Huawei's HarmonyOS to reach 300 million devices this year

13 April 2021
A total of 300 million devices are expected to run the company's new OS.

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yalim, 14 Apr 2021think again... all banking apps,all national league apps,l... moreI dont even use any of these apps and if you need it, you can use their website. Using the wensite is safer than installing the app. Who the heck needs disney app? Lol. Btw Huaweis Appgallery has now many banking apps from many countries. You dont even need the Amazon app to use Amazon.

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    • 14 Apr 2021

    Harmony OS, well can't hold a candle to Google? Sing me a lull-a-bye? But at least their trying?

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      • 14 Apr 2021

      AnonD-994147, 14 Apr 2021I don’t know how this Harmony OS will be like or how many p... moreThis is one good example why it's hard to have another "Android" ecosystem. Unless apps with gms and hms can work vice versa, it's useless to have another OS for smartphones other Android - unless Android becomes obselete and other reasons. Okay all Huawei next phones will have Harmony OS. How about other vendors? Hard to tell why they want to install harmony os, unless there's some "incentive" to move, just like failed windows mobile back in the day. There are several good solutions: make HMS can be installed easily on top of any AOSP, or Huawei provide a good way to make hms runs alongside gms, or create a tool to remove gms and replace it with hms (doubtful this will be popular).

        Avon B7, 14 Apr 2021It cannot do that because Google is not allowed to certify ... moreThey should just adopt YouTube Vanced as standard on their phones... Much better than the regular YouTube app.

          An0n, 14 Apr 2021I really love reading blind optimism of how people believe ... moreHuawei stated at the official release of HarmonyOS that it would be Open Source. At least the base system. HMS would stay under Huawei's control I suppose (just like Google and GMS).

          HarmonyOS is a multi kernel system with a kernel abstraction layer. Depending on which kernel is used, it will be more or less AOSP based. Whichever way you look at it, Linux or other open source roots will be present.

          Higher up (which is where HarmonyOS supposedly stands out) you should have a lot of the touted 'distributed' features are and the ability for devices to pool resources.

          The simple fact that Huawei is conservatively stating 300 million devices running HarmonyOS in just a few months speaks volumes of their plans for the future.

          They have inked deals with appliance manufacturers, car manufacturers, technology manufacturers...

          On paper things look very good.

            Anonymous, 14 Apr 2021Huawei might just be the biggest spy among all Chinese phon... moreWhy not try to support that with something?

            If Huawei were found to be spying for the Chinese government, its entire business worldwide would implode in an instant.

            The US government has been looking for that kind of evidence for over a decade and found exactly none. And it has tried very hard. The entirety of US command in Afghanistan and Iraq runs over Huawei infrastructure.

            Huawei serves a third of the world's population with ICT infrastructure. There has not been one single security breach in over 30 years. As a company, it deals with around a million intrusion attempts per day.

            My data (as I'm European) never leavens Europe. It's sitting in datacenters in Europe and is managed by Aspiegel Ltd (a Huawei subsidiary).

              MATE 30 PRO, 14 Apr 2021I am NOT interested in updating my Mate 30 Pro to the Harmo... moreIt cannot do that because Google is not allowed to certify Android 11 for newer Huawei phones. This isn't a Huawei or Google issue. It's a US political issue.

              That is why EMUI is based on Android 10 and why Huawei developed HMS and expanded HarmonyOS to smartphones.

              HMS is coming along nicely. Petal Mail is in beta and I suppose a more direct YouTube replacement is also in the works.

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                • 14 Apr 2021

                To be honest Huawei is just going to struggle even with HarmonyOS, I'm glad I've stopped throwing money at them now.

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                  • 14 Apr 2021

                  It must have uber app, because drivers need those phone because they're very best on performance.

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                    • 14 Apr 2021

                    Anonymous, 14 Apr 2021Why american always want to look down to china product?They gonna destroy everyone who goes better then there self

                      I am NOT interested in updating my Mate 30 Pro to the Harmony OS because I have Google Services installed and working perfectly, and I do not want them to stop working because I have to install an OS that is not functional.

                      Huawei must update it to EMUI 12 based in Android 11 !!!

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                        • 14 Apr 2021

                        Hello everyone!

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                          Anonymous, 14 Apr 2021China represent of 20% of global economy. Thus, Harmony wi... morethink again...
                          all banking apps,all national league apps,local e-commerce apps,restaurant apps are all local apps. in addition netflix,spotify,amazon,ebay,foursquare,booking,linkedin,zoom,teams,webex,shazam,uber,clubhouse,krafton games,gameloft,mojang studios,activision,sony,nintendo,electronic arts,niantic,ubisoft,disney mobile are not Chinese

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                            • 14 Apr 2021

                            [deleted post]Why american always want to look down to china product?

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                              • 14 Apr 2021

                              AnonD-920712, 14 Apr 2021i hope it can run nicely Google Mail, Google Drive, and Goo... moreIn that case, you perhaps can't use harmony OS.

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                                • 14 Apr 2021

                                AnonD-920712, 14 Apr 2021i hope it can run nicely Google Mail, Google Drive, and Goo... moreharmony os entire existence is to counter google lol are you high?

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                                  • 14 Apr 2021

                                  i hope it can run nicely Google Mail, Google Drive, and Google Maps.
                                  Because many jobs and facilities in my country tied with google. From academic and office things.

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                                    • 14 Apr 2021

                                    Obviously I will install Harmony os on my Samsung mobile if it could be possible to break the monopoly of Android or iOS Operating system.

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                                      An0n, 14 Apr 2021I really love reading blind optimism of how people believe ... moreActually I'm not a Huawei user. I use Xiaomi device.
                                      I'm rooting for Huawei just because I don't like when Huawei were buulliieedd.
                                      The way USA handle Huawei is a shame.

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                                        • 14 Apr 2021

                                        Anonymous, 13 Apr 2021People would trust it more if Japan or Taiwan made their ow... moreJapan & Taiwan doesn't have enough domestic market to support new OS.
                                        Furthermore, Japanese & Taiwanese were free to choose any OS.

                                        China were different,
                                        The western act like China is the enemy, thus always pressuring China.
                                        There is an insentive for Huawei to build their own OS.
                                        And with more pressure from the west (ex. Cotton ban), the more Huawei Harmony OS make more sense.