Huawei HarmonyOS shows its ambition and plans to build an independent software ecosystem!
In August last year, Huawei launched the HarmonyOS Next system, which was independently developed by Huawei and only supports the Red Devil kernel and Red Magic system applications, and is no longer compatible with Android apps.
Many people believe that Huawei is a company that has de-Androidized and truly independent, forming the third largest independent mobile ecosystem after iOS and Android.
On January 18, Huawei officially released the HarmonyOS Next version, which it named"Galaxy Edition"。
Of course, this"Galaxy Edition"The main function is completely out of the Android system, no longer compatible with Android apps, and can only install the native HarmonyOS app.
However, judging from the market launch, this is only a de-Android product. Huawei's ambitions are clearly even bigger, and Huawei wants to build a software ecosystem in China.
We know that in the past, most software vendors did not develop a HarmonyOS version, for the simple reason that Android apps can also use the HarmonyOS system.
However, once the HarmonyOS Galaxy Edition was launched, online retailers had to maintain a third app development team in addition to iOS and Android, which is very different from Android and iOS.
Will other vendors join the project? According to Huawei, the first batch of more than 200 native mobile apps has started development, of which more than 100 have completed the beta version of the native mobile app. By the end of this year, more than 5,000 HarmonyOS apps will be in development, followed by more than 50,000 and 500,000. The estimated number is:
Huawei's goal is not just to power mobile phones. Huawei is implementing it"1+8+n "strategy, powering mobile phones, various IoT devices, cars, and even computers.
As long as Huawei's HarmonyOS ecosystem is established, Chinese can rely on this HarmonyOS ecosystem to form their own ecosystems one after another, without relying on Android and iOS ecosystems.
In the computer world, the robust Hommen ecosystem can differentiate itself from Wintel ecosystems like Windows and Intel.
In the past, it seemed impossible for China to do this, but thanks in part to the advent of the mobile internet era and the fact that Chinese programmers are among the best developers in the world, it is now possible.
Secondly, Huawei's attractiveness, influence, and basic capabilities have reached their limits. Moreover, the current share of the Hongmeng system has exceeded 16%, and its share will further grow with the re-emergence of Huawei's giraffe chips and 5G.
In this case, it will be easier for software vendors to support the Hongmen system, develop Hongmen applications, belong to the Chinese's own software ecosystem, build Hongmen, and realize Hongmen's ambitions.