Huawei announces HarmonyOS Next - the new version of its Android rival

22 October 2024
A new dawn for Huawei software is upon us.

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Is there any practical reason for this being entirely separate from Android? As in, how does this benefit the end user exactly? From the dev side of things, surely it’s annoying for developers to have to make a new app for the Chinese domestic market, even if the porting process is simple. And given that the AOSP code base is open source, preventing any sort of ban in that sense doesn’t make sense either.

    Anonymous, 23 Oct 2024this is sad news for usa. china is making leap progress th... moreIt's too late now

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      • Anonymous
      • PMT
      • 23 Oct 2024

      Times like these I miss Symbian OS, I wish Nokia would do something like this. Innovate off from Android and use their Symbian OS out of something.

      The Symbian OS was not that perfect, but it was good and has compatibility with not just Symbian Games but also J2ME, that was the best part of it.

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        • Anonymous
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        • 23 Oct 2024

        Hart932, 23 Oct 2024What is there to sideload when it no longer runs native and... moreJust because it doesnt run android, ios, windows, etc. deosn't DEVS/Crackers can do their thing like jailbreaking, rooting, etc. They can actually do it since there is also OpenHarmony that is opensource version of HarmonyOS so they can do stuff.

          loko, 23 Oct 2024Are u sure? No side loading? I'm actually interest... moreBro it's the one feature over plain HarmonyOS.

          This is not Android anymore at this point

            "Over 15000 apps", how many of which are published by Google exactly?

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              • Anonymous
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              • 23 Oct 2024

              hauwei should start inviting xiaomi, bbk and others who are interested.
              it will make a better app availability and not like windows phone situation.

              a unix based os for devices would be great for a third os.

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                • 23 Oct 2024

                justasmile, 23 Oct 2024No sideloading, nope.How do you know? Do you own one? I doubt they would'nt allow sideloading on countries that prevents monopoly so yeah. Stop spreading false info when it hasn't even released globally yet.

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                  • dQT
                  • 23 Oct 2024

                  Free trojans and viruses included.

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 23 Oct 2024

                    this is sad news for usa.
                    china is making leap progress than usa.
                    if they this is good china will be more independent than any other country in tech.
                    having its own tech for digital is far superior than using others' tech, specially in today's world.
                    usa can't oversea china but china can.
                    other countries should be on alert and start thinking about their own technologies.

                      loko, 23 Oct 2024Are u sure? No side loading? I'm actually interest... moreWhat is there to sideload when it no longer runs native android apps?

                        loko, 23 Oct 2024Are u sure? No side loading? I'm actually interest... moreTechnically you can sideload, but not for consumers.

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                          • 23 Oct 2024

                          justasmile, 23 Oct 2024No sideloading, nope.Are u sure? No side loading?
                          I'm actually interested in getting Huawei os because it's the best - android without Google. Like perfection.

                          But no side loading would be a blocker for me

                            The power move for Huawei now;
                            Is that they are the chip maker and OS maker,
                            This could make them have the integrity of Apple if they coded the software & hardware in the right efficient harmony.
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                            In this case, if Android found its lightweight, efficient, higher performance, lower power consumption, more suited features competitor;
                            Then Apps and better performing games are just a matter of time.

                              Aadrian, 22 Oct 2024No, app developers don't bother for Harmony OS, only C... moreI'm skeptical on your take based one major shift

                              Epic store's push to bypass the app store can have compounding implications on app development

                              Secondly EV global adoption carrying harmony next out in the world

                              Iot devices etc, I think the odds are reasonable it'll be backed by the entire china

                              If they can capture emerging markets like say Africa with some entry level stuff the could get some momentum

                              I'm at least sure it has better success potential that kaios.. that was recently successful

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                                • Anonymous
                                • uSV
                                • 23 Oct 2024

                                All this fluff about Hamony this or that if it isn't going global who cares!

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                                  • 23 Oct 2024

                                  Dometalican, 22 Oct 2024Considering it's running off a kernel of Linux, I wond... moreHarmonyOS Next does not run on the linux kernel. It runs on a custom microkernel. I would very much like to pick up a HarmonyOS Next phone and tinker with it.

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                                    • 23 Oct 2024

                                    JoXim, 22 Oct 2024They'll do just fine... They already have local domin... more"Can't you see multipolar world is emerging?"

                                    Bipolar. That was the US strategy in the face of a rising China. If they couldn't control everything, they'd split the world in two and control their half. But, personally, I think that's just wishful thinking. They'll just end up isolating themselves.

                                      No sideloading, nope.

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                                        • m51
                                        • 23 Oct 2024

                                        I actually prefer EMUI and MagicOS over Stock Android/Pixel UI. Hell, I think OneUI and iOS are better than Stock/Pixel UI.

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