Google has announced an investment of $22 million in KaiOS, the operating system that powers Jio Phone and other low-budget
smartphones to make them capable of handling smart features. KaiOS is a toned down version of Mozilla’s Firefox OS that was introduced a few years back on some phones but could not make a mark. The $20 million investment is a part of Group A funding led by Google to help the platform reach more devices and grow exponentially. This means that KaiOS may soon get support for
Google apps such as YouTube, Google App, Google Maps, Gmail, and others.