Huawei commits to HarmonyOS Next for all 2025 devices, but only in China

28 November 2024
The company is still facing challenges for an overseas rollout.

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  • 28 Nov 2024

As much as I'd like to see a new mobile OS, Harmony isn't it. It'll be interesting to see if the government promotes it, as that will make or break it.

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    Anonymous, 28 Nov 2024Yeah, I don't understand. When monopoly is bad, now du... more"Don't tell me after this tri-poly is bad too and quad-poly and so on so on is bad too."
    Yes, new competitors are always welcomed and should be supported to some extent by everyone. Anyone opposing this idea, is against the advancement of technology.

      astolfo, 28 Nov 2024"HarmonyOS Next is a new operating system by Huawei&qu... moreYou are incorrect. HarmonyOS came to being as a multi-kernel system.

      Before it shipped on phones and tablets it was released for routers, watches and TVs.

      The HarmonyOS kernel on those devices was this same pure HarmonyOS kernel that is shipping on HarmonyOS NEXT (but improved). Nothing at all to do with Android.

      When HarmonyOS came to higher memory devices like phones and tablets, it shipped with a modified AOSP kernel. That was for app compatibility reasons and was logical.

      Therfore, claiming HarmonyOS is a fork of Android is incorrect. From day 1 it was a multi-kernel system which uses appropriate kernels depending on the device.

      At some point there will be a single, unified kernel. This was announced on the 2019 release roadmap so is nothing new.

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        Anonymous, 28 Nov 2024Isn't Android based of Linux? And Linux is a kernel bu... moreLinux is a Kernel OS
        Not just kernel nor OS.
        It's a Kernel OS where it doesn't have GUI. Only plain ass texts that you need to type in. That's the pure Linux OS you can get. And I'm telling you, you don't even need to shut down your Linux. My Linux server is running that, and I never shut it down nor reboot it since 2016. Same goes with my UNIX system.

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          403 Forbidden, 28 Nov 2024Bro doesn't understand how bad a duopoly is.Yeah, I don't understand. When monopoly is bad, now duopoly is bad too. Hell yeah, you WOKE people need to be slap with reality + fact + check. Don't tell me after this tri-poly is bad too and quad-poly and so on so on is bad too. Since it doesn't fit your agenda and narrative of WOKEness 🤦🏻‍♂️

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            • 28 Nov 2024

            T-virus, 28 Nov 2024That is stupid claim. Competition is always good for the ma... moreTold y'all, the minority have a loud noise and even called people stupid 🙄🤦🏻‍♂️

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              • 28 Nov 2024

              Rodolf, 28 Nov 2024Be a duopoly praiser. I'll always keep looking for any... moreKeep on living in delusion. I live with facts and check.

                Anonymous, 28 Nov 2024Isn't Android based of Linux? And Linux is a kernel bu... more> Isn't Android based of Linux?
                Yep.

                > And Linux is a kernel but a lot of tech-savvy people consider it as an OS.
                Yes and no. Linux is a kernel. People build OS with it (just like Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, Android, etc.) and call it "Linux OS" which means "OS based on Linux".

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                  • 28 Nov 2024

                  403 Forbidden, 28 Nov 2024Not that low considering there are also only 3 OS (relevant... moreIsn't Android based of Linux? And Linux is a kernel but a lot of tech-savvy people consider it as an OS.

                    astolfo, 28 Nov 2024"HarmonyOS Next is a new operating system by Huawei&qu... moreI want to say that this one uses a new kernel instead of Linux kernel but you gotta start calling me a Huawei fanboy...

                      Anonymous, 28 Nov 20243 options is still low though.Not that low considering there are also only 3 OS (relevant) options when it comes to PC: Windows, MacOS, and Linux. There are BSD, Haiku, ReactOS, etc., but they're not really relevant and their market is less than 0,01%.

                        Anonymous, 28 Nov 2024Of course only in China. Outside of China, it's dead a... moreBro doesn't understand how bad a duopoly is.

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                          • 28 Nov 2024

                          "HarmonyOS Next is a new operating system by Huawei"

                          Last time we heard this from Huawei, it ended up being AOSP 10 under the hoods. It would be good if GSMArena team stopped shilling this company so much. Idk if there's money involved but it feels as poor as when The Verge starts praising the newest iPhone.

                            Rodolf, 28 Nov 2024As article pointed out, less apps than competitors. They... morehopefully their app store won't be full of trash apps (as it is the case with Google's Play Store and Xiaomi's GetApps....)

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                              • 28 Nov 2024

                              Huawei need to invest in flutter to make it Harmony OS next supported. If flutter can compile Harmony OS Next app then the OS native app will increase quickly.

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                                Anonymous, 28 Nov 2024China's population is almost two times the population ... moregoogle themselves need core technology, stop the tunnel vision "us and them"

                                  Good thing.

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                                    • 28 Nov 2024

                                    China's population is almost two times the population of the US and EU combined. It's a big market and Huawei don't have to compete with Google in that market.

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                                      Anonymous, 28 Nov 2024Current's app developer is not interested in having to... moredevelopers have nothing to work with

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                                        T-virus, 28 Nov 2024That is stupid claim. Competition is always good for the ma... morehuawei is really stupid or the emperor's new clothes