Following several months of darkness, Huawei is now turning down the idea that its Hongmeng operating system could not serve as a direct replacement for Google Android on its smartphones. Vice President Catherine Chen told reporters that Hongmeng was not developed for smartphones that Huawei plans to continue using Android.
In addition, company president Liang Hua said: “Huawei has not yet decided whether Hongmeng OS can be developed as an operating system for smartphones in the future. Liang says that the system is designed for IoT solutions, while Chen calls it “for industrial use”.
Huawei Hongmeng OS, an operating system for IoT
A change from white to black from Huawei’s previous news. Almost a month ago, Communications Vice President Andrew Williamson said, “Huawei is about to launch an Android replacement,” adding that he would be ready “in months” if he remained on the U.S. blacklist. “That’s not something Huawei wants. We are very happy to be part of the Android family, but Hongmeng is being tested, mainly in China. Richard Yu, CEO of the Consumer Division, also said earlier this year that Huawei was ready to use its alternatives.
The point may be questionable, and it seems that the recent relaxation of Huawei’s trade restrictions in the United States is affecting the company’s ability to continue working on its own operating system.