Huawei‘s annual developer conference, HDC 2024, was the stage for the company’s biggest announcement yet: the official launch of HarmonyOS NEXT, the next iteration of its homegrown operating system.

Huawei’s relationship with Android has been a tough one ever since the 2019 trade ban that cut the company off from Google apps. Now, it’s looking like Huawei is preparing to further give up on ...

Huawei has announced a significant upgrade to its HarmonyOS operating system. HarmonyOS NEXT is entirely free of Android and, as such, doesn’t support Android-based apps. According to Android ...

In the press release, Huawei said that these apps and services span 18 vertical domains, and meet 99.9% of users’ needs. Huawei did not share any details on those ‘verticals’, though. It’s not exactly ...

Huawei has just announced a launch date for its Android-free operating system, HarmonyOS NEXT. Huawei will announce it in China on October 22, during a press conference that will kick off at 7 PM ...

SHENZHEN, China, Jan 19 (Reuters) - China's Huawei Technologies (HWT.UL) will not support Android apps on the latest iteration of its in-house Harmony operating system, domestic financial media Caixin ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Huawei launches Mate 70 series with HarmonyOS Next, aiming for 100,000 native apps in 2025. Mate 70 models feature Kirin 9100 ...

The images showcase a new design for the OS, but also a significant change under the hood – native Android apps are no longer supported. This could be a potential hurdle for users who rely on a mix of ...

Huawei has decided to eschew its Android-based mobile OS and go the route of Apple and Google, which is to create its own grassroots operating system called HarmonyOS 5.0, also known as HarmonyOS Next ...

Harmony OS could end up replacing Android on Huawei's mobile devices should the Chinese firm remain blacklisted in the US.

Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) Share on Reddit (opens in a new window) Share on Hacker News (opens in a new window) Share on Flipboard (opens in a new ...