Software:Comparison of mobile operating systems

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Short description: Operating system comparison

This is a comparison on mobile operating systems. Only the latest versions are shown in the table below, even though older versions may still be marketed.

About OS

About OS
Feature Android iOS HarmonyOS Tizen KaiOS Sailfish OS Ubuntu Touch Mobian[1] Plasma Mobile PureOS PostmarketOS
Developed by Google, Open Handset Alliance Apple Inc. Huawei Linux Foundation, Tizen Association, Samsung, Intel KaiOS Technologies Inc.(TCL) Sailfish Alliance, Mer, Jolla and Sailfish community contributors UBports and Ubuntu community contributors (previously Canonical Ltd.) Debian on Mobile Team KDE and Blue Systems Purism PostmarketOS community
Market share[2][3][4] 71.90% 27.33% 3% 0.22% 0.14% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
License Base system is open source, but many devices use proprietary drivers for hardware support, and most Android operating systems include Proprietary apps (such as Google Play and other Google apps).

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Proprietary, open source kernel and core Proprietary except for open-source components Partial; both proprietary and open-source components, assorted licenses Proprietary except for open source kernel patches (formerly the MPL 2.0 B2G OS) Free and open-source, but the UI and the SDK are proprietary and closed source Free and open-source, mainly the GPL[7] Free and open-source, mainly the GPL Free and open-source, mainly the GPL Free and open-source, mainly the GPL Free and open-source, GPL
Current version 14 17.0 4.0.0.121 4.0.0.7 2.6.0 4.5.0.24 16.04 OTA-22 20210516 5.24.3 10.0 21.12 Service Pack 3
Development version 14 17.1 HarmonyOS NEXT DP1 4.0.0 6.0 M2 N/A Unknown Unknown 20220612 Unknown Unknown N/A
Current version release dates October 4, 2023; 5 months ago (2023-10-04) September 18, 2023; 5 months ago (2023-09-18) September 26, 2023; 2 months ago May 30, 2020; 3 years ago (2020-05-30)[8] September 12, 2023; 5 months ago (2023-09-12)[9] February 18, 2022; 2 years ago (2022-02-18) May 16, 2021; 2 years ago (2021-05-16) March 8, 2022; 23 months ago (2022-03-08) October 2, 2021; 2 years ago (2021-10-02) March 13, 2022; 23 months ago (2022-03-13)
OS family Modified Linux kernel based Darwin Unix-like (modified AOSP) and LiteOS on OpenHarmony until HarmonyOS NEXT Linux (based on a combination of Linux MeeGo and Samsung Bada) Firefox OS / Open Web (based on Linux kernel) Linux Linux (based on Ubuntu) Linux (based on Debian) Linux (mainly based on KDE neon ) Linux (based on Debian) Linux (based on Alpine Linux)
Supported CPU architecture ARM (32-bit ARMv7-A and 64-bit ARMv8-A only), x86, x86-64[10] 64-bit ARMv8-A only 64-bit ARM, x86, x86-64, RISC-V and LoongArch ARM, x86, x86-64 ARM ARM, x86-64 ARM, x86-64 64-bit ARM, RISC-V, x86, x86-64 and LoongArch ARM ARM, ? Convergence operating system
Programmed in C, C++, Java, Kotlin C, C++, Objective-C, Swift C, C++, Java and ArkTS C++, Xamarin.Forms (.NET C#, F#, VB[11]) HTML5, JavaScript C++, QML, Python Apps: HTML5, QML, Go, JavaScript, C++
System: C, C++, QML
C, C++ C++, QML Python install tool and shell script packages
Public issues list Yes[12] 3rd party[13] Yes[14] Yes[15] No[16] Yes[17] Yes[18] Yes[19] Yes[20] Yes[21] Yes[22]
DRM-free[23] No[24] since Android 4.1[25] and Android 4.3[26] and more restrictions on Android 4.4[27] No – FairPlay No – Huawei WisePlay[28] Yes ? Yes Yes
Device independent system updates Partial system updates since Oreo[29] 3rd party software like LineageOS[30] Yes[31] Yes[32] No For feature phones, not smart phones Yes Yes[33] ? Yes.[34] Intended for use on old mobile devices
Wireless system updates Yes 5+[35] Yes No Yes Yes ?
GPU accelerated GUI 3+[36] Yes Yes. Since 3.0[37] Yes Yes Yes ?
Feature Android iOS HarmonyOS Tizen KaiOS Sailfish OS Ubuntu Touch Mobian[1] Plasma Mobile PureOS PostmarketOS

