HarmonyOS Next With out Android App Support Practically Able to Roll Out to Huawei Smartphones: Report

HarmonyOS Next — the next-generation working system for Huawei units — is almost prepared and may very well be rolled out to customers quickly. According to a report, the native utility for the upcoming HarmonyOS Next replace have already been ready for launch. Instead of utilizing Google’s Android Open Source Project (AOSP) code, HarmonyOS Next 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 Next whereas it was in growth earlier this yr, after the variety of HarmonyOS 4 installations crossed the 60 million mark. At the time, it was reported that the corporate had unveiled HarmonyOS Next 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. However, the Pandaily report claims that the corporate is lastly set to drop help for Android apps.

As a outcome, not solely will customers be unable to put in Android apps from official sources, however sideloading of apps within the well-liked Android bundle (APK) file format may even not work. Instead of APKs, HarmonyOS Next will help the corporate’s personal HAP format, in response to the report.

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

While Huawei is but to supply a launch timeline for HarmonyOS Next, 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 can anticipate to listen to extra in regards to the working system replace when the developer preview arrives subsequent yr.