Have you heard of Indus OS? May be not but the fact is Indus OS is 2nd largest OS after Android. It is developed in India – Mumbai based company and they claims 4 million users already using it and powers 35+ devices. And guess what this is more than Apple’s IOS. Indus OS is currently available on select models from Micromax, Celkon & Swipe. Currently Indus OS is installed on the smartphones at the factory level and cannot be downloaded. It might be available to download at later stage.
Want to know more about Indus OS – 2nd largest OS, then read on !!
This is world’s first Regional operating system. The first operating system to meet the real needs of the emerging market’s regional language speaking citizens through innovation, simplification and localization. It is necessarily based on Android with simplistic and intuitive design and most specifically support for regional languages.
Features
1. Regional languages – The operating system is currently available in English & 12 regional languages viz. Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Odia, Assamese, Punjabi, Kannada, Gujarati, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Marathi.
2. Innovative Features
i. Indus SWipe – Translate text between English and regional language with just a swipe.
ii. Indus reader – Integrated Text-to-speech in 9 regional languages.
iii. Auto correction – over 200,000 words database in 12 regional languages.
iv. Indus Messages – Free messages between Indus OS users.
V. Hybrid keyboard – Type in regional language using the English keyboard.
3. App Bazaar – is Indus OS’ regional marketplace. Download apps in regional languages across many categories like Games, Entertainment & many more. No E-mail & No Sign-in required .
4. Home screen and UI – Intuitive navigation and easy access to most used apps. It has a very simplified call and dialer screen. It also very easy to find and create new contacts. Settings are not so complicated.
Indus OS recently raised $5 million Series A funding led by Omidyar Network. It has also some renowned CEOs as advisory and investors.