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.

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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)

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An OpenHarmony developer uploaded a video on the Chinese video-sharing platform Bilibili and showed how he ported OpenHarmony onto a Mi 6 smartphone. Interestingly, the OpenHarmony boot up successfully.

The developer didn’t reveal much of the information but confirmed that the touch unit didn’t work up, while the home screen has been loaded successfully.

The developer also shared a guide to port OpenHarmony old devices.

To confirm that the ported device can be unlocked and flashed and it has a third-party recovery similar to TWRP to facilitate flashing. The OpenHarmony kernel is based on the standard Linux 5.10 kernel, and 4.19 is no longer supported. During the installation, the device needs to have the kernel source code of 5.10 or above, the developer needs to confirm that the device driver source code and firmware can be obtained, and related stuff.

In addition, to open-source HarmonyOS, Xiaomi Mi 6 phones have previously supported flashing into the Windows 11 ARM system.

Launched in 2017, Mi Phone 6 is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset, a 5.15-inch 1080p resolution, 4/6GB RAM + 64/128GB storage. It has a built-in 3350mAh battery, It supports 18W fast charging.

On the other hand, the rear dual camera has a 12-megapixel telephoto lens and a 12-megapixel wide-angle lens that supports 2x optical zoom and four-axis anti-shake. On the front end, you get an 8-megapixel camera. Additionally, Mi 6 is waterproof, has multi-function NFC, supports WeChat and Alipay fingerprint payment, and uses 2×2 dual-way WiFi for network, supports dual card dual standby.

HarmonyOS ported Xiaomi MI6 pic.twitter.com/FowoY7Qbjo

— Deng Li (@MrDengLi) February 1, 2023

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According to the information, the latest OpenHarmony 3.2 Beta 5 is based on Beta 4, while it brings optimizations and enhancement for a better development environment for developers.

Let’s dive into the new enhanced capabilities of the standard system:

Optimized webview startup performance: Enhanced capabilities such as configuration management and support for input events, so JSON files can be imported and loaded in modular mode.

Support taskpool: hap package dynamic library is not compressed and the loaded host version TS2AOT-tool tool compiler runtime supports in-app shared packages.

Support installation/update/uninstallation of dynamic shared library: support packaging and unpacking of dynamic shared library for applications without configured entry icons, default icons can be displayed on the home screen. HAR shared package runtime capability can be verified.

Card local database switching: Abnormal frequent restart protection of resident applications; ServiceExtensionAbility supports asynchronous onConnected life cycle.

Supports the binding and authentication of local accounts and domain accounts, as well as the basic framework of domain account management services. It supports the prohibition of directly creating local users.

Support power lamp, light lamp capacity control.

HDI drives the display layer, which can support horizontal mirroring and vertical mirroring.

Enhancements for Huawei Standard System App Development Framework:

• The toolchain adds a process of compiling shared packages.
• ArkUI adapts the ability to obtain resources by resource name.
• Provides component capabilities for multi-level menus and grouped menus.
• Added the process of compiling the har package.
• Added the ability to adapt to the hap compilation process, and the .d.ets declaration file can be recognized during hap compilation.

Enhancement for system distributed capability:

• Support BLE connection parameter configuration, connection process optimization.

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According to the information, HarmonyOS 4 will come with major design changes and new features that will improve the user experience. Meanwhile, we’re also seeing inputs about HarmonyOS 3.1, which could debut along with the Huawei P60 series. Also, it could be taken as a major improvement version over HarmonyOS 3.0.

Therefore, HarmonyOS 4 deserves to be a major upgrade to complete the cycle.

Skipped at Last year:

At Huawei Developer Conference 2021, Huawei launched HarmonyOS 3 and began testing the developer preview. On the other hand, the tech maker launched it in public in July 2022 for smartphones. At HDC 2022, Huawei didn’t launch HarmonyOS 4, yet it unveiled various services and HarmonyOS 3.1.

The stationed launch of a second HarmonyOS version suits the motive here, because, Huawei has decided to put two operating system versions among consumers.

One will be a substantial upgrade and the second one will be major. Therefore, HarmonyOS 3.1 could be seen in the Huawei P60 series and HarmonyOS 4 in Huawei Mate 60 series, which is slated to launch in the second half of this year.

As for now, Huawei has not revealed the official details about HarmonyOS 3.1 or HarmonyOS 4’s features and user interface.

