Google's Android mobile operating system is open source, which means anyone can, in theory, build their own mobile operating system based on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). Why, then, are ...

Two mobile operating systems currently comprise nearly 100% of the global smartphone market. Building one is hard, and for most phone makers, there are better uses of resources, especially when ...

Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS are the two operating systems used in almost every smartphone and tablet today. But it seems India wants to challenge the two behemoths with its own mobile OS. Indian ...

Mobile operating systems are the backbone of our digital lives, shaping how we interact with our devices and the world around us. With the release of iOS 18, One UI 7, Android 15, HyperOS 2, ColorOS ...

Sareena was a senior editor for CNET covering the mobile beat, including device reviews. She is a seasoned multimedia journalist with more than a decade's worth of experience producing stories for ...

GrapheneOS is a secure take on Android. With stronger sandboxing, this mobile OS is rock solid. The installation isn't exactly easy, but it's worth the effort. Recently, I decided it was time to give ...

Google’s Android will edge out Research In Motion’s BlackBerry and Apple’s iOS for all of 2010 to become the second-best-selling mobile operating system globally behind Nokia’s Symbian, according to ...

If you're an Android user, you'll need to know how to use Google's latest mobile operating system. Check out this cheat sheet to find out how to use Android 13. On August 15, 2022, Google released the ...

Apple took the wraps off iOS 7, the mobile operating system that runs iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch, today at its World Wide Developer Conference. “It’s unbelievable, gorgeous,” said Apple’s Craig ...