Advanced controls

Advanced controls
Feature Android iOS Tizen Sailfish OS Ubuntu Touch HarmonyOS
While-in-use permissions 10+ 11+: Location only[38] No No Yes 3.0+
Per-app Internet access No,[39] 3rd party software[40] 7+: Cellular only;[41] 3rd party software on jailbroken devices[42] No No No No
Per-app identity access 8+[43] 6+[44][45] No No Yes 2.0+
Per-app user data access 6+[46] 6+[47] No No Yes 3.0+
Per-app background execution No,[48] 3rd party apps available[49] 7+[50] No No Background execution not allowed 2.0+
Per-app notifications 4.1+[51] 5+[52][53] No No Yes 2.0+
Per-app location access 6+[46] 4+[54] No No Yes 2.0+
Per-app camera access 6+[46] 8+[55] No No Yes Yes
Per-app microphone access 6+[46] 7+[56] No No Yes Yes
Per-app shared files access 6+[46] 8+[57] No No Yes Yes
Per-app network data usage auditing 4+[58] Yes[59] ? No[60] No Yes
Fine grained storage usage Yes[61] 5+[62] ? No Yes Yes
Parental controls 4.3+ or 3rd party software[63] Yes[64] ? No No 2.0+
Screen orientation lock Yes[65] Yes[66] ? 1.0.4+[67] Yes 2.0+
File manager 6.0+[68] 11+[69] 3rd party software[70] Yes[71] Yes Yes
File manager write access to external storage 6+ Or 3rd party software like LineageOS 13+ Yes Yes Yes Yes
Multi-user 4.2+, including phones 5+[72][73] 9.3+: Education use only on iPad[74] No 3.4.0+ No Yes
Guest mode 5+[75] 6+[76] No 3.4.0+ No Yes
Guided Access Yes[77] Yes[78] No No No 3.0+[79]
Do not disturb mode 5+[80] 6+[81] No No No 2.0+
App groups Yes 4+[82] ? 1.0.7+[83] Yes Yes

Accessibility features

Accessibility features
Feature Android iOS Tizen Sailfish OS Ubuntu Touch HarmonyOS
System wide base text size Yes Yes[84][85][86] ? 2.1.0+: Set text size[87] 3rd party software[88] Yes
Monaural output Yes Yes No No No Yes
Always visible scrollbar No No No No No No
Reduced Animations Yes Yes No No No Yes

App ecosystem

App ecosystem
Feature Android iOS Tizen Sailfish OS Ubuntu Touch HarmonyOS
Official app store Google Play App Store Tizen Store Jolla Store OpenStore AppGallery
Non-discriminatory stores No, Some apps like Ad blockers are censored on Google Play[89][90] but developers can distribute apps from their own sources No, Apple discriminates based on country[91] and own Apple policies[92] ? Openrepos.[93] Developers can distribute apps from their own sources, supports multiple app stores Yes No, Huawei discriminates based on country and own Huawei AppGallery policies for native based HarmonyOS apps. But OpenHarmony developers can distribute apps from their own sources[94]
Common APIs for smartphones, tablets, and PCs Yes[95] Smartphone and tablet only[96] No Yes Yes Yes
Official SDK platform(s) Linux, macOS and Windows[97] macOS using iOS SDK Linux, Windows, macOS[98] Windows, macOS and Linux[99] Yes macOS and Windows[100]
Cost to develop for the mobile OS Free No, Requires Apple hardware.[101] Free Free Free Free
Cost to publish app to official store US$25 once to register to offer on Google Play[102] US$99/year Free Free[103] Free Free

