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HongMeng OS Isn't an Android Smartphone Alternative, Confirms Huawei Executive; Will Be Used for Other Applications [wccftech.com]

Huawei's HongMeng OS was supposed to be the company's answer to counter the Android license ban [wccftech.com] if it ended up meddling in the company consumer business. There were near-endless waves of rumors talking about software optimization and how it was faster than Google's mobile platform, but it looks like Huawei's Senior Vice President has finally cleared the air on the company's efforts towards HongMeng OS. Apparently, it is not going to be presented as an Android alternative for smartphones, but it will still have a variety of benefits.

Huawei board member and Senior Vice President Catherine Chen at a meeting in Brussels stated that HongMeng OS isn't designed for smartphones. That is rather strange to hear, especially when the Huawei co-founder repeatedly stated that the company's custom operating system is likely faster [wccftech.com] than Android or iOS, but lacks a competitive app ecosystem [wccftech.com]. Catherine also says that smartphone operating systems feature millions of lines of code, while HongMeng OS doesn't.

Even though she claims that HongMeng OS features an extremely low latency compared to a smartphone OS, it will be used in IoT-related applications, with the platform apparently being in development way before the Android license ban came into effect.

Previously: Google Pulls Huawei's Android License [soylentnews.org]
The Huawei Disaster Reveals Google's Iron Grip On Android [soylentnews.org]
Google Doesn't Want Huawei Ban Because It Would Result in an Android Competitor [soylentnews.org]
Trump Administration Will Loosen Restrictions Against Huawei [soylentnews.org]
What Huawei To Go: Hundreds Of Chinese Tech Giant's US Workers To Get Pink Slip [soylentnews.org]

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