Apple to launch Chinese version of operating system at the end of November

I just received a piece of news that will make Apple fans very excited - in late November or early December, Apple will launch a Chinese version of its operating system.

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In other words, before the end of the year, Apple fans who are used to using the iOS system will find that there are many more Chinese characters and a lot less English in their mobile phone systems. iMovie has been changed to iMovie editing, Touch ID has been changed to Touch ID, Live Photos has been changed to Live Photos, iCloud Drive has been changed to iCloud Cloud Disk, Dock has been changed to Program Dock... Many familiar application names have been changed to Chinese characters.

Obviously, this is a Chinese localization done by Apple for the Chinese market. Of course, not all English words in the operating system have been changed to Chinese characters. There are still many popular applications that have kept their original names, such as Siri and Apple Pay.

It is reported that Apple has been preparing for this Chinese name update for more than two years. This Chinese name update involves the three major systems of iOS, watchOS and macOS. Among them, Apple's iOS11.2 and watchOS 4.2 developer beta versions will be pushed at 1 a.m. on the 26th, and the public beta version will be pushed at 1 a.m. on the 27th. The public beta and developer beta versions of macOS 10.13.2 will be launched later this month.

Of course, the official version will not be released until the end of November or early December. As long as users choose simplified Chinese display when activating the system, the Chinese version will be displayed.

However, although Apple's operating system has launched a Chinese version, it only changes the name from English to Chinese to make it more convenient for users to use. The rest of the interface, functions and logos will not change. What's more, no matter how good the system is, it is Apple's closed and exclusive system. There is no independent popular mobile phone operating system in China, let alone a completely independent mobile phone operating system.

Besides hardware, the most important aspect of a mobile phone is software. Thanks to Google's open source, the Android system has saved Chinese mobile phone manufacturers. Whether it is traditional mobile phone manufacturers such as Huawei, ZTE, Coolpad, Lenovo, or emerging new brands such as Meizu, Xiaomi, OPPO, VIVO, OnePlus, Hammer, etc., domestic mobile phone manufacturers all use the Android system. For example: Xiaomi's MIUI, Meizu's Flyme OS and Huawei's EMUI, etc. No matter how they change their names or appearances, their ancestors are all Android.

Yes, the domestic mobile operating system industry is still a "baby". Therefore, I sometimes wonder: if Google closes the source of the Android system one day, for example, the latest Android system can only be used on devices produced by Google itself, or it must pay a high licensing fee to use the latest Android system, this will undoubtedly be a disaster for Chinese mobile phone manufacturers. Then what about domestic mobile phones?

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Fortunately, we still have hope.

As a well-known Internet giant in China, Alibaba released YunOS, my country's first operating system, as early as 2010. Seven years later, YunOS 6 was officially released this year. With an efficient system kernel, cloud-based application framework and advanced security mechanism, YunOS 6 can bring users faster boot speed, smoother application operation experience, lower system power consumption and higher security.

Although there is still some controversy about YunOS. Many people think that YunOS is just a deep development based on the Android kernel and is not much different from Android. But in fact, the Android application ecosystem is already very mature and complete. It is obviously unrealistic to completely separate from the Android system and let all developers redevelop software and hardware for a new system. Therefore, YunOS chooses to be compatible with the Android ecosystem, which is the key reason why YunOS is controversial.

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However, for users, no matter what system it is, the one that is easy to use is a good system. Therefore, Alibaba has been insisting on developing and promoting its own YunOS, hoping to bring better experience to users and form its own ecosystem. A data released by market research company Sino shows that in 2015, YunOS's share of the domestic smartphone market is expected to reach 7.10%, second only to Android and iOS, becoming the world's third largest mobile operating system. The data also shows that YunOS shipments exceeded 33.1 million units in 2015, and shipments in 2016 may reach 100 million units.

It is worth noting that on September 27, Alibaba Group officially launched a comprehensive operating system upgrade strategy, and the original Yunos will be replaced by Alios. Alibaba will continue to deepen its presence in the automotive, IoT terminal, IoT chip and industrial fields with the slogan of driving all things intelligent, and simultaneously integrate the original YunOS mobile terminal business. It is conceivable that Alios will become a heavyweight player in the mobile phone market in an even more unexpected manner.

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In addition, we have another hope. In February this year, SailfishOS has been authorized to Chinese mobile phone manufacturers for development. It can be used to build China's own mobile phone system. If successful, it is expected that China will have an operating system based on SailfishOS within this year.

Yes, the lack of domestic mobile phone operating system is an unspeakable pain in the industry. But no matter what others think, I insist that Alios and the domestic Sailfish system can survive. The domestic mobile phone market is so large that after every user spends some time to get familiar with the domestic system, they will definitely be able to thrive. Android and iOS may be squeezed out. Of course, we also need to learn from the decline of the WP system.

***, come on, Chinese system!

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