Samsung, BlackBerry or Nokia all wanted to develop their own operating systems but still had to return to Android

In the past, some smartphone manufacturers such as Samsung, BlackBerry or Nokia, once wanted to create their own operating system to get rid of Google but eventually failed and had to return to Android.

Android operating system was released by Google in 2008, after Apple iOS for a year. At that time, Symbian was dominating the market with Nokia or RIM with BlackBerry OS so Android became smaller.

The Android platform is open to all manufacturers who need to have a fast development. After only 3 years of launch, Android has become the most popular operating system on smartphones and dominated until now. Android's expansion has forced BlackBerry or Nokia to change both software and hardware. However, some firms have opted to develop their own operating system or create an alliance instead of shaking hands with Google.

About 10 years ago, there were many executives, not just iOS and Android today.

Nokia has taken many measures to improve the Symbian operating system but has no results. Eventually the phone company decided to work with Microsoft by using Windows Phone, but also failed. Even after accepting Android in 2014, Nokia is still trying to get rid of Google's shadow by making an interface similar to Windows Phone and using Microsoft applications. This left Nokia in a crisis and sold itself to HMD Global. Nokia's new owner has diverted the company's phones running the full Android operating system, even taking the early Android update as a strength.

Currently, Android is the dominant platform for the smartphone market. Photo: iMore.

Similar to Nokia, BlackBerry also uses its original platform after it can be used with the touch screen to fight Android and iOS. In 2010, BlackBerry launched the Torch with a large multi-point screen, sliding up to reveal the QWERTY keyboard. At the same time, however, the iPhone 4, Motorola Droid X or HTC Evo 4G were also launched, making BlackBerry Torch to be inundated.

By 2013, the company launched its own BlackBerry 10 operating system, can run Android applications installed from outside but due to low compatibility, difficult to use, depending on Google Service, it was killed in the year. 2016. After changing owners, BlackBerry chose Android as the platform and attracted more users.

Samsung, one of the rising smartphone companies thanks to Android, also wanted to reduce dependence on Google. In 2009, Samsung launched the Bada operating system developed by the company on the Wave phone and in 2013 was Tizen OS operating system. However, because the phones running Samsung's own operating system do not attract users, the company then focuses on Android.

After unable to get rid of Google, Samsung focused only on Android.

Although it is impossible to get rid of Android on smartphones, Samsung decided not to rely on Google for smart watches and smart TVs. These devices of Tizen use instead of Wear OS and Android TV operating system.

Currently, Android has a market share of 85%, and iOS is 15%. Even, according to forecasts, by 2023, Android will increase strongly, accounting for 86.7% of the market share, while iOS shrinks to 13.3%. These figures show how other phone manufacturers now rely heavily on Android.