What do they run now, is it just non Google android or is it not android at all? First would be based, second then I would be kinda curious what they do
Now there’s the “pure” HarmonyOS (previously known as HarmonyOS NEXT) that most new Huawei phones now have preinstalled (at least as an option for foreign market). It doesn’t have AOSP or Linux kernel and thus no compatibility. It just runs native apps (HAP).
Then, historically there’s also a commercial version based on AOSP but removed Google services. You could buy it in a store back then, and it’s compatible with Android apps that doesn’t require Google services (up to a certain version?) Most Chinese apps don’t rely on Google services.
There’s also the open source version OpenHarmony. It was never commercially available. It uses the Linux kernel. I believe part of it was used for the pure HarmonyOS development. It’s said that the micro-kernel architecture was preserved for the pure HarmonyOS, which is quite interesting.
KiwiTB@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Huawei hasn’t had Android support on a long time so it’s got bigger issues
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 5 weeks ago
What do they run now, is it just non Google android or is it not android at all? First would be based, second then I would be kinda curious what they do
Phoenix3875@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
It’s complicated.
Now there’s the “pure” HarmonyOS (previously known as HarmonyOS NEXT) that most new Huawei phones now have preinstalled (at least as an option for foreign market). It doesn’t have AOSP or Linux kernel and thus no compatibility. It just runs native apps (HAP).
Then, historically there’s also a commercial version based on AOSP but removed Google services. You could buy it in a store back then, and it’s compatible with Android apps that doesn’t require Google services (up to a certain version?) Most Chinese apps don’t rely on Google services.
There’s also the open source version OpenHarmony. It was never commercially available. It uses the Linux kernel. I believe part of it was used for the pure HarmonyOS development. It’s said that the micