Huawei plans to become independent from Android. Starting next year, the firm will begin to replace its operating layer based on Google’s mobile system with HarmonyOS Next, its own software base. The decision attempts to reverse the damage that restrictions resulting from trade tensions between the United States and China have caused to the company’s business.
The company confirmed its intentions during the presentation event of the Huawei Mate 70 series, which will debut next month in China. These smartphones They will be the first to use HarmonyOS Next. The manufacturer’s devices currently operate with HarmonyOS, a custom platform that was created with open source Android programming.
Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei’s consumer unit, has teased that the new smartphones will be updated to HarmonyOS Next sometime in 2025. “[El sistema operativo] You will still need another two or three months to improve your user experience, but The plan is to use it from now on in the next devices”, he adds.
Specialists point out that the company must guarantee the compatibility of its native proposal with a wide range of applications. HarmonyOS Next cannot run the apps designed for Android. This means that Huawei will have to create an ecosystem of software unique mobiles and from scratch to guarantee the user experience. The firm has assured that There are about 75,000 tools that work with your operating system. It has said it is working “very closely” with developers to increase the number to more than 100,000.
Ensuring mass production of its microprocessors will also be an aspect to consider. The Mate 70 series integrates the Kirin 9020 chip, designed by the company and manufactured entirely in China. Few details are known about the component’s characteristics. Despite this, experts point out that the chip is vital to fulfill the technical promises of HarmonyOS Next.
The operating system includes Harmony Intelligent, a program that supports an assistant capable of interacting with different applications using various functions based on artificial intelligence. It also uses this technology to operate some editing resources, add layers of security and guarantee interoperability between different screens.
Huawei suffers from trade tensions between China and the United States
Huawei will completely abandon the use of technologies from the United States with the launch of HarmonyOS Next. The movement is part of a strategy that tries to counteract the negative effects that the firm faces in the United States after a long veto.
The authorities of the North American country imposed a series of restrictions around the organization’s operations in 2020. Since then, federal agencies and government institutions have been prohibited from purchasing products from the Chinese distributor. Business entities also cannot buy or market the IT solutions created by the Asian corporation. Huawei cannot sell phones with Google services preloaded in any market.
Analysts suggest that measures such as those now taken by Huawei will become more and more frequent in the short term, after Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential elections. The Republican politician has threatened to impose a general 60% tariff on all Chinese imports. In recent days, it reported that it will seek to establish an additional 10% tax if Asian authorities do not put an end to trafficking in fentanyl and other drugs.
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