Huawei unveiled its latest mobile operating system, which it says no longer uses any Android open source code, with the launch of the Mate 70 and foldable Mate X6 smartphones. Bloomberg informed. HarmonyOS Next ostensibly built entirely in-house as part of Huawei’s plans to build a platform completely independent of major US tech sources. hardware and software.
The Mate 70 series is coming to China on December 4, following the Mate 60. The latter model was also significant because it was the first Huawei smartphone to use a processor made entirely in China, showing that the company could pull off anything. US trade restrictions. However, Huawei will be limited to 7-nanometer technology for the next few years, while rival Apple is set to move to 2-nanometer chips.
Having in-house chips and software has long been Huawei’s goal. The company was the first to announce its operating system In 2012We expect that partners such as Google will not allow us to use their systems[s] one day.” Seven years later, the company confirmed that it had a later home-grown operating system It appeared as HarmonyOS. It still uses a lot of open-source Android code, but Huawei says the latest version is completely Android-free.
Despite the company’s claims of in-house chip manufacturing, it was recently revealed that TSMC chips are likely to be manufactured. sent illegally to Huawei through a third party company. USA imposed trade restrictions primarily at Huawei after trying Stealing trade secrets from T-Mobile and circumventing Iranian sanctions.
Huawei said the new OS still needs several months of development to improve the user experience, but the goal is to install it on all future smartphones. Mate 70 models will start at $760 for the 6.7-inch edition and go up for the pro models, with Huawei promising a 40 percent performance boost thanks in part to the new operating system.
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