HarmonyOS:

Unveiled at HDC 2019, Huawei first introduced HarmonyOS in smart screens, and then the company opened it for various platforms. By harnessing the power of shared APIs and cross-device support, HarmonyOS could provide an all-around user experience.

For example, you can connect and control all of your smart home and IoT devices right from your smartphone. Various industry partners are using HarmonyOS to build new devices and helping to grow the HarmonyOS ecosystem.

(source)

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According to the information coming from Weibo, HarmonyOS 3.1 has been leaked in an internal code of a device. An image shared by a tipster suggests that the internal code of HarmonyOS 3.1 belongs to a new Huawei device.

Despite having no confirmation, we could assume that this could be the upcoming Huawei P60 series. Also, we are not expecting big features upgrade with this software.

However, we could see this release as a bug fix and optimizations, while adding flagship-oriented additions to the Huawei P60 lineup.

HarmonyOS 3.1:

Announced at Huawei Developer Conference 2022, HarmonyOS 3.1 comes as an early version of the HarmonyoS operating system. On the other hand, it is slated to launch in the first quarter of this year.

HarmonyOS 3.1 developer preview marks HarmonyOS design, it brings a light skeuomorphic aesthetic style and brings users a new interactive experience with the texture of real life. The cross-device super terminal can be connected with one drag, and the universal card can be swiped to obtain the required information, bringing a new experience of smart life in all scenarios.

It also gets you a new ArkTS development language developed by Huawei. Based on TypeScript (TS for short), it matches the ArkUI framework and expands correspondingly.

ArkUI is a declarative UI development framework for building distributed application interfaces. Furthermore, there’s ArkCompiler is Huawei’s self-developed unified programming platform, which includes key components such as compilers, tool chains, and runtimes.

Aside from the developer preview, Huawei is yet to reveal the HarmonyOS 3.1 user interface on smartphones.

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According to the image shared by a Weibo tipster, Huawei has listed the key difference between HarmonyOS, iOS, and Android inside its experience store to spread awareness about its operating system and remove confusion.

Below you can check the difference between iOS, Android, and Hongmeng systems listed:

iOS:

The iOS system is a closed-source system developed by Apple, which has relatively high security when downloading software, smooth operation, and simple and beautiful operation of the home screen and app ecosystem.

Disadvantages: The system settings cannot be changed according to the user, and the system compatibility is average.

Android:

Android is an operating system designed based on the Linux macro kernel. There are many devices equipped with Android and a wide range of choices. It has a rich ecosystem, high customization, and good compatibility.

Disadvantages: General security, and open source system brings disadvantages of uncontrollable software APP quality.

Harmony OS:

The HarmonyOS has modularized features, and the microkernel driver enables the system to be disassembled, which reduces the requirements for hardware specifications. Such low requirements allow it to be installed on small devices, such as earphones and smartwatches. HarmonyOS devices can also be connected to each other to achieve a seamless connection.

Disadvantages: The system has been put into use for a short time, and there are currently fewer software developers and system users.

The Chinese tech maker also has a line of tips that would help you to get the most out of software updates:

• Before upgrading the smartphone, it is recommended for you back up important data.
• During the upgrade procedure, make sure that the device has enough battery levels.
• Does the system need to be upgraded related to the current state of the phone.
• Frequent upgrades are not recommended for smartphones that have been used for a long time and feature low specifications.

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The software design of HarmonyOS allows it to establish cross-device connections between the different devices and made it the fastest-growing smart device software in history.

HarmonyOS is designed around five major scenarios:

1. Smart home
2. Smart office
3. Audio and Video entertainment
4. Smart travel
5. Health

Over the past three years, Huawei jumped the scale of the installation, as it reached 320 million devices later in 2022. Other than Huawei devices, the HarmonyOS Connect operating system for third-party devices collected 2200 partners, which exceeded over 250 million devices.

HarmonyOS ecosystem developers crossed 2 million and atomic services reached 50000. HMS Core has opened 25030 APIs and nearly 40000 applications. Huawei also ramped up investment in the app ecosystem development.

HarmonyOS continue to bring innovation in innovations in visual, auditory, sign language, and aging-friendly barrier-free services to consumers. It is also a more inclusive, healthier, greener, and more open technology base for the Internet of Everything.

