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- The Indian government has confirmed that it’s investigating the creation of a mobile operating system.
- This would potentially join the likes of Harmony OS and Sailfish OS.
The smartphone world is effectively a duopoly right now, with Android and iOS ruling the roost. However, the Indian government seems to think that there’s space for one more smartphone platform.
Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar told The Economic Times that the government was planning a policy that would enable the creation of a homegrown mobile operating system. The minister said that they were investigating the capabilities of startups and academic institutions to create this homegrown OS.