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The Evolution of Mobile Operating Systems: From Past to Present

Evolution of Mobile OS: From Past to Present
In 2005, Google bought Android, and acquired the original company. It went through a long evolution, and today it is the leading mobile OS system worldwide with over 70% market share.
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Smart devices have transformed today’s lifestyle.  Smartphones have been creating revolutions year after year. Let us go through the fascinating journey of smartphones from the past to the present.

First Mobile Phone

According to reports, the first ever phone call was made ten years back with a prototype of the DynaTAC Model, the first handheld mobile phone in the market, which was released after ten years. But if we go to history the first ever mobile phone was launched in 1908, when a patent was issued for a wireless telephone.

This modern world is a completely technology-dominated era, and technology has developed in many sectors, but it has had more impact on mobile phones.

The Rise of iOS/iPhone

iPhone, being launched in 2007, has always been at a hype about the new features and revolution it brings, in every new version. But internationally old brands like Nokia have maintained their image more than those from Apple. But again, when we came to the iPhone when it was launched in 2007, nobody had thought that it would have such huge sales more than Nokia in just four years.

Smartphone Privacy and Security

The technological development in iPhone and other Android smartphones has helped people make connections with their loved ones. But we cannot ignore the fact that there are pros and cons to smartphones. Many times, smartphones are not able to provide privacy and security to people like location tracking, etc. Everything has a positive as well as negative side; the same goes for smartphones too. Technological advancements are made to bring positivity to an individual’s life, but it has some negative effects too! It is always important for all iPhone users as well as Android users, to check their privacy settings always to ensure their own safety.

Increase in AI Features in Mobile

Introducing MobileGPT

The use of mobile GPT has transformed the use of WhatsApp by enabling GPT-3.5-turbo and GPT-4 OpenAI models in WhatsApp conversations. MobileGPT takes your WhatsApp conversation to the next level and increases your conversations by adding new features and functions to the conversation. It helps you to create AI-generated documents, images, and much more, within no time. It also works as a personal tutor, and guide, and even resolves your problems. MobileGPT is an interesting feature, that saves your time, and works as a guide and a teacher too.

Phones with New Form

In the year 2023, Samsung launched its first premium fold phone. Unfortunately, it couldn’t grow its sales because the folding feature became a hindrance due to dust getting crunched into it.

The Current and Future Scenario of Mobile Phones

In the coming years, the use of mobile phones is going to increase as compared to the current scenario. In certain aspects, technology has developed in mobile phones over the years and will be developing rapidly in the future. One of the fresh features in smartphones is the feature of under-display cameras. Currently, Samsung is the sole smartphone manufacturer that can launch mobile phones with an under-display camera feature. The journey of this feature started with Galaxy Z Fold 3, and three years later it got a new version Galaxy Z Fold 5.

Conclusion

The evolution of smartphones reflects the drastic change in technology from the early days to today’s modern and smart generation. As we continue to witness innovations, mobile operating systems will create a revolution in the future.

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Ishani Mohanty

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