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In all platforms developed for more than one OS, it is important to investigate whether the crowdsensed data predicts the OS that was used in order to understand the degree to which the OS is a confounder that is necessary to consider.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n In this study, we explored whether the mobile OS\u2014Android and iOS\u2014used during user assessments can be predicted by the dynamic daily-life TYT data.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n TYT mainly applies the paradigms ecological momentary assessment (EMA) and mobile crowdsensing to collect dynamic EMA (EMA-D) daily-life data. The dynamic daily-life TYT data that were analyzed included eight questions as part of the EMA-D questionnaire. In this study, 518 TYT users were analyzed, who each completed at least 11 EMA-D questionnaires. Out of these, 221 were iOS users and 297 were Android users. The iOS users completed, in total, 14,708 EMA-D questionnaires; the number of EMA-D questionnaires completed by the Android users was randomly reduced to the same number to properly address the research question of the study. Machine learning methods\u2014a feedforward neural network, a decision tree, a random forest classifier, and a support vector machine\u2014were applied to address the research question.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n Machine learning was able to predict the mobile OS used with an accuracy up to 78.94% based on the provided EMA-D questionnaires on the assessment level. In this context, the daily measurements regarding how users concentrate on the actual activity were particularly suitable for the prediction of the mobile OS used.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n In the work at hand, two particular aspects have been revealed. First, machine learning can contribute to EMA-D data in the medical context. Second, based on the EMA-D data of TYT, we found that the accuracy in predicting the mobile OS used has several implications. 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