Open Handset Alliance
| Abbreviation | OHA |
|---|---|
| Formation | November 5, 2007 |
| Type | Open mobile platform (Android) development organization |
| Headquarters | Mountain View, California, U.S. |
Region served | Worldwide |
| Website | Official website |
The Open Handset Alliance (OHA) is a consortium led by Google that developed the Android mobile operating system. Its member firms included HTC, Sony, Dell, Intel, Motorola, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics (formerly), T-Mobile, Nvidia, and Wind River Systems.
The OHA was established on November 5, 2007, with 34 members, including mobile handset makers, application developers, some mobile network operators and chip makers. As part of its efforts to promote a unified Android platform, OHA members are contractually forbidden from producing devices that are based on competing forks of Android.
Although not officially stated, the alliance has remained dormant, with many OHA partners having withdrawn from the smartphone market. The Open Handset Alliance's website was last updated in July 2011, suggesting the Alliance is no longer a going concern. This was also before Google developed their own line of phones with Google Pixel since October 2016, replacing their Nexus line of phones.