What are the functions and features of Mobile Operating Systems?

Answer 1

mobile devices are multi-functional devices capable of hosting a broad range of applications for both business and consumer use. PDAs and the ever-growing category of smart phones allow people to access the internet for e-mail, instant messaging, text messaging and Web browsing, as well as work documents, contact lists and more. mobile device is used to mean a wide range of consumer electronics. Usually mobile device is used to describe the devices that can connect to the Internet.

Mobile Operating Systems (Mobile OS)Like a computer operating system, a mobile operating system is the software platform on top of which other programs run. When you purchase a mobile device, the manufacturer will have chosen the operating system for that specific device.The operating system is responsible for determining the functions and features available on your device, such as thumbwheel, keyboards, WAP, synchronization with applications, e-mail, text messaging and more.

Functions of mobile operating systems are

Symbian OSSymbian OS has become a standard operating system for smartphone.The Symbian OS is designed for the specific requirements of 2.5G and 3G mobile phones. Windows MobileThe Windows Mobile platform is available on a variety of devices from a variety of wireless operators. find Windows Mobile software on Dell, HP, Motorola, Palm and i-mate products. Palm OShe Palm OS platform has provided mobile devices with essential business tools, as well as capability to access the Internet via a wireless connection.

Top 5 mobile OS features

iOS- Tap title bar to scroll to top of the window.

The small screens on mobile devices mean a lot of scrolling down long windows, and on most of them that means having to scroll back up to the top of the page.

Android- Double-tap home screen button to see thumbnail previews of all home screens.

It varies from gadget to gadget, but it's not unusual to have as many as seven home screens that can hold all sorts of widgets and icons. While not every gadget enables the ability to double-tap the home button and see thumbnails of all of the home screens floating on the display, most do, or you can use third party launchers that add the feature.

iOS/ webOS- Take screenshots with key combinations.

The usefulness of this feature is quickly apparent when you use gadgets/platforms that can't do this. Android has long needed this, and finally catches up to the other two with Ice Cream Sandwich.

Android/ iOS- Drag app icons on top of another to organize them into folders.

One of the nicest features of Android is the multiple home screens that can be customized as desired.

iOS- Notification Center settings.

Android pioneered a good method for displaying notifications when they arrive, but the settings to control what is displayed is buried inside each app. Apple finally added good notifications to iOS5, and as they usually do they made them better. Most useful to me is the ability to control what notifications are displayed (and how) in the main Settings section.