HarmonyOS Next Without Android App Support Nearly Ready to Roll Out to Huawei Smartphones: Report

HarmonyOS Subsequent — the next-generation working system for Huawei gadgets — is almost prepared and might be rolled out to customers quickly. In accordance with a report, the native utility for the upcoming HarmonyOS Subsequent replace have already been ready for launch. As a substitute of utilizing Google’s Android Open Supply Challenge (AOSP) code, HarmonyOS Subsequent is reportedly constructed across the firm’s kernel and system — which additionally signifies that Android apps will not be supported on the working system.

Huawei confirmed off HarmonyOS Subsequent whereas it was in improvement earlier this 12 months, after the variety of HarmonyOS 4 installations crossed the 60 million mark. On the time, it was reported that the corporate had unveiled HarmonyOS Subsequent as a “pure” model of the corporate’s cellular working system that might not embody Google’s Android libraries.

Ever since HarmonyOS was unveiled in August 2019, the corporate supplied help for Android apps, due to the weak app ecosystem on the time. Nevertheless, the Pandaily report claims that the corporate is lastly set to drop help for Android apps.

Consequently, not solely will customers be unable to put in Android apps from official sources, however sideloading of apps within the common Android package deal (APK) file format may even not work. As a substitute of APKs, HarmonyOS Subsequent will help the corporate’s personal HAP format, based on the report.

When HarmonyOS Subsequent replace arrives on eligible smartphones, customers will not be capable of run Android apps. The South China Morning Put up studies that, Chinese language companies like Meituan, NetEase, JD.com, and different Large Tech companies have been hiring HarmonyOS app builders through Liepin.com and Maimai — to construct apps for Huawei smartphones. A developer preview of HarmonyOS Subsequent is predicted to reach within the first quarter of 2024

Whereas Huawei is but to supply a launch timeline for HarmonyOS Subsequent, it is evident that Android apps will not be supported on the working system and firms in China are already engaged on supporting the corporate’s new app packaging format. We are able to anticipate to listen to extra in regards to the working system replace when the developer preview arrives subsequent 12 months.