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forked version

Program source code that differs from a main body of code. At some point in time, the code was modified to produce a different product (the forked version). Forked versions are common in open source projects because open source licenses allow the code to be modified. See hard fork, fork and open source.

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Jio says that it has been optimised for working on KaiOS, a forked version of Firefox OS, and supports browsing the social media website with a cursor function.

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Apparently, the handset has been running the following OS version at some point in time - forked version of Android via Nokia X, Firefox OS, Windows RT, Windows Phone 8, Windows Phone 7.5, in addition to dual boot Android and Windows Phone 7.

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The phone runs KaiOS, a forked version of the Firefox OS.

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It is worth mentioning that, the Nokia X series of phones run on forked version of Android OS in combination with Nokia X UI.

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forked version of Android that does not give access to Google Play and requires

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It runs on KaiOS, which is a forked version of the Firefox OS and currently supports apps such as JioTV, JioMusic, and more.