HarmonyOS to Ease the Navigation from Device to Device

Harmony Operating System (HarmonyOS) was launched by China’s Huawei Technologies setting itself free from the clutches of US-based OS. The OS is designed for smartphones that are currently based on Google’s Android OS.

HarmonyOS is more like the ‘Internet of Things to which other devices like laptop, smartwatches and cars can be connected and operated. By the end of this year, Huawei intends to make sure that almost 200 million smartphones and 100 million third-party smart devices that work on HarmonyOS is in the market, says Wang Chenglu, President of Software Department, Huawei Consumer Business Group.

The US had blacklisted the OS from its country due to internal security threats in May 2019. It has also restricted Google from providing any technical support or access to Google Mobile Services for HarmonyOS. This puts the company, which was one of the biggest smartphone makers, under tremendous pressure. Huawei is currently ranked 6th at the global level and has a 4 per cent market share in the first quarter.

However, the Huawei Company is optimistic in this regard. HarmonyOS is intending to provide the developers with new platforms to utilise their skills other than smartphones.

Wang mentions that the existing OS makes it difficult for the users to navigate from one device to another. They often need to download files multiple times while changing devices. HarmonyOS works as a bridge between devices which makes the movement of users from one device to another more comfortable. Huawei, according to Wang, would enable many devices that are connected to a super device to work as a single device.

Harmony OS need not be adopted by other smartphone manufacturers to make it a success.

Huawei would become a success if other electronics brands and brands in the Automobile industry are willing to adopt HarmonyOS as its OS.