Highlights:

• HarmonyOS 6 developer beta opens with API 23 and limited slots
  
• Supports flagship phones, foldables, and next-gen tablets
  
• MatePad Edge officially confirmed for the update

Huawei has officially opened developer beta recruitment for HarmonyOS 6 (API 23), offering early access to its next major operating system update. The program is capped at 50,000 developers and is now open via Huawei’s official developer website, marking the first hands-on opportunity to explore the company’s latest platform direction.

HarmonyOS 6 focuses on a refreshed user experience, new system-level capabilities, and improved app development efficiency. The update introduces new APIs based on API 23 and features deep integration with DevEco Studio, enabling developers to build and optimize future-ready applications more efficiently. Huawei positions this release as a foundational step toward its next-generation ecosystem across phones, foldables, and tablets.

The developer beta supports a wide range of devices used in mainland China, including the Mate 80 and Mate 70 series, Mate X6 and X7 foldables, Pura 80 lineup, and several tablets. Notably, the MatePad Edge has been officially confirmed to receive HarmonyOS 6, reinforcing its role as a flagship tablet in Huawei’s broader HarmonyOS strategy.

To participate, developers must complete real-name authentication, sign a confidentiality agreement, and pass a registration quiz before submitting their application. Reviews typically take three to seven business days, with approved users receiving the beta via an OTA update.

HarmonyOS 6 Supported Devices(China and Global)

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Huawei has announced HarmonyOS 6 around the same time as its Chinese competitors, such as OnePlus, Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi, are releasing their latest custom skins based on Android 16, potentially signaling to the tech industry that Huawei isn’t playing catch-up anymore but is challenging Android’s dominance.

The latest HarmonyOS software focuses on deeper on-device AI integration with an upgraded Xiaoyi assistance, broader lock-screen customization, improved performance and responsiveness, stronger security, and richer cross-device integration. So, there’s a lot to explore in HarmonyOS 6. Check out the eligible devices and rollout timeline below to find out when the update will reach your Huawei device.

HarmonyOS 6 eligible devices and rollout timeline

Huawei has announced the public beta and closed beta timeline for HarmonyOS 6, which is as follows:

Public beta (October 2025)

• Huawei Mate 70
• Huawei Mate 60
• Huawei Mate X6
• Huawei Mate X5 series
• Huawei Pura 80
• Huawei Pura 70
• Huawei Pura X series
• Huawei Pocket 2 Series
• Huawei Nova 14
• Huawei Nova 13
• Huawei Nova 12
• Huawei Nova Flip
• Huawei Nova Flip S
• Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2 (2025 & 2023)
• Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024)
• Huawei MatePad 11 Pro (2024)

Closed beta (October 2025)

• Huawei Mate XT
• Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design
• Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2025)
• Huawei MateBook Pro
• Huawei Watch 5
• Huawei Watch GT 5 Series
• Huawei FreeBuds 6
• Huawei FreeBuds 7i
• Huawei FreeArc

November – December 2025

• Huawei Nova 14 Lite (Vitality Edition)
• Huawei Enjoy 70X
• Huawei MatePad Mini
• Huawei MatePad Air (2024 & 2025)
• Huawei MatePad 11.5S (2024 & 2025)
• Huawei Watch Fit 4 Series
• Huawei FreeBuds Pro 4
• Huawei FreeClip 2
• Huawei FreeClip

Smart Home Products

• Huawei Smart Mate TV Series
• Huawei Smart Home X2 Pro
• Huawei Router X1 series
• Huawei Lingxi Router Q7
• Huawei Smart Door Lock 2 Series
• Huawei Sound X4
• Huawei Sound X Gilded Theater Edition
• Huawei Sound X New
• Huawei Sound X 2021

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Also read: Here are all the new features and major upgrades in HarmonyOS 6

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During the Huawei Developers Conference 2025, Huawei officially launched HarmonyOS 6. The next gen platform was first unveiled back in June 2025, and we finally have its official release timeline and all of the smartphones eligible for this major update. So let’s check it out.

Visual Redesign & Refined Interface

One of the first things users will notice in HarmonyOS 6 is its refined visual language. The new design brings responsive animations and a dynamic light-sensing system that adapts to context, like editing photos, activating a voice assistant, or performing other actions.

On the lock screen, Huawei introduces AIGC-based signature customization, where the system analyzes your font style and image, then generates artistic wallpapers and themes tailored to your mood or aesthetic. These aren’t just visual upgrades, as Huawei aims to make the OS feel more fluid and alive for its users, blending both form and function.

Performance Gains & Cross-Device Workflows

The Chinese tech giant brings various optimizations to deliver a smoother UI. HarmonyOS 6 features measurable performance upgrades thanks to the new Ark Engine. Huawei claims an 11 percent faster app startup, a 21 percent quicker page rendering, and 30 percent faster content loading compared with previous versions. A highlight was the improvement in cross-device performance, with HarmonyOS 6 being 15 percent faster than HarmonyOS 5. Lab tests also revealed that there is around 35 to 51 minutes of battery life gains over the older iterations.

