HarmonyOS will officially launch in April, the Huawei Mate X2 will be the first to get it

26 March 2021
A final beta version of Huawei's Android replacement OS will be rolled out next week.

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Based on info I've gathered from chinese forums: Huawei's spokesperson Wang Chenglu stated that HarmonyOS is indeed based on AOSP codes, and the current goal is to replace all google-contributed codes by October this year. Huawei's plan is to push out an OS that's compatible with Android apps ASAP (thus largely using pre-existing open source codes) then gradually rework all of them. Rome wasn't built in one day. No need to bash on a huge project in its infant stage.

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    • Anonymous
    • iA4
    • 26 Mar 2021

    Huawei pulled a big scam with the whole "operating system" moniker lol.
    It's basically a skinned Android and yet they NEVER told the public, until the actual devs got their hands on it and exposed Huawei for the liars they are.

      Anders, 26 Mar 2021It's just a fork of Android 10. Huawei are full of shl... moreYou're not a programmer or software Engineer stop the narrative of YouTubers and others. Get yourself Huawei phone and be confirmed if HarmonyOS is fork android. Learn how to appreciate someone's ways of life ok

        JoXim, 26 Mar 2021Trump, without even knowing it, did a great job for China a... moreAbsolutely!!

          Rest in peace Android now !

            It's just a fork of Android 10. Huawei are full of shlt
            https://youtu.be/hXL50Zcr-sI

              Nick Tegrataker, 26 Mar 2021And the Harmony kernel would be underneath whatever the sys... moredroid boys are furious .. no harmony for them.

                Nick Tegrataker, 26 Mar 2021And the Harmony kernel would be underneath whatever the sys... moreAka it's still an android skin no matter how you spin it.
                Don't be such a sucker!

                  ThunderCrackR, 26 Mar 2021Aka he is right, it it still Android underneath: https://a... moreAnd the Harmony kernel would be underneath whatever the system layer that runs on top of it. Ars Technica really misses the point there.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • mhw
                    • 26 Mar 2021

                    Anonymous, 26 Mar 2021Aka all new OS based on Harmony kernel"All new" which takes bits of Android and Linux according to Huawei's official statement.

                      Anonymous, 26 Mar 2021Aka all new OS based on Harmony kernelAka he is right, it it still Android underneath:
                      https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/02/harmonyos-hands-on-huaweis-android-killer-is-just-android/

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                        • AnonD-836132
                        • g3$
                        • 26 Mar 2021

                        I don't know what phone that is but the oval shaped camera bump is so so beautiful. Would love to see something similar on OnePlus devices.

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                          • Hidayat
                          • sUv
                          • 26 Mar 2021

                          Thank God

                            ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, booorrrriiiiiinnnnngggg

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                              • Myh
                              • 26 Mar 2021

                              Livius, 26 Mar 2021The only way it's going to be successful is if it will... moreYes, apps like WhatsApp, Facebook, One Drive, Gmail, Amazon, Ebay, banking apps, enterprise apps and work related apps will determine if it succeeds outside China. If the apps don't work there will be no takers.

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                                • vgM
                                • 26 Mar 2021

                                "Enough time to get finishing touch", wait until it plagued by bugs, not to mention, no Google too.

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                                  • txp
                                  • 26 Mar 2021

                                  so pessimistic it will survive outside china.
                                  Almost all online things here in my place are so dependent to google product, even online driver needs google maps.

                                  Except if hongmengOS are allowed to install them :v

                                    The only way it's going to be successful is if it will have a way for apps that depend on GMS to run without any problemes. If this happens, then I think it's going to be the next big thing. I was expecting something different in the UI but it seems that it's 100% the same.

                                      kek, 26 Mar 2021Harmony OS aka Huawei's new Android Skin.Found some interesting info on HarmonyOS on future Huawei phones in Notebookcheck's comment section, you might want to have a look.

                                      https://www.notebookchat.com/index.php?topic=125200.msg433790#msg433790

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                                        • Yeu
                                        • 26 Mar 2021

                                        Trump, without even knowing it, did a great job for China and the rest of us.

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