JAKARTA - Chinese technology giant Huawei says its operating system's app ecosystem, HarmonyOS, will soon reach a level of maturity equivalent to the world's dominant mobile platforms, Android and iOS.
The company said that parity could potentially be achieved in the near future, and is expected to be seen by April 2026, as the number of developers building native apps specifically for HarmonyOS increases.
Huawei Consumer Business Chairman Richard Yu said the HarmonyOS application ecosystem has grown rapidly in recent months. According to him, more and more third-party developers are starting to use Huawei's internal development framework to create their own version of the application for the platform.
This move comes after Huawei introduced HarmonyOS Next, the latest version of the operating system that completely disconnects compatibility with Android. By removing the compatibility layer, developers are encouraged to create native applications designed directly for HarmonyOS, rather than simply modifying Android applications.
Huawei stated that there are currently thousands of applications available in the HarmonyOS ecosystem. These applications cover various categories of services, ranging from banking, transportation, online shopping, entertainment, to productivity applications.
The company also expects the number of applications to continue to increase as global developers increase their interest in supporting the platform.
In addition to the development of the application ecosystem, Huawei also revealed a major expansion target for devices running HarmonyOS. According to Richard Yu, more than 100 million devices are expected to use HarmonyOS versions 5 and 6 by the end of 2026.
The number includes a variety of products in the Huawei ecosystem, including smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and other connected devices.
If the target is achieved, the achievement will be an important milestone for Huawei, because it means that a fully independent mobile operating system can reach tens of millions of active users in a relatively short time.
Huawei has also openly stated its long-term ambition to capture around a third of the global mobile operating system market share. As the HarmonyOS user base grows on various devices, pressure on major industry players such as Apple and Google is expected to increase in the world's mobile platform competition.
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