Huawei Revs Up Android Substitute as U.S. Curbs Hit Phone Sales
- The Chinese company unveils a better version of its HarmonyOS
- Huawei is grappling with ever-tightening U.S. sanctions
An employee wears a protective face mask while holding a Huawei Technologies Co. Pro 40 smartphone near a food ordering and online shopping app display at the IFA Consumer Electronics Show in Berlin, on Sept. 4.
Photographer: Jacobia Dahm/BloombergHuawei Technologies Co. introduced a more polished and expansive iteration of its HarmonyOS, the operating system it’s developing to replace Android and help China’s largest technology company navigate increasingly strict U.S. sanctions. It also announced plans to offer the software for other phone makers to put on their devices.
Speaking at the Huawei Developer Conference in Dongguan, consumer group chief Richard Yu said that Huawei will have beta versions of HarmonyOS 2.0 available for smart TVs, watches and car infotainment systems from today, to be followed by smartphones in December.