In 2019, almost immediately after the introduction of American sanctions and a ban on cooperation with Google, Huawei announced the existence of its own operating system called Harmony OS. Despite the fact that the Chinese preferred particularly not to apply to its origin, from industry sources it became known that Huawei developed this platform to ensure the operation of the servers, but then decided that it could make a full-fledged operating system for smartphones based on it. And so, after almost two years, it goes into the release.
What Huawei smartphones will receive Harmony OS. Full list
Harmony OS will be released in April 2021. About this Huawei announced this week. The launch of the final version will be gradually, and the first smartphone that will receive a new operating system will be foldable Huawei Mate X2. The novelty will work on the basis of Harmony OS from the box, while the owners of all other devices will have to be updated independently.
When Harmony OS comes out
Despite the fact that it was originally planned to start spreading Harmony OS only among users from China, ultimately Huawei came to the conclusion that it makes no sense to establish territorial restrictions.
Therefore, since April, users from around the world will be able to download a new operating system. True, it will be necessary to have a compatible device for this. First, Harmony OS will receive flagship models, and then she will get to the rest. You can get acquainted with the exact list at this link.
To say conscience, the April release of Harmony OS is a rather unexpected news for one simple reason, and this is a time frame. In China, the beta test platform began only at the end of December, and the global tests were not at all, but this did not prevent Huawei to appoint a completely new OS for April.
What is wrong with Harmony OS and Huawei Development Strategy
It turns out that Huawei has been tested for the newest operating system as much time as Apple goes to test annual updates for a stable operating system, which the company develops more than ten years and knows all its features thoroughly.
Harmony OS - Is this Android?This can only be two explanations: either Harmony OS is so ideal and troubled that its launch has become possible only 3 months after launching the test version, or Harmony OS is the converted Android. And in favor of the second version, there are much more facts:
- Huawei has gone too little time to develop Harmony OS;
- Harmony OS externally does not differ completely from EMUI;
- Huawei assured that the release of Harmony OS will change the release;
- Applications define Harmony OS as Android;
- Harmony OS has a debugging tool from Android - ADB;
- Huawei so directly and did not refute that Harmony OS is Android.
What's wrong with Harmony OS
What is happening? Huawei with Pompey plans to start the operating system, which in essence does not belong to it. No, I am not a Hange and perfectly understand that even Android was developed on the basis of Linux. But after after all, Huawei initially argued that at the heart of Harmony OS lies his own core.
True, at some point, the Chinese stopped asserting this and preferred to focus on other aspects of the new Operations. For example, on its versatility. But only in theory, because in practice there is not a single device that would argue that Harmony OS works on something except smartphones and televisions.
Huawei showed than Harmony OS is different from Android
Understand me correctly, I'm not going to discharge you from updating on Harmony OS when it comes out for your smartphone. In the end, you still will not have another output if you want to maintain your device up to date. Moreover, today any shell is preferable to pure Android at least in terms of functionality, even from the point of view of speed and safety.
Another thing is that Huawei could immediately say what makes Harmony OS on the Linux base, and would not really lie, even if it was based on the Operational Operational Good Android. But she, most likely, sewed, promising users with three boxes, and in fact, not fulfilling almost nothing.