Earlier this week, Huawei announced HarmonyOS 2 — the new operating system that will replace Google’s Android on various smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and other smart gadgets. HarmonyOS 2 is already compatible with dozens of existing Huawei devices. For a while, we thought that HarmonyOS would be a brand new, universal OS, similar to Google’s own …
Huawei unveiled HarmonyOS on Wednesday, its newest operating system that will run on a variety of devices, including smartphones, tablets, wearables, and other smart devices. HarmonyOS replaces Google’s AOSP Android version that Huawei used on its smartphones and tablets that were released in the past couple of years. These were the years following the US …
When Huawei found itself unable to do business with US tech companies a couple of years ago, the Chinese handset vendor rolled out a version of Android with no Google apps preinstalled. The US ban on Huawei meant Google could not license the Android experience available on other handsets to Huawei, so the Chinese giant …
Google just unveiled Android 12, a massive software update that features a significant design makeover and notable privacy improvements. Android 12 is already available in beta form on Pixel phones and several other devices, and the update will roll out to the general public at some point in late summer. But before that happens, the …
A recent comment from Huawei about HarmonyOS seems to hint that Google’s rumored Android replacement might get an exciting new feature. Huawei confirmed that its phones that still run an Android version stripped of Google’s mobile services will be upgradeable to the new operating system. That’s the kind of functionality Fuchsia will have to support: …
Huawei announced during its developer conference on Thursday that its HarmonyOS operating system will run on phones as soon as next year. Harmony will run on a variety of devices, including smartwatches, TVs, and car infotainment systems. Harmony is going to replace Android on Huawei devices in the future, giving Huawei more independence from US …
The most exciting foldable handset of the year is Huawei’s Mate X, which looks so much better than Samsung’s Galaxy Fold. Both devices were unveiled just a few days apart and were supposed to start selling in the first half of the year. But Samsung and Huawei ended up postponing those launches for different reasons. …
Huawei is widely expected to launch its Mate 30 series this fall, with some rumors saying the press conference may come as soon as September 19th. The phone will run Android right out of the box, and the 90-day reprieve extension that was announced earlier this week seems to confirm that Huawei will have access …
Huawei a few days ago unveiled its first mobile operating system, called HongmengOS in China and HarmonyOS everywhere else. At the time, the company revealed the first HarmonyOS product would be unveiled later this year, powering “screen products” before moving to other platforms. At the time, we thought the first “screen product” running HarmonyOS would …
We’ve been talking about Huawei’s Android alternative for quite a while now, and the Chinese company has finally unveiled it. It’s called HongmengOS in China, which translates to HarmonyOS for the rest of the world. It’s unclear whether the OS is coming to phones first. But in the future, it’ll be deployed across a bunch …
