KaiOS
The facts below are what the maker publishes about KaiOS, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
The facts
Each one read from KaiOS's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- App distribution
- KaiStore distributes web-based apps and utilities, with store categories including social, games, utilities, news, shopping, entertainment, health, sports, and books/reference.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Apps
- KaiStore distributes web-based apps and utilities for KaiOS devices.checked 11 Oct 2026
- App technology
- KaiOS apps use HTML5 and JavaScript, with a Gecko web runtime and standard W3C and device APIs.checked 11 Oct 2026
What it does
- Architecture
- The platform uses an HTML5/JavaScript application layer, Gecko web runtime, and Gonk system kernel.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Audience
- KaiOS describes its platform as bringing affordable mobile connectivity and digital services to people in emerging markets and people seeking an alternative to smartphones.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Connectivity
- KaiOS smart feature phones support 4G/LTE, GPS, and Wi-Fi according to the maker’s developer site.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Consumer support
- Consumer help topics cover device setup, device issues, apps and KaiStore, account security, troubleshooting, and manufacturer support.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Developer tools
- The developer portal lists documentation, device APIs, simulator guidance, templates, sandboxes, and SDK tools.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Hardware
- The platform is designed for constrained hardware, including devices with 512 MB RAM, keypad interfaces, and non-touch displays.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Hardware profile
- The platform overview describes support for 512 MB RAM, keypad interfaces, and non-touch displays.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The platform supports operator customizations, regional services, and proprietary app bundles.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Merchant deployment
- Kai Merchant services can be provisioned, updated, and managed remotely across a device fleet through a Terminal Management System.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Merchant integrations
- Kai Merchant is positioned for banks, payment facilitators, mobile network operators, and certified device partners, and can connect with a partner’s payment backend.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Merchant payments
- Kai Merchant supports EMV contactless cards, mobile money, QR codes, and pay-by-transfer on supported devices.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Merchant services
- The configurable merchant app can include sales dashboards, bill payments, prepaid top-ups, agency banking, lending, local ordering, and partner services.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Merchant support
- The merchant support page offers implementation, certified-device, payment-integration, operations, and technical-support topics, and says its articles and guides are coming soon.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Payment certifications
- The maker states that its merchant devices use EMV L1-certified readers and certified EMV L2 kernels, while PCI MPoC certification for the solution is still under review.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Pricing availability
- The maker’s pages reviewed describe contacting KaiOS or requesting a pilot or demo and do not state a product price.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- KaiOS says it uses reasonable physical, technical, and organizational safeguards, including encryption and password protection where appropriate.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- KaiOS is a mobile operating system that powers internet-enabled smart feature phones.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- KaiOS says it builds lightweight mobile technology for digital and financial inclusion on affordable devices.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security and privacy
- KaiOS publishes a consumer privacy policy describing its handling of personal and other customer information and its security and transparency practices.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security certifications
- Kai Merchant lists EMV L1 reader certification and EMV L2 kernels; its PCI MPoC certification was under review and not yet complete on the page.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- Consumer help resources cover device setup, KaiStore, apps, connectivity, accounts, and troubleshooting.checked 11 Oct 2026
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