Browser

Browser
Feature Android iOS Tizen Sailfish OS Ubuntu Touch HarmonyOS
Default web browser/engine Blink WebKit WebKit Gecko[104] Qt WebEngine (based on Blink) Blink, Webkit
Major web browsers available[105] Chrome for Android, Opera, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Samsung Internet Safari, Chrome for iOS, Opera, Firefox, Microsoft Edge Tizen Browser (Based on UC Browser) Sailfish Browser (Gecko), Webcat (WebKit), Web Pirate (WebKit), others via Android (Firefox, Chrome, Opera) Morph Browser Huawei Browser, Microsoft Edge (Blink), UC Browser (Blink, V8), Opera browser (Blink, V8), Yandex Browser (Blink), Vivaldi Browser (Blink, V8)
Browser can use its own engine Yes No[106] Yes Yes Yes Yes
Browser extensions No[107] 3rd party software[108] 8+[109] No No No No
Browser direct Internet connection (increased resilience to outages) Yes Yes Yes ? ? Yes
Browser undo close tab Google Chrome for Android[110] 8+[111] No No No No[112]
Browser keeps windows open on shutdown or crash 2.3+ Google Chrome[113] but not on the deprecated AOSP browser[114] Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Browser keeps windows open when cleaning cookies Yes 3rd party software[115] ? Yes Yes Yes
Browser search engine options Baidu, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Ecosia, Google, lilo, Peekier, Qwant, Wikipedia, Yahoo[116] Bing, Google, Yahoo! Search, Baidu, DuckDuckGo
Browser find on page 1.5+[117] Yes[118] Yes 1.1.2+[119] Yes Yes
Browser–email save images Yes Yes[120] ? Yes Yes Yes
Browser–email save PDFs Yes Yes[66] Yes Yes Yes Yes
Browser save audio/video Yes, but only links, not embedded media 13+;[121]
5+: 3rd party software[122]
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Browser save page Yes, Google Chrome 55+[123] 6+: Offline Reading List;[124] 3rd party software[125] Yes 4.0.1.48+ Yes Yes
Browser save any file Yes, Chrome for Android. 13+;[121]
5+: When an app that can handle/open the filetype is installed (excluding audio/video – requires 3rd party software[126]);[127]
? Yes Yes Yes
Browser force enable zoom Yes, Chrome for Android Yes[128] ? ? ? No
Browser text reflow[129] No, removed on Android 4.4[130][131] 5+: Only on pages with reader mode available[132][133] 3rd party browsers on prior versions[134] No No No No
Browser Reader Mode No,[135] 3rd party software[136][137] 5+[132][133] Yes No[138] No No
Browser open PDFs without storing No Yes No No No No
Browser file upload 2.2+[139] 9+;
6–8: Limited
Yes 1.0.7+[140] Yes Yes
Browser form navigation Next button[141] Previous, Next, AutoFill, and Done buttons[142] ? ? ? Yes
Browser private browsing mode 3.0+ with AOSP browser[143] or with Chrome for Android 5+[144] Yes 1.1.6+[145] Yes Yes
Offline web apps Yes[146] Yes[147][148][149] No ? Yes Yes
HTTP Live Streaming 3+[150] 3+[151] No ?[152] Yes Yes
WebRTC Yes[153] 11+[154] No No Yes Yes

