Even after the lifting of sanctions by Trump, no one refused this idea. Many rumors and theories have been realized during this time. And finally, the official presentation of the new OS at the Huawei Developers Conference 2019 was finally held.
What is known?
A key feature of the Chinese operating system is the microkernel. The company's CEO said that Android has about 100 million lines of code, although only about 8% is used. This negatively affects the OS. Huawei, in turn, has focused on creating a compact microkernel - without extra code. As a result, company executives plan to implement a microkernel and core modules, and the rest of the code will be created for each application separately. That is, instead of one cumbersome OS, they decided to release a system based on a distributed architecture.
At the same time, compatibility with different applications and devices is achieved through the Ark compiler. Huawei is compatible with other operating systems, including Linux, Unix, and Android.
It is worth noting that project managers are convinced of the higher flexibility and responsiveness of their software product. According to preliminary data, application response latency was reduced by 27% compared to Android.
Leadership Plans
At first, the operating system will be used only in SMART-TV Huawei and Honor. Already in 2020, it is planned to increase the range of OS use. By 2021, the presentation of HarmonyOS 3.0 for automotive media systems is due. As for smartphones, they do not say anything yet. Nevertheless, it can be assumed that the company’s gadgets will receive their OS at the second stage of the project - that is, in 2020.
