“De-Googling is the practice of intentionally reducing or eliminating the use of Google products and services in your life. This movement is driven by concerns about privacy, data collection, and the ...

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 ...

Back in 2013, when the iPhone and Android had cornered the smartphone market, a plucky new mobile operating system showed up that promised to bring a new kind of smartphone. One that was entirely ...

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 ...

It is one of the key decisions to make when being a smartphone user-to pick between Android and iOS. Each of the two operating systems has its strengths, and you can use knowledge about the ...

Verizon Wireless today declared Linux as its mobile operating system of choice and said it would introduce Linux-based phones developed through the LiMo Foundation in the U.S. in 2009. Kyle Malady, ...

Products from established companies, as well as new hardware entrants, are embedding generative AI into operating systems. Just as modern operating systems simplified direct interaction with computing ...

Chinese tech giant Huawei announced the official launch of HarmonyOS NEXT at a launch event on October 22. The HarmonyOS Next is the 5.0 version of Huawei's self-developed mobile operating system (OS) ...

Apple's new mobile operating system, iOS 26, will be released as a free update on Monday, Sept. 15. Apple is changing its OS naming convention to match the year, skipping from iOS 18 to iOS 26. iPhone ...

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 ...