Native HarmonyOS officially released the domestic operating system to achieve self-control.

　　Our reporter Jia Li

　　"Today is a special day, and HarmonyOS has ushered in the biggest upgrade since its birth. The official version of HarmonyOS NEXT (native HarmonyOS operating system, hereinafter referred to as’ native HarmonyOS’) came, which completely broke through the core technology of the operating system and realized the autonomous control of the terminal operating system. " On the evening of October 22nd, Yu Chengdong, managing director of Huawei, chairman of terminal BG and chairman of smart car solution BU, announced the official release of the native HarmonyOS at the Native HarmonyOS Night and the new product launch conference of Huawei. The Shenzhen Bay "Spring Cocoon" Sports Center applauded.

　　Up to now, there are more than 1 billion ecological devices equipped with HarmonyOS operating system, which are widely used in industry, transportation, medicine and other industries. HarmonyOS’s ecology has also ushered in a historic breakthrough, with more than 15,000 HarmonyOS native applications and meta-services on the shelves. "The native HarmonyOS is a new life and is trying to grow." Yu Chengdong said.

　　Native HarmonyOS operating system is the first domestic mobile operating system in China to realize full-stack self-research. Its official launch marks the complete independence of HarmonyOS operating system and is a breakthrough in the field of operating system in China. After years of development, HarmonyOS has become the most vital digital base.

　　Native HarmonyOS

　　Take root downwards and break through upwards.

　　Since the release of HarmonyOS (HarmonyOS) operating system on August 9, 2019, HarmonyOS Eco has gathered more than 1 billion devices, attracted 6.75 million developers, and created a remarkable "HarmonyOS speed".

　　The newly released native HarmonyOS is not a simple upgrade to HarmonyOS’s operating system, but a thorough transformation of the underlying architecture. Native HarmonyOS adopted the more advanced HarmonyOS kernel, from programming language, compiler and programming framework to AI framework and large model, and achieved a comprehensive breakthrough, which improved the performance of the whole machine by more than 30%, and integrated the native AI capability into the operating system for the first time.

　　According to the data of Counterpoint Research, the market share of HarmonyOS in China has increased from 8% in the first quarter of 2023 to 17% in the first quarter of 2024, and HarmonyOS OS officially surpassed Apple iOS.

　　The development of native HarmonyOS’s ecology is also "advancing by leaps and bounds". Yu Chengdong said that the iteration of native HarmonyOS App has almost reached an amazing speed of one version a day. In four months, the application of HarmonyOS has increased tenfold, the general office application has covered more than 38 million enterprises nationwide, and thousands of internal office applications of government and enterprises have been accelerated.

　　In September last year, Huawei blew the assembly number of native HarmonyOS, and the development of native applications in HarmonyOS ran out of "acceleration". Yu Chengdong said: "HarmonyOS has brought developers into a real brand-new track with innovation bonus through the’ three-layer reconstruction’ of base, experience and ecology." At present, native HarmonyOS is moving towards large-scale commercialization. In 2025, more models will be fully upgraded and supported by native HarmonyOS.

　　Throughout the global market, the coexistence of multiple operating systems has always existed. So, how difficult is it to build a unified and perfect mobile operating system?

　　"The underlying architecture, connection and construction of a secure information protection mechanism are all difficulties in the localization of the operating system. The release of this domestic operating system is behind the all-round development of China’s information technology industry ecology." Han Juke, vice president of China Communication Industry Association, told the Securities Daily reporter.

　　"HarmonyOS broke the cocoon into a butterfly and created a completely independent native operating system, which is truly independent of Android and iOS. It not only takes root downwards, but also breaks through upwards, highlighting China’s determination in technological innovation and independent research and development, and also laying a solid foundation and technical base for China’s information industry. " Han Juke said.

　　According to Xiang Ligang, chairman of Zhongguancun Information Consumption Alliance, the birth of the native HarmonyOS declared that HarmonyOS, as an industrial roof of the world, has been firmly established and completely independent. The acceleration of its commercialization will prompt other technology giants to speed up the construction of their own operating systems and application ecology, and promote the innovation and development of the whole industry. The development of native applications in HarmonyOS will provide developers with more diversified choices, lower the development threshold and stimulate innovation vitality. The development of native HarmonyOS is not always smooth. Facing the competitive pressure from international giants, China must adopt more precise strategies in terms of stability and sustainability.

　　Take the native HarmonyOS as the anchor point.

　　Realize ecological co-construction

　　The horn of native HarmonyOS commerce has sounded. At this conference, a number of eco-co-builders from HarmonyOS collectively appeared.

　　It is understood that Hanglv completed the App adaptation in one and a half months, JD.COM completed the whole process application in one month, and more developers poured in, which not only improved the development speed, but also greatly improved the experience.

　　Chen Liang, vice president of Ant Group, introduced that Alipay started the development of native applications in HarmonyOS on December 7, 2023, and has iterated over ten versions since the Beta version, which was officially launched on October 8 this year. The newly upgraded Pure Blood HarmonyOS Alipay has achieved a "touch" payment experience on the HarmonyOS system for the first time, and its fluency is improved by over 30% compared with HarmonyOS 4.2.

　　Bi Xiaocun, senior vice president of Jinshan Office, said that the WPS team spent a year, carefully compiled more than 40 million lines of code, successfully completed cross-platform adaptation, and ensured the smooth and efficient operation of WPS on the native HarmonyOS system.

　　In addition, iSoftStone has publicly stated that the company has accumulated rich technology and experience in the field of HarmonyOS, and has covered HarmonyOS’s ecology in a full stack with HarmonyOS native application, meta-service and HarmonyOS Zhilian as anchor points.

　　Jianyuan Trust said that the company pays close attention to the application construction under the ecology of HarmonyOS, and has started to investigate the feasibility of the native application construction in HarmonyOS and the difference evaluation of the current application system. In the future, it will start the development of native applications in HarmonyOS in due course according to the company’s digital construction plan.

　　Caixun Co., Ltd. already has a complete set of HarmonyOS native application technology architecture and HarmonyOS application baseline version, HarmonyOS application project development experience and ability with hundreds of millions of users, and an experienced HarmonyOS application R&D team.

　　Cao Pei, an analyst at Pacific Securities, said that Huawei’s goal is to reach 500,000 native HarmonyOS applications. At present, there are still a large number of applications waiting for migration and adaptation. It is expected that the application ecology of HarmonyOS will accelerate after the first batch of public beta is opened. At the same time, as more terminals go on the market, Huawei’s hardware sales will increase, and waist and long tail applications are expected to grow exponentially.

　　"The success of HarmonyOS system depends not only on the technical level itself, but also on strong ecosystem support and good market strategy. The next few years will be a crucial period to test whether HarmonyOS can grow into a world-class operating system. Huawei and other related companies need to work together to ensure that HarmonyOS can stand out in the fierce market competition. " Wang Haoyu, CEO of Mairui Asset Management Co., Ltd. said.