Huawei has decided to eschew its Android-based mobile OS and go the route of Apple and Google, which is to create its own grassroots operating system called HarmonyOS 5.0, also known as HarmonyOS Next ...

Huawei has announced a significant upgrade to its HarmonyOS operating system. HarmonyOS NEXT is entirely free of Android and, as such, doesn’t support Android-based apps. According to Android ...

In the press release, Huawei said that these apps and services span 18 vertical domains, and meet 99.9% of users’ needs. Huawei did not share any details on those ‘verticals’, though. It’s not exactly ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

With launch of its Mate 70 and foldable Mate X6 smartphones, Huawei unveiled its latest mobile OS that it says no longer uses any Android open-source code, Bloomberg reported. HarmonyOS Next was ...

In a significant move marking a definitive break from the Android ecosystem, Huawei has formally launched its latest operating system, HarmonyOS NEXT. This new iteration of HarmonyOS was announced on ...

All four models in Huawei’s Mate 70 lineup will be offered with the company’s own HarmonyOS Next, which isn’t compatible with Android apps. All four models in Huawei’s Mate 70 lineup will be offered ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Huawei launches Mate 70 series with HarmonyOS Next, aiming for 100,000 native apps in 2025. Mate 70 models feature Kirin 9100 ...