India is quickly becoming just as much of a producer of mobile devices as it is a consumer, and Micromax is the company that’s bringing about this change. The company has already established itself as one of the top ten smartphone makers in the world, but Micromax isn’t satisfied with just producing hardware, it wants to start expanding into the software side of the mobile market as well. According to co-founder Vikas Jai, Micromax is currently working on its own forked version of Android that will not only power future mobile devices, but televisions and wearables as well.
Android is bound to get a new face soon. While Google’s platform continues to dominate the mobile environment, more and more device makers are looking to develop alternate operating systems in order to provide more choices to consumers. For example, Samsung has its own Tizen OS and Xiaomi has also been rumored to embark on a similar endeavor soon. Now, a recent report coming out of the Economic Times claims that Indian device maker Micromax might also be looking to start developing its own OS. The product manufacturer already signed an exclusive deal in the country with custom ROM maker Cyanogen, which puts its software on some of the company’s phones, but it seems that Micromax has bigger plans. Micromax’s co-founder Vikas Jain has revealed in an interview with the above mentioned publication that the company is planning to develop its own forked version of Android. He explains that the new OS will come bundled with a suite of services and apps (some might call it bloatware) that will also be found on tablets, phones, televisions and smartwatches coming out of the company.