File sharing has been revamped, allowing users to send these files to more than 60 apps with the new tap-to-share feature, and drag and drop content just by looking at a target device. There is even seamless two-way sharing between your smartphone and PC. These cross-device workflows blur the line between phone, tablet, and computer. Huawei states that HarmonyOS 6 can open large PDF files in just 0.6 seconds compared to 55 seconds on Windows 11.

AI Tools, Creativity & Health Features

HarmonyOS 6 leans hard into AI. In the camera app you’ll find scene-aware portrait retouching that adjusts lighting, background blur and depth in one tap. There’s also an “AI-one-click filming” tool that instantly turns still photos into animated clips. Huawei’s smart assistant is getting smarter with the Xiaoyi AI 6 update, supporting dialect recognition and multi-step commands.

So taking voice notes, categorizing files, and scheduling appointments can be done with ease. On the health front, the new AI Health Assistant offers voice based consultations, insurance code access, provides hospital navigation, and interprets medical reports via iFLYTEK integration. Apart from the typical AI functions, HarmonyOS 6 brings AI

Privacy, Security & Family Controls

Security isn’t an afterthought in HarmonyOS 6, as the operating system introduces the new StarShield Security Architecture that applies AI driven protection from kernel to cloud. New features include Family Anti-Fraud to monitor suspicious calls, AI Anti-Fraud to detect deep-fake attempts in video calls, and Anti-Peek Protection to hide sensitive content when someone glances over your shoulder.

Encrypted sharing ensures files only reach approved recipients, while a View-Once mode limits secondary sharing of photos or videos. For families, there’s added support for screen-time moderation, location tracking of older users and real-time navigation assistance for the visually impaired.

Eligible Devices (Public Beta & Rollout)

Huawei is kicking off the HarmonyOS 6 public beta on 22nd October 2025, debuting in China. Meanwhile, a wider release will follow soon. So here are all the eligible models, and when you can expect the update:

Public Beta (October 2025)

• Huawei Mate 70
• Huawei Mate 60
• Huawei Mate X6
• Huawei Mate X5 series
• Huawei Pura 80
• Huawei Pura 70
• Huawei Pura X series
• Huawei Pocket 2 Series
• Huawei Nova 14
• Huawei Nova 13
• Huawei Nova 122
• Huawei Nova Flip
• Huawei Nova Flip S
• Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2 (2025 & 2023)
• Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024)
• Huawei MatePad 11 Pro (2024)

Closed Beta (October 2025)

• Huawei Mate XT
• Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design
• Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2025)
• Huawei MateBook Pro
• Huawei Watch 5
• Huawei Watch GT 5 Series
• Huawei FreeBuds 6
• Huawei FreeBuds 7i
• Huawei FreeArc

November–December 2025

• Huawei Nova 14 Lite (Vitality Edition)
• Huawei Enjoy 70X
• Huawei MatePad Mini
• Huawei MatePad Air (2024 & 2025)
• Huawei MatePad 11.5S (2024 & 2025)
• Huawei Watch Fit 4 Series
• Huawei FreeBuds Pro 4
• Huawei FreeClip 2
• Huawei FreeClip

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At its annual developer conference on June 20, Huawei officially launched the beta version of HarmonyOS 6. It’s the second major version of the company’s native operating system, which ditches Android app support completely. 

The focus this year is on AI integration, developer tools, and expanding the HarmonyOS ecosystem. And central to it is the new HMAF or Harmony Agent Framework. 

HarmonyOS 6 brings AI agent support

HMAF introduces a native AI agent model to the HarmonyOS ecosystem. Huawei says this framework goes beyond traditional edge agents by combining system-level understanding, planning, and execution. It is reportedly trained on a data volume of 20 trillion tokens. 

HMAF also allows for third-party intelligent agents to integrate with HarmonyOS in a way that enables task automation without needing the user to manually navigate apps.

For users, this means being able to interact with services in China like Weibo through natural language prompts. One live demo showed a user asking a voice agent called “Xiaoya” to find and curate podcasts related to Western art history. The agent understood the request and even refined it through further interaction. 

It’s similar to what Honor is trying to do with its intent-based AI agent. In the case of Huawei, the company says it is working on more than 50 intelligent agents that cover office or personal work.

The app ecosystem is growing, but Huawei still faces challenges

At the event, Huawei’s executive director Richard Yu outlined the progress of HarmonyOS and its app ecosystem. According to Yu, the OS now has over 30,000 applications and meta-services in its ecosystem, and more than 1,200 software products have been developed using its open-source variant, OpenHarmony.

That number, however, still falls well short of Huawei’s own 2025 goal of 100,000 apps. It also pales in comparison to the mature ecosystems it is competing against. Apple, for instance, has over 34 million developers worldwide and recently reported that its App Store facilitated $1.3 trillion in billing and sales in 2024. 

So to assist and interest developers, Huawei also introduced DevEco CodeGenie, an AI-assisted coding tool that supports code generation, debugging, and Q&A functions. 

The tool is built on a HarmonyOS domain-specific knowledge base and promises to speed up development. Huawei claims it can resolve up to 70% of syntax errors and generate functional code continuations 40% of the time.

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