Huawei launched beta testing of the proprietary operating system HarmonyOS 2.0
Huawei has started a closed beta test of the new version of its HarmonyOS 2.0 operating system. This is reported by the Sparrow News portal, which links to posts from some of the popular Chinese bloggers on the Weibo platform. The latter indicates that various devices of the manufacturer have already begun to receive a new firmware version.
HarmonyOS 2.0 operating system updates range in size from 2.87GB to 6.20GB and vary by model. It is reported that the scale of the beta test will increase in the summer, and the company plans to expand the sample of users who will be able to download the update. Those who have already received the beta version of the firmware note that it places special emphasis on the updated design of the user interface and smoother animation. One of the Huawei Mate X2 smartphone owners shared a video that demonstrates the smoothness of changing work screens in the new OS version.
According to Sparrow News, the company has expanded its lineup of devices receiving the HarmonyOS 2.0 Developer Beta update. Mate X2 and Mate 40 series smartphones, Huawei Smart Screen S and Huawei Smart Screen S Pro TVs, P40 and Mate 30 smartphone models, and MatePad Pro tablets were added.
Now the complete list of devices receiving the update consists of 19 devices: Mate X2, Mate40, Mate40E, Mate 40 Pro, Mate 40 Pro +, Mate 40 RS Porsche Design, Huawei Smart Screen S, Huawei Smart Screen S Pro, P40, P40 Pro, P40 Pro +, Mate 30 4G, Mate 30 Pro 4G, Mate 30 5G, Mate 30 Pro 5G, Mate 30 RS Porsche Design, Mate 30E Pro 5G, MatePad Pro, and MatePad Pro 5G. The company plans to expand it in the future.
Huawei previously said it is positioning its HarmonyOS as the universal operating system for the Internet of Everything (IoE) era. The operating system will be used in all of the company’s products, from smartwatches to TVs.
