HarmonyOS
Breaking: Most of the Huawei phones will receive HarmonyOS update before June this year
On April 7, 2021, Dr. Wang Chenglu, Huawei Consumer BG Software Engineering Dept President and AI and All-scenario Intelligence Business Unit Director, delivered a speech themed Connecting to a Simpler Life at the TEDxHouHai event Driven by Pressure.
At the event, Dr. Chenglu details that HarmonyOS is a next-gen OS and enables various intelligent devices to connect and collab into one single language. HarmonyOS will allow more devices to connect with each other, providing a seamless and user-friendly experience among all devices.
At the event, Wang announced that this new software will run on 300 million devices in 2021 and the official is anticipated with the vision that the industry partners will create a robust ecosystem around HarmonyOS.
According to the official information, HarmonyOS for mobile devices will go official in April this year and the Chinese tech giant will conclude the HarmonyOS mobile developer beta with the launch for the commercial consumers.
Relating to this info, a well-known tipster from Weibo has shared some important information that we should know and coming directly from Wang on the stage and extracted from his speech at the event.
Wang told that Huawei is aiming to install HarmonyOS in most of the models before June this year, and the company will upgrade most of its devices including smartphones, tablets, and other IoT as well as devices from third-party manufacturers.
Furthermore, HarmonyOS will run on all devices and can simultaneously share devices as well as files at an instant using the collaborative capabilities of the devices, which is different from its competitors in the industry including Android and iOS.
Aside from Wang, Huawei vice-chairman and rotating chairman Hu Houkun said HarmonyOS has partnered with over 20 hardware makers and 280 app developers to participate in the HarmonyOS ecosystem development.
Back in February, Huawei launched its new foldable phone, Huawei Mate X2, which comes with a brand new design as well as an inward folding screen. Furthermore, Huawei Consumer Business Group CEO, Richard Yu, also confirmed that this smartphone will be a part of the first batch of devices that will receive HarmonyOS upgrade.
It’s also reported that Huawei Mate 40 and P40 models will also be included in the first wave of the HarmonyOS upgraded models.
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During the Huawei P60 series launch event, Huawei Smart Car Business Cheif, Yu Chengdong announced that all AITO smart car models will get HarmonyOS 3.0 operating system by the end of this month.
HarmonyOS 3 for these AITO M5 cars will bring new features including a super home screen and smart car search. The net recommendation score of Huawei M5 car owners is 86.4%
Huawei also announced that the M5 and M5 EV high-end autonomous driving versions will launch in April, which won’t need high-precision maps. Yu Chengdong said that Huawei should be far ahead in the field of the smart cockpit and smart driving.
Today, Huawei launched HarmonyOS 3.1 and Huawei P60 series is the first smartphone to pack this new HarmonyOS operating system with a brand lock screen feature.
Yes, HarmonyOS 3.1 allows users to customize the lock screen with new options and always-on-display features. This version supports 3D dynamic weather widgets, which enable you to easily obtain time, weather, date, notifications, and other information with AOD.
This new HarmonyOS software also has a new software user experience designed for Huawei devices and it also supports new camera optimizations.
HarmonyOS 3.1 launched with an improved security and privacy system. It provides users with full lifecycle security control for background pop-up windows, hidden applications, background task execution, and more.
According to Huawei, the HarmonyOS operating system deleted over 3.6 million malicious applications and 200 million malicious attacks every day. This is a step to ensure that the smartphone remains safe in all conditions.
Additionally, HarmonyOS 3.1 lets you enjoy amazing animations that weren’t part of HarmonyOS 3.0. The addition of these new features takes the entire user experience to the next level. Also, there are minor tweaks that are always ready to be explored.
Aside form Huawei P60 series, Huawei will also roll out this upgrade for more users very soon.
A new HarmonyOS version will launch with the Huawei P60 series on March 23. And here’s everything you can expect from this upcoming HarmonyOS 3.1 software and its specialties.
Aside from the new technological advancements, the Huawei P60 series will bring powerful camera capabilities to take amazing photographs on the go. However, a better hardware experience is connected to the software. That’s why, users can take benefit from HarmonyOS 3.1 in various ways.
You can expect HarmonyOS 3.1 to come with major improvements and bug fixes for the entire HarmonyOS operating system. This new version has eye-catching animations with added fluidity and physics-based response.
The new animations reflect all around the UI and UX. That’s why the difference between HarmonyOS 3.0 and 3.1 will be visible to all of the users.
HarmonyOS 3.1 brings an optimized control panel and it has new app shortcuts in case you need to jump on a certain app. The task execution between apps and the launch speed are also enhanced to provide fast feedback.
Other than these, Huawei is providing a developer-friendly environment, which allows them to deploy fast HarmonyOS 3.1 applications. For now, Huawei has not announced a rollout date for old devices but it could happen next month.
Moving ahead, we could expect Huawei to bring exclusive dynamic island notifications functionality for center-hole punch devices including the Huawei P60 Pro and Art variants.
Ahead of the HarmonyOS 4, this new upgrade will satisfy the consumer demand for a new change in the entire ecosystem.
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