Huawei launches own operating system to rival Android


  • TECH
  • Friday, 09 Aug 2019

Yu unveiling the company's new HarmonyOS operating system during a press conference in Dongguan, China. Huawei unveiled its own OS on Aug 9, as it faces the threat of losing access to Android systems amid escalating US-China trade tensions. — AFP

DONGGUAN, China: Chinese telecom giant Huawei unveiled its own operating system on Aug 9, as it faces the threat of losing access to Android systems amid escalating US-China trade tensions.

Richard Yu, the head of Huawei's consumer business, told a press conference in the southern city of Dongguan that the new system, called HarmonyOS or HongMeng in Chinese, would “bring more harmony and convenience to the world”.

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