It is expected to happen at the developer conference in June. Huawei The beta version of HarmonyOS NEXT, which will be an important milestone for the company’s native operating system, will be released. While official details are still under wraps, a recent leak suggests a wider rollout in September for various device categories.

Tipster Digital Chat Station reports internal plans for September launch HarmonyOS NEXT Compatibility with “monoblock flagships, foldable flagships, mid-range phones, tablets and smartwatches” is expected in the second half of 2024.

The monoblock flagship mentioned in the leak most likely refers to the Huawei Mate 70 series, which is expected to be released in early September, according to previous reports.

Technically HarmonyOS NEXT company Huawei It is completely separated from Android. It completely abandons the traditional Android Open Source Project (AOSP) code base and relies entirely on the Hongmeng kernel and system applications developed by Huawei, making it incompatible with Android applications.

Despite this change, Huawei managed to convince thousands of companies and institutions to develop native applications for HarmonyOS NEXT. The company announced that more than 4,000 native applications have already been developed for the new operating system and more are to come. These apps cover different categories such as navigation, news, finance and games.

official target Huawei — To have 5,000 local apps by the end of 2024 and reach 500,000 in the long term. The success of this transition will largely depend on app developers’ adoption and experience with the new app ecosystem.

The September launch date signals an ambitious rollout plan for Huawei. It remains to be seen whether the new HarmonyOS will prove itself as a viable alternative in the mobile operating system market.