Here are the top known HarmonyOS operating system features:

• Service Widgets
• Atomic Services
• HarmonyOS application
• Discover feeds
• Service Center
• Celia AI voice
• Control Panel
• AppGallery and more.

HarmonyOS development strategies:

• HarmonyOS 1+8+N
• Device partner service platform system

Development platform and notable frameworks:

• HarmonyOS Design
• ArkTS
• ArkUI
• ArkCompiler
• AppGallery Connect
• DevEco Studio
• DevEco Device Tool
• DevEco Service
• HMS
• Cloud
• AI and more.

Development Kit:

Huawei launched the “HarmonyOS Ecosystem Application Development White Paper V1.0” last year alongside three concepts for the development of applications and services in the Internet of Everything era.

This includes one-time development and multi-device deployment, that is, a set of code, business logic, and UI adaptation to different smart devices. With such functionality, Huawei HarmonyOS progressed two steps further in the world of app ecosystem development.

Atomized services can be separated or combined, and self-transfer. HarmonyOS and OpenHarmony are using a unified ecosystem to adapt application-native smartness, embrace a tripartite framework, open service capabilities from bottom-level chips to upper-layer applications, and bring users a smart experience.

In near future, HarmonyOS will continue to evolve based on the declarative development system and the three major concepts to develop the HarmonyOS application ecosystem in all aspects.

Huawei switched the declarative development system end-to-end from design > development > testing > launch, and upgraded the application development kit to the “HarmonyOS Development Kit”.

The HarmonyOS development kit also includes a complete application development and operation system: Design system, development language, UI system, compilation tools, development tools, testing services, and on-shelf distribution.

HarmonyOS Design covers comprehensive full-scenario design specifications, rich design resources, and design tools to help developers improve development efficiency.

ArkTS is the development language for HarmonyOS ecosystem applications. Based on TypeScript (TS for short), it provides corresponding capabilities such as declarative UI and state management, allowing developers to develop high-performance applications in a more concise and natural way.

ArkTS is a more concise and efficient JS/TS language “superset”, which further reduces the amount of cross-terminal application development code and improves development efficiency by 30%.

ArkTS provides a concise and efficient declarative development paradigm by extending mature languages ​​and combining grammar support for ArkUI. Combined with the design of UI components, state management, and other aspects, it unifies the development paradigm of HarmonyOS ecological applications.

ArkUI Framework ArkUI is the native UI development framework of the HarmonyOS ecosystem. The ArkUI rendering mechanism upgrade, the unique rendering three-tree integration technology, greatly simplifies the interface rendering algorithm and increases the sliding loading speed of the application interface by 45%.

The innovative stage development model standardizes the background process startup mechanism during the development stage, fundamentally solving the problem app lag issue. The logic and UI separation technology further improves the efficiency of flow development.

The Ark tool chain ArkCompiler compiles and runs mechanism optimization to bring the industry’s first dynamically typed language bytecode AOT compilation technology, which greatly shortens the startup time of dynamic type language applications.

At the same time, it provides a variety of source code protection technologies to improve the security of dynamically typed language source code. The integrated development environment Huawei DevEco Studio is an integrated development environment for the HarmonyOS ecosystem, providing one-stop applications and atomic service development capabilities.

Specific features include project management, code editing, interface preview, compilation and construction, code debugging, performance tuning, device simulation, command line tools, and integrated development of devices and clouds.

DevEco Testing is a testing tool for HarmonyOS application development. The test layered model of the HarmonyOS ecosystem application and atomic service is divided into the unit test, integration test, and special test.

Unit tests are function-level verification. Integration testing is divided into module testing and feature testing. The special test is a multi-dimensional test of the application/service, including a full range of quality checks, and also provides special automated tests such as performance, power consumption, stability, compatibility, UX, and security.

HUAWEI AppGallery Connect provides developers with globalization and full-scenario one-stop application distribution capabilities, and provides developers with capabilities in the fields of quality, security, and engineering management, which greatly reduces the difficulty of application development and operation and maintenance, improves version quality, and helps developers or acquire users and achieve scale growth in revenue.

Specifically, it includes rapid listing, certificate issuance, unified uploading of the package body, description information, materials, listing review, application distribution, and more.

Huawei HarmonyOS progressed the basis for the rapid and healthy development of the HarmonyOS ecosystem powered by these tools and development environment.

