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This is a list of mobile phones with open source operating systems.

Notes

All commercially available mobile phones have proprietary baseband (GSM module) firmware.[1] OsmocomBB is open source GSM baseband firmware.

Android-based devices do not appear on this list because of the heavy use of proprietary components, particularly drivers and applications.[2][3][4] There are numerous versions of Android, such as Cyanogenmod and Replicant operating system that can be installed on a large number of phones after-market.

Most devices use proprietary drivers even when using open operating systems.[5][3][6]

WebOS was initially available only under a proprietary license but the source code was later released under a free license by HP. Still, Open WebOS will not run on all WebOS devices.

Sailfish OS is a proprietary user interface atop the Mer software distribution.

Ships with Open OS and Apps

Note that unless a link to the source is provided these devise OSs are only based on open source but are not open themselves.

Organization Model Mobile operating system Source Release date Current state
Nokia N900 Maemo 5 (Fremantle) ? 2009-11-11 Discontinued
Nokia N950 (available to developers only) MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan ? 2011 Discontinued
Nokia N9 MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan ? 2011 Discontinued
OpenMoko Neo 1973 (code name GTA01) Openmoko Linux, Qtopia (both Linux-based) ? 2007-07-09 Discontinued
OpenMoko Neo FreeRunner (code name GTA02) Openmoko Linux, Qt Extended, Debian, SHR (Stable Hybrid Release), Android, Gentoo (all Linux-based), Inferno ? 2008-06-24 Discontinued
Golden Delicious, GmbH GTA04 QtMoko, Debian, SHR (Stable Hybrid Release), Android ? 2012-04 Cancelled
Aava mobile Developer phone MeeGo ? 2011 Discontinued (available to developers only)
Tizen Association Samsung Z1, Z3 Tizen Tizen Site 2013 Available
GeeksPhone Keon Firefox OS ? 2013-04-23 Discontinued
GeeksPhone Peak Firefox OS ? 2013-04-23 Discontinued
GeeksPhone Peak+ Firefox OS ? Cancelled[7]
GeeksPhone Revolution Cyanogen ? locked boot loader prevents other OSs 2014 Available
ZTE Open Firefox OS ? 2013-07 Discontinued
Alcatel One Touch Fire Firefox OS ? 2013-07 Discontinued
BQ BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition Ubuntu, Android ? 2015-02 Available
BQ BQ Aquaris E5 HD Ubuntu Edition Ubuntu, Android ? 2015-06 Available
Meizu Meizu MX4 Ubuntu, Android ? 2015-07 Partial only in the EU

See also

References

  1. ^ Welte, Harald (2010-02-05). "OsmocomBB Project Rationale". Retrieved 2013-09-26. Every mobile device that is connected to a cellular network runs some kind of baseband processor with highly proprietary and closed-source firmware.
  2. ^ Android (operating system)#Licensing "drivers and firmware vital for the proper functioning of Android devices are usually proprietary"
  3. ^ a b Stallman, Richard (2011-09-19). "Is Android really free software? – Google's smartphone code is often described as 'open' or 'free' – but when examined by the Free Software Foundation, it starts to look like something different". The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-09-09. the software of Android versions 1 and 2 was mostly developed by Google; Google released it under the Apache 2.0 license, which is a lax free software license without copyleft. ... The version of Linux included in Android is not entirely free software, since it contains non-free "binary blobs"... Android is very different from the GNU/Linux operating system because it contains very little of GNU.
  4. ^ Stallman, Richard (2012-08-05). "Android and Users' Freedom – Support the Free Your Android campaign". gnu.org. Retrieved 2012-09-09. Even though the Android phones of today are considerably less bad than Apple or Windows smartphones, they cannot be said to respect your freedom.
  5. ^ Android (operating system)#Licensing "drivers and firmware vital for the proper functioning of Android devices are usually proprietary"
  6. ^ Stallman, Richard (2012-08-05). "Android and Users' Freedom – Support the Free Your Android campaign". gnu.org. Retrieved 2012-09-09. Even though the Android phones of today are considerably less bad than Apple or Windows smartphones, they cannot be said to respect your freedom.
  7. ^ "Peak+ cancellation". 28 November 2013.


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