despite the fact that HarmonyOS NEXT is Huawei’s custom OS, which is not based on Android. HarmonyOS NEXT relies on self-developed elements like Harmony kernel, Pangu AI model, Cangjie ...

Launching a new operating system could influence other Chinese smartphone manufacturers to switch over from Android as well ⁠— especially since Harmony OS is based on open source principles.

When the United States moved to sanction Huawei and deny it access to American technology, it forced Huawei to pivot away from Google and Android ... Huawei’s Harmony OS as the next platform ...

For the uninitiated, Huawei has been working on its own operating system called HarmonyOS to replace Android on its devices ... participated in making the Harmony ecosystem.