Domestic systems close smartphone loopholes

As China develops its own smartphone operating systems to beef up security, cellphone users must also provide feedback to help develop the homegrown products, industry players said.

During the China Cybersecurity Week industry event in November, Beijing Yuan Xin Technology's domestically made Syber OS smartphone operating system created waves among the public and major players.

The company has since promoted the operating system to mobile phone users and businesses, "but we found some of them short of security awareness and still preferring other systems such as Android", said Zhao Chunlei, manager of the group's technical research and development division.