To reduce its dependence on Google and Apple, India will develop and promote its own research system IndOS.

CTOnews.com, January 20 (Xinhua) Apple's iOS and Google's Android account for almost all of India's mobile operating system. In order to deal with such a crisis, India decided to develop and promote a system called IndOS.

According to sources cited by Business Standard, the mobile platform will run on smartphones and hopes to change the way Indians use these devices.

IndOS is the latest attempt by the Indian government to reduce reliance on global technology giants such as Google and Apple, provide space for local developers and connect with millions of smartphone users in the country.

Can IndOS shake up the Indian mobile market?

Android currently has a market share of more than 95 per cent in the Indian mobile market. The company uses this to work with handset makers to provide them with the Android operating system for free, but requires Google apps such as Google Maps, Gmail and Google Pay to be pre-installed.

CTOnews.com learned that IndOS promises to change this view, which means that users can choose from a wide range of applications, especially those that belong to local developers in India.

The Indian government said:

India is one of the largest mobile device markets in the world. Our goal is to create a secure Indian mobile operating system where users can have new options other than Android and iOS platforms. IndOS hopes to provide more choices for Indian users, which is a win-win situation for both consumers and developers.

Provide richer applications on the basis of security

IndOS wants people to be free to download from other app stores on the premise of security. The government intends to make IndOS secure enough to handle such cross-platform tasks without compromising the data that resides on these devices. However, no official solution has been announced so far.