Huawei has been working on its self-developed operating system, HarmonyOS NEXT, for some time now. After rolling out the developer beta in June, the system is now ready for public beta testing. The Huawei Mate 60, Mate X5, and MatePad Pro 13.2 series will be the first devices to receive the HarmonyOS NEXT 0.0.71 public beta update.
This update includes improved visuals for the system apps and animations. It also adds HarmonyOS native apps.
HarmonyOS NEXT public beta improvements:
System
- Optimize system performance and stability to make your device run more smoothly and stably
- Merge security patches to enhance system security
Appearance
- Optimize the visual effects in different areas of the UI
Camera
- Optimize camera performance and stability to provide you with a better photo-taking experience
Application
- New pre-installed HarmonyOS native apps
Other flagship devices such as the Pura 70 series, Pocket 2, and MatePad Pro 11 2024 may receive the public beta update in the coming weeks.
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For those unfamiliar, the HarmonyOS NEXT is independent of Android or it doesn’t support any Android codes or apps. Instead, it uses Huawei’s self-developed OS components like Harmony kernel which is claimed to be 3x more efficient than Linux.
That said, it will be interesting to see how the company manages to boost performance and fluency across its ecosystem with HarmonyOS NEXT, especially when compared to competitors running on Android.
Significant in context, we have already seen the first gaming results for Honor of Kings running natively on HarmonyOS NEXT. While the game is currently under beta testing, the performance already matches what many high-end Android phones deliver.
For those concerned about the app ecosystem, Huawei’s self-developed operating system already has more than 10,000 apps which reportedly meets nearly all use cases. There will likely be more apps going forward as HarmonyOS NEXT rolls out as a stable version and reaches more devices.
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