Every Major Phone OS Explained | Symbian OS, Windows Phone, iOS, Android, One UI — Transcript

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1. 0:00This is every major phone operating
2. 0:01system explained. Palm OS. Palm OS is
3. 0:05one of the earliest operating systems
4. 0:07designed for smart mobile devices. First
5. 0:09introduced back in the 1990s, it was
6. 0:11originally developed for PDAs and later
7. 0:13adapted for some of the first
8. 0:14smartphones. The system was easy to use
9. 0:16and very lightweight with low resource
10. 0:19consumption. However, it failed to
11. 0:20evolve at the pace of the mobile
12. 0:22industry and [music] was officially
13. 0:23discontinued in 2011. Symbian OS. Before
14. 0:27the modern smartphone era even existed,
15. 0:29Symbian was the most widely used mobile
16. 0:31operating system in the world.
17. 0:34Introduced in the late 1990s and
18. 0:35extremely popular throughout the 2000s,
19. 0:38Symbian was primarily used on Nokia
20. 0:40phones, but it was also adopted by
21. 0:42several other manufacturers. The system
22. 0:44was originally designed for button-based
23. 0:46phones, offering basic multitasking and
24. 0:48simple applications. Although
25. 0:49touchscreen support was added later on,
26. 0:51its complex architecture and unintuitive
27. 0:53interaction model were never truly built
28. 0:55for a modern touchf first experience. As
29. 0:58a result, Symbion was officially
30. 1:00abandoned around 2014. BlackBerry OS.
31. 1:03BlackBerry OS has its roots in
32. 1:05BlackBerry Pagers, quickly becoming the
33. 1:07standard for business communication in
34. 1:08the early 2000s. The first phones
35. 1:11running BlackBerry OS appeared in 2002,
36. 1:13introducing real-time push email,
37. 1:15advanced multitasking, and centralized
38. 1:18control through proprietary server
39. 1:19infrastructure. However, its design,
40. 1:22heavily focused on physical keyboards,
41. 1:24made it difficult to adapt to the
42. 1:25touchscreen era. Still, if you remember
43. 1:27how satisfying it was to type on a
44. 1:29BlackBerry, let us know in the comments.
45. 1:31As a result, the system struggled to
46. 1:33transition toward touchscreen interfaces
47. 1:35and modern multimedia applications. In
48. 1:372013, BlackBerry attempted a reset with
49. 1:39BlackBerry 10, a new gesture-based
50. 1:42operating system designed specifically
51. 1:43for touchscreens, but its late launch
52. 1:45and the lack of applications ultimately
53. 1:47led to the platform's permanent decline.
54. 1:50Windows [music] Phone. Microsoft entered
55. 1:52the mobile market in the early 2000s
56. 1:54with Windows Mobile, an operating system
57. 1:57derived from Windows CE, originally
58. 1:59designed for PDAs and stylus-driven
59. 2:01devices. Although it offered advanced
60. 2:03features and strong integration with the
61. 2:04Microsoft ecosystem, the experience felt
62. 2:07closer to a miniaturized PC than to a
63. 2:09modern smartphone. As a result, in 2010,
64. 2:12Microsoft relaunched the platform under
65. 2:14the name Windows Phone, introducing a
66. 2:16completely new user interface based on
67. 2:18live tiles. The system was smooth and
68. 2:20well optimized, but the limited app
69. 2:22ecosystem and low developer interest
70. 2:24significantly restricted its adoption.
71. 2:26In 2015, Microsoft attempted one final
72. 2:29transition with Windows 10 Mobile, but
73. 2:31the platform was officially discontinued
74. 2:33in 2017.
75. 2:35iOS. iOS is the mobile operating system
76. 2:38developed by Apple. First released in
77. 2:402007 alongside the original iPhone.
78. 2:42Initially known as iPhone OS, iOS was
79. 2:45built from the ground up for touchscreen
80. 2:46interaction with no physical keyboard or
81. 2:49stylus, completely redefining how a
82. 2:51smartphone is used. iOS is well known
83. 2:53for being a closed operating system
84. 2:55developed exclusively for Apple
85. 2:57hardware. This approach allows for very
86. 2:59tight integration between software and
87. 3:00internal components. Updates are
88. 3:02delivered directly by Apple and roll out
89. 3:04simultaneously to all supported devices,
90. 3:06effectively eliminating fragmentation.
