AliOS (formerly YunOS and Aliyun OS) is a Linux distribution developed by Alibaba Cloud, a subsidiary of Mainland Chinese company Alibaba Group. It is designed for smart cars and Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and it had been used as a mobile operating system.
History
On 28 July 2011, Alibaba Cloud confirmed the existence of its own mobile operating system, the YunOS.[1] The system was described as the result of three years of development and uses Alibaba Cloud's self-developed distributed file system and virtual machine, making it fully compatible with Android-based applications. With its YunOS, the company is challenging the dominant Android in China and is also looking to expand into Western markets.[2] It was first used in the K-Touch W700 in 2011.[3]
As of May 2012, 1 million YunOS-powered smartphones have been sold.[4]