Huawei to launch HarmonyOS for smartphones on June 2

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Chinese telecom giant Huawei confirmed with the Global Times on Tuesday that it will formally launch its new operating system HarmonyOS for smartphones on June 2.

HarmonyOS, or Hongmeng in Chinese, is an operating system designed for various devices and settings. It was first launched on Internet-of-Things devices. The HarmonyOS has already been used on Huawei watches, laptops and home appliances over the past two years.

Ma Jihua, a close follower of Huawei, told the Global Times in a recent interview that there are possibilities for Huawei to overtake the industry giants with the arrival of 5G and ultrafast internet. Apple and Google are also endeavoring to upgrade their OS and adapt to the new era.

A demo video of the HarmonyOS is shown on Huawei’s smart screen at a chain shop of electronics retailer Suning.com on Chaoyang Road, Beijing on July 17. Photo: VCG


Aided by China's vast consumer market, a favorable testing environment and rapid deployment of 5G networks, it might be an opportunity for the Chinese tech giant to build HarmonyOS into the world's third-largest mobile ecosystem, after Apple's iOS and Google's Android, Ma told the Global Times on Wednesday.

Apart from leveraging Huawei to compete with international mobile ecosystem giants, the HarmonyOS is also of strategic importance for Huawei's goals in the car industry.

Over the medium term, the operating system plays a decisive role whether Huawei can build an AI plus Internet of Things (AIoT) ecosystem involving cars, human beings and the surroundings, domestic financial media jrj.com reported, citing a Founder Securities report.

Huawei reiterated on Monday in a statement that it does not make cars, and will not invest in any carmaker. The company said what the industry needs is its information and communication technology (ICT) capability instead of Huawei-branded cars. Huawei aims to enable original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of cars to build better vehicles based on Huawei ICT, becoming a provider of digital car-oriented components.

Huawei expects the number of devices equipped with HarmonyOS to reach 300 million by the end of 2021, including more than 200 million Huawei devices, the Xinhua News Agency reported.

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Huawei said goodbye to the Android operating system, Harmony will be the new OS. Chinese technology company Huawei has decided to launch a new mobile operating system to give a new color to its reputation and business life after a ban on the use of the Android mobile operating system in the United States. Named Harmony OS, the event will feature mobile phones equipped with the operating system on display at an online event. Since former US President Donald Trump’s campaign to thwart Huawei’s global targets, The world of technology was focused on Huawei’s new operating system.


Washington says China was using Huawei for espionage and Washington called it a cyber threat. Google’s Android operating system and Apple’s iOS system are still ahead of the rest of the world in the race for operating systems. And no company (including BlackBerry, Microsoft and Amazon) has been able to compete so far. According to experts, it will be very difficult for Huawei to break this monopoly of Google and Apple. Huawei entered the world of mobile phones in 2003 and chose the Android operating system in smartphones. Huawei is the world’s third-largest mobile phone maker after Samsung and Apple. After the US sanctions, the future of Huawei’s mobile business was in question. Without being part of the Android system, Huawei users will have difficulty using Google’s services and will have to create alternative applications. But there is no shortage of developers making applications in the Chinese market, and in China first. Huawei has a significant position in the Chinese domestic market and already has applications for Chinese consumers in the market.

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