After learning yesterday that Meta’s plan is to open Horizon OS to any company wanting to launch a device focused on virtual or mixed reality, in this open model format similar to Android on mobile phones or PCs with Windows or Linux , Huawei is now determined to take back the world with the expansion of its HarmonyOS platform for smartphones.
Huawei launched its own operating system in 2019, in the heat of American sanctions which They prevented the Chinese company access Google software for Android such as Google Play Services; Without this access, it is impossible to install applications such as Google Maps, YouTube and many others from the American technology giant.
Since September last year, he has returned to the international scene with the new clash with the United States over the Kirin 9000S chip in the Huawei Mate 60 Pro, which left Congress stunned by his incomprehension. how China was able to develop such technology in so little time.
And the best for Huawei’s interests: The same Mate 60 Pro became the best-selling device in China to move away from rivals like Apple’s iPhone. Add to that the stellar appearance of the Pura 70 series with a rotating telescopic lens that can mechanically expand and contract internally, and it once again presents a major challenge to Apple’s interests in the country.
Now comes the best: Huawei has already set its sights on international expansion and its intention is to build a HarmonyOS application ecosystem this year, which would include the integration of the most popular mobile applications on its platform.
The big goal: 5,000 Android apps
Pay attention to Eric Xu’s wordsvice president and rotating president of Huawei Technologies: “We will work hard to first create an application ecosystem on HarmonyOS in the Chinese market, and then, from country to country, we will gradually expand it to other parts of the world.
For this objective to be achieved, it will be necessary to port applications to HarmonyOS and encourage application developers to program them for the platform. And the tech giant already aims to make it a formidable ecosystem: yes 99% of mobile users in China spend their time on nearly 5,000 appsthe company is expected to integrate these apps with HarmonyOS in 2024.
According to Xu, more than 4,000 apps are already being ported to HarmonyOS and the company is in communication with developers of another 1,000 apps to integrate them into its mobile operating system as well.
This goal was achieved with 5,000 Android apps in its operating system and thousands of other applications, according to The Register, there will be a real HarmonyOS well prepared to develop throughout the planet.
Now he must face the the uncertainty of Huawei’s return to Europe and other regions where its popularity dropped significantly. Although some factors may work in your favor. One would be the boredom of the two thriving operating systems struggling to innovate, and another, the problems Google might encounter with OEMs (such as OPPO, Xiaomi, Samsung and more) during the merger of its two software and hardware divisions (that of the Pixel).
