Huawei to launch first Harmony OS beta for mobile phones on December 18

09 November 2020
The initial SDK will be available to developers, casual fans will be allowed to join the party in April 2021.

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Anonymous, 10 Nov 2020I wish Samsung would do something similar. Not because of p... moreActuallt Huawei's "Desktop Mode" dates back to at least EMUI 8 released in 2017, so it had to have been in development at the same time Dex was - Here it is being tested at the end of that year
https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/how-to-use-desktop-mode-huawei-mate-10-pro/
The difference being that Dex required a special dock to work until a year later when the Note 9 was released allowing Samsung to copy Huawei's cable only solution...

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    Dominique, 10 Nov 2020What will be the effect of the recent selling of HONOR? Wil... moreThat's the plan, Huawei's ban actually has nothing to do with their phones it's their word leading network equipment that is the problem.
    By selling Honor they technically free them from the ban because they will become a separate company, if we're lucky they will then start selling phones all the way up to flagship level that are "similar" to Huawei devices and hopefully with Leica assisted cameras.
    Fingers crossed.

      What will be the effect of the recent selling of HONOR? Will they be able to have the GMS back?

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        • 10 Nov 2020

        I'm a huawei, Apple and oppo, Samsung user.

        In my opinion, apple has the best software while android is easier to use (except Samsung kinda complicated). I hope new os can bridge this problem. Open source os with good memory management, if possible less using battery too.

        I'm a customer, so new things always exciting for me. Why refuse new things if theyre better? Don't be so naive

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          Anonymous, 10 Nov 2020"If we leave the way clear to China, it will continue ... moreso joe is same as magat looney???

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            • 10 Nov 2020

            Looking forward to this, lets hope they are successful. They should provide some good incentive for app developers to get on board and show the American regime what error they have made.

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              NotanOpinion, 09 Nov 2020Naah they will kot be a trade war atleast for next 4 years.... moreU.S.-China trade tensions won’t be going away under Biden’s administration
              https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/09/us-china-trade-tensions-wont-be-going-away-under-bidens-administration.html

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                Adul Al Salami Kebab, 09 Nov 2020Do you think Biden cares if he shits on Trumps legacy?"If we leave the way clear to China, it will continue to rob American companies of their intellectual property. It will also continue to use subsidies to give its state-owned enterprises an unfair advantage." - Joe Biden

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                  • 10 Nov 2020

                  I wish Samsung would do something similar. Not because of privacy, that's bullshit. You gave up your privacy once you got an internet connection in your home. But I genuinely like what Samsung has to offer on the software side, even more than their great hardware. The most important feature of them for me is Dex. It literally makes your phone a computer. Even Huawei tried to copy that before, but they failed badly. And now, most of the time with Android updates, it's like google is trying to catch up to Samsung. I swear with every new Android update, 80-90% of the "new features" are things available on our Galaxy devices since launch. Even my "old" Galaxy note 5 feels and looks newer than whatever Google has to offer on its pixel phones.

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                      Anonymous, 09 Nov 2020I see them having moderate traction in China since there is... moreHow wei?

                        Looking forward to it. Just don't believe it will be out when they say. Huawei has not a very good track record when it comes to releasing their softwares at a specific time.

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                          • 10 Nov 2020

                          I see a day will come that the other big chinese companies like TCL, Xiaomi, Motorola (Lenovo), OnePlus,... to join with Hauwei to developing this OS.
                          It will be a great OS in coming years.
                          Google is building a tough competitor for itself...

                            Yes, I'll look forward to try this.
                            New OS with a good ecosystem to, right now Huawei doing quite good around their ecosystem.

                            Ofc Harmony will survive... Read my lips, it will sell good in Europe to.
                            After those 4 years with the orange tyranny dictatorship, many, many people switch to Huawei.

                            They make really good a nice quality flagship phones to.

                            It's good for customers with some more competiton out there, even for customers who not buy or like their products 👍🏻

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                              SpiritWolf, 09 Nov 2020I don't live in China. Actually far from it. And i WIL... moreDon't be full. Huawei also gather information. This is China, the same spy as google, Apple or any other.

                              Wanba privacy? Get AOSP on your phone

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                                Anonymous, 09 Nov 2020Don't talk from fairytales! Do you really want to challange the capabilities of this company ???

                                  Ariur, 09 Nov 2020Huawei is backed by the Chinese government, that's the... moreI don't live in China. Actually far from it. And i WILL buy first Harmony OS phone. Why? Because Spygle is evil here, not Huawei. Plus, Spydroid is dead OS anyway. Peace.

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                                    Anonymous, 09 Nov 2020Why do peoplebuy Xioami , they are badly built, unreliable ... moreDon't talk from fairytales!

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                                      Anonymous, 09 Nov 2020I see them having moderate traction in China since there is... moreThe advantage is that Harmony support Android apps without problems, so less hustle for developers to support it.

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                                        Ariur, 09 Nov 2020Huawei is backed by the Chinese government, that's the... moreSee what the google, twitter, facebook companies did during the presidential campaign and the election in USA, they banned many people. In others countries they canceled account of people. Now many people want an alternative to stop the dictatorship of google. In China, the government will not force people to adopt an OS from China, people will make this choice for themselves, by patriotism for their country, in the same way that Americans have this patriotism for their country.