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Chinese smartphone maker Huawei has released its very own operating system, Harmony OS, which can be installed across an array of devices, and work as an alternative to Google’s Android OS.
Huawei started hyping the new system for its smartphones after losing access to Google services on the official version of Android for its new devices sold outside China, following a US ban.
Huawei says Harmony OS is more versatile than the market OS leaders, Android and Apple’s iOS, and created a conversion toolkit to make it easier for app developers to tweak Android apps to work on Harmony. But it faces an uphill battle to gain global market share in the OS market.
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2026 supplementary reading：Can Huawei’s Harmony OS compete with Android and iOS?
Updated 27 July 2026. HarmonyOS has evolved substantially since this 2021 video. Claims about competing with Android or iOS should be tested against shipped devices, app availability, developer adoption and market data.
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