Basic features

Basic features
Feature Android iOS Tizen Sailfish OS Ubuntu Touch HarmonyOS
Cut, copy, and paste Yes[155] 3+[156] Yes[157] Yes Yes Yes
Multi-Device clipboard ChromeOS[158] 10+[159] No No No Yes
Undo No[160] 3+[161] No No[162] Yes Yes[163]
Custom home and lock screen wallpaper Yes 4+[66] Yes Yes (incl. Ambience) Yes Yes
Desktop sync No,[164] but available using the vendor's companion/PC suite application such as Samsung Smart Switch & HTC Sense[165] Yes Yes ? Yes Yes[166]
Local full backup Yes, via external computer[167] Yes, using external computer or iCloud[168] No[169] Yes Yes Yes, using external computer via HiSuite or Huawei Mobile Cloud[170]
Core data missing sync Bookmarks[171] (before 4), SMSs and Settings[172] ? ? ?
Notification center Yes 5+[173] 2+[174] Yes Yes 2.0+
Push notifications Yes[175] Yes (Apple Push Notification Service) 2+[176] Yes Yes Yes
Screenshot 4+ also available on earlier versions with customized firmware, such as Cyanogen Mod and on older Samsung Galaxy smartphones[177] Yes[66][178] Yes 2.0.2+[179] Yes Yes
iCalendar import No,[180] but 3rd party app available[181] Yes[182] ? 1.1.6+[183] No Yes
Text/document support (read only; creating using third-party apps) Microsoft Office, PDF, TXT/RTF Microsoft Office,[184][185][186] iWork, PDF, Images, TXT/RTF, VCF Read only: text files, PDF, HTML, Multiple office formats Microsoft Office, OpenDocument, PDF, Text Yes Microsoft Office, WPS Office, Huawei Docs, PDF, Images, TXT/RTF, VCF and Multiple office formats
Printer support 4.4+ using Google Cloud Print[187] but not over USB unless proprietary vendor solutions such as HP Print Service are used[188] Yes (AirPrint)[189] No yes, cups package is available Beta|software release life cycle#Beta|Beta Yes (Huawei Print,[190] AI Life [191] for HarmonyOS Connect Printers)
Show remembered Wi-Fi connections Yes 16+[192] ? Yes Yes Yes

Communication and connectivity

Communication and connectivity
Feature Android iOS Tizen Sailfish OS Ubuntu Touch HarmonyOS
Unified Inbox Yes[193] Yes Yes Yes ? Yes
Email sync protocols supported POP3, IMAP, MAPI POP3, IMAP, MAPI, ActiveSync[194] POP3, IMAP POP3, IMAP, ActiveSync ? POP3, IMAP, MAPI
Non-carrier-based integrated messaging RCS via Google Messages 5+ (iMessage)[195] ? 3rd party software 3rd party software 3rd party software
Visual voicemail 2.1+[196] Yes ? ? ? Yes
Call log duration Yes[197] Yes[198] ? Yes Yes Yes
Multiple mobile phones per contact Yes Yes ? Yes Yes Yes
Contact groups 4+[199] or 3rd party software[200] Via iCloud or 3rd party software[201] Yes No[202] ? Yes[203]
Voice over IP Yes (SIP)[204] or 3rd party software[205] FaceTime; 3rd party software[206] No[207] 3rd party software 3rd party software MeeTime; 3rd party software[208]
NFC payment software Available on any device that supports the hardware. Google Wallet for NFC payments available in Play Store.[209]
3rd party banking and fintech apps also supported.[210]
8+: iPhone 6/6 Plus and later (iPhone 5 and later if used with Apple Watch), limited to Apple Pay Samsung Pay No No Huawei Pay
Tethering Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot, USB, Bluetooth 4.3+: Personal Hotspot (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB; carrier dependent) microUSB, Bluetooth 3.0, Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot, USB, Bluetooth Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot, USB, Bluetooth
USB On-The-Go 3.1+[211][212] 13+;[213]
9+: Only for connecting cameras
No Yes Yes Yes
Direct file transfer over Wi-Fi Direct 4+[58] and selected devices.[214][215] Also Nearby Share. No, 3rd party software on jailbroken devices No, was available on bada 2+,[216] but removed on Tizen No[217] No Yes
DHCP v4 Yes Yes ? ? ? Yes
DHCP v6 No Yes ? ? ? No
Direct file transfer over Bluetooth 2+.[218] Also Nearby Share. AirDrop:
7+: Between iOS only;
8+: Between Mac/iOS only. (Note: AirDrop utilizes Wi-Fi as well)
No, was available on bada,[219] but removed on Tizen Yes[220] but limited to images, videos and contacts No Huawei Share
Direct file transfer over NFC No, removed since Android 10 No 2+[216] No No No

