Richard Yu, Huawei’s head of Consumer Business Group, said that HarmonyOS is ready for smartphones, but it won’t be used just yet. For now, HarmonyOS will remain on standby as the company’s backup mobile OS for when it loses Android.
— Huawei Mobile (@HuaweiMobile) August 9, 2019 Should the worse come to worst though, he says that migrating from Android to HarmonyOS will only take a few days. The latter will also support a wide range of app languages, including Android, Linux and HTML5. It will also be open source, allowing developers to modify it as they need to for their own hardware. While it won’t be showing up on phones just yet, the company has already planned to use it elsewhere. CNET reports that Huawei will first use the HarmonyOS for smart TVs and other “smart screen” devices. Beyond that, you could also be seeing it on car infotainment systems and wearables as well. (Source: CNET)
