Huawei's Own HarmonyOS Is Ready To Launch But One Thing Is Still Lacking

Huawei’s HarmonyOS, the Chinese tech giant’s own mobile operating system, is ready for public use. However, there is still one thing left to do on it before Huawei thinks it is fully ready.

In an interview during the TechCrunch Shenzhen 2019, via a report by Tech Node, president of Huawei’s smartphone division Kevin Ho revealed that while it is ready, but it still lacks an "ecosystem."

"Currently we are working with developers around the world to build the ecosystem," Ho said. He extended an invitation to mobile app developers to build applications using the Huawei Mobile Services. This is Huawei’s own version of the same service that Google Mobile Services offers.

One interesting thing about building an app for the HarmonyOS is that this operating is able to run on multiple internet of things (IoT) devices. This means that developers need only build one version of their app and it will work across all devices with the OS.

The HarmonyOS, which was officially unveiled to the public in August, is what users are expecting to be Huawei’s alternative to Google’s Android operating system. This is following the ban of Huawei by the US government, resulting in other bigger companies and names detaching themselves from Huawei as well.

The HarmonyOS is being built for something big by Huawei. Not only will it be running smartphones, but the company also said that they will have it run smartwatches and even virtual reality glasses.

However, Ho reaffirmed that as of now, the company has no plans of releasing any future devices running on this new operating system. Currently, all of the smartphones on their release calendar will still be running on Google’s Android. There is also no word on the company offering an update or even manual installation of this operating system to existing Huawei devices.