For now, HarmonyOS is just a little bit too disrupted to make this smartwatch an easy recommendation. This is our HUAWEI Watch 3 review video.
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HUAWEI Watch 3 review: when everything’s in Harmony
In our HUAWEI Watch 3 review, we're taking a look at the company's latest smartwatch, also its first to ship with HarmonyOS.
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HUAWEI plans to upgrade 100 phones and tablets to HarmonyOS
Even HUAWEI smartphones that were launched as far back as 2017 will get a taste of HarmonyOS in the first half of 2022.
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HUAWEI Developer Conference 2020: All the landmark announcements and launches
The HUAWEI Developer Conference 2020 concluded a few days ago. But in terms of key announcements regarding new product launches and the company’s software ecosystem as a whole, this year’s dev conference was the most significant one.
HUAWEI launched the impressively thin and powerful MateBook X ultrabook, debuted the sleek HUAWEI Watch GT2 Pro, unveiled a new noise-canceling true wireless earbuds, and more.
But more importantly, the company talked in detail about its in-house cross-device operating system – HarmonyOS 2.0 – while detailing the advancements made with AppGallery and HMS core as a whole. It was essentially a flood of announcements, but here the most important ones that really stood out:
HarmonyOS 2.0
HDC 2020 served as the introduction platform for HarmonyOS 2.0, an updated version of HUAWEI’s homegrown OS that is faster and more functional. HUAWEI finally announced that Harmony OS is coming to smartphones next year (with SDKs planned to be released later this year), and will make its way to tablets and wearables soon.
It brings improved latency, high throughput, high reliability, and dynamic delay calibration to make cross-device file transfer more convenient, all thanks to the distributed data management system.
HUAWEI has also made major advancements in the area of security and privacy as well. HarmonyOS 2.0 relies on a versatile authentication portfolio that includes everything from facial recognition and fingerprint data to voice match and even heart rate data to grant access to system information and capabilities.
HUAWEI says it is also more efficient when it comes to collaborative meeting space and motion-control games. HUAWEI plans to fully open HarmonyOS for the dev community in October next year.
AppGallery
HUAWEI also made major revelations talking about progress made when it comes to the AppGallery and initiatives being taken to welcome aboard more developers. The company revealed AppGallery now serves over 490 million users in more than 170 countries, app downloads reaching 261 billion in the first half of 2020, and that over 1.8 million developers have joined the ecosystem so far.
The company is also offering the dev community a ton of incentives such as marketing resources and more favorable revenue-sharing models to help them reach a wider audience, 360-degree support to developers ranging from ideation and development to distribution and operation management, as well as promotion opportunities for their apps via tactics like gift codes and offering rewards for downloading certain apps.
EMUI 11
The next major upgrade for HUAWEI’s Android 11-based smartphone skin – EMUI 11 – also made its debut at the dev conference. Talking about new features, EMUI 11 introduces a customizable always-on display, a smarter multi-window interface that now lets users adjust the size of floating windows, and Multi-screen Collaboration 3.0 to easily share your smartphone’s screen on a PC and run up to three floating windows at once.
Users can directly edit files saved on the smartphone through the PC, and even take audio or video calls. The Notepad app has received a scan to create and Extract Text features, which allows users to pull text data from an image. Talking about privacy, users will now be able to remove data such as location, time, and device details before sharing it, while the memos can now be protected behind a PIN or biometric lock.
HMS 5.0
The Chinese giant also detailed v5.0 of the HUAWEI Mobile Services (HMS) Core which brings improvements in five key service areas – payments, ads, browsing, maps, and search. HMS 5.0 brings Computer Graphics Kit, Scene Kit, Accelerate Kit, AR Engine, and more such upgrades to offer an all-round performance improvement.
It also offers WidePlay DRM that offers copyright protections for music and entertainment apps and also ensures that AppGallery now connects with the HUAWEI Cloud. HUAWEI also talked about HMS Core’s advanced AR and ML capabilities to boost e-commerce, its gaming potential, and the advancements it brings in the domains of transport and navigation.
HUAWEI MateBook X and MateBook 14
HUAWEI launched the ultra-sleek MateBook X last week, introducing it as one of the thinnest laptops out there. It is smaller than a sheet of A4 paper and weighs just around 1kg.
It packs a 13-inch 3K display and draws power from Intel’s 10th Gen processors. It also supports 65W fast charging and is also the first HUAWEI laptop to come with Wi-Fi 6 support.
