Operating system

Many years ago I worked as part of a team creating an operating system for a mobile device, it was a team of about 50 people and it took about 3 years to get the first version ready. You think you can create an entire operating system on your own and by assistance from a forum?

You are not going to get an answer to your request here, and I want to explain why…

DevForums is primarily focused on issues that face developers creating products for Apple platforms [1], and your request is not about that.

Forums like this work best when you ask a specific question, and your request is very general.

Developing a smart watch is a significant engineering challenge, involving both hardware and a lot software. You’re focused on software, which helps, but it’s still a big task. Moreover, your software doesn’t exist in a vacuum. It has to run on some hardware, and when you’re developing an operating system the hardware matters.

For example, if you’re trying to develop an operating system for an Apple Watch then the answer is “You can’t.” Unlike the Mac, which is a fairly open platform [2], Apple Watch is tightly locked down.

So, your question must necessarily be about some other vendor’s hardware. Given that, I recommend that you start by consulting the support resources from that vendor.

Best of luck!

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Quinn “The Eskimo!” @ Developer Technical Support @ Apple
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[1] See tip 1 in Quinn’s Top Ten DevForums Tips.

[2] Indeed, it’s open enough for the Asahi Linux folks to get Linux up and running.

https://asahilinux.org