Huawei took the industry by surprise last month when it announced its Android replacement dubbed Harmony OS (stylised as HarmonyOS). Although the company had hinted that it has no plans to launch smartphones running the new OS anytime soon, it did take some steps towards bringing it to smartphones in the near future. One of such steps is the launch of the Ark Compiler that would let Android app developers port their apps to Harmony OS.

There are indications that developers are not too happy with the new OS. Huawei’s so-called ARK Compiler is said to be far from ready. A number of developers in China who are already testing the software described the program as buggy and unfinished. According to Chinese blog Abacus, most of the devs report that it can’t even compile its own demo app properly at the moment. In a forum, one developer writes that “not only can’t the Ark Compiler compile all the standard benchmark samples, but it also can’t even compile its own demo sample!”

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Another developer opined that some vital components are apparently missing from the program. The dev noted that while it can compile the assembly language, the software can’t go further than that and can’t create an executable file. In all this, it is difficult to say where the problem emanates from as Huawei has failed to release the source code even though the ARK Compiler was promoted as open source. Some of the developers see the early unveiling of HarmonyOS as a publicity stunt perhaps aimed at jolting the US to the threat inherent in allowing Huawei to get its own viable OS. So, it is safe to say HarmonyOS may not be finding its way into smartphones anytime soon.

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Huawei introduced Ark Compiler earlier this year with the aim to improve app rendering speed. The Ark Compiler is a new way to efficiently process the app compilation by directly executing the machine code/binary code into source code. It replaces Android’s default ART compiler and helps to render apps more fastly by removing three additional frameworks.

After a year of its commercial launch, Huawei has finally introduced its official website to promote the company’s own HarmonyOS. It allows users to download and access the source code. Huawei aims to share and want to grow the compiler together with the developers. It is a way towards industrial innovation and to build an open ecosystem.

Huawei developed the new compiler to overcome the sluggish app response on their smartphones. To make it more compelling, the company has recently released its source code by branding it as open source. It removes various additional frameworks and reduces the work for the processor to convert the machine code to the system language. It has several advantages over the Ark Compiler like the lightweight runtime, software, and hardware coordination, and multi-platform support.

Ark Compiler is a bridge between the Huawei’s HarmonyOS and the Android ecosystem. The developers can easily extend support Android Apps support for HarmononyOS within a span of two days via Ark Compiler.

Additionally, Huawei is testing HarmonyOS based Mate 20 lite smartphone.

You can visit the website to download the source code and other support applications.

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Last month, along with the Nova 5 series smartphone, China-based Huawei also launched the MediaPad M6 tablet in its home market, which is the first tablet to come powered by the Kirin 980 processor.

Now, the company has started rolling out a new update for the Huawei MediaPad M6 tablet which adds Ark Compiler that improves the system responsiveness and smoothness. It is claimed to be the first multi-language optimization compiler.

Huawei Ark Compiler is the compilation and operation mechanism for the system as well as applications, which was introduced by Huawei to improve the compilation efficiency of Android system. The company had announced the technology for the first time in April 2019 at a domestic launch of the Huawei P30 series.

Along with the Ark compiler, the update for the M6 also optimizes the fingerprint unlock performance, voice assistant capabilities, improved user interface for the third-party applications in the cross-screen state, touch sensitivity and also enhances the stylus experience.

The tablet comes in two models — one with a 10.8-inch display and another with an 8.4-inch model but both of them features a 2K screen resolution. Powered by the octa-core Huawei Kirin 980 CPU, dual NPUs, and a Mali-G76 GPU with GPU Turbo 3.0 support, the devices come in 4GB + 64GB and 4GB + 128GB configurations.

As for cameras, we have got a 13-megapixel rear camera and an 8-megapixel front-facing shooter. The smaller 8.4-inch tablet is powered by a 6,100mAh battery, while the 10.8-inch variant gets a massive 7,500mAh battery.

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Honor is rolling out a new update for Honor V20 with few new features and fixes. As promised, Magic UI 2.1 along with the recently launched Ark compiler update is taking place on the Honor V20; however, it is missing GPU Turbo 3.0. The update also fixes the camera and optimizes its display to reduce false touches.

Additionally, Huawei announced the Ark Compiler last month intending to improve performance, smoothness, and responsiveness of the devices. It brings fluency to the apps and helps them render much faster. It facilitates the execution and interpretation in the Android compilation process. Ark compiler improves fluency by 24%, the response by 44% and enhances third-party apps operation by 60%. It is faster than the Dalvik Virtual Machine and solves various problems faced by ARK compiler.

It is a sophisticated technology which will bring robustness to Huawei devices. The Honor V20 and Honor Magic 2 was promised to get the GPU Turbo 3.0 with Magic UI 2.1 update, but it is missing from the latest build.

GPU Turbo 3.0 features various new advancements including high-frame rate and AI image adjustment. The power consumption has been reduced by 10% and supported games are now 25, up from 6.

Honor also added Android May security patch to enhance the device security. The update weighs 362 MB in size. It is currently rolling out in China, the global rollout may follow soon.

Honor V20 features a 6.3 inch IPS, Full HD+ resolution LCD with the 1080 x 2310 pixels resolution. It is powered by a Kirin 980 SoC, which carries dual NPUs and improved performance. The device is available in two storage variants: 6GB RAM + 64GB storage, and 8GB RAM + 128GB storage.

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There’s a dual camera module featuring a 48 MP primary camera and a 3D ToF sensor. On the front, Honor V20 carries a 25-megapixel camera for beautiful selfies. It comes with 22.5W ultra-fast charging technology to charge 4000 mAh battery.

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At the product launch event in China, Huawei announced a new Ark Compiler aiming to improve Android system efficiency. Huawei’s consumer business CEO Yu Chengdong says the compiler will make Android App compilation more fluent. It will facilitate the interpretation and execution of the whole Android compilation process.

The Ark Compiler brings support for architecture level optimizations resulting in significant performance improvements. It will make the Android system more responsive and robust against different actions. Yu reveals that the new compiler can improve system fluency by 24%, system response by 44% and enhance operations of third-party apps by 60%. It will further strengthen multitasking by optimizing several processes and resulting in better speed and performance. Improved battery performance, faster execution speeds and compatibility across all new Android devices term Ark as the best alternative for ART (Android Runtime).

Huawei won’t hold any usage rights for Ark Compiler, which means it will be open source for the industry. Huawei expects app developers to soon start using the new refined compiler for Android.

Currently, Android is using the inbuilt ART virtual machine to compile the application code into machine code. The virtual machine dynamically loads and execute the machine code on the Android system. It is 2x faster than the Dalvik VM which was found in the earlier Android builds.

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The Ark compiler will further improve the efficiency of the Android system. It will solve problems currently faced by ART. Technical details for the Ark compiler are missing right now.

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