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OPhone

OPhone
DeveloperOPhone Software Developers Network
Working stateNo longer supported
Source modelOpen source
Initial release2 August 2009; 16 years ago (2009-08-02)
Latest releaseOPhone 2.5 / 22 April 2011; 14 years ago (2011-04-22)[1][2]
Supported platformsARM, MIPS, Power ISA, x86
Kernel typeMonolithic (Linux)
LicenseApache 2.0 and GPLv2[3]
Official websiteweb.archive.org/web/20130524223043/http://www.ophonesdn.com/

OPhone (also known as OPhone OS, and sometimes called OMS, short for Open Mobile System), was a mobile operating system running on the Linux kernel and based on early versions of Android. The operating system was developed for China Mobile by software firm Borqs.[4]

History

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OPhone was a smartphone software platform developed by China Mobile and based on the Linux kernel and Android operating system. OPhone was based on open source software and mobile internet technologies. Android was modified for local Chinese markets by China Mobile's OPhone Software Developers Network.[5][6]

The system provided a limited mobile internet experience using China Mobile's proprietary TD-SCDMA (3G) network and its GSM (2G) network.

Devices

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The OPhone operating system has only appeared on China Mobile phones, and a modified version of OMS appeared on other carriers as Android+, also developed and maintained by Borqs.[7]

The first publicly released device to feature the operating system was Lenovo O1, a collaboration between China Mobile and Lenovo.[8][9]

Software development

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In 2009 Q1, the 1.0 version was released, corresponding to Android 1.0.[6][10]

In 2009 Q4, the 1.5 version was released, corresponding to Android 1.5 (Cupcake).[6]

In 2010 Q2, the 2.0 version was released, corresponding to Android 2.1 (Eclair).[6] According to a Sina Tech release,[11] this iteration would include support for the Windows Mobile API framework.[12][8] By April 2010, around 600 apps were developed specifically for OPhones.[13]

In 2011 Q1, the 2.5 version was released, corresponding to Android 2.2 (Froyo).[6] This was the last confirmed release of the operating system, which has not received updates since then.

References

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  1. ^ "OPhone 2.5系统发布 播思：具自主知识产权". 康钊 (in Chinese). 山寨机. Archived from the original on 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2011-09-08.
  2. ^ "China Mobile Unveils OPhone 2.5". TMCnet. April 22, 2011.
  3. ^ "Licenses". Android Open Source Project. Open Handset Alliance. Archived from the original on October 22, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
  4. ^ "Borqs to Launch OPhone 3.0 in Q1 2012". Marbridge Consulting Daily Report. June 8, 2011.
  5. ^ "China Mobile Ophone hopes". Zheng Lifei. China Daily. September 1, 2009.
  6. ^ a b c d e "OPhone OS介绍" (in Chinese). OPhone SDN. Archived from the original on September 17, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  7. ^ "China's OPhone to find its way to US as Android+". Megan Ko. Computer World. May 28, 2010. Archived from the original on June 6, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
  8. ^ a b "联想O1参数,功能,性能,规格,配置_新浪手机". 新浪网. Archived from the original on September 25, 2024. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  9. ^ "联想发布首款3G OPhone手机O1(图)_手机_科技时代_新浪网". 新浪网. Archived from the original on September 28, 2024. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  10. ^ "OPhone SDK 1.5新特性及API变化" (Press release) (in Chinese). OPhone SDN. November 5, 2009. Archived from the original on November 19, 2009.
  11. ^ "中国移动将面向LTE推OPhone 2.0版本" (in Chinese). Sina Tech. August 31, 2009.
  12. ^ "China Mobile's OMS 2.0 Android OS supports Windows Mobile APIs. What's that?". Mobile Tech World. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  13. ^ "China Mobile to Improve Smartphone OS With New Alliance". Michael Kan. PCWorld. Dec 13, 2010.
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