In today’s global market of mobiles and computers operating system most are dominated by three big companies i.e. Google, Apple and Microsoft. Google’s Android OS is used in 54.16% devices, Apple’s IOS in 12.37% and Microsoft’s Windows is used in 11.79% while remaining use some other operating system like India’s own operating system bharos.
India is gradually trying to decrease its dependency on China and western countries in terms of operating systems. In 2023 Indian government started developing their mobile operating system named IndOS to give competition to Android and IOS operating system before bharos mobile operating system, Indian government in 2015 also launched their operating system called Bharat Operating System Solutions commonly referred to as BOSS for computers which is still under development.
But before IndOS, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT) and JandK Operations Private Limited made efforts and created a Software called BharOS, which was tested by Union Minister for Communications, Electronics and by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and funded by the central government.
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BharOS mobile operating system
BharOS operating system is an Android Open Source Project (ASOP) which is an open platform from Google, where you can develop an operating system according to your requirement which does not make BharOS a complete indigenous operating system as it is developed under an android open source project. Till now there is no google play like store in BharOs for downloading applications, you have to download from online available Apk files.
Advantages of operating system bharOS
- BharOS operating system mobile will provide freedom to users and more cyber security than Android.
- There will be no pre-installed applications like we used to get when we purchased a new mobile from google.
- It will drain less battery.
- Bharos mobile operating system will also receive NOTA updates like the android operating system. In NOTA updates are automatically downloaded and installed on the device like security patches.
- It will also have their own Private App Store Services (PASS) which will only have those applications which passes, a trustworthy application test.
Drawbacks Of bharos operating System mobile
- Currently BharOS mobile operating system is not available for the general public.
- Bharos operating system download is not available on any website and domain.
- Only available to some organizations for security reasons but in future developers are planning to work with aims, private industries and telecom service providers to increase their usage.
Conclusion
As bharos mobile operating system not available to the general public, we can’t review all features, how user friendly their interface will be, what features it will have in settings, widgets and more. There are many operating systems which are developed under android open source projects like Amazon developed their operating system for firestick devices, Ola s1 pro also developed their moveOS which is quite good. The question that arises is that it is based on Android Open Source project so how it will reduce the dependency on foreign OS.
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FAQs
Is BharOS better than Android?
It is developed on Google’s Android Open Source Project, mainly focused on privacy and security and doesn’t come with pre-installed apps like Google.
Who made BharOS?
IIT Madras director, Prof V Kamakoti (left) and JandK operations director Karthik Ayyar made BharOs.
Is BharOS based on Android?
It is developed on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP).
