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Comment: Also WP:CITEKILL. Generally only one source is need to support a fact so you need to severely trim them and also unclear what the topic of list is. The title says "not based on AOSP or Android" but the lead says " iOS of Apple and Android/AOSP of Google." S0091 (talk) 19:44, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
List of mobile operating systems, for smartphones, tablets or others ARM-devices, being independent of the two main mobile's systems, iOS of Apple and Android/AOSP of Google.
Name | First release | Last release | Based on | Targeted device | Number of supported devices | Current status | Source | Additional information |
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Bada | 2010 | 2013 | Linux from Scratch | Samsung Galaxy Wave range | >50 | Abandonned | mixed proprietary/closed source and OSS | First attempt of mobile OS of Samsung before being replaced by Androïd |
Droidian[1] | 2020 | 2024 | Mobian | PinePhone and other devices | 1 | In developpment | fully OSS | Aims to adapt Mobian to the larger number of devices |
Manjaro[2][3][4] | 2021 | 2024 | Linux from Scratch | PinePhone | ? | In developpment | fully OSS | Default OS of PinePhone |
Mer Mobile[5][6][7], Maemo[8][9][10][11], Meego[12][13][14][15][16] Projects | 2011 | Linux from Scratch | Various devices | ? | partially abandonned | fully OSS | Used as roots for others OSS projects (eg SailfishOS) | |
Mobian[17][18][19] | 2020 | 2024 | Debian[20] | PinePhone | <10 | In developpment | fully OSS | Adaptation of Debian for PinePhone |
OpenMoko[21][22][23][24] | 2007 | 2009 | Ångström distribution | Openmoko Neo 1973, Neo FreeRunner | 2 | Abandonned | fully OSS | Abandonned, OpenMoko first smartphones based on Linux, released before 2010 |
PlasmaMobile[25][26][27][28] | 2015 | 2024 | ? | In developpment | fully OSS | Pproject of both entire Operating System and Graphical User Interface | ||
Postmarketos[29][30][31] | 2017 | 2024 | Alpine Linux[32] | Various devices, adapted to several vendors | >100 | In developpment | fully OSS | Aiming to adapt mainline Linux Kernel to the larger number of devices |
PureOS[33][34][35] | 2017 | 2024 | Debian-based | Librem[36][37] | <10 | In developpment | mixed proprietary/closed source and OSS | Restricted to Purism manufacturer products (phone, tablet, computer) |
SailfishOS[38][39][40] | 2013 | 2024 | Mer, Maemo, Moblin[41][42][43] | Jolla phones, Xperia phones, few ports to general devices | <50 | In developpment | mixed proprietary/closed source and OSS | By ex engineers of Nokia ; partially based on Mer operating system (Jolla and Sony Xperia) |
Tizen[44][45][46] | 2012 | 2023 | Partially based on it's predecessor Bada | Embedded devices (tablets, tv, watches) | ? | In developpment | mixed proprietary/closed source and OSS | Ex OS project of Samsung for Wave devices, before being replaced by Androïd on Galaxy range |
Ubuntu Touch[47][48][49][50][51] / UBPorts[52][53] | 2011 | 2024 | Ubuntu | Tablets and phones | <50 | In developpment | fully OSS | Developped by UBports community |
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