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Mobile Operating Systems - TSV
Mobile operating systems are software that control mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets, and smartwatches. The current market is dominated by Google's Android and Apple's iOS, which together account for approximately 99% of the global smartphone market. Other operating systems include Huawei's HarmonyOS, KaiOS for feature phones, and Samsung's Tizen, which target specific use cases and markets. Each OS has its own ecosystem, app store, and security features, significantly impacting the user experience.
mobile OS
smartphone
Android
iOS
operating system
HarmonyOS
KaiOS
Tizen
code slug name description developer latestVersion license marketShare releaseYear
01 android Android An open-source mobile operating system developed by Google. Google Android 16 Apache 2.0 ~72% 2008
02 ios iOS A mobile operating system developed by Apple exclusively for iPhone. Apple iOS 26 Proprietary ~28% 2007
03 harmonyos HarmonyOS A mobile operating system with distributed architecture developed by Huawei. Huawei HarmonyOS NEXT Proprietary ~17% (China only) 2019
04 kaios KaiOS A lightweight mobile operating system for feature phones. KaiOS Technologies KaiOS 3.1 Proprietary ~0.02% 2017
05 tizen Tizen A Linux-based open-source OS jointly developed by Samsung and Intel. Samsung/Intel Tizen 8.0 Open Source <0.1% 2012
06 grapheneos GrapheneOS An Android-based OS focused on privacy and security. GrapheneOS Project GrapheneOS 2025 Open Source <0.01% 2019
07 calyxos CalyxOS An Android-based open-source OS emphasizing privacy protection. Calyx Institute CalyxOS 6 Open Source <0.01% 2020
08 sailfish-os Sailfish OS A Linux-based mobile OS with gesture-based operation developed by Jolla. Jolla Sailfish OS 5 Hybrid <0.01% 2013
09 ubuntu-touch Ubuntu Touch A Linux-based mobile OS developed by Canonical. UBports Foundation Ubuntu Touch 20.04 Open Source <0.01% 2013
10 pureos PureOS A Linux-based OS focused on privacy developed by Purism. Purism PureOS 11 Open Source <0.01% 2017