The trade embargo imposed by the USA dragged Huawei on an unexpected path. In addition to making a strong comeback in the domestic market with its flagship smartphones, the Chinese technology giant is also taking a big step in the software field. getting ready. According to a new report, Huawei will completely abandon Google’s Android operating system and switch to its own HarmonyOS Next platform. The platform, which will host 4,000 applications in the first stage, aims to reach 5,000 applications by the end of the year.
HarmonyOS Next, which is expected to come with Huawei’s new flagship series Mate 70, will offer three times more efficient memory usage and artificial intelligence support on the device. The Mate 70 series, which is said to be powered by SMIC’s 5nm chipset, can be introduced in October.
Like every operating system, HarmonyOS Next needs a strong application ecosystem to grow. Huawei has included 4,000 applications such as Alipay and McDonald’s into the platform. The company’s goal is to reach 500,000 applications after increasing the number of applications to 5,000.
Huawei introduced HarmonyOS in 2021 to reduce its dependence on Google’s Android operating system. However, investigations revealed that HarmonyOS was still Android-based. With HarmonyOS Next, Huawei will offer an operating system designed from scratch and developed entirely by itself.
The success of HarmonyOS Next depends on application developers’ support for the platform. Developers need to recode their apps for HarmonyOS Next, which takes time and money. Applications such as WeChat, which has more than a billion users, can play a major role in the rise of the platform.
Huawei aims to compete with Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android with its own operating system. It will become clear over time whether the Chinese company will be able to achieve this ambitious goal.
