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This is a comparison of mobile operating systems that are no longer actively developed (by their original vendor).

This list was pulled from this revision of the comparison of mobile operating systems page.

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Yes Tablet-only Beta Limited 3rd party No
Feature webOS Windows Mobile Symbian Maemo
Company LG Electronics Microsoft Symbian Foundation Nokia
Market share[1] <0.1% 3.2% Mobile & Phone 0.6% <0.1%
Current version 2.2.4 (Phones)
3.0.5 (Tablet)		 6.5.3 10.1 5.0 PR 1.3.1
Current version release dates January 12, 2012; 13 years ago (2012-01-12) (Phones)
January 12, 2012; 13 years ago (2012-01-12) (Tablet)		 February 2, 2010; 15 years ago (2010-02-02) Unknown November 1, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-11-01)
License Free and open-source except proprietary components Proprietary Eclipse Public License Free and open-source except proprietary components[2]
OS family Linux Windows CE 5.2 Mobile OS Linux
Supported CPU architecture ARM ARM ARM ARM
Programmed in C Many, C++, .NET, Lazarus C++ C/C++
Public issues list No No Not anymore[3] Yes[4]
Package manager App Catalog (Official)
Preware (3rd party homebrew)		 Windows Mobile Device Center/ActiveSync Nokia Suite dpkg+apt-get
File manager 3rd party software[5] Yes[6] Yes[7] 3rd party software[8]
Fine grained storage usage ? ? ? ?
Per-application network data usage auditing ? 3rd party software[9] 3rd party software[10] ?
Wireless system updates Yes No Yes[11] Yes[12]
Multi-user No[13] No No No[14]
Guest mode No No No No
Modifiable-per-application Internet access No No No No
Modifiable-per-application identity access No No No No
Modifiable-per-application user data access No No No No
Modifiable-per-application background execution No No No No
Modifiable-per-application notifications No No No No
Modifiable-per-application location access No No No No
Modifiable-per-application camera access No No No No
Modifiable-per-application microphone access No No No No
Modifiable-per-application shared files access No No No No
Parental controls ? ? ? ?
Remote device location tracking ? ? ? ?
Remote device locking and/or data wipe Yes[15] Yes Yes ?
Non-English languages support Yes Yes Yes Yes
Underlining spell checker Yes ? Yes Yes
Built-in system-wide dictionary ? ? ? Yes
Autoexpanding text replacements Yes[16] ? ? ?
Alternative input methods ? Yes[17] Yes[17] ?
Emoji support ? ? ? ?
Accessibility features ? ? ? ?
Search multiple internal applications at once Yes Yes Yes Yes
Core applications missing search ? ? ? ?
Search all fields of internal objects ? ? ? ?
Proxy server No[18] Yes Yes Yes
On-device encryption No Yes[19] Yes Yes
External storage encryption External storage not supported ? Yes ?
Cloud encrypted storage ? ? ? ?
Privacy of synchronization[20] ? Yes When synchronizing locally and not synchronizing with Ovi (that keeps data unencrypted) ?
Sync to cloud communication encryption ? ? ? 3rd party software
Desktop sync 3rd party software[21] Yes Yes Yes[22]
Local full backup Limited official backup. Full backup via homebrew[23] Yes Yes, using external computer and memory card ?
Core data missing sync ? ? ? ?
Cut, copy, and paste Yes Yes Yes Yes
Undo Limited Via Ctrl+Z using default keyboard No Yes
Visual voicemail ? ? ? Yes[24]
Call log duration ? ? Yes 3rd party software[25]
Multiple mobile phones per contact ? ? ? Yes
Contact groups ? ? Yes ?
Phone number linking to dialer Yes Yes, but not in browser Yes Yes
NFC payment software No No No No
Addresses link to maps ? ? In Contacts and Calendar ?
Dates link to calendar ? ? ? ?
iCalendar import ? 3rd party apps available[26] ? ?
Default web browser's engine WebKit Trident WebKit Gecko
Browser direct Internet connection (increased resilience to outages) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Browser keeps windows open on shutdown or crash No No ? Yes
Browser keeps windows open when cleaning cookies ? ? ? ?
Browser search engine options Many[27] ? Google Google
Browser find on page ? ? Yes Yes
Browser/Email save images ? ? Yes Yes
Browser/Email save PDFs ? ? Yes ?
Browser save audio/video Yes ? ? ?
Browser save page No ? Yes Yes
Browser save any file ? ? ? ?
Browser text reflow No[28] ? No ?
Browser file upload ? ? Yes Yes
Browser form navigation ? ? ? ?
Browser private browsing mode ? ? ? Not in the default browser[29]
Offline web apps ? ? ? No[30]
HTTP Live Streaming 3.0.5+[31] No No No
Official application store App Catalog Windows Marketplace for Mobile Symbian Horizon, Nokia store maemo.org, Nokia store
Non-discriminatory stores Discriminates by country.[32] Can be circumvented via homebrew[33] ? ? Yes
Unified Inbox Yes Yes Yes No[34]
Email sync protocols supported POP3, IMAP, MAPI POP3, IMAP, MAPI POP3, IMAP, Exchange POP3, IMAP, Exchange
Non-intrusive notifications Yes[35] ? Symbian Belle+[36] Yes[37]
Notification center Yes[38] ? Yes Yes
Push Notifications Yes ? Yes ?
End-to-end encrypted Push Notifications ? ? ? ?
