Most smartphone users are either tied into the Apple ecosystem with the iOS platform, or their devices are installed with an Android-based system. There are, however, a multitude of alternative operating systems that you can install onto your device if Android simply isn’t up to scratch, for whatever reason.
Google’s flagship mobile OS is the most widely-used across the world, with the latest figures from Kantar suggesting it accounts for 53% of smartphones in the UK, compared with 47% using iOS. Despite its dominance, however, it’s possible to dissociate yourself from Android by installing platforms such as Plasma Mobile, Pure...
29.01.2026 / 00:02
Google’s flagship mobile OS is the most widely-used across the world, with the latest figures from Kantar suggesting it accounts for 53% of smartphones in the UK, compared with 47% using iOS. Despite its dominance, however, it’s possible to dissociate yourself from Android by installing platforms such as Plasma Mobile, Pure...

