“As you know, Huawei lost access to Google services a few years ago due to the US embargo. This allowed the company to move away from the Android ecosystem, while greatly reducing its dependence on the Western world. The Chinese tech giant even developed its own open-source operating system called HarmonyOS. Until now, this operating system We were used to seeing the system on Huawei devices, but it finally found its place in the legendary Xiaomi Mi 6.

Xiaomi Mi 6 ported to HarmonyOS

HarmonyOS continues to grow in the Chinese market and with it we are seeing interesting changes to the open source operating system. Recently, the developer showed that the operating system (compared to modern flagships) can run smoothly even on a phone with weak specs. A developer ported HarmonyOS to Xiaomi Mi 6 and even he was surprised to see OpenHarmony successfully booted.

“As you can see in the video, the Xiaomi Mi 6 runs HarmonyOS without any problems. However, this does not guarantee a good user experience. The developer shared that the touchscreen is not working at the moment. To verify that the carried device can be unlocked and flashable, flash it. It has a third-party recovery similar to TWRP to make it easier.

The OpenHarmony kernel is based on the stock Linux 5.10 kernel, support for 4.19 is no longer available. During installation, the device must have kernel source code 5.10 or later, and the developer must verify that the device driver source code and firmware can be retrieved. Additionally, prior to the advent of open source HarmonyOS, Xiaomi Mi 6 phones supported Windows 11 ARM flashing.

Features of Xiaomi Mi 6:

• Dimensions: 145.2×70.5×7.5 mm, weight: 168 grams
• Display: 5.15 inch IPS LCD, resolution: 1080 x 1920, pixels per inch: 428 ppi
• Processor: Snapdragon 835 (4×2.45 GHz Kryo and 4×1.9 GHz Kryo)
• Graphics Card: Adreno 540
• Memory: 6GB
• Memory: 64 or 128 GB
• Camera: Dual main camera 12 MP (F/1.8+F/2.6), OIS, laser autofocus + front camera 8 MP
• Operating system: Android
• Battery: 3350mAh