HarmonyOS 6 Full Overview: New Design, AI Features and Privacy Upgrades [video]

Post by sph » Wed, Oct 22, 2025, 12:37 PM UTC

rjdj377dhabsn wrote: post #9

rubymamis wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We’ve got Linux.

Without massive corporate funding for mobile apps, it doesn't have much chance on phones.

Post by est » Wed, Oct 22, 2025, 12:42 PM UTC

bossyTeacher wrote: post #5

In my opinion, the only realistic change to the current mobile duopoly will be an OS coming from China. Especially, as Google has finally started taking steps to kill Android openness as we know it (reducing contributions to AOSP and disallowing side loading), HarmonyOs has a real chance to shake things up

Post by sgt » Wed, Oct 22, 2025, 12:58 PM UTC

torginus wrote: post #15

sgt wrote: post #8

Is this the one that is still based on Android or is the new "next" version of Harmony?

According to wikipedia, they moved to their own kernel in the 5.0 release last year: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HarmonyOS_version_history

Post by torginus » Wed, Oct 22, 2025, 1:44 PM UTC

sgt wrote: post #16

torginus wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

According to wikipedia, they moved to their own kernel in the 5.0 release last year: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HarmonyOS_version_history

Okay so it won't run Android apps necessarily or be able to access the regular app stores/Play Store. It will need popular apps to be re-released for HarmonyOS NEXT

Post by pjmlp » Wed, Oct 22, 2025, 1:56 PM UTC

sph wrote: post #12

rjdj377dhabsn wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Without massive corporate funding for mobile apps, it doesn't have much chance on phones.

Must Valve do everything to bring Linux to the masses? (I would love a Steam phone, though that’s never gonna happen)