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Huawei's HarmonyOS 2.0 Beta Released

posted by martyb on Sunday September 13 2020, @11:23PM   Printer-friendly
from the write-apps-for-harmon[e]y dept.

takyon writes:

HarmonyOS 2.0 Beta Released, HarmonyOS Devices Coming in 2021

Due to geopolitical tensions, Huawei cannot rely on Google Android operating system over the long term, and in May 2019 we reported HongMeng OS may become Huawei's OS alternative to Android. HongMeng (鸿蒙) OS will finally be called HarmonyOS outside of China, and we recently reported Huawei was trying to attract more developers with monetary incentives to brings more apps to HMS (Huawei Mobile Services).

We now have a more clear timeline with the company's recent release of HarmonyOS 2.0 beta that's currently available for smart home applications, smartwatches, and head-on-displays, and will become available for smartphones in December 2020.

Previously: Huawei Announces HarmonyOS, a Smartphone OS and Android Alternative

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  • (Score: 1) by pTamok on Monday September 14 2020, @06:54PM (1 child)

    by pTamok (3042) on Monday September 14 2020, @06:54PM (#1050927)

    It is a shame that Sailfish OS is not in the running, but Jolla don't seem to have got to critical mass.

  • (Score: 2) by hendrikboom on Tuesday September 15 2020, @02:30PM

    by hendrikboom (1125) on Tuesday September 15 2020, @02:30PM (#1051304) Homepage Journal

    Even if Jolla *had* achieved critical mass, I suspect Huawei may well be chary of relying on any foreign licencing at this point.