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Open Handset Alliance

Open Handset Alliance
AbbreviationOHA
FormationNovember 5, 2007 (2007-11-05)
TypeOpen mobile platform (Android) development organization
HeadquartersMountain View, California, U.S.
Region served
Worldwide
WebsiteOfficial website

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

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]

  1. ^ "Alliance FAQ". Open Handset Alliance. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Industry Leaders Announce Open Platform for Mobile Devices". Open Handset Alliance. November 5, 2007. Retrieved November 5, 2007.
  3. ^ "Open Handset Alliance members page". Open Handset Alliance. November 5, 2007. Retrieved November 5, 2007.
  4. ^ "Alibaba: Google just plain wrong about our OS". CNET News. 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. Retrieved December 1, 2013.

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