BharOS: Key aspects you should know about ‘Made-in-India’ smartphone OS

Earlier in the month, the Indian Institute of Madras (IIT-M)-backed JandK Operations Private Limited (JandKops) unveiled the indigenous mobile operating system titled BharOS.

Here are key aspects you should know about BharOS:

1) BharOS is actually developed from the source code of Google’s Android Operating System Package (AOSP). But, it does not come pre-loaded with apps, thus freeing more space in the phone and consumers can install apps that they really want to use, which is not the case with the Android and iOS platform

2) BharOS software can be side-loaded to most of the Android phones available in the market, and for obvious reasons, it cannot be installed on Apple iPhones