Symbian
Symbian is an open source development platform and operating system for mobile devices. It supports custom software applications that can be developed by third parties, and, depending on the presence of a digital signature, it allows the applications access various system resources.
Advantages
- Clean system software design
- Well suited for limited system resources
- Extensible architecture
Disadvantages
- Fragmented UI framework for older devices
Components
- EKA2 Kernel
- UI Framework
- OS Services Layer
- Base Services Layer
Development tools
- QT 4.7
- QT Creator 2.0
- Carbide
- Python
- Java ME
Versions