Samsung’s homegrown smartphone OS, the bada would be getting an update to version 2.0 in the next few months (July, to be precise). Bada, OS had made its debut 10 months ago with the Samsung Wave S8500 and has been through one major update already. That was when the version number had changed from 10 to 1.1. The successor to the Wave S8500 was also launched recently with the updated OS and slightly better specs. Currently there are five devices on sale that run bada.
The next iteration of bada is likely to feature support for NFC as well as a revamped home screen set up. It would also open up support for 3rd party social networking clients. On the developers’ front, Samsung will also offer the bada SDK for Mac and Linux users. Until now, only PC users had that privilege.
Another interesting thing is the fact that bada 2.0 is likely to hit India before any other country because it is here that bada based phones have done exceedingly well. In other markets, it was an all Android affair almost the entire course of 2010. In fact, Samsung claims a market share of 10-15% in the smartphone segment in India already. They are aiming for 30% share this year.
It is unclear if there would be new devices running bada or if the existing devices can be updated to the new version. Time will tell! Till then, keep your bada laden Waves’ ready for an update!
[Via Mobileburn]
