Linux for mobile devices
As can be learned from the article Linux range of use, Linux kernel-based operating systems are ubiquitously found on diverse hardware platforms. This article, Linux for mobile devices, is about the use of Linux kernel-based operating systems on all sorts of mobile devices, whose primary or only Human interface device (HID) is a touchscreen.
This mainly comprises smartphones and tablet computers, but also some mobile phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs) portable media players that come with a touchscreen separately.
Lists
Operating systems
Maemo Timeline
This is a list of many Linux kernel-based operating systems used on mobile devices. They differ from one another in parts of the middleware or the entire middleware, and in that they employ individual UIs.
- Android (operating system)
- webOS
- Maemo
- Moblin
- MeeGo
- Tizen
- Sailfish OS
- Firefox OS
- Openmoko Linux
- OpenZaurus
- Bada
- Ubuntu Touch
- Ubuntu Mobile
- SHR (operating system)
Middlewares
- BusyBox – small footprint alternative to GNU Core Utilities, under GNU GPLv2
- Toybox – BSD licenseed alternative to BusyBox
- mer
- Smart Common Input Method
- Maliit
- Intelligent Input Bus
- Uim
- Fcitx
UI
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