symbian operating system

1. Presented By:
V.Sesha Sai Gowtham
15471A0501
CSE-A

2. • Introduction
• History of Symbian OS
• Need for Symbian OS
• Evolution in the various versions
• Architecture
• Architectural Overview
• Software Development
• Programming Languages
• Advantages & Disadvantages
• Conclusion

3.  A proprietary operating system, designed for mobile
devices, with associated libraries, user interface
frameworks and reference implementations of
common tools
 Produced by Symbian Pvt.ltd
 Currently owned by
 Nokia, sonyEricsson, Panasonic and
Samsung
 In 1980, the British Company Psion(potter scientific
instruments)was founded by “David potter”.

4.  Psion: Established in 1980
-Games and software for Z80-based Sinclair
ZX81/ZX Spectrum
 1983:Sinclair QL bundled with Psion Office Suite
 1984:Psion Organizer
8Bit processor,14x9cm,2k RAM,4k ROM,8k datapak,6
months battery life!
 1986:Organize ll The world’s first proper PDA
 1991:Psion Series 3 Sibo OS,1.5+million units sold
 1994:Starting development of 32 bit OS
 1997:Psion Series 5 (EPOC 32 bit multitasking OS)

5.  1998:Symbian LTD is founded
 2000:First Symbian OS Phone:ERICSSON
R380
 2001:Firt 2.56 G Phone: NOKIA 7650
(smart phone)
 2002:SonyEricsson,Siemens,Sendo join in
 2003:Symbian OS 7(nokia 6600),samsung
 2005:Symbian OS 9,platform security
 2007:P.I.P.S-standard C support

6.  2008:Nokia acquire all the shares
 2010:android and iPhone OS came
 it is simple easy to compare Symbian OS
 So Symbian was loss their ground
 2011:Nokia Announsed Patnership with Microsoft
 It adopted windows phone
 After due to some reasons Nokia was Ceased
 Symbian OS was goes down

7. • Ericsson R380 Nokia 9210Communicator
SE W960,v9.1,UIQ Nokia 5700 Xpress Music

11. • Small & mobile, but always available.
• Addressing the mass market
• Open platform

12. • Symbian OS 5.0
• Symbian OS 6.0
• Symbian OS 7.0
• Symbian OS 8.0
• Symbian OS 9.1
• Symbian OS 9.3
• Symbian OS 9.4
• Symbian Os 9.5

13. Application Engines
User Interface
Framework Applications
System layer
CORE
Symbian OS
UI Platforms

14. • Core : Symbian OS core is common to all
devices i.e. kernel, file server, memory
management & device drivers.
• System layer : It provides communication & computing
services such as TCP/IP, SMS & database management.
• Application Engines : It’s above the system layer,
enabling the software developers to create user interface
to data.

15. • User Interface Software : It can be made or licensed by
manufacturers.
• Applications : are slotted above the user interface & pre-
loaded in the Symbian OS mobile phone.

16. • Development requirements :
1.S 60
2.UIQ
3.MOAP
and the IDE tool of your choice.

17. • An IDE is a software application that allows the computer
programmer to develop a software for a certain platform.
An IDE has a source editor, compiler and debugger.

19. • Symbian OS offers a choice of programming languages
to the developer. It’s written in C++.
• Java, 2nd the most important programming language on
Symbian OS.
• Other programming languages are Java Script,
Assembler, Visual Basic and So on…

21. It’s an open platform based on C++ (Object Oriented
Concepts), which is easy to configure.
Giving an additional feature of Power Management like “
Power Saving”.
Fully multitasking.
Small but with a lots of in-built features.
 Boots in seconds
 Reduced power consumption
 3G and HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet
Access)
 Seamless multitasking for uninterrupted
VoIP ,push email

22.  Not available for PCs.
 Symbian OS easily effected by virus.

23. • Symbian OS is a multi-tasking operating system which
addressing the mass-market and designed for simplifying
the work load.
• It’s a open platform allows the installation of third party
software to enhance the platform.

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