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Huawei Announces HarmonyOS as Android Replacement

Arif RafiqBy Arif RafiqAugust 9, 2019
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The embattled Chinese technology company Huawei announced on Friday the launch of a new open-source mobile device operating system, HarmonyOS, to replace Google’s Android.

In June, reports emerged that Huawei began the process of trademarking its Android alternative HongMeng after Google revoked the company’s Android license after the Trump administration barred American companies from working with it. The new Huawei operating system will be known as HongMeng in China and HarmonyOS globally.

Today’s announcement was made Huawei executive director Richard Yu at the annual Huawei Developers Conference, held in the Chinese city of Dongguan.

HarmonyOS has just been announced at #HDC2019! How are we going to build an all-scenario smart ecosystem and experience? How will we overcome the challenges of future OS for connected things? Stayed tuned with us to find out. pic.twitter.com/x7ZbgcEy2d

— Huawei Mobile (@HuaweiMobile) August 9, 2019

Yu stated that apps developed for the operating system can be deployed “across a range of different devices,” including automobiles, smartwatches, and televisions. An industry investor attending the conference told Reuters that the operating system has promise given the sheer size of both the Chinese market and the Huawei developer community, which numbers more than 800,000.

Huawei’s announcement about HarmonyOS comes on the same day that Trump reaffirmed that the United States is “not going to do business with Huawei.” While Trump said that the ban on transactions with Huawei was full, sources at the U.S. Commerce Department told CNBC that Trump’s comments just concern U.S. government purchases, not those of the private sector, adding that the department is “still processing special licenses for companies to restart sales to Huawei.”

There appears to be no end in sight for the U.S.-China trade war. Last week, Trump threatened a 10 percent tariff on an additional $300 billion in Chinese imports by September. Beijing responded by ceasing the purchase of U.S. agricultural products. The longer the trade war goes on, the greater push there will be in China to create homegrown alternatives to foreign goods and services. Whether it’s artificial intelligence or fifth-generation or 5G cellular technology, China and its army of engineers have a track record that demonstrates their adaptability.

Arif Rafiq

Arif Rafiq is the editor of Globely News. Rafiq has contributed commentary and analysis on global issues for publications such as Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the New Republic, the New York Times, and POLITICO Magazine. He has appeared on numerous broadcast outlets, including Al Jazeera English, the BBC World Service, CNN International, and National Public Radio.

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