After months of conflicting statements from Huawei executives, the Chinese networking giant on Friday officially unveiled HarmonyOS, the much-anticipated microkernel-based, distributed operating system that it has developed to power smartphones, laptops, and smart home devices as the company attempts to reduce its reliance on American firms.
HarmonyOS will be made available for deployment in smart screen products such as TV, smart watches, and cars later this year, said Richard Yu, CEO of the Huawei consumer division at company’s developer conference.
In next three years, Huawei, the world’s second largest smartphone vendor, will look to bring HarmonyOS to more devices including smartphones, he said.
Yu claimed, without offering any actual proofs, that HarmonyOS is “more powerful and secure than Android.” “Can it be installed on smartphones?
“A modularized HarmonyOS can be nested to adapt flexibly to any device to create a seamless cross-device experience.
Developed via the distributed capability kit, it builds the foundation of a shared developer ecosystem,” the company said in a statement.
