LeWa OS

In this article, we will explore in depth the topic of LeWa OS and its impact on modern society. Throughout history, LeWa OS has played a fundamental role in people's lives, influencing everything from their daily decisions to their view of the world. Through detailed analysis, we will examine the origins of LeWa OS, its evolution over time, and its relevance in the current context. Likewise, we will examine the various approaches and perspectives on LeWa OS, in order to better understand its importance in contemporary society. This article seeks to provide a complete and updated vision of LeWa OS, with the aim of contributing to the debate and reflection on this topic of great relevance today.

LeWa OS
DeveloperLewa Technology
Written inC (core), C++ (some third party libraries), Java (UI)
Working stateDeprecated
Source modelClosed source with open-source components
Marketing targetFirmware replacement for low-cost Android devices
Package managerAPK
Kernel typeMonolithic (Linux kernel)
Official websitewww.lewaos.com

LeWa OS (Chinese: 乐蛙), also known as Music Frogs and жабка, was an operating system for smartphones, based on the Android mobile platform. Developed by Chinese company Lewa Technology, it was mainly intended for low-cost phones under 1000 yuan (around US$126). By the end of April 2013, there were more than 2 million users of the system, and by the end of July 2012, they were among the most popular third-party Android-based ROMs in China, together with MIUI and DianXin OS (also known as Tapas OS). Lewa was also the first aftermarket Android-based firmware in the world to support the dual-SIM standby feature.

History

LeWa's team started developing ROMs for Android devices since August 2009, before the LeWa company was established.

Soon after LeWa's technology was established in Shanghai at April 2011, it had received 20 million Reminbi angel investment from Green Pine Capital Partners (also the Round A investor of fanfou.com, coship and some other companies) by June 2011. The company released the first official release of LeWa OS in October 2011. In June 2012, the first "Open Build" version was released with parts of its source code open-sourced, accompanied by a toolchain for developers to build their own versions of the OS.

During early July 2012, it received 50 million renminbi (~7/9 million USD) funding from Tencent, and LeWa started deeply integrating Tencent's mobile manager into their ROM since a month before that and provided a SDK to block spam messages on the system level. Observers believe this investment is part of Tencent's strategy to enter the ROM-flashing market.

By Late July 2012, the company introduced M+ Platform, becoming the first team to develop ROMs optimized for the MediaTeK platform.

The Chinese version of Nokia X had been found to ship with LeWa OS 5 by default in early 2014.

Features

The ROM includes its own app store named "LeWa Market", a power-save mode, adjustable switches in notification bar, and other modifications "optimized and localized" for Chinese users. It releases new version via over-the-air updates every Friday. Unofficial releases are available for certain phones without official support from LeWa. Some believe that it provides a user experience and design that's similar or better than iOS and MIUI, and some also praise the ROM for being simple and battery-saving. However, some Chinese commentators believe that it consumes more battery than stock Android.

See also

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