | Yes[171] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Tombstoning[172] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2+[121] |
Desktop interactive widgets | No | Yes | Yes via homebrew | Yes | Yes (through "live tiles") | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Bluetooth keyboard | Yes[173] | No[174], but there is 3rd party software[175] | Yes (in version 2.0 or higher) | Yes | No[176] | Yes | Yes | Yes, with plugins | ? | ? |
Videoconference front video camera | Yes (Currently iPhone 4 and iPod Touch 4 Only) | Yes (Hardware Currently Available on Some Models) | Yes (Pre3 and TouchPad only) | No | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Bluetooth file transfer | No[177] | Yes[178] | Yes via homebrew | Yes | No[151] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
Voice over IP | 3rd Party (like Skype) | Yes (SIP)[179] or 3rd Party (like Skype) | Yes[180] | 3rd party (like fring) | 7.10.7720.0+[181] | 3rd party[182] | Yes (SIP) or 3rd Party (like Skype) | Yes (SIP)[183] | ? | No[184] |
SSH[clarification needed] | Jailbreaking Required and OpenSSH Installed (free from Cydia Application) | Yes | Yes via homebrew | No | No | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? |
OpenVPN | ? | No, but possible with 3rd party firmware[185] | Yes | Remote Desktop | ? | Yes | Yes(3rd Party Software) | Yes | Yes | ? |
WPA PEAP | Yes[186] | Yes[187] | Yes[188] | ? | Yes[189] | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Remote Frame Buffer | ? | Yes[190] | Yes via homebrew[191] | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? |
Screenshot | Yes[192] | On select devices[193] or Root required and 3rd-party apps[194][195] | Yes | Yes[196] | 7.10.7720.0+[197] Possible through homebrew or SDK.[198][199] | Yes (3rd Party Software) | Yes[200] | Yes | ? | Yes |
GPU Accelerated GUI | Yes | 3.0+[201] | Partially (in Enyo apps) | No | Yes[202] | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
Official SDK platform(s) | Mac OS X | Multiplatform[203] | Multiplatform | Windows | Windows | Windows | Windows/Multiplatform (Qt) | GNU/Linux[204] | GNU/Linux | Windows |
Extra cost to develop | $99/year[205] | Free (25$ once to offer it on the Android Market[206]) | Free [207] | Free | Free (99$/year to offer it on the Windows Phone Marketplace[208]) | ? | Free (1€ once to offer it in the Ovi Store[209] | Free | Free | ? |
Feature | iOS | Android | webOS | Windows Mobile | Windows Phone 7 | BlackBerry OS | Symbian | Maemo | MeeGo | bada |
See also
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- ^ webOS backup utility in the works
- ^ Complete Windows Phone 7 Backup
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- ^ Android Issue 4471: Downloadable maps for offline navigation/location
- ^ http://mobilitydigest.com/turn-by-turn-directions-comes-to-windows-phone-via-a-to-b-free/
- ^ http://www.wpcentral.com/turn-by-turn-directions-voice-text-bing-audio-vision-all-coming-wp7-mango
- ^ http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/22/lg-optimus-7-review/
- ^ Geek 101: Android and iOS Multitasking Compared
- ^ http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/alex_golesh/archive/2010/07/14/silverlight-for-windows-phone-7-tombstoning.aspx
- ^ Finally, Bluetooth keyboard support for the iPhone
- ^ Android Issue 1147: RFE: Support for external keyboard, mouse
- ^ KeyPro - Bluetooth keyboard manager, 12/09/09
- ^ Bluetooth Keyboards On Windows Phone 7
- ^ Apple Support Communities > Peripherals > Bluetooth > Discussions > Bluetooth file transfer
- ^ Android Issue 1725: Bluetooth File Transfer
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- ^ [9]
- ^ http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/13/microsofts-joe-belfiore-confirms-skype-coming-to-windows-phone/
- ^ The Best BlackBerry VoIP Apps & Services
- ^ Internet Communications Software Update for N800: Development version
- ^ bada VoIP applications finally allowed
- ^ [10]
- ^ [11]
- ^ Android Issue 1386: Feature req: support WPA2-Enterprise with EAP extensions
- ^ [12]
- ^ Wireless EAP-TLS Authentication on Windows Phone 7
- ^ [13]
- ^ [14]
- ^ Screenshot#iOS
- ^ [15]
- ^ Android Issue 6547: Screen shots
- ^ Screenshot-it
- ^ How to make Windows Mobile screenshots?
- ^ http://itsalltech.com/2011/04/13/microsoft-demoes-next-windows-phone-7-update-updates-on-app-numbers/
- ^ Take a screenshot on Windows Phone 7
- ^ http://wmpoweruser.com/home-brew-delivers-againscreen-shot-functionality-arrive-on-the-htc-hd7/
- ^ Screenshot for Symbian OS
- ^ Stewart Mitchell, "Android lets developers work closer to the metal", PC Pro, 11/02/11
- ^ http://www.anandtech.com/show/2969/windows-phone-7-series-the-anandtech-guide/13
- ^ http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
- ^ http://wiki.maemo.org/Documentation/Maemo_5_Final_SDK_Installation#Installing_Maemo_5_SDK_using_GUI_Installer
- ^ iOS Developer Program - Apple Developer
- ^ [16]
- ^ [17]
- ^ [18]
- ^ [19]