Open Source HarmonyOS – OpenHarmony:

An operating system could do better if it’s closed source but it could do even better if it’s open source and Huawei knew that from the beginning. That’s why the tech maker opened HarmonyOS for the open-source community.

OpenHarmony is now ranked first on open source community Gitee with 5,000+ community contributors, 88+ commercial devices, 26+ releases, 84+ module development boards, 16,000+API, and 198 products from 65 manufacturers that passed compatibility evaluation.

OpenHarmony project has been used in education, finance, smart home transportation, and digital government work and continues to expand among various parts of the tech industry.

Future:

As you can see, HarmonyOS has progressed better than expected but it’s just the beginning and Huawei is continuously seeding this operating system with all the nourishment required.

To achieve goals, Huawei is putting efforts in the fields of technological innovation, capability openness, industrial cooperation, and open source promotion. Innovative technologies provide users with innovative experiences.

Simultaneously, Huawei HarmonyOS is open to all developers and ecosystem participants creating many possibilities. A brand new HarmonyOS ecosystem world is being rapidly constructed and continuously upgraded.

Huawei is actively achieving new milestones with HarmonyOS and we’ll continue bringing you those inputs on every footstep.

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Over the past three years, Huawei has boasted the app distribution platform with lots of features and user interface overhaul. The changes are improving AppGallery and helping Huawei to enable users to download useful apps and increase the quality of the overall experience.

Current Progress:

According to our report, Huawei AppGallery has surpassed 580 million monthly active users by November 2022. This number has been achieved with over 16 percent growth.

On the other hand, AppGallery downloads are also running wild. To date, AppGallery downloads in 2021 touched 432 billion with over 96 percent growth as compared to what it was in 2019. Furthermore, AppGallery is now supported by 6+ million registered developers.

This is an immense growth that AppGallery saw in the last three years. To be mentioned, the total number of Huawei Mobile Services powered applications reached over 220,000 on the platform.

AppGallery:

AppGallery operates as an official app store and brings a variety of smart features to provide app downloads. With past updates, Huawei has focused on improving the security and safety section of the app distribution platform.

These include better ratings and better scrutiny of content that targets children. Also, AppGallery is now performing a native security check for all of the installed apps and new ones.

Regarding the user interface, AppGallery now promotes top apps within various sections. These sections are also optimized to help you sort the apps you actually want.

Latest Update:

The article will bring you the latest updates of Huawei AppGallery and you can download them immediately. Alternatively, you can check AppGallery upgrades from the app itself.

January 24, 2023:

Huawei AppGallery is getting 12.0.1.301 and it brings new fixes for better performance, you can download this version from here (link).

December 23, 2022:

Huawei is rolling out AppGallery 12.7.1.300 version for smartphone users. This version brings a number of new improvements to the app market.

• Download Huawei AppGallery 12.7.1.300 (link)

December 12, 2022:

Huawei is releasing AppGallery 12.7.1.200 beta for the testers to participate in the beta activity. The company will release a stable version soon. However, you can download this version from the link given below.

• Huawei AppGallery 12.7.1.200 beta (link)

November 23, 2022:

Huawei is rolling out AppGallery 12.6.1.303, which brings important bug fixes for known issues. These changes made to the platform are essential for Huawei smartphone users and you should get them right away.

Download link

• Huawei AppGallery 12.6.1.303 (link)

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The updated Huawei Push notifications service guidelines include the “Category of Violations, Violations, and Penalties for Violations” as the following:

First violation: email warning. If the rectification is not completed within 7 natural days, it will be punished as a second violation.

Second violation: Suspend the application for sending information and marketing messages for 30 natural days. If the rectification is not completed within 7 natural days, it will be punished as three violations. Three or more violations: Suspend the app from using the Huawei push channel for 90 natural days.

Below you can check all of the violations of the notification style, notification redirection, notification content, and notification classification rules, affecting user experience:

• Forge other applications to push messages, including forging application names, icons, message content, etc.
• App notifications hide the app’s own name and icon.
• The application divides the push messages of the same application into groups.
• Notifications using custom styles that do not conform to the spec.
• Send an image that doesn’t meet the specs.
• Forcibly push the notification to the top without authorization.
• Notifications cannot be deleted directly with one click.
• Fake banner notifications, lock screen notifications.

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