Language and inputs

Language and inputs
Feature Android iOS Tizen Sailfish OS Ubuntu Touch HarmonyOS
Non-English languages support Partial[221] Yes[222][223][224] Limited (Search is not diacritical mark-insensitive) Yes Yes Yes
Underlining spell checker 2.3+[225][226] Yes[227] No ? No Yes
Built-in system-wide dictionary Built into keyboard app. Available on every device.[228] 5+[229] No Yes Yes No
Autoexpanding text replacements Yes 5+[230] ? ? ? Yes
Keyboard next word prediction Yes, through the built in Gboard[231] or from the preinstalled vendor keyboards; Available on all devices 8+[232] No Yes Yes Yes
Keyboard cursor controller Google Keyboard;[233][234] 12+;[235]
9-11: Only on devices with 3D Touch;[236]
No No Yes No
Optical character recognition input method Yes, through built-in Google Lens or Bixby Vision[237] 15+;[238]
11+: Notes app;[239]
8+: Only for inputting credit card details[240]
No No No Yes
Third party input methods Yes[241] 8+ ? ? ? Yes
Gesture text input 4+[242] 13+;[243]
8+: 3rd party software like SwiftKey
? No[244] No Yes
Emoji support 4.4+[245] Yes[246] ? 2.2.0+[247] 3rd party software[248] Yes Yes

Maps and navigation

Maps and navigation
Feature Android iOS Tizen Sailfish OS Ubuntu Touch HarmonyOS
Safe driving mode 3rd party software 11+[249] ? ? ? 2.0+[250]
Turn-by-turn navigation 2+[251] 6+[252] ? Yes 3rd party software Yes[253]
Offline maps 3rd party software Google Maps,[254] Here WeGo 6+[255] ? 3rd party software 3rd party software Yes[256]
Alternative routes in maps Yes[257] 5+[258][259] ? 3rd party software 3rd party software Yes

Media playback and controls

Media playback and controls
Feature Android iOS Tizen Sailfish OS Ubuntu Touch HarmonyOS
Audio playback AAC LC/LTP 3GPP, HE-AACv1 (AAC+), HE-AACv2 (enhanced AAC+) AMR-NB, AMR-WB, MP3, MIDI (Type 0 and 1, DLS versions 1 and 2), Ogg Vorbis, PCM/WAVE, FLAC, WAVE, Opus[260] AAC, protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, WAV[261] AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, MP3, Vorbis, WAV[262] MP3, FLAC, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, ALAC, AC3, DTS, Opus, Vorbis ? AAC LC/LTP 3GPP, HE-AACv1 (AAC+), HE-AACv2 (enhanced AAC+) AMR-NB, AMR-WB, MP3, MIDI (Type 0 and 1, DLS versions 1 and 2), Ogg Vorbis, PCM/WAVE, FLAC, WAVE, Opus
Video playback H.263, H.264 (up to Baseline Profile), H.265 HEVC, MPEG-4 SP, DivX, XviD, VP8, VP9[260] (WMV on 3rd party software like VLC media player) H.264 (up to High Profile), MPEG-4, M-JPEG[261] H.263, H.264, MPEG-4 Part 2[262] MPEG-4, H264, H263,[263] although audio in recorded videos is out of sync[264] ? H.263, H.264 (up to Baseline Profile), H.265 HEVC, MPEG-4 SP, DivX, XviD, VP8, VP9[260] (WMV on 3rd party software like VLC media player)
Wired video out 4K on 6+[265] Up to 1080p via HDMI[266] or VGA,[267] 576p/480p via component[268] or composite;[269] No No[270] Yes
Wired digital audio output 5+ USB Audio[271] 7+: USB Audio[272] No No Yes Yes up to 4K
Wireless video/audio streaming to set top boxes/TVs/speakers 4.2+ Miracast,[273] but DLNA[274] only available on selected devices AirPlay[275] DLNA[276] ? Yes Yes on Wireless Projection with Miracast
Media player on-device playlist creation Yes[277] Yes[66] ? Yes Yes Yes
Media player video scrubbing Yes Yes ? ? ? Yes
Media player audio scrubbing Yes Yes ? ? ? Yes
Media player fine scrubbing No,[278] 3rd party software like VLC media player, basic fine scrubbing removed on 4+[279] Yes[280] ? ? ? Yes
Media player double speed playing 6+[281] Only Podcasts[282] ? ? ? Yes

