Huawei officially unveils its own operating system, HarmonyOS

A 3D glass-like cube is displayed against a dark background with the text "HarmonyOS" superimposed on it in white font. The cube, representing Huawei's innovative operating system, has reflective blue highlights that give it a sleek and modern appearance.

Huawei has unveiled its own operating system.

After the company was banned from using products and licensing Android from US companies such as Google, the company announced it would launch its own smartphone operating system as a way to combat any future trade wars or tariffs.

HarmonyOS was announced by the company over the weekend at the Huawei Developer Conference in Dongguan, with company CEO Richard Yu telling journalists that the operating system was a โ€œdistributed OSโ€ allowing developers to develop their apps once, and have them deployed across a wide range of different devices.

With Android and iOS, developers are creating apps for just one platform – the iPhone or an Android phone or tablet.

HarmonyOS, on the other hand, allows a developer to build one app that will work across the companies’ other platforms, such as TVs, phones, tablets, smartwatches and more, although itโ€™s unknown what those devices will be.

Huawei confirmed HarmonyOS would first be released on the Honor Smart Screen, a new smart TV that had received more than 100,000 pre-orders before it was announced.

The company added that, over the next two years, HarmonyOS would arrive on other devices, including smart cars and wearable devices such as smartwatches and trackers.

Huawei confirmed that HarmonyOS has a โ€œmicrokernel architecture,โ€ which will speed up performance on the operating system and make it less likely to suffer from hacks.

Are you excited to see a new operating system hit the market to compete with Android and iOS? Are there any features youโ€™d like to see on the new operating system? Let us know your thoughts on Twitter using @AppleMagazine and check back soon for more news.

Tagged:
About the Author

News content on AppleMagazine.com is produced by our editorial team and complements more in-depth editorials which youโ€™ll find as part of our weekly publication. AppleMagazine.com provides a comprehensive daily reading experience, offering a wide view of the consumer technology landscape to ensure you're always in the know. Check back every weekday for more.

Editorial Team | Masthead โ€“ AppleMagazine Digital Publication