Subsequently, Google and other technology giants also stopped supplying Huawei, and Huawei could not get Android updates, which means that Huawei can only use the open source version. As Huawei's strongest "spare tire", HarmonyOS system officially turned positive. In May last year, Huawei registered and applied for the trademark of "Huawei HarmonyOS System", and in August of the same year, at the Huawei Developers Conference, the HarmonyOS system was officially released.
At present, Huawei HarmonyOS system has developed to version 2.0, but it only supports some household appliances such as Glory Smart Screen and Huawei Watch, and the support for mobile phones is not yet open. This mobile phone adaptation will be the first time that HarmonyOS system supports mobile phone hardware. At the previous Huawei Developers Conference in 2020, Yu Chengdong released relevant data showing that Huawei HMS has integrated 96,000 applications, with 6.5438+0.8 million developers and 490 million active users. The number of APIs provided to developers has exceeded 654.38+200,000, far exceeding Google.
Huawei is the second largest mobile phone manufacturer in the world. Last year, Huawei shipped 240 million mobile phones worldwide, ranking second in the world. In the first three quarters of this year, Huawei's global mobile phone shipments were 654.38+56 billion. Based on the conservative estimation of 500 million Huawei mobile phones in the world, if more than half of Huawei mobile phones are upgraded to HarmonyOS system, the number of users of HarmonyOS system will reach 250 million, ranking the third largest mobile phone operating system in the world properly. If other hardware such as TV, wearable devices and smart cars are added, the number of users of HarmonyOS system will be even higher.
HarmonyOS System 2.0 opens a new world of Internet of Everything.
As a multi-device system, HarmonyOS needs more support from third-party partners. In the past, the application markets of iOS and Google were all hardware platforms based on mobile phones, but HarmonyOS system can get rid of the single mobile phone scene and realize different self-connection between mobile phones and other devices in the home, which will open up a broader business space and benefit everyone. At present, Huawei has conducted in-depth cooperation with domestic Internet of Things equipment, especially home appliance manufacturers represented by Midea, and Midea, Jiuyang and Boss will soon release new home appliances equipped with HarmonyOS system. According to Huawei, the home appliances supporting HarmonyOS System 2.0 already include washing machines, refrigerators, air conditioners, ovens, rice cookers and other common home appliances, which will be listed soon.