Peripheral support

Peripheral support
Feature Android iOS Tizen Sailfish OS Ubuntu Touch HarmonyOS
Bluetooth keyboard 2.3+;[283] previous versions via 3rd party software[284] Yes[285] No Yes[286][287] Yes Yes
USB keyboard 3.1+[283] With Camera Connection Kit[288] No Yes Yes Yes
Interchangeable external memory cards Yes[289] Only for photo/video import with an optional accessory Yes[290] Yes Yes Yes

Photo and video

Photo and video
Feature Android iOS Tizen Sailfish OS Ubuntu Touch HarmonyOS
Camera focus at specified point 2.3+[291] Yes[66] ? 1.0.4+[292] Yes Yes
Camera exposure metering from specified point No,[293] available on some phones.[294][295] Yes[296] No ? No Yes
On device picture info (including Exif data) Only date and location; more with 3rd party software[297] Yes (15+);previous versions date and location only; more with 3rd party software No ? Yes Yes
On device picture categorization No[298] 3rd party software like TouchWiz[299] 5+[300] No ? No Yes
On device picture description and search No[301] 10+: Items/objects in picture;[302]
7+: Only date and location[303]
No ? No Yes
Turn off shutter sound In silent mode[304] In silent mode[305] In silent mode In silent mode[306] No Yes
Picture crop Yes 5+[307] No Yes Yes Yes
Photo rotation Yes 5+[307] No Yes Yes Yes
Photo red-eye reduction 2.3+[308] 5+[307] No No[309] No Yes
HDR photos option 4.2+, some manufacturers earlier[310] Yes[311] No No[312] Yes Yes
Photo/video import from memory cards Yes With Camera Connection Kit[288] Yes Yes Yes Yes
Video trim 2.3+ Yes No ? No Yes

Productivity

Productivity
Feature Android iOS Tizen Sailfish OS Ubuntu Touch HarmonyOS
Multitasking Yes 7+;[313]
4–6: Limited[314]
2+[176] Yes Yes Yes
Quick app switching 7+[315] 9+: via 3D Touch;[316]
5+: only on iPad[317]
No No Yes Yes
Document-centric multitasking 5+[318] 13+: can open different views of same app side by side[319] No No No 2.0+
Split-screen app usage 7+, some manufacturers earlier[320] 9+: only on iPad with 2 GB RAM or more[321] Yes[322] No [323] Tablet-only 2.0+
Desktop interactive widgets Yes 10+: App icons via 3D Touch and/or dedicated widget screen[324] No Yes No 2.0+
Lock screen widgets Yes (Notifications and settings). Full Widgets on Android 4.2–4.4 only.[325][326] Media player, voicemail, camera;[327]
5+: Notifications;
7+: Control Center
8+: Interactive Notifications[328]
10+: Full widgets[324]
Media player; Notifications (SMS, call) Yes No No
Notification view widgets 4.1+: Google Now and possible with 3rd party apps 8+ No Yes No No
Quick settings toggles 2+[329] 7+[330] No Via the Patchmanager app[331] Yes Yes
Search multiple internal apps at once Yes Yes Yes No[332] Yes Yes
Settings search 5+ or 3rd party software like LineageOS[333] 9+[334] No No Yes Yes
Search all fields of internal objects Only search Contacts name field but not any other field[335] 6+[336] Only searches contacts by name First name, last name, nickname, also the multiple field called "Details"[337]|? Yes
Core apps missing search Calendar[338] (available since 3+ and HTC Sense) Bookmarks[339] ? ? ? Yes
Phone number links to dialer Available in stock Android, but not all devices enable it.[340] Yes Yes, but not in browser Yes Yes Yes
Addresses links to maps In Contacts, but not in Calendar[341] nor in Gmail[342] Yes[343] ? Yes ? Yes
Dates links to calendar No Yes[344] Yes Yes ? Yes

Ringtones and alerts

Ringtones and alerts
Feature Android iOS Tizen Sailfish OS Ubuntu Touch HarmonyOS
Custom ringtones Yes Yes[345] Yes Yes Yes Yes
Custom SMS/MMS tones Yes[346] 5+[347] ? Yes No Yes
Custom vibrate alert patterns No,[348] possible on some Samsung devices such as Galaxy S III, but limited[349] 5+[350][351] ? API available for 3rd party apps No No
Dismiss repeating alarm clock before trigger 4.4+[352] No[353] No ? Yes Yes
Tap to snooze[354] 3rd party apps[355] Yes No Swipe down Yes Yes

