With the rapid growth of the Huawei Mobile Services (HMS) ecosystem and external environmental pressures, Huawei has begun to consider plans for more devices that it can control itself, such as HarmonyOS-powered handsets, Tencent Tech said, citing supply chain sources.
The latest update from the supply chain mentions that Huawei hasn't given up on building HarmonyOS-based phones, the report said, adding that one of the main reasons for its delay is that the ecosystem doesn't have enough apps.
Fewer apps could have led to poor user acceptance, but with the rapid growth of HMS, this issue has been addressed in a big way, the report said.
Huawei's Richard Yu: HarmonyOS will be used on PCs, tablets, and even phones
A number of analysts, including Tianfeng International analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, have previously claimed that Huawei is building a HarmonyOS-powered phone, but it's unclear when it will be launched. Increasingly hostile external conditions, however, could accelerate this, the report said.
Huawei Consumer Business CEO Richard Yu has previously said that Huawei's HMS ecosystem is currently ranked in the top three globally behind Android and iOS.
With continued development in the following years, Huawei HMS is expected to become the most popular ecosystem for users in the global market in the future, and the AppGallery integrated in the ecosystem is the third largest app store in the world after Google Play and Apple iOS.
Last week, Huawei director and director of the Strategic Research Institute Xu Wenwei said that HMS has more than 700 million monthly active users worldwide and 1.6 million registered developers. He said more than 80,000 apps have been integrated into Huawei's HMS Core, and the number of corresponding apps is growing rapidly.
Huawei has recently announced HMS Core 5.0, which opens up its capabilities to cover services in seven areas: App Services, Graphics, Media, AI, Smart Device, Security, System, and more. Huawei's "Core-Terminal-Cloud" capabilities are more fully open.
In Xu Wenwei's view, the future model leader in the OS field should use openness to fight against closure and collaboration to fight against fragmentation.
Huawei's industry proposition is to be open and open-source, build OS ecology together, and support distributed full-scene terminals.
He also revealed that Huawei will hold its developer conference "HDC Together" in Songshan Lake, Dongguan from September 10 to September 12 this year, during which the most important new version of HarmonyOSย will be unveiled, namely HarmonyOS 2.0.
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