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 ...

Huawei has decided to eschew its Android-based mobile OS and go the route of Apple and Google, which is to create its own grassroots operating system called HarmonyOS 5.0, also known as HarmonyOS Next ...

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 ...

Discover which mobile OS excels in speed, multitasking, gaming, and user experience in this detailed comparison.

India unveiled a mobile operating system, developed at one of its top engineering colleges, which it claimed was more secure than Alphabet Inc.’s Android and designed to be used in businesses and high ...

Having first been released in 2008, Android has grown into the world’s leading mobile operating system, powering billions of devices globally. Initially developed by Android Inc., Google acquired the ...

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 ...