Huawei finally launches its own operating system for smartphones, Harmony. With the development of the new operating system, Huawei is trying to slowly lessen its dependence on Android. This also comes as a strategy to recover from US sanctions that have shaken the company’s handset business.
Harmony will not act as a “replacement”, Huawei explained. Instead, Harmony will be more of an ‘Internet-of-Things’ platform, Reuters quotes. Thus, the new operating system could operate and connect other devices from laptops, smartwatches, cars and even appliances.
In the future, Huawei will also install HarmonyOS on selected smartphone models only. Users of Huawei’s phones will also have the chance to switch from the current operating system, Android.
Harmony OS is also a way for Huawei to be less dependant on Android, especially after US sanctions banned Google from providing technical support to Huawei’s new phones. Huawei’s access to Google Mobile Sevices, the bundle of developer services upon which most Android apps are based, has also been limited since.
Where will Huawei take Harmony to?
In a media roundtable from Tuesday, Wang Chenglu, president of Huawei Consumer Business Group’s software department, revealed to the media on Huawei’s future plan with Harmony. Quoted from Reuters , Huawei’s aims are to have 200 million smartphones and 100 million third-party smart devices installed with HarmonyOS by the end of the year.
Wang also said that he is openly welcoming other smartphone makers who want to adopt HarmonyOS. Though, Wang further added that the company sees more opportunities in non-smartphone devices makers. Wang is the leader behind the development of HarmonyOS since 2016.
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