Can Facebook take on Google with its own operating system?

New Delhi: Facebook, which has a poor privacy record, has announced it will build its own operating system (OS) from scratch that will power its hardware — mainly augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) headsets like Oculus and video calling devices like Portal that currently runs Google’s Android OS.

By moving to its own OS, Facebook could integrate more indigenous features into its devices – and hopefully privacy — creating custom OS for its AR glasses or Portal devices.

The aim at the moment appears not to create an operating system for smartphones where Android share hovers around 87 per cent globally.

In 2019, the Android smartphone OS share will increase to 87 per cent from 85.1 per cent in 2018 mostly due to launch of several 5G launches and expedited inventory cleanup of older devices, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC).

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