HarmonyOS and Android: How to Establish an Independent Ecosystem? (AI Translation)
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- Huawei launched the new foldable smartphone Pocket 2 in Sanya, announcing a major update to its HarmonyOS for fall 2024, aiming for a 30% performance boost in devices including Pocket 2.
- HarmonyOS is set to become independent from Android, with a developer Beta version planned for Q2 2024 and a commercial version for consumers in Q4 2024. This move follows sanctions that restricted Huawei's access to Google's Android OS.
- Despite challenges and competition, Huawei's push for HarmonyOS aims to create an independent ecosystem, potentially boosting its market share and creating millions of jobs. The transition involves significant efforts from app developers and collaboration with educational institutions to train HarmonyOS developers.
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By Caixin Weekly's Zhang Erchi, Tan Min
2月22日，华为在海南三亚举行发布会，时隔近两年发布新款小折叠手机Pocket 2。在发布会的末尾，华为终端业务集团CEO余承东预告，华为的鸿蒙操作系统将于2024年秋季迎来版本大升级，采用鸿蒙单框架系统，包括Pocket 2在内的华为手机在升级后可能会有30%的性能提升，包括流畅度提升、续航时间增加。
On February 22, Huawei held a press conference in Sanya, Hainan, unveiling the new Pocket 2 foldable smartphone nearly two years after its last release. At the end of the event, Yu Chengdong, CEO of Huawei's Consumer Business Group, announced that Huawei's HarmonyOS would undergo a significant upgrade in the fall of 2024. The update will adopt a single-framework system for HarmonyOS, potentially boosting the performance of Huawei smartphones, including the Pocket 2, by 30%. Improvements are expected in terms of smoothness and battery life.
1月18日，华为刚刚在深圳举行发布会，正式推出鸿蒙星河版（HarmonyOS NEXT）的开发者预览版，只能运行鸿蒙原生应用、不再兼容安卓应用，被外界称为“纯血鸿蒙”。这意味着，诞生四年多的鸿蒙操作系统终于要脱离安卓生态“单飞”，变成像苹果iOS那样的独立王国。
On January 18th, Huawei held a press conference in Shenzhen, officially launching the developer preview of HarmonyOS NEXT. This version can only run native HarmonyOS applications and is no longer compatible with Android apps, earning it the moniker "Pure HarmonyOS" from external observers. This signifies that after more than four years since its inception, the HarmonyOS operating system is finally set to break away from the Android ecosystem and become an independent entity akin to Apple's iOS.
作为这个“王国”的主导者，余承东表示，鸿蒙与安卓切割的时间表是：2024年二季度，面向应用开发者发布开发者Beta（测试）版；2024年四季度，面向普通消费者发布商用版。有华为人士向财新透露，鸿蒙星河版的商用版或由下半年的旗舰手机Mate系列首发。
As the leader of this "kingdom," Yu Chengdong stated that the timeline for HarmonyOS to diverge from Android is as follows: The developer Beta (test) version will be released to application developers in the second quarter of 2024, and the commercial version will be made available to general consumers in the fourth quarter of 2024. A Huawei insider revealed to Caixin that the commercial version of HarmonyOS Galaxy might debut with the flagship Mate series smartphones in the latter half of the year.
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