Weekly poll: is HarmonyOS as promising as Android or is it another Windows Phone?

06 June 2021
Huawei unveiled what it believes to be the be-all and end-all of operating systems for basically every digital device you can think of.

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Anonymous, 07 Jun 2021At least Apple does not sell data to advertising companies.Same with Facebook - they don't sell your data. Advertisers use Facebook because Facebook can personalize their targeted ads.

Similarly with Google, they don't sell your data - Advertisers use google platform because google themselves can target the ads to you.

Data leaks are what causes the selling of personal data.

And thats why it's hypocritical.

    Buppy, 07 Jun 2021Use Phone Clone app by Huawei. Phone Clone is a convenient ... moreThats not what i needed. I use 2 phones, 1 for work and the other one with dual sim for my personal number and a roaming sim, I had a Mate 40 and another android phone , calendars and contacts doesnt sync anymore forcing me to use the work phone more than the Mate.

    I waited for about 5 months but no one in the dark web seems to be able to break the international version's bootloader so no one was able to install GApps natively (at that time at least). Since i wasnt using the Mate as much as i wanted to, i was forced to switch to another phone.

    In my opinion and what im saying is, a lot of people using Android (or iOS) wont switch to Harmony instantly if they cant match the availability of the apps. Thats also the reason why i stopped buying windows phones after 2 nokia lumia phones.

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      • Anonymous
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      • 07 Jun 2021

      AnonD-977150, 07 Jun 2021Yep can't wait till I get Harmony on my handset anythi... moreget an iPhone then....

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        • Anonymous
        • M31
        • 07 Jun 2021

        Anonymous, 07 Jun 2021Just Avoid it's gonna brake every security apps, retur... morehow do you know?

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          • ovidiu
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          • 07 Jun 2021

          If I can run apk it is an alternative

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            • AnonD-977150
            • nFA
            • 07 Jun 2021

            Yep can't wait till I get Harmony on my handset anything is better than Android.

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              • Anonymous
              • iB0
              • 07 Jun 2021

              Just Avoid it's gonna brake every security apps, return it if you can..

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                • Anonymous
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                • 07 Jun 2021

                Jay, 07 Jun 2021Too late as the market is occupied. From past experiences, ... moreBB is a nice mention but they did mess up quite a bit. It was advertised as this entirely different software with the most secure messaging and so on which pulled them back by a lot due to not a lot of apps being supported.

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                  • Anonymous
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                  • 07 Jun 2021

                  Anonymous, 07 Jun 2021"HarmonyOS is supposed to make the life of an average ... moreWhat is your qualifications to say that besides wrongfully believing an arsehurt ars technica editor?

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                    • Anonymous
                    • n$y
                    • 07 Jun 2021

                    Anonymous, 07 Jun 2021Continue disbelieving but it doesn't.Continue dreaming but it does.

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                      • Tarak
                      • XU5
                      • 07 Jun 2021

                      Well, it's an Android fork and saying it will never catch on is too harsh imo. They could have a fighting chance if their Huawei Mobile Service is working.

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                        • Anonymous
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                        • 07 Jun 2021

                        Anonymous, 07 Jun 2021Continue believing but it does.Continue disbelieving but it doesn't.

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                          • 07 Jun 2021

                          Anonymous, 07 Jun 2021At least Apple does not sell data to advertising companies.Continue believing but it does.

                            Your argument is well taken. But same argument stand for "Harmony Os will be promising".

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                              • Anonymous
                              • TrI
                              • 07 Jun 2021

                              Is it a branch of Android or something else like for example Linux or ... ?

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                                • Buppy
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                                • 07 Jun 2021

                                AresinUAE, 06 Jun 2021Im not sure why people argue if its an Android fork or not.... moreUse Phone Clone app by Huawei. Phone Clone is a convenient data migration application provided by HUAWEI. You can transfer the contacts, SMS,call logs,notes,recordings,calender, photos, music, videos,documents and applications of your old phones to new Huawei smartphone.
                                PhoneClone has the following features:
                                1. full data, no traffic, simple operation, super fast speed, free and secure;
                                2. support from Android, iOS migrate data to HUAWEI mobile phone;
                                3. provide more perfect support for HUAWEI mobile phone, without root to transmit more data (application data, schedule, memo, alarm, The reader bookmark, etc.).
                                4.support Android 4.4 and above systems.

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                                  • Anonymous
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                                  • 07 Jun 2021

                                  Anonymous, 07 Jun 2021Windows is the flakiest, bloated, slow and inconsistend OS ... moreAre you kidding me? My laptop is 12 years old but Windows 10 works very well and pretty fast. Imagine how a new and powerful one will work. And it isn't bloated at all. Just uninstall unnecessary apps and enjoy. You can use debloater if you want. Office and OneNote are the only apps I've uninstalled.

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                                    • 07 Jun 2021

                                    Exyvia, 07 Jun 2021Sees IOS and laughs. Apple does tracks your data. On... moreAt least Apple does not sell data to advertising companies.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • fre
                                      • 07 Jun 2021

                                      I thnk this is good for global politics. this will be an alternative to countries that get punished for speaking their minds against superpower states

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                                        • babak
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                                        • 07 Jun 2021

                                        im not a fan of huawei and harmony os but should accept that harmony os is way better than android