News & Reviews:   HarmonyOS

After releasing HarmonyOS 2.0, it's time for HUAWEI to integrate the operating system (OS) with some of the product categories and sell them. Earlier, it has been announced that the OS will be used by IoT devices including smartwatches, smart TVs, cars, and more. Now, it looks like progress will be made as the company could be launching the first smartwatch with HarmonyOS soon.

HUAWEI's in-house operating system (OS) HarmonyOS has been improving and will make its debut sooner or later on mobile devices. Earlier news has reported that some of the current HUAWEI and HONOR smartphones will be able to make the switch by the time when the mobile version of the OS arrives. Now, the list of smartphones has appeared online showing us which of the devices will be eligible for it.

It's been more than a year now since we heard about HongMeng OS (or also known as HarmonyOS). Up until now, it was speculated to be the replacement for Huawei's smartphones lineup but nothing really happened and it was revealed to be made more for the company's ecosystem instead. But recently, Huawei Consumer Business Software President Wang Chengju revealed that HongMeng OS 2.0 is expected to be released in December 2020.

When Huawei announced HarmonyOS 2.0 last month, it was mentioned that a mobile version for it may be available by December. Although the user interface (UI) doesn't equate to the operating system (OS), it seems that EMUI could be phased out with EMUI 11 being the last.

With the announcement of HarmonyOS 2.0 back in last month, many are expecting HUAWEI to bring the in-house operating system (OS) to smartphones. However, it was revealed earlier that the Chinese tech giant will only launch the first smartphone with the HarmonyOS next year. Now, it appears that not only new smartphones can have the OS, but current HUAWEI and HONOR devices will also get to make the switch (well, at least some).

Following the official announcement of HarmonyOS 2.0 by Huawei last night (finally), the Chinese smartphone brand has also launched a HarmonyOS website for developers to download. Available in both Mandarin and English, the software is introduced as a customizable and open-source OS where developers can download for free to work on it.

Although the trade ban looks like it's the death of HUAWEI, the company is actually coming up with a lot of new plans to counter the challenges. To deal with not able to use Google Services anymore, the Chinese tech giant still have their HarmonyOS that continues to be big. Today, the president of HUAWEI's consumer business software department Wang Chenglu has announced the exciting future plan for the operating system at the 2020 Huawei Developer Conference.

At the end of August, Huawei CEO Richard Yu said that there will be no smartphones that will have HarmonyOS in 2020. But that doesn't mean there wouldn't be any HarmonyOS-based device this year. In fact, rumours claim that Huawei could launch tablets this year that feature its in-house operating system.

While there were some rumours that Huawei could launch smartphones with the HarmonyOS later this year, that no longer seems to be the case. Huawei's in-house operating system for smartphones has been in development for a few years, but it's probably still not ready yet.

We all know that the US ban is causing a lot of troubles to HUAWEI. From Google services to the production of chipsets, the Chinese tech giant is determined to overcome them one by one. Earlier, it was reported that the company's self-made HarmonyOS will be featured on all their devices in the future. Now, it looks like they are slowly achieving the goal by announcing the first smartphone that comes with the system later this year.