Huawei’s final farewell to Android

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Interesting story, Huawei. Until 2019, was a Google partner running full Android. Then it forked its own version of Android, called it HarmonyOS, stopped including Google proprietary apps, and set up its own Android app store.

As of last week, the platform has expelled all Android code, eschewed all Android apps, and is now entirely homegrown and reliant on native apps alone. Of which there are 15,000, says Huawei, which is only a lot if you ignore the million-plus apps in both the Big Two’s domain.

So they bruxt of this story is if you purchase a Huawei mobile phone/device, don’t expect the abundance of apps that Android currently has, but does provide a refreshing third option.

https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/28/opinion_column_huawei_harmony_os/

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[UK Sentinel]

The big question is – Can you still run Android apps on HarmonyOS?

Unlike previous iterations of HarmonyOS, HarmonyOS NEXT no longer supports Android apps. Huawei maintains top Chinese outfits aren’t deterred by that. It cited Meituan, Douyin, Taobao, Xiaohongshu, Alipay, and JD.com as among those who have developed native apps for the OS.

 

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