In-house operating system by Huawei
Harmony OS
is a
development
software developed by
Huawei Technologies
. It’s the company's
in-house
OS
created for use with its various smart devices, such as smart TVs, wearables, tablets, and smartphones. The OS has been in development since 2012 and it was officially released in 2019.
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Similar to
Android Pie
or
iOS 11
, Harmony OS was developed for the
Internet of Things(IoT) era
when technology and its multiple manifestations have become an integral aspect of our daily lives. It aims to enter the industry and
challenge the duopoly
that is currently being held by tech giants, Apple and Google.
What is Harmony OS?
In a nutshell, Harmony OS is Huawei's
take on a mobile operating system
. It had very little fanfare when it started development back in 2012. It was not until news of Huawei's
ban in the US
that its existence suddenly came into relevance. The government sanction left the smartphone maker unable to use
Google services
for its devices that run
Android
, crippling their functionality and features.
This is where Harmony OS comes into play, hoping to address and fill in the void left by Google's OS and its services.
Harmony OS 2.0
, will ship with Huawei's various smart devices out of the box moving forward. Also, similar to Android, it will be an
open-source platform
that
developers
can create apps for, and
manufacturers
can adopt and use with its smart devices.
With Harmony OS 2.0, Huawei has a promising new platform that it can utilize across its various product line to be able to provide a
seamless and unified
user experience when devices start to ship later in 2021. Only time will tell how the company will plan to handle
early adoption rates
and
elicit support
from developers and manufacturers for its operating system.
The future seems bright
It's no secret that Huawei's banishment and disappearance from the US market have made an impact on its worldwide
sales and reputation
. With Harmony OS, the company is primed and ready to
bounce back
from this setback with a potentially more
unified and better-implemented
platform for all its devices. It's still in its early days, but the future seems bright for the company and the mobile tech industry in general.