Huawei aren’t exactly in a great position, but they’ve been doing well with what they have. In a fairly in-depth interview with CNBC’s Geoff Cutmore, Huawei Chairman Liang Hua revealed some interesting little tidbits of information regarding the company’s current state. Perhaps most interesting however is this bit of information regarding HarmonyOS.
When asked about HarmonyOS, Liang said “you mentioned Harmony OS. Let’s say on November 20, two days from now, we will release our strategy, so I hope you will be able to tune in.” He then continues with “whether or not there will be a decision by the US, we will still launch our strategy.”
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HarmonyOS had massive buildup before its launch, as people were expecting it to be Huawei’s replacement for Android. If you’ve been keeping up with the news however, you know that this never came to be. HarmonyOS was relegated to being an OS for Huawei’s IoT devices, while the company continued on with Android regardless of the lack of GMS.
When asked for further information, Liang responded with “we are still developing HMS, and have devoted a lot of effort to do this. We selected developers who were originally working on cutting-edge research for the next 5-10 years, and asked them to help develop the HMS. At the same time, we were working on the ecosystem with a number of partners.
This is followed by “with regards to this, we will continue to engage with our partners. We believe we will be able to accelerate our work on the HMS core. However, it may take time to build a thriving ecosystem. It could be 2-3 years to build a Huawei system that will better support this experience.”
With so much emphasis on the HMS core, it seems fairly obvious that HarmonyOS will be built with it as a base for applications. This would explain Huawei’s rush to push development of the HMS core forward on Android, it’s easier to convince people to make an application for an Android device than a brand new operating system, but the apps developed will still be cross compatible.
Of course, this is all merely speculation. We can’t really say for sure what Huawei has in store for us on the 20th of the month. It’s possible we could see them finally announce HarmonyOS as a smartphone OS, or they could just double down on their current IoT strategy. They could even take a brand new approach with it. Regardless of what the outcome is however, it’ll certainly be very interesting to watch.
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