Huawei launches new operating system as potential replacement for Android

Huawei has launched a new operating system, announcing that it can immediately switch from Google Android if needed.

– Huawei’s operating system will be called the HongmengOS, known in English as the HarmonyOS, can be used across different devices from smartphones to smart speakers and even sensors – the CEO of the Chinese tech giant’s consumer division, Richard Yu, said at a software conference in the Chinese city of Dongguan.

Yu reiterated that Huawei would prefer to use Android on its smartphones, but if it had to migrate to HarmonyOS, that would not be difficult. He said moving to the new OS would only take one or two days and it is “very convenient”, CNBC reports.

Yu said Huawei’s first device using HarmonyOS would be released Saturday under its Honor brand, AP reports.

HarmonyOS will first be used on “smart screen products,” such as televisions, later this year. Over the next three years, the operating system will be used in other devices, including wearables and car head units.

Huawei said the OS will initially launch in China with plans to expand it globally, Yu said.

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