It is pointed out that the proprietary OS 'HarmonyOS' scheduled to be installed on Huawei smartphones is essentially Android
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Huawei has been forced to suspend transactions with American companies after beingdesignated as a 'national security threat' by the United States, and is unable to use Android as the OS for its own smartphones, so it has developed its own ' Harmony OS'. ) ” has been announced. However, the news site Ars Technica conducted a survey and reported that ``HarmonyOS is mostly a fork (derivative) of Android.''
Huawei's HarmonyOS: “Fake it till you make it” meets OS development | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/02/harmonyos-hands-on-huaweis-android-killer-is-just-android/
Huawei's HarmonyOS appears to just be a forked version of Android - The Verge
Due to the deepening conflict between the US and China, transactions between Google and Huawei have also been suspended, so even though many Huawei smartphones are equipped with Android, Google services such as Google Play are no longer available. It's gone. In response to this situation, Huawei is developing HarmonyOS as its own OS to replace Android.
Huawei has repeatedly emphasized that ` `HarmonyOS is a new OS that is different from Android,'' and Wang Chenglu, president of the consumer software division, also said in a speech in January 2021, ``HarmonyOS is not a copy of Android, but a new OS that is different from Android.'' It is not a copy of the original.'' The development of HarmonyOS seems to be progressing considerably, and it is expected to be installed on Huawei smartphones within 2021.
Huawei's proprietary OS 'HarmonyOS' may be installed on Huawei smartphones in 2021 - GIGAZINE
In December 2020, ``Version 2'' of HarmonyOS was released and can now be installed on smartphones as a beta version, so Ron Amadeo, a writer for Ars Technica, decided to actually review HarmonyOS. Did. However, although it is possible to switch to HarmonyOS from some Huawei smartphones in China as a kind of closed beta version, it seems that it is very difficult to access HarmonyOS from abroad.
In order to try the HarmonyOS software development kit (SDK) from abroad, you must first create a Huawei.com account and send your name, address, email address, phone number, passport photo, and credit card photo. . Huawei personnel seem to manually review applicants, and it will take 1 to 2 business days to obtain the SDK.
Amadeo points out that the series of processes is very cumbersome and time-consuming compared to Android and iOS, and potential HarmonyOS developers will also get tired of the cumbersome process and return to Android and iOS development. . 'This is the worst first impression of any OS I've ever seen,' Amadeo said.
Mr. Amadeo, who managed to complete the procedure, was finally able to access the HarmonyOS SDK, but the HarmonyOS emulator was not something that could be run locally, but was a ``remote emulator'' over the Internet. Amadeo believes the emulator was based on a real smartphone connected to the test equipment, as enabling USB debugging on the emulator halts the entire emulator. The emulated smartphone boots in Chinese, the SIM card has a Chinese phone number, and it is said to be on a Chinese network.
This is the HarmonyOS emulator screen actually taken by Mr. Amadeo.
by Ron Amadeo
When I check the device information, 'HarmonyOS' is displayed...
If you look at the system application information screen, you will find a large number of Android system applications such as 'Android Services Library', 'Android Shared Library', 'com.Android.systemui.overlay', and 'Androidhwext'. Also, many apps were found that simply replaced 'Android' with 'HarmonyOS', and it seems that HarmonyOS is equipped with a large number of Android system components.
by Ron Amadeo
Also, when looking at the application information for 'HarmonyOS System', HarmonyOS is indicated by a system icon with the same shape as Android, and it is displayed as 'version 10' even though it should be 'version 2'. Amadeo believes this is because HarmonyOS is an OS based on Android 10.
by Ron Amadeo
Mr. Amadeo investigated HarmonyOS for several hours, but said that he could not find any substantial changes compared to Android. The Fire OS installed on Amazon's Kindle is also a fork of Android, but Amazon clearly states that ``FireOS is a fork of Android,'' and Huawei similarly says ``HarmonyOS is a fork of Android.'' I argue that this should be explained.
Amadeo also mentioned a ``Huawei smartphone equipped with HarmonyOS'' that is scheduled to be shipped in 2021. He said that since HarmonyOS is essentially a fork of Android, it will ship without any problems.
In addition, this is a movie that actually compares HarmonyOS with EMUI , an Android-based mobile terminal OS developed by Huawei. It has been pointed out that HarmonyOS is very similar to EMUI.
EMUI11 vs HarmonyOS 2.0 - YouTube
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