The Chinese giant Huawei recently released its latest OS, also known as HarmonyOS Next in China. The new OS was created without relying on the Android Open Source Project by Google; instead, it uses its own Hongmeng kernel and architecture and is equipped with AI-enabled features, new customizations, and reengineered system performance to redefine the essence of user experience.
Smoother Interaction and Enhanced Customization
On the home and lock screens, HarmonyOS Next brings a large variety of customizations users could make to their device. For instance, the OS introduces the new modern feature of background wallpaper, which recognizes objects inside the picture and makes suggestions as to how they could fit well in a more aesthetically pleasing manner. Similar to other versions of HarmonyOS, it takes some design elements from previous ones: it does not give up on app arrangements, widgets, notification bar, or control center.
A physical light engine is integrated to make for better interaction; animations are now twice as fast and launching into an app is faster than ever. It has remained fluid and responsive for the user experience-a benchmark for mobile and tablet interfaces.
Inclusion of Cutting-Edge AI Capabilities
AI is the main core of the HarmonyOS Next, ranging from the system kernel to applications. The OS employs Huawei’s Pangu LLM to achieve intelligent service delivery. Through the Celia AI agent, users can interact with smartnesses and improve their interactions by utilizing either local or cloud-based third-party AI models for both users and other applications. Celia allows personal content and services according to different situations, and hence it allows users to have more dynamic interfaces.
The AI assistant has developed high-level capabilities, such as recognizing the content of the screens, contextual understanding, and even document analysis. It can even mimic something similar to “Circle-to-Search,” thus helping accelerate quick, intuitive searches based on the contents of the screens. These AI-driven upgrades ensure that HarmonyOS Next can understand and respond to user needs more aggressively than before.
Performance Improvements and System Fluency
Huawei states this brings about 30 percent smoother overall system flow, making it less stressful and more responsive to multitasking, and reducing latency, also referred to as the time gap between doing one thing and the next. The OS also optimizes memory, getting all the use out of that extra 1.5GB of system memory. It shows better performance and an experience enjoyed when launching applications and switching between them with no glitches.
Star Shield Security Architecture
The same trend in prioritizing security continues, but HarmonyOS Next boasts a star shield security architecture that Huawei describes as “nuclear-level” system-wide protection. Details on this architecture and how it attempts to cover all aspects of the operating system-from data encryption to app permissions-from information about users remaining in safe pockets-are not yet available.
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Compatibility and Supported Devices
HarmonyOS Next is already available for the public beta test in China. It supports a list of Huawei devices: smartphones, tablets, and smartwatches.
Smartphones:
- Huawei Mate 60, Mate 60 Pro, Mate 60 Pro+, Mate 60 RS Ultimate Design
- Huawei Mate X5, Mate X5 Tibet edition
- Huawei Pura 70, Pura 70 Pro, Pura 70 Pro+, Pura 70 Ultra
- Huawei Pocket 2, Pocket 2 Art customized edition
**Tablets:
-Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2 inches, MatePad Pro 13.2 inch classic version
-Huawei MatePad Pro 11 inches 2024
Smartwatches:
-Huawei Watch Ultimate, Watch Ultimate Design Extraordinary Master
App Eco-System Growting
It is designed to work on more than 15,000 applications and many more are expected in the coming months. With this thriving app ecosystem complemented with HarmonyOS Next advanced features, it could provide rich and versatile user experiences that will cater to diverse user needs across different types of devices.
Conclusion
HarmonyOS Next is another bold step taken by Huawei in the direction of an independent operating system in opposition to Android. It has AI powered features, as well as massive customization options along with great performance and top-notch security. This makes HarmonyOS Next the smartphone operating system that promises the highest expectations to go beyond the visions people have of a mobile OS.
