It’s already known that China-based Huawei is working on its own mobile operating system named HongMeng OS (aka Oak OS) which is reportedly in the final stages of development. Last week, it was reported that the company is conducting internal testing of the operating system on the Huawei Mate 30 smartphone.
Now, a few of those early testers of the HongMong OS (as reported by HuaweiCentral) have revealed how this new operating system from Huawei is different compared to the Android-based EMUI custom user interface that the company currently uses.
The company has added a new boot animation and the OS also comes with support for customizations as per the user’s liking. Further, the user can customize the screen with widgets as well as the lock screen with several options at disposal.
The icons have been redesigned and the company has added a lot of animations to make it look attractive. It is also being reported that the overall user experience is quite smooth. Huawei has introduced a brand-new notification panel and a large search box.
There’s also a new reminder mode in the settings and the OS also comes with a brand-new ringtone to differentiate itself. As for the camera interface, it is quite simple compared to the Huawei P30 and offers fewer controls.
The testers say that there are still numbers of features that are not usable. It is not yet known if the features are locked because of confidentiality or the company is still working on those features.
Recently, when asked by a French media, Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei said that it’s very likely that HongMeng OS is faster than the Android and macOS. Earlier, it was reported that the HongMeng OS is about 60 percent faster than Android.
The company has confirmed that the HongMong OS will not be limited to just mobile operating system and will run on a wide range of devices, including routers, network switches, tablets, computers and data centers. Huawei is aiming to create a singular operating system for all of its products.
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