ABSTRACT 1
INTRODUCTION 3
OVERVIEW OF POSSIBLE TECHNOLOGIES FOR SMARTPHONE CUSTOMIZATION 4
TOWARDS AN IMPROVED AND STANDARDIZED TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM 5
Diagrams 5
Smartphone OS Interface examples for the Android OS Versions 6
CONCLUSION 6
REFERENCE 8
ABSTRACT
The use of smartphones and tablets is in abundance in the current 21st century world age. The end users for this particular technology are steadily growing in number exponentially all around the globe. The development and design of smartphones are being met with different expectations form consumers. Smartphone and tablet companies standardize their end products according to their trademarks and patents.
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Conversely, there is a growing need for easy integration or interoperability between different operating system platforms. The technology end product users yearn for easier platforms on their high end, palm held, smartphone devices. For instance, one would desire to have an IOS from Apple to run on their Samsung S4 mobile phone, or vice versa, or both of them to run parallel. This will promote universal, flexible use and operation of mobile end devices among end users.
INTRODUCTION
The idea of one being able to customize their smartphone to operate using a different Operating System is intriguing and fun at the same time. This is because individuals would obviously want to use a system they are well conversant with or think has the easiest commands to operate and has a definitely understandable and user-friendly interface. The top most phone companies include Apple, Windows Mobile, HTC, Samsung and Blackberry. All these mobile phone platforms have their own operating system as highlighted (CENNAMO 2014). Most individuals prefer to identify themselves with a particular brand of smartphone tablets. Thus, the problem that arises is in the usability of the devices.
The idea of the ability to interchange will be aimed at increasing the market acceptance of their product of choice with an unlimited choice of OS they can use on their device. Unfortunately, due to the high competition between the phone companies, the technology firms opt to identify their customers with an end product which is unique from their counterparts so as to offer a positive competitive edge.
THE NEED FOR CUSTOMIZATION PLATFORMS
The beneficial requirement the end product user to be able to customize the product to their own wanting is to aid them in better using the phones. It is human nature for individuals to want to identify with technology that assists them in making their work easier. Mobile phones structured with hardware and software platforms which provide the ability to install a different or improvised operating system have proven to be advantageous to a an end users requirements.
A case scenario is when an Apple IPhone user is introduced to a window mobile phone device or a smartphone operating using the Google Android OS, or vice versa for this situation. Taking into assumption that the end users have never used the other smartphone operating system platform before, it is likeable that they will have a difficult time coming to terms on how to operate one of the phones. This has been the case for people who are new to, and are first time users of the IPhone or the Windows 8 Mobile phone as pointed out (Sawyer & Tapia 2005).
The country and place of residence for the future viewing purposes comes as a shock. The applications on the smartphones can be downloaded from the internet servers of the respective phone companies. Apps aid end users with programs that simplify mobile phone usage access to information about their phone tools and settings.
OVERVIEW OF POSSIBLE TECHNOLOGIES FOR SMARTPHONE CUSTOMIZATION
The possible technological platforms that can be implemented to help smartphone users to be use their preferred settings include the introduction of program applications that support interface customization. All the phone companies have App Stores which provide their customers with access to applications which offer a variety of functionalities like one can change the interface look and feel, icons and shortcut menus.
The standardization of technological systems for the smartphones is a focal point of research with new finding s coming up year after year of new release of better and improvised smartphones. An example is the US or charging ports of certain smartphones have been standardized to operate using universal cables, like the HTC, Samsung, and Windows mobile smartphones can all use the same cable to perform an operation. This is an instance that simplifies the usability functionality which is described in (HOSNI, KHALIL, & MOREL-GUIMARAES 2005).
TOWARDS AN IMPROVED AND STANDARDIZED TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM
The proposed solution to increase standardization for smartphones can advisably be the technology companies that are responsible with the building smartphones from scratch are to adopt a universal system. The incorporation of compatible hardware and software material that are able to permit users to install different programs or operating systems implemented by other companies on their tablets.
The implementation of inbuilt manuals for the smartphones on how to easily use their phones, or the phone companies installing a variety of Operating Systems on their Smartphones to offer their clients with unlimited options to choose from when they purchase a smartphone. Partnerships between companies will improvise the standardization of systems in overall as demonstrated in (Jaques & Viccari 2006). For example the partnerships between Google and Samsung for the Android OS & IPhone for the Google search engine or that between Microsoft and Nokia mobile for the windows mobile.
Diagrams
Different interface snapshots Smartphone operating Systems (Android, IOS, and Windows Mobile)
Smartphone OS Interface examples for the Android OS Versions
Screen Snapshots of the Android OS showing different functionalities
CONCLUSION
Smartphones are the future of computing, since the use of laptops and desktop computers are gradually being abandoned by the fast growing economies. The embracing of new technology is in the fore front of revolutionizing the world of smartphone computing. The objective for standardization will come from the idea to solve customer expectations of smartphone end products through major company partnerships.
Joint application building is advantageous in the incorporation of new and limitless ideas by different mobile programmers and developers. Hybrid technology has the ability to integrate with multiple platforms and networks to essentially benefit the end user of the smartphone or tablet product discussed in (LEE, HOWARD, & ŚLĘZAK 2011).
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