After Android success in India, Google eyes feature phones with KaiOS

Internet giant invests in Hong-Kong based KaiOS which power feature phones by Jio, Micromax and Nokia

After dominating the Indian smartphone market with close to 95 per cent of all devices running on its Android operating system, technology giant Google is now looking at capturing the country’s low-cost feature phone space. 

The Mountain View, California headquartered company has led a $22 million investment in Hong Kong-based KaiOS Technologies Inc., the maker of Kai operating system which powers feature phones of leading brands in India such as Micromax, Nokia (HMD Global makes Nokia phones) and Reliance Jio among other. While India is home to the fastest-growing smartphone market in the world, the size of its feature