Security and privacy

Security and privacy
Feature Android iOS Tizen Sailfish OS Ubuntu Touch HarmonyOS
Proxy server 3.1+[356] but only global, not per connection[357] and only works for the browser[358] 3rd party apps available[359] Yes Yes Yes[360] No Only 3rd party apps and Browser
On-device encryption 3+[361] but insecure on Qualcomm devices[362] Yes[363] (3rd party software may attempt brute-force attacks on password[364]) No 3.3.0+[365] No Yes
External storage encryption 6+ External storage not available No Yes No 2.0+
Zero knowledge encryption[366] No, data is accessible by Google[367] and shared with the American PRISM surveillance program.[368] Some data stored on iCloud is accessible by Apple[369][370][371][372][373][374] and shared with the American PRISM surveillance program.[368] ? ? No No, data stored on Huawei Mobile Cloud is accessible by Huawei but not shared with the American PRISM surveillance program unlike Google and Apple.
Privacy of synchronization[375] 3rd party software like ownCloud[376] When synchronizing locally and not using iCloud ? ? ? When synchronizing locally via HiSuite and not using Huawei Mobile Cloud
Sync to cloud communication encryption 2.3.4+[377] Yes[378] ? ? ? Yes with Smart Syncing that uses irreversible encryption[379]
Wireless anti-tracking[380] Developer Options (9+)[381] 8+[382] No ? No Yes
Remote device location tracking Yes[383] Yes[384] ? ? No Yes
Remote device locking and/or data wipe 2.2+[385] Yes[384] ? ? No Yes
End-to-end encrypted push notifications Possible, notifications are handled by the app that can decrypt it[175] Possible since iOS 7, where the app can handle the notification and decrypt it[386] ? ? Yes Possible, notifications are handled by the app that can decrypt it
SSH Client Yes Yes[387][388] ? Yes Yes Yes
VPN Yes[389] Yes[390] ? Yes Yes Yes
OpenVPN No, but possible with 3rd party firmware[391] Yes[392] ? Yes Yes No, but possible with 3rd party apps
WPA PEAP

Sound and voice

Sound and voice
Feature Android iOS Tizen Sailfish OS Ubuntu Touch HarmonyOS
Separate volume for ringtone and media Yes Yes ? Yes Yes Yes
Voice commands Yes[393] 5+ (Siri) ? 3rd party software, such as Saera[394] No Yes
Offline voice commands 6+[395] Yes[396] ? No No Yes
Voice recognition Yes 5+ (Siri) ? No No Yes
Offline voice recognition 4.1+[397] 15+;[398] No No No Yes
Non-English voice recognition Yes Yes[224] ? No No Yes
Sound recorder Very limited (Does not work in background[399] and not voice controlled) 3+: Limited (Not voice controlled)[400][401] Partial 3rd party software[402] 3rd party software Yes
Call recorder Yes, Phone by Google,[403] but also possible with 3rd party firmware[404] 3rd party software[405] No Disabled by default, must be interactively switched on during a call when enabled / 3rd party software[406] ? Yes
Sound trim No,[407] but 3rd party software available[408] Yes[409] ? ? ? Yes

Other features

Other features
Feature Android iOS Tizen Sailfish OS Ubuntu Touch HarmonyOS
Non-intrusive incoming calls 5+[410] or 3rd party software[411] 14+[412] No No[413] ? Yes
Non-intrusive notifications Yes[414] 5+[173] ? ? ? Yes
Move apps to external storage 2.2+[415] External storage not allowed for apps No No No No
Remote Frame Buffer (RFB) protocol Yes[416] 3rd party software[417] ? ? ? 3rd party software
Screencast on device 11+[418] 9+[419] No No Yes Yes
Screencast over USB 4.4+ over USB,[187] for prior versions root required for 3rd party app[420] 8+: on OS X[421] No ? No Yes
Screen share On select devices using vendor's implementation[422][423][424] 3rd party software[425] No No No Yes

See also

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