Huawei jumped ahead of its time in developing an alternative operating system to Android after the US veto took months before and this Friday officially introduced it under the name Harmony OS, a modular open-source system that can be used for various devices in the intelligent ecosystem.
Apart from the temporary development names HongMeng and Ark, which it has been known for, Harmony OS was shown during the opening of the annual Huawei development event in China, where the company presented its new software.
The mobile division of Huawei has stated in its official Twitter account that Harmony OS aims to “build an intelligent ecosystem and experience”, emphasizing its adaptation “for all scenarios” and its use not only for mobile phones but also for tablets, televisions, wearables and even cars.
The company has stated that Harmony OS, unlike Android, which adopts Linux architecture mechanisms that “hinder secure user experience,” uses a “deterministic latency engine,” an alternative system to Linux.
According to the Chinese company, this aspect means “that the latency time is minimal and provides a smooth and interactive experience” with various processes of real-time loading, analysis, forecasting and use of applications. Harmony is a modular operating system based on “microkernels” that can be flexibly adapted for use in various intelligent devices. It is distributed via development kits, as is the case with Android.
Harmony OS offers reliable execution environment
Huawei has also developed a so-called “reliable execution environment”, a tailor-made ecosystem designed to improve security in the connection between multiple intelligent devices.
In addition, Harmony, as presented at the conference by Richard Yu, CEO of the Huawei Consumer Unit, promises that it will also be an open-source operating system that will be free to any developer, just like Android.
The Chinese company has developed Harmony in recent months in response to the urgency of adding Huawei in May to the blacklist of companies that were banned from doing business with U.S. companies, including Google, that were responsible for the Android system on Huawei phones and could not continue to use.
Finally, in July, President Donald Trump again allowed Huawei to do business with US companies so that Huawei’s newest phones, the Honor 20 series, the company’s trademark, used the Android operating system.
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