Aurora OS (Russian Open mobile platform)

Not to be confused with Aurora OS (Eeebuntu).

Aurora OS (Russian: ОС Аврора) or Russian Open mobile platform (OMP) is a Russian Linux-based smartphone operating system developed by Rostelecom for business and governmental use. It was branched from Sailfish OS in 2019 and has its own app store and integration with the Russian government's official radio network ERA.

History

In 2016, Jolla started a development project whose goal was to localize the Sailfish platform in Russia. For this, a separate company was founded and the Russian-language version was called Sailfish Mobile OS RUS.[1] The first users of the platform were the Russian Post. In 2018, the Russian state applied for a secure mobile phone operating system for official use and Sailfish Mobile OS RUS was chosen and Rostelecom developed it further. In 2019, the platform was renamed Aurora OS.[2] In 2021, Jolla announced that they had left the project and was no longer involved with it.[3] In November 2021, according to Nokiamob.net, there were around 400,000 devices using it.[4]

However, in 2022 Vedomosti reported that sales of the AYYA T1 to consumers were minimal.[5] The ability to produce the hardware needed for the newer models was limited due to the supplier TSMC halting trade with Russia in response to the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. This also affected the development of the AYYA T2, the planned successor to the T1, with its custom ARM-based "Scythian" processor additionally being affected by overheating problems.[6][7]

Aurora OS 5.0 was revealed at Mobius Fall 2023 Conference on November 1, 2023 in Moscow.[8]

In June 11, 2024, the Hacker with pseydonym hackerfantastic leaked copies of Aurora OS v. 3.2.1.65, 4.0.2.82 and 4.0.2.249 that were "coming from a phablet left on the back of a bus in Salisbury, England". In the same post he also revealed a vulnerability in the password manager.[9]

Devices

Known devices using Aurora OS are

Tablets
  • Aquarius Cmp NS208[10]
  • Aquarius CMP NS220[10]
  • Aquarius CMP NS220 v5.2
  • BytErg МВК-2020[10]
  • F+ Life Tab Plus[11]
  • INOI T8 Tablet (discontinued)[12]
Phones

References

  1. ^ "Cases". Sailfish OS. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  2. ^ "Sailfish OS vaihtoi nimensä Venäjällä – Tunnetaan nyt nimellä "Aurora OS"". SuomiMobiili (in Finnish). 2019-02-08. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  3. ^ "Plea for official statement from Jolla". Sailfish OS Forum. 2022-02-25. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  4. ^ "Aurora OS is based on Sailfish but owned by OMP | Nokiamob". 2021-11-16. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  5. ^ "Российский "смартфон для параноиков" оказался не нужен. Его почти не покупают даже в условиях дефицита". CNews.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  6. ^ TechStony (2022-07-11). "Russian smartphone for special services and the military was left without a secure OS "Kaspersky" - TechStony". Retrieved 2022-08-05.[dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Для российского смартфона не хватает отечественных процессоров. Создание AYYA Т2 остановилось из-за санкций США". CNews.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  8. ^ Elmers, Robbie (12 November 2023). "The developers of Aurora OS presented the fifth version of the platform with an updated interface". Tech News Space. Retrieved 15 February 2024.[dead link‍]
  9. ^ "x.com". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g "Мобильные устройства на платформе ОС Аврора". 2022-01-18. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  11. ^ "Мобильные устройства на платформе ОС Аврора". auroraos.ru. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  12. ^ a b c d "Снятые с производства мобильные устройства на платформе ОС Аврора". auroraos.ru. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  13. ^ "Kaspersky Lab has withdrawn from a project to create a smartphone for the military". TAdviser.ru. Retrieved 2022-08-05.