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# Huawei's new operating system wants to rival iOS and Android in China
- URL: https://www.techloy.com/huaweis-new-operating-system-wants-to-rival-ios-and-android-in-china/
- Published: 2024-04-08T21:39:21.000Z
- Updated: 2024-04-08T21:39:21.000Z
- Description: The Chinese tech giant believes that its HarmonyOS Next – reportedly running on 16% of smartphones sold in China – has a chance to shake up the industry.
- Author: Henry Chikwem
- Tags: / News, Huawei, HarmonyOS Next, Tech in China, / Consumer Tech

Remember when tech giants like Microsoft released the *Windows Phone* in partnership with Nokia, and Samsung developed *Tizen* alongside Intel to rival the Android and iOS operating systems?

Oh, I almost forgot to mention Alibaba's *YunOS* as well, which became the second most popular smartphone OS in China back in 2016, ahead of Apple's iOS.

Now, Huawei's recently released operating system called *HarmonyOS Next* is going against Android and iOS in the Chinese mobile market, where the Google-owned OS holds a 77% share, while the Apple-owned OS holds 21.79%.

The Chinese tech giant believes that its HarmonyOS Next – reportedly running on 16% of smartphones sold in China – has a chance to shake up the industry, especially as it witnessed an upsurge of 64% in its smartphone sales in the first six weeks of this year.

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It plans to build a self-sufficient ecosystem of mobile apps and looks to collaborate with app developers and programmers to create HarmonyOS-specific applications and train coders on its system.

According to a [report from Xinhua](http://www.news.cn/local/20240303/dca3e6d4bd734380b4dc9602d5df9b76/c.html) news agency, the Shenzhen government now plans to expand the ecosystem of Huawei's HarmonyOS operating system, developing a large pool of developers and promoting the use of HarmonyOS applications in key industries in Shenzhen.

As the US-China trade war rages on, Huawei's move is considered a strategic response to US sanctions on Chinese technology equipment.