Huawei is ready to replace Android with Harmony OS in its smartphones
In 2019, the US government imposed sanctions that caused Huawei to lose support for Google services for its Android devices. Since then, the company has been working on its own operating system, Harmony OS, also known as Hongxing OS in China. It is now reportedly poised to replace Android.
According to Yu Chengdong, CEO of Huawei’s consumer business, the Chinese tech giant is prepared for the worst-case scenario. He stated that Harmony OS is already capable of offering 70-80 percent of Android’s functionality. Huawei is completely ready to start rolling out its operating system on branded smartphones if Android is banned. It is reported that work on Harmony OS is almost complete, and its ecosystem is ready to compete on an equal footing with Google’s solution.
Chendong said that Huawei’s operating system will run on future smartphones, tablets, PCs, and many other products from the company. To some extent, this approach strongly resembles Apple’s strategy. Yu Chendong also said that the company will start developing its own production equipment, as the latest sanctions have closed its access to US technology.
