A mobile operating system (OS) is software that runs on a mobile device. It makes it possible for apps to run on smartphones etc. Some types of OS include Android, Blackberry, Apple iOS, Symbian, Microsoft Windows Mobile OS.
Android is a type of operating system developed by google. It is designed for touchscreen tablets, phones etc and is used by many different phone manufactures. Its latest version is Pie.
Blackberry OS is designed specifically for blackberry devices. There are various versions of blackberry OS. Blackberry OS was discontinued in January 2013 after the launch of Blackberry 10.
iOS formerly known as iPhone OS is a mobile operating system that runs only on apple devices such as iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. iOS has its own personal assistant, Siri and allows for communications between Apple devices through airdrop. Mac OS X is the operating system for apple desktop and laptop computers. Apple iOS is based on this.
Symbian OS is designed for smartphones. It is open source, meaning a person can design applications for the operating system. This operating system enables multitasking and increased memory protection in devices. Some devices that use the Symbian OS include Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson.
Microsoft Windows Mobile OS is an operating system for mobile devices. It was first used in the Pocket PC in 2000 followed by windows mobile 2003, windows mobile 5 and Windows mobile 6. The later release was the windows phone 7.
All these mobile operating systems provides a foundation to build applications to run on it to perform daily tasks, such as email, phone, games, access information on the internet, and of course take pictures and videos.