Open Handset Alliance

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Open Handset Alliance
AbbreviationOHA
FormationNovember 5, 2007;18 years ago (2007-11-05)
TypeOpen mobile platform (Android) development organization
Headquarters Mountain View, California, U.S.
Region served
Worldwide
Website Official website

The Open Handset Alliance (OHA) was a consortium led by Google that developed the Android mobile operating system. [1] Its member firms included HTC, Sony, Dell, Intel, Motorola, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics (formerly), T-Mobile, Nvidia, and Wind River Systems. [2]

Contents

The OHA was established on November 5, 2007, with 34 members, [2] including mobile handset makers, application developers, some mobile network operators and chip makers. [3] As part of its efforts to promote a unified Android platform, OHA members are contractually forbidden from producing devices that are based on competing forks of Android. [4] [5]

Although not officially stated, the alliance has remained dormant, with many OHA partners having withdrawn from the smartphone market. [6] The Open Handset Alliance's website was last updated in July 2011, suggesting the Alliance is no longer a going concern. [7] This was also before Google developed their own line of phones with Google Pixel since October 2016, replacing their Nexus line of phones.

Products

At the same time as the announcement of the formation of the Open Handset Alliance on November 5, 2007, the OHA also unveiled the Android Open Source Project, an open-source mobile phone platform based on the Linux kernel. [2] An early look at the Android SDK was released to developers on November 12, 2007. [8]

The first commercially available phone running Android was the HTC Dream (also known as the T-Mobile G1). It was approved by the Federal Communications Commission  (FCC) on August 18, 2008, [9] and became available on October 22 of that year. [10]

Members

The members of the Open Handset Alliance are:

Joining dateNetwork operatorsSoftware developersComponent manufacturersDevice manufacturersOther
November 2007 [11]
December 2008 [12]
May–June 2009
September 2009
January 2010
May 2010
July 2010
November 2010
June 2011
  • Intrinsyc
July 2011
  • Andago
Date unknown, before 2015

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Alliance FAQ". Open Handset Alliance. Archived from the original on November 23, 2010. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Industry Leaders Announce Open Platform for Mobile Devices". Open Handset Alliance. November 5, 2007. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2007.
  3. ↑ "Open Handset Alliance members page". Open Handset Alliance. November 5, 2007. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2007.
  4. ↑ "Alibaba: Google just plain wrong about our OS". CNET News. September 15, 2012. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  5. ↑ Amadeo, Ron (October 21, 2013). "Google's iron grip on Android: Controlling open source by any means necessary". Ars Technica. p. 3. Archived from the original on March 10, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Open Handset Alliance: Where are all the phone makers now?". Android Authority. November 5, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Open Handset Alliance". www.openhandsetalliance.com. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Developers". Open Handset Alliance. November 5, 2007. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2007.
  9. ↑ "FCC Approved HTC Dream". Engadget. August 18, 2008. Archived from the original on May 20, 2019. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  10. ↑ Brockman, Joshua (September 24, 2008). "Google Is Calling. Will You Answer?". NPR. Archived from the original on June 2, 2024. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Open Handset Alliance Members". October 15, 2008. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2007.
  12. ↑ "Open Handset Alliance announces 14 new members". Open Handset Alliance. December 9, 2008. Archived from the original on November 6, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
  13. ↑ "Open Handset Alliance member announcements" 联通加入谷歌手机联盟将开发Android手机. Sina Corporation (Press release) (in Simplified Chinese). May 17, 2009. Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  14. ↑ "SVOX announces its joining of the Open Handset Alliance". SVOX. May 27, 2009. Archived from the original on June 15, 2009. Retrieved October 2, 2009.
  15. ↑ "Acer announces its joining of the Open Handset Alliance". Acer. June 1, 2009. Archived from the original on May 25, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
  16. ↑ "MIPS Technologies Joins the Open Handset Alliance". MIPS Technologies, Inc. September 30, 2009. Archived from the original on July 15, 2010. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
  17. ↑ "Bouygues Telecom devient membre de l'Open Handset Alliance". bboxnews.fr. January 6, 2010. Archived from the original on March 19, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  18. ↑ "ZTE to launch Android handsets this quarter". ZTE. January 15, 2010. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
  19. ↑ "Sasken joins Open Handset Alliance". SASKEN. January 22, 2010. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
  20. ↑ "NXP Software Joins the Open Handset Alliance" (PDF). NXP. May 18, 2010. Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
  21. ↑ "Access Joins the Open Handset Alliance". Access. July 29, 2010. Archived from the original on December 2, 2010.
  22. ↑ "MediaTek Joins the Open Handset Alliance Continuous Commitment to Providing Multimedia-Rich Android Solutions". MediaTek. July 12, 2010. Archived from the original on April 16, 2013.
  23. ↑ "VisualOn Joins the Open Handset Alliance to Enhance the Multimedia Capabilities of the Android Platform". VisualOn. November 9, 2010. Archived from the original on May 16, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
  24. ↑ "Open Handset Alliance Members Mobile Operators". December 27, 2010. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
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