Screen orientation lock ? ? Yes Requires a custom version of the hildon-desktop application or the Community Seamless Software Upgrade (CSSU)[39]
Custom home and lock screen wallpaper ? ? Yes Yes
Separate volume for ringtone and media ? ? ? Yes
Custom ringtones Yes Yes Yes 3rd party software[40]
Custom SMS/MMS tones Via homebrew[41] ? Yes ?
Custom vibrate alert patterns ? ? ? ?
Non-carrier-based integrated messaging AIM, Google Talk, Yahoo[citation needed] ? Many ?
Offline voice commands 2.1+ Microsoft Voice Command Yes ?
Voice recognition 2.1+ Yes Yes 3rd party software[42]
Offline voice recognition No No No No
Non-English voice recognition ? ? ? ?
Sound recorder 3rd party software ? Yes 3rd party software[43]
Call recorder No Yes[44] Yes 3rd party software[43]
Camera tap-to-focus ? ? ? No[45]
On device picture info (including Exif data) Yes ? Not full Exif Yes
On device picture categorization 3.0+ ? Yes, albums and tags[46] ?
On device picture description and search ? ? No, Allows setting a description, but search will not use it ?
Turn off shutter sound In silent mode ? In silent mode In silent mode
Picture crop 3rd party software Yes Yes Yes
Photo rotation ? Yes Yes Yes
Photo red-eye reduction ? ? Symbian Anna+[47] Yes
HDR photos option ? ? ? 3rd party software[48]
Photo/video import from memory cards ? ? Yes ?
Video trim Yes ? Yes[49] ?
Sound trim No ? ? ?
Tethering Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot (officially AT&T and Verizon Wireless only). USB, Bluetooth, and Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot via homebrew[50] USB, Bluetooth, Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot (with 3rd party software) USB, Bluetooth, Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot (with 3rd party software) microUSB, Bluetooth, Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot
USB On-The-Go No ? Yes[51] Requires a custom kernel and an adapter or a hardware modification[52]
Interchangeable external memory cards No Yes Yes Yes
Move apps to external storage No No No No
Text/Document support Microsoft Office, PDF, TXT/RTF Microsoft Office Mobile, PDF, TXT/RTF Microsoft Office Mobile, PDF, djvu text files, PDF, HTML, multiple office formats with free 3rd party software
Printer support Yes[53] No ? 3rd party software[54]
Audio playback 3G2, A-LAW, AAC, AAC LC, AAC LTP, AAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, AWB, HE-AAC v1, HE-AAC v2, LPCM, M4A, MIDI Tones (poly 64), Mobile XMF, MP3, MP4, MU-LAW, NRT, SP-MIDI, WAV, WMA 10, WMA 10 Pro, WMA 9, X-Tone MP3, AAC, AAC+, AMR, QCELP, MID, WAV All All (some require optional Debian packages)
Video playback MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 WMV H.263, H.264, WMV, MPEG4, MPEG4 @ HD 720p 30fps, MKV, DivX, XviD All (some require optional Debian packages)
Wired video out No ? Nokia AV Out (PAL/NTSC), HDMI Nokia AV Out (PAL/NTSC)
Wireless video/audio streaming to set top boxes/TVs/speakers ? ? ? ?
Media player on-device playlist creation ? ? ? Yes
Media player video scrubbing No ? ? ?
Media player audio scrubbing No ? ? ?
Media player fine scrubbing No ? ? ?
Media player double speed playing ? ? ? ?
Turn-by-turn navigation Carrier software, 3rd party software 3rd party software free global Nokia Maps and 3rd party software Nokia Maps and 3rd party software
Offline maps Carrier software, 3rd party software 3rd party software free global Nokia Maps and 3rd party software Nokia Maps and 3rd party software
Alternative routes in maps ? ? ? ?
Multitasking Yes Yes Yes Yes
Record video with voice while calling[55] ? ? No ?
Desktop interactive widgets Via homebrew Yes Yes Yes
Lock screen widgets ? ? ? 3rd party software[56]
Notification view widgets 3.0+[57] 3rd party firmware Yes Yes
Quick settings toggles ? ? ? ?
Bluetooth keyboard 2.0+ Yes Yes Yes, with plugins
USB keyboard ? ? Yes Requires a custom kernel and an adapter or a hardware modification[58]
Direct file transfer over Wi-Fi Direct No No No No
Direct file transfer over Bluetooth No Yes Yes Yes
Direct file transfer over NFC No No No No
Voice over IP Yes[59] 3rd party software (like fring) Yes (SIP) or 3rd party software[60] Yes (SIP)[61]
SSH[clarification needed] Via homebrew No Yes[62] Yes
VPN 3rd party software[63] Yes[64] Yes[65] No[66]
OpenVPN Yes[67] 3rd party software[68] No Yes[69]
WPA PEAP Yes[70] ? ? Yes[71]
Show remembered Wi-Fi connections ? ? ? Yes
Remote Frame Buffer Via homebrew[72] ? ? Yes
Screenshot Yes Yes[73] Yes[74] Yes
Screencast No No No[75] No
GPU accelerated GUI Partially (in Enyo apps) No Yes Yes
Official SDK platform(s) Linux, Mac OS X and Windows[76] Windows[77] Windows using Symbian SDK[78] or Linux, Mac OS X and Windows using Nokia Qt SDK[79] GNU/Linux[80]
Cost to develop on the phone Free Free Free Free
Cost to publish application on official store Free[81] Free 1€ to offer it in the Ovi Store[82] Free
Ability to relocate to another country Yes Yes Yes Yes
Feature webOS Windows Mobile Symbian Maemo

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