Huawei’s emancipation from Western dependencies is progressing. The latest piece puts HarmonyOS on every device — meet HarmonyOS PC (or Hongmeng Computer for the Chinese market), Huawei’s very own computer operating system.
The unveiling came during Huawei’s HarmonyOS Computer Technology and Ecosystem Communication Event (yeah, that’s a mouthful) at the hands of Zhu Dongdong – Huawei’s President of tablets and PCs.
HarmonyOS PC is based around three core pillars – HarmonyOS Base, HarmonyOS Ecosystem, and HarmonyOS Experience.
The Base features the HarmonyOS kernel, the Ark Engine for graphics and UI performance, the StarShield architecture for security, and various other backend components.
HarmonyOS Ecosystem includes more than 150 exclusive apps and integration for more than 2000 universal ecosystem apps. There’s an integrated WPS office and various apps to meet basic computing requirements.
HarmonyOS Experience brings support for more than 1000 external devices – 800 standard peripherals and 20 device categories like keyboards, mice, and monitors. There are also more than 200 secondary devices, like printers, scanners, and more.
As you can imagine, HarmonyOS PC has deep AI integration too! Huawei didn’t share much about the UI, but looking at this video, which the company posted on its Weibo account, the OS has a dock of icons at the bottom center of the homescreen, not unlike Apple’s macOS.
Huawei says that its HarmonyOS PC is coming on May 19!