91. 3:09The platform prioritizes stability,
92. 3:11performance, and security, often at the
93. 3:13expense of advanced customization. In
94. 3:15addition, iOS introduced several
95. 3:16concepts that later became industry
96. 3:18standards, such as the modern
97. 3:20touch-based interface, a centralized app
98. 3:22store, and a tightly controlled
99. 3:23application ecosystem. This model helped
100. 3:25define the modern smartphone and
101. 3:27directly influence the emergence and
102. 3:29evolution of Android. Android is a
103. 3:32mobile operating system developed by
104. 3:33Google. The platform is built on the
105. 3:35Linux kernel on top of which Google
106. 3:37developed its own software framework,
107. 3:39user interface, and application
108. 3:40ecosystem. Pure Android in its
109. 3:43completely unmodified form is available
110. 3:45on Google's Pixel smartphones. Other
111. 3:47brands such as Nokia, Motorola or Sony
112. 3:49use versions that are very close to
113. 3:51stock Android with only minor
114. 3:53proprietary tweaks. The main advantages
115. 3:55of stock Android include fast updates,
116. 3:57an intuitive interface, strong
117. 3:59stability, and the absence of
118. 4:00manufacturer imposed bloatware. Android
119. 4:03is distributed as open-source software,
120. 4:05meaning manufacturers are free to use
121. 4:07the core codebase to create their own
122. 4:09implementations. On a global scale,
123. 4:11Android is the most widely used mobile
124. 4:14operating system. It runs on billions of
125. 4:16devices ranging from affordable
126. 4:17smartphones to cutting edge flagship
127. 4:19models and is present in nearly every
128. 4:21market worldwide. Its popularity is
129. 4:24driven by broad compatibility, a high
130. 4:26degree of customization freedom, and a
131. 4:27massive application ecosystem available
132. 4:30through Google Play. Because Android is
133. 4:32distributed as open-source software,
134. 4:34numerous custom interfaces and software
135. 4:36derivatives have been developed on top
136. 4:37of it. These are created by different
137. 4:39manufacturers to differentiate their
138. 4:41devices and to add proprietary features.
139. 4:43Thus, we have 1 UI. [music]
140. 4:46One UI is Samsung's custom interface
141. 4:48built on top of Android. It
142. 4:50significantly changes the systems visual
143. 4:52design and structure with a strong focus
144. 4:54on ergonomics, one-handed usability, and
145. 4:56deep integration with the Samsung
146. 4:58ecosystem. Although it is still based on
147. 5:00Android at its core, the overall user
148. 5:02experience is clearly distinct. MIUI
149. 5:05MIUI is Xiaomi's Android-based interface
150. 5:08used on its smartphones and mobile
151. 5:09devices from 2010 until 2024, replaced
152. 5:12by Xiaomi HyperOS. [music] It offers a
153. 5:15cleaner interface, faster app loading,
154. 5:17and established connectivity between
155. 5:18devices. [music]
156. 5:19It feels like I've seen something like
157. 5:21this before.
158. 5:23Oxygen OS. Oxygen OS is the interface
159. 5:26originally associated with OnePlus. In
160. 5:29its early days, it was very close to
161. 5:30stock Android. Over time, however, it
162. 5:33evolved by integrating elements from
163. 5:34Color OS, the system developed by OPPO,
164. 5:37resulting in a more complex experience
165. 5:39that is noticeably different from
166. 5:40standard Android. Color OS. Color OS is
167. 5:44OPPO's modified Android platform focused
168. 5:46on animations, smart features, and
169. 5:48aggressive battery optimizations.
170. 5:51MUI. MUI was Huawei's Android-based
171. 5:54interface until 2019. After losing
172. 5:57access to Google services, Huawei began
173. 5:59transitioning to Harmony OS, its own
174. 6:01operating system, which in certain
175. 6:03versions still maintains compatibility
176. 6:05with Android applications.
177. 6:07What was the first phone operating
178. 6:09system you ever used? Tell us in the
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