Back الاتحاد المفتوح للهواتف النقالة Arabic Open Handset Alliance Azerbaijani Open Handset Alliance Bulgarian ওপেন হ্যান্ডসেট অ্যালায়েন্স Bengali/Bangla Open Handset Alliance Catalan دەستەی ھاوپەیمانیی کراوە CKB Open Handset Alliance Czech Open Handset Alliance Danish Open Handset Alliance German Open Handset Alliance Spanish
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| Abbreviation | OHA |
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| Formation | November 5, 2007 |
| Type | Open mobile platform (Android) development organization |
| Headquarters | Mountain View, California, U.S. |
Region served | Worldwide |
| Website | Official website |
The Open Handset Alliance (OHA) was a consortium of 84 firms to develop open standards for mobile devices.[1] Led by Google, its member firms included HTC, Sony, Dell, Intel, Motorola, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, T-Mobile, Nvidia, and Wind River Systems.[2] Android, historically the flagship software of the OHA, is based on an open-source license and has competed against various mobile platforms, most notably iOS from Apple.
The OHA was established on November 5, 2007, with 34 members,[2] including mobile handset makers, application developers, some mobile network operators and chip makers.[3] As part of its efforts to promote a unified Android platform, OHA members are contractually forbidden from producing devices that are based on competing forks of Android.[4][5]
- ^ "Alliance FAQ". Open Handset Alliance. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
- ^ a b "Industry Leaders Announce Open Platform for Mobile Devices". Open Handset Alliance. November 5, 2007. Retrieved November 5, 2007.
- ^ "Open Handset Alliance members page". Open Handset Alliance. November 5, 2007. Retrieved November 5, 2007.
- ^ "Alibaba: Google just plain wrong about our OS". CNET News. September 15, 2012.
- ^ Amadeo, Ron (October 21, 2013). "Google's iron grip on Android: Controlling open source by any means necessary". Ars Technica. p. 3. Retrieved December 1, 2013.