[News] Huawei today launches HarmonyOS to compete with Apple’s iOS and Android

Chinese tech giant Huawei is said to be launching its domestic mobile OS, HarmonyOS Next, on Tuesday, following speculation that the long-awaited Apple Intelligence will launch with the release of iOS 18.1 in late October. There was a report that. South China Morning Post.

Starting today, HarmonyOS Next will be available on Huawei’s Mate 60 series, Mate It suggests that there is. Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android.

It’s worth noting that Huawei is promoting HarmonyOS Next as a completely independent operating system, but Android-based applications will no longer be supported, according to the South China Morning Post.

HarmonyOS Next debuted among local developers in early January, the report said. In September, Richard Yu, chairman of Huawei’s Consumer Business Group, praised the system, saying Huawei had “covered more than a decade of foreign operating system ecosystem development in just one year.”

According to reports, Huawei last month brought together Chinese app developers in preparation for the launch. Chinese technology giants such as Baidu, JD.com, Meituan, and Tencent Holdings gathered for the occasion. Citing information provided by Huawei, the report notes that over 10,000 apps and native services have been developed for HarmonyOS Next.

Huawei first introduced HarmonyOS as an Android replacement in August 2019, shortly after the US government placed the company on a trade blacklist in May of the same year, restricting access to US technology without US government approval. did.

According to the report, domestic adoption of HarmonyOS surged last year as Huawei re-entered the 5G smartphone market with the launch of the Mate 60 series.

After the official release of HarmonyOS Next, the company’s new rotating CEO Sabrina Meng will also oversee the launch of Huawei’s next flagship 5G smartphone series, the Mate 70, scheduled for the fourth quarter, the report noted. are.

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