Huawei’s HarmonyOS NEXT operating system (which powers the Mate 70 series) has been creating a buzz recently for its bold step away from Android. As the first version of Huawei’s OS to not rely on ...

Huawei’s relationship with Android has been a tough one ever since the 2019 trade ban that cut the company off from Google apps. Now, it’s looking like Huawei is preparing to further give up on ...

Huawei’s upcoming HarmonyOS Next is almost ready. However, there’s one major feature that’s missing, the support for Android APKs. This means that you’ll not be able to install Android apps on the ...

Huawei has decided to eschew its Android-based mobile OS and go the route of Apple and Google, which is to create its own grassroots operating system called HarmonyOS 5.0, also known as HarmonyOS Next ...

A few years ago Chinese phone maker Huawei announced that it would begin shipping smartphones with its own HarmonyOS operating system rather than Google Android. But when the first HarmonyOS phones ...

Huawei has announced a significant upgrade to its HarmonyOS operating system. HarmonyOS NEXT is entirely free of Android and, as such, doesn’t support Android-based apps. According to Android ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook HarmonyOS NEXT will break away from Android architecture, establishing itself as a truly ...

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Living in the US, I honestly haven’t given HUAWEI much attention since the US trade ban back in 2019. I also heavily rely on Google services, so with no access to the Google Play Store or all the ...