Huawei has finally unveiled its own operating system, a move that could help shield the smartphone maker from the escalating US-China trade war.
The reveal of Harmony OS comes months after the Chinese tech company was placed on a US trade blacklist that barred American firms from selling tech and software to Huawei unless they get a license to do so. That ban has prevented companies like Google from supplying new Huawei devices with its version of Android OS.
Yu said that Huawei can start using Harmony in smartphones"at any time," but he said that the company is giving"priority" to Android right now. Harmony will be deployed first in Huawei's smart watches, smart screens, smart speakers and other devices, including"in-vehicle systems." Devices that use Harmony will be integrated with each other.Huawei is the world's second largest smartphone seller behind Samsung and it has relied on a suite of Google services for its devices, including the Android system and the Google Play app store. But the US ban has thrown a wrench into that partnership since it was implemented in May.
Sales of Huawei's smartphones have suffered in international markets as a result, but have held up well in China where most of Google's popular products are banned anyway and Huawei has been offering alternatives. The company said Friday that it will"lay the foundations" for Harmony in China, and then"expand it further to the global ecosystem."
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