Huawei\u00a0kicked off its annual developer conference today, and it\u2019s just announced HarmonyOS. The new, open-source platform is ostensibly the final name for its\u00a0Hongmeng OS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
HarmonyOS is \u201cthe first microkernel-based distributed OS for all scenarios,\u201d consumer group CEO Richard Yu told attendees at the Huawei Developer Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new platform supports smartphones, smart speakers, computers, smartwatches, wireless earbuds, cars, and tablets. In fact, Yu says the platform supports RAM sizes ranging from kilobytes to gigabytes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Huawei CEO also noted that the platform will eventually support a range of apps, specifically noting that HTML5, Linux, and, crucially,\u00a0Android apps\u00a0will be compatible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey will all be able to run on our OS in the future,\u201d Yu says. Yu added that the ARK Compiler used in HarmonyOS app development will also support Kotlin, Java, Javascript, C, and C++.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHarmonyOS 1.0 will be first adopted in its smart screen products, which are due to launch later this year. Over the next three years, HarmonyOS will be optimized and gradually adopted across a broader range of smart devices, including wearables, Huawei Vision, and head units for your car,\u201d read an excerpt of an emailed press release. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Huawei CEO said HarmonyOS can replace Android on its smartphones \u201cat any time,\u201d but\u00a0reiterated its previous commitments\u00a0to Google\u2019s platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf we cannot use Android in the future, then we can immediately switch to HarmonyOS,\u201d Yu explained to attendees, adding that migrating from Android to the new platform \u201cis not that difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first product to use HarmonyOS will be the\u00a0Honor Vision TV\u00a0set, which will be launched in China tomorrow (August 10).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
News of the new operating system also comes in the wake of a\u00a0U.S. trade ban\u00a0against the company back in May. President Donald Trump has since\u00a0claimed\u00a0that the ban will be partially lifted, but the U.S. Commerce Department is still banning the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The U.S. ban complicates Huawei\u2019s ability to offer Android on its phones, so HarmonyOS is seen as a plan B if the trade ban affects Google\u2019s ability to support Huawei in the future. In fact, rumors suggest that the Chinese brand is working on a\u00a0Harmony OS phone\u00a0for release later this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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