HarmonyOS
Xiaomi MIUI Powered by HarmonyOS, where’s Powered by Android? Check this video
After the collapse of Huawei and Google’s partnership, the Chinese tech giant abandoned from using Google Mobile Services AKA GMS and apps such as Play Store.
This all forced Huawei to unveil HarmonyOS (Hongmeng OS) at Huawei Developer Conference 2019, this new Huawei software is a micro-kernel-based cross-device distributed operating system.
Initially, HarmonyOS support only a few platforms but later at HDC 2020, Huawei provided a massive boost to HarmonyOS by launching more platform support including smartphones, tablets, smart wearables, in-car systems, IoT devices, and more.
But the story doesn’t end here, because Huawei has a huge smartphone ecosystem, the company shift most of its Android-powered smartphones to HarmonyOS mobile.
Therefore, Huawei is currently conducting the HarmonyOS developer beta testing, which will later reach general Huawei consumers with closed beta activity, followed by a stable release somewhere in June.
Reports on Third-party phone maker adopting Huawei HarmonyOS:
The previous report shows us that some third-party smartphone manufacturers have already begun talks with Huawei to use HarmonyOS on their smartphones. This is a piece of big news if it’s really happening and has the most possibility, even we doubt it.
Meanwhile, reports also emerging online that Huawei is planning to adopt new processor platforms such as Qualcomm and MediaTek to provide better support options for third-party Chinese phone makers to choose a home-grown OS instead of Android.
Open Source Nature:
HarmonyOS is not only a distributed technology-powered operating system but it’s also an open-source software package, which allows developers to modify and add their own changes into this Huawei software, similar to Android Open Source Project (AOSP).
Powered by Android:
With the third developer software beta rollout of HarmonyOS, Huawei completely erased Powered by Android text from the boot screen, and in our view, it’s a great step taken by the HarmonyOS maker.
Still, it’s just a beginning because there’s an interesting video that just appeared and shows a big Chinese smartphone maker, Xiaomi branded phone with Powered by HarmonyOS boot screen. If this is real, then it’s really worth something and a matter of serious worry for Android owners.
What’s in the MIUI powered by HarmonyOS video?
Well, a user is booting the device showing Redmi, which is a phone brand of Xiaomi, with a boot screen that has powered by HarmonyOS logo, and then on the next frame, the boot screen shows HarmonyOS animation followed by MIUI text animation.
Currently, the MIUI is built upon Android and comes with a GMS app pre-installed for global users, also its boot screen has powered by Android because of its partnership with Android. However, the company has adopted no GMS app strategy in the Chinese market.
Is this real?
We don’t have any confirmation on this matter but we can say one thing that the user in the video didn’t show us the after boot footage, which is the lock screen or the home screen. It is also important to know that Xiaomi phones could also customize the boot screen through the Theme app but we don’t know whether it was used in this scenario.
However, again, we also cannot deny that as open-source software, any developer can modify the aspects of HarmonyOS from boot to whatever it may allow change.
Check the video below. Also, if you are interested in knowing more about HarmonyOS, then visit our HarmonyOS section for a complete roundup and the latest news.
TAILG has launched a brand new electric scooter, which is powered by the HarmonyOS operating system and an all-around stylish look to provide a better experience for consumers.
It has a custom-made avant-garde handlebar, as well as an exclusive smart touch screen, which can display various driving data of the vehicle in real-time. It also equips with a variety of smart unlocking features, including one-key ignition.
The latest TAILG brings HarmonyOS features such as APP control, NFC unlocking, mileage prediction, smart fortification, and vehicle inspection. The TAILG HarmonyOS electric scooter packs a 72V23AH graphene battery, a 1000W cloud-powered motor, and a GPS positioning system.
Looking at the price segment, the TAILG HarmonyOS scooter starts at 3899 yuan, and the high-end version is priced at 4588 yuan. This new electric scooter will be sold in offline stores across China.
Last year in August, TAILG and Huawei announced cooperation to upgrade electric vehicles, the two companies will establish a joint innovation laboratory to conduct research on IoT and other technologies. This will also allow both firms to achieve technological advantages.
Established in 2004, TAILG is an enterprise specializing in R&D, manufacturing, sale, and service of new energy electric vehicles, Its products cover electric bikes, electric scooters, electric special bikes, electric tricycles, and other vehicles. It has an annual production capacity of 12 million vehicles and more than 30,000 stores exclusively in China.
(via – Sina Tech)
Today, HarmonyOS 3.1 developer preview testing is opened for smartphone users, this recruitment will enable developers to participate in the open beta activity with developer-only features directly into a real device.
According to the information, HarmonyOS 3.1 developer beta is currently being announced for the first phase of devices including Huawei P50 and P50 Pro. However, Huawei has confirmed to add more devices to the test pool later on. Also, a more friendly and subtle beta test is likely to begin in March.
To be mentioned, HarmonyOS 3.1 developer open beta recruitment is applicable until February 13, 2023. Afterward, Huawei will review the test applications. Selected testers will receive an email or SMS to download HarmonyOS 3.1 developer beta OTA rollout.
Also, this beta activity is available only for the Chinese models and only real authenticated accounts will pass the developer beta signup.
HarmonyOS 3.1 comes constructively adds a new ArkTS language, and with the latest public test, you will experience the improvements and efficiency of the app powered by ArkTS language, STage model, ArkUI, and more.
Below you can check the HarmonyOS 3.1 developer preview features:
- The ability framework adds a stage development model, including stage model life cycle management, scheduling, callback, context acquisition, authentication, and more. At the same time, the operation and management capabilities of the application are enhanced.
- The ArkUI development framework enhances the declarative Canvas/XComponent component capabilities, enhances component layout capabilities and state management capabilities, and optimizes the usability of some components.
- Application package management adds an interface for querying properties related to applications, ability, and ExtensionAbility.
- The common basic class library supports Buffer binary reading and writing.
- Web services add support for document preview and basic editing functions of document-type web applications, as well as cookie management and storage management.
- Added support for YUV, webp image codec, and other capabilities for graphics and images. Added native vsync capabilities, and supports self-drawing engines to independently control the rendering rhythm.
- Added camera configuration and preview functions in Media Services.
- The window service adds window-related interfaces under the Stage model, which enhances the window rotation capability and enhances the avoidance area query capability.
- The globalization service has newly added support for internationalization enhancement capabilities such as time zone lists, transliteration, and phone number attribution.
- The basic capabilities of common events are enhanced, and the commonEvent module is changed to commonEventManager.
- The resource management service adds a synchronization interface for resource acquisition, a new interface for querying resource values based on names, a new interface for querying number and float resource types, and a new way for Stage model resource query.
- Input method service adds input method cursor direction constant.
Android 14 is the next software version for the Android ecosystem. On February 8, Google stepped ahead to begin the development of this major upgrade with the first developer beta.
Google has released the roadmap for the development, beta testing, platform stability, and the final release of Android 14, which reveals meet the launch of Huawei HarmonyOS 4 later in the second half of 2023.
The first developer preview is already out for the Pixel devices. However, Google could open early access to other smartphone makers such as OnePlus by April when the open beta campaign kicks off.
As mentioned by the Android company, Android 14 is projected to reach platform stability by the end of July. But there’s still a possibility of these milestone timelines to delay, similar to last year.
For your information, the Android 14 developer preview will be a very useful and early gift to the developer community. It will pave a way for the app devs to know more about the upcoming APIs and app features ahead of the final launch.
Looking into the developer preview features, Android 14 promises to improve productivity, enhances performance, improvements to security, and privacy, and bring new customizations.
Yes, there are new tweaks and changes made over Android 12, while there are more that will be visible as the development progress further. Throughout this phase, these developers (and later users) will help to fix bugs and make improvements to the Android 14 source code.
HarmonyOS 4:
Aside from the Android 14 developer beta, Huawei is preparing for the HarmonyOS 3.1 rollout but the company is working on HarmonyOS 4 as a major release for the next generation of Huawei devices. For now, there’s no official launch date available but we are likely to hear more on this at the Huawei Developer Conference (HDC) 2023 event.
HarmonyOS 4 promises big upgrades over HarmonyOS 3 and a major restructure in the user interface (UI). Nonetheless, we’ll keep you posted.
(source – Android)
