Huawei smartphones to move away from Android apps permanently [Video]

• Huawei has officially launched its first OS that doesn’t support Android apps, HarmonyOS Next.
• The system is claimed to improve performance, have a suite of Huawei apps and an improved AI assistant.
• Unfortunately for South African users, HarmonyOS Next will likely never be released outside of China.

Since its public breakup with the US and Google in late 2019, Huawei has been struggling to close the Android-shaped cavern left in the operating system of its mobile devices. Now, more than four years later, the Chinese tech giant has finally, officially launched its home-grown replacement – HarmonyOS Next.

Unlike previous versions of HarmonyOS, HarmonyOS Next no longer supports Android apps, but not all Huawei smartphones or tablets will be seeing the new system, and it will only reach devices with Huawei’s Kirin and Kunpeng processors, at least for now.

Right now the OS is in beta and available for public testing on the HUAWEI Pura 70 series, HUAWEI Pocket 2 …