The MateBook 14, on the other hand, is the more mainstream option and hence is also more affordable. It comes with a 14-inch 2K display and is powered by AMD’s Ryzen 4000 series processor. It features a pop-up camera that is hidden underneath a function button, supports 65W fast charging, and ships with the HUAWEI Share tech.
HUAWEI Watch GT 2 Pro
The HUAWEI WATCH GT 2 Pro is a looker, rocking a watch face that is made of sapphire while the watch frame is made from titanium. It supports 24-hour heart rate monitoring, all-day stress monitoring, and blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) monitoring, among other fitness-centric features.
It is claimed to last two weeks on a single charge and supports over 100 workout modes. It features a 1.39 inch AMOLED display and also comes with a 5 ATM water-resistance rating.
HUAWEI Watch Fit
The company also launched the HUAWEI Watch Fit sports watch that features a rather larger rectangular display. It supports real-time heart rate monitoring, and blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) levels, can last up to 10 days on a single charge, and offers 5 ATM water resistance too. It packs a 1.4-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 280×456 pixels, which translates to a pixel density of 326ppi.
HUAWEI FreeBuds Pro
In addition to smartwatches and laptops, HUAWEI also launched the FreeBuds Pro true wireless earbuds. They offer the in-house Dynamic ANC tech to recognize the ambient noise and negate it, providing a distraction-free music listening experience. Each earbud features two Bluetooth antennas to offer 360-degree signal coverage, while custom-tuned 11mm drivers handle the audio output.
The FreeBuds Pro also supports gestures such as long press to toggle the ANC mode, swipe to control volume, and pinch to control music playback. They are claimed to last 7 hours on a single charge, while the charging case adds another 23-hours of playback time. Plus, they can be connected with two devices simultaneously and offer a seamless switching experience as well.
HUAWEI FreeLace Pro
Lastly, HUAWEI also launched the FreeLace Pro neckband-style Bluetooth earbuds that also offer Dual-mic Active Noise Cancellation for an immersive music listening experience. They feature a larger 14mm driver and an aluminum-magnesium alloy diaphragm to deliver punchy bass and a wide soundstage. They can be charged directly by plugging them via the USB Type-C port into a smartphone. The new HUAWEI offering is claimed to last an impressive 16 hours on a single charge with noise-cancellation enabled.
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HUAWEI announces HarmonyOS 2.0, coming to smartphones in 2021
At HDC 2020, HUAWEI has announced an updated HarmonyOS 2.0. The company says it spent a year making more exploration of conversions of devices. In comparison to HarmonyOS 1.0, the 2.0 comes with improvements, and it is overall fundamentally better. Moreover, the new OS will be coming to smartphones next year with SDK being made available in late 2020. It will bring distributed capabilities, and will also be available for tablets, and wearables in future.
HarmonyOS 2.0 is fundamentally better which can be attributed to its distributed capabilities. The core is to develop apps for one platform and then deploy it across all supported platforms irrespective of the form factor. HUAWEI says HarmonyOS is not a replacement of the current OS. It will also be made available to other vendors and hardware manufacturers.
HarmonyOS 2.0 brings improved latency, high throughput, and high reliability. It comes with multi-device, and mesh connection. Further, the new OS will consume just 10% battery in 16 hours of connection.
Moreover, Dynamic delay calibration brings sharing screen from the phone to any other device which can be synchronized. It focuses on distributed file system investment, and cross-device transmission, which is as fast as transmission within the device. Plus, the wireless connectivity system has been streamlined, and establishing a connection between two devices will now be quicker after pairing them once. HUAWEI claims that the distributed data management system makes cross-device data transfer easier.
For solid foundation of HarmonyOS, HUAWEI has invested in security and privacy investment as they are key focus of HarmonyOS. The company says it has therefore made significant progress in that area. It will “show right data on the right device to the right user”. When multiple devices are connected we can authenticate multiple devices. Application security level is matches. secure and safe. Develop the TEE Kernal that can be adopted by IoT devices.
Talking about security in HarmonyOS 2.0, HUAWEI is relying on a versatile authentication portfolio that includes everything from facial and fingerprint data to voice match and even heart rate data to grant access to system information and capabilities. It brings layered protection of devices to store data in the “most secured way”, More details will be revealed tomorrow.
You can now split one app on two devices with HarmonyOS 2.0. It is easier for collaborative meeting space and motion-control games. To project something on a big screen, all you need to do is scan a code. More people can join by sharing the QR code. You can also enjoy navigation on your smartwatch.
Developing a good ecosystem is far harder than developing a new technology, HUAWEI says, urging developers to help realize the vision of an open, cross-platform OS that doesn’t compromise on security, and also offers an easier and more versatile deployment opportunity. HarmonyOS 2.0 is enabling ecosystem partners. In order to offer more choices to vendors and partners, they can choose to integrate HarmonyOS 2.0, or use the source code to compile and run it in the system. You can choose it to develop HarmonyOS apps.
HUAWEI will fully open HarmonyOS in October next year.
Apart from releasing SDK and opening the source, HUAWEI has also achieved certification and integration with 7 chips and 5 different modules for HarmonyOS architecture. The company is introducing DevEco Easy for HarmonyOS device deployment with an integrated development environment. It comes with one-stop development, debugging, burning, and many different templates to increase efficiency. Developers can now apply for beta and see what they can do with their apps.
HUAWEI has entered into partnerships with multiple IoT and smart device manufacturers, and they’ll soon release devices powered by HarmonyOS. The company is releasing a framework today that will enable developers to deploy their apps across multiple devices.
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Richard Yu talks about when we can expect a HUAWEI HarmonyOS smartphone
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HongmengOS or HarmonyOS has been in the headlines for quite some time, ever since HUAWEI lost its license for Android and access to Google Mobile Services (GMS). It managed to mitigate the problem well by using AOSP version of Android for its recent smartphone models, and investing time, money, and effort into building its own ecosystem under the Huawei Mobile Services (HMS) umbrella.
The end goal, according to various reports, is for HUAWEI to utilize its own, in-house operating system, which has been in the works for quite some time, and which was detailed at the 2019 HUAWEI Developer Conference.
According to a recent report, HUAWEI will likely unveil a new version of HarmonyOS at the upcoming Developer Conference on Thursday, September 10. It will allegedly be called HongmengOS (HarmonyOS) 2.0, and a slew of products based on it will be announced down the road.
The report is citing CEO Richard Yu in saying that a smartphone running on HarmonyOS already exists, and customers should expect one to be commercially available next year.
However, HUAWEI aims to use this operating system on more products, not just smartphones, including laptops, wearables, as well as their auto-related products.
The report also cites Richard Yu saying that “this year’s Huawei smartwatch products will also be equipped with Hongmeng OS. In the future, all of Huawei’s IoT products, including PCs, tablets, and even mobile phones, may use Hongmeng OS.“
Richard Yu also talked about the difficulties and trying to overcome them, related to the next-generation Kirin 9000 chip, which will be powering the upcoming Mate 40-series of phones. TSMC is manufacturing the 5nm chip around the clock in order to deliver most, if not the entire order to HUAWEI, as September 15 is the date new US sanctions come into effect that will put an end, hopefully temporarily, to the HUAWEI and TSMC collaboration.
Source: QQ
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HUAWEI will equip more devices with Harmony OS next year
According to a HUAWEI spokesperson, the company is planning on rolling out its own, operating system, Harmony OS, to more devices starting 2020.
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Huawei needs a GMS alternative, not an Android replacement
Huawei’s VP of public relations, Joy Tan, said that the company doesn't need to replace Android, but find an alternative to GMS.
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Huawei executive: life without Google services is “challenging”
A Huawei executive admitted that operating without the official support from Google, and access to the Play store, is "the most challenging part"
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4 ways Huawei is planning on surviving without Google
Here are four ways Huawei is planning on moving on and surviving without Google, initially in terms of its Mobile Services (GMS), and, eventually, without its Android operating system.
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Huawei sticking to Android, has no plans for phones running HarmonyOS this year
Huawei is hoping that the remainder of the year, and the devices it brings, will see it continue utilizing Android as a platform, not HarmonyOS.
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Pocketnow Daily: iPhone XI Names to get BETTER and WORSE? (video)
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Huawei Mate 30 series reportedly coming on September 19 with Kirin 990
The Huawei Mate 30 series of smartphones will reportedly launch on September 19, according to a recent report citing a Huawei executive.
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Honor announces Vision smart TV running on Huawei HarmonyOS
Huawei sub-brand Honor has announced the Vision and Vision Pro smart TVs, the first devices to run on the Huawei HarmonyOS.
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Pocketnow Daily: Huawei Harmony OS Announced: MORE and LESS than Android… (video)
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