New open mobile OS "Plasma Mobile" which is neither iOS nor Android

International Free Software CommunityKDEDeveloped by "Plasma Mobile" is an OS that is designed to allow users with awareness of privacy to have complete control over their information and communications. Plasma Mobile is designed as a platform to develop fully open software systems for mobile terminals.

Plasma-mobile - Plasma in your pocket
https://plasma-mobile.org/


Plasma Mobile is a mobile OS that allows users to modify their own smartphones with a degree of freedom like a PC.Qt·GTK·X11Applications such as Plasma Mobile original application, Ubuntu Touch application, Gnome application, X11 application, other Qt based application,Sailfish OSYaNemoIt is an open source unique specification that you can also run applications for.

You can see the movie that is running the terminal that actually installed Plasma Mobile prototype from the following.

Plasma Mobile Prototype - YouTube


Smart phones equipped with Plasma Mobile


The appearance of UI is Android style.


· Call
Swipe the screen upwards ......


The screen is unlocked.


When you open the call application, the past call history is displayed like this.


Choose the person you want to call from "Contacts" ......


Tap the handset icon.


It makes me feel like this when I make a phone call.


·notification
When unlocking the screen ......


Notifications are displayed on the screen in card format.


You can delete it by swiping the notification card to the right.


In addition, tap the notification card to display detailed information.


If you delete all notifications like this.


· Customize launcher
A screen on which applications stand. If you want to change the arrangement of the application, press and hold the application ... ...


If you bring it to the place you want to move OK.


· Add widget
When you press and hold a place with nothing on the screen ......


You can add widgets.


There are various kinds of widgets.


When I add a clock to the home screen, it looks like this.


·KrunnerSupport
It is the desktop OSPlasmaKrunner, which is the command execution function of Kaspersky Lab, is also supported by Mobile version of Plasma Mobile.


To that demonstration, enter characters with the keyboard ... ...


I am enjoying the calculation function with the text bar at the top of the home screen.


· Personalization
If you swipe the top screen from top to bottom like Plasma Mobile like the control center of iOS and Android's status bar, the screen to adjust Wi-Fi, battery, speaker etc. will be displayed.


Look at the state of the battery in detail ......


It is possible to adjust the speaker.


· Change theme
From "Appearance" on the setting screen ......


You can change the UI theme.



· Change wallpaper
It is also possible to change the wallpaper.


· Date setting
You can also change the timezone of the OS from the "Time and Date" setting.


From the time display method ......


It is also possible to change the time zone.


· Battery management
From the setting "Energy Information" ......


You can check the usage status of the battery in detail.


·Photo
In the photo app, you can not only check the photos taken or saved ... ...


You can also browse photos with various sorting methods.


Shooting place and ... ...


You can look back on your memories with the time you took.


·Web browser
Of course there is a web browser.


· Weather app
Weather application is also available.


You can register the point where weather information is displayed, or switch from Mr. Se to Mr. Ka.


·game
It is also possible to play games that are becoming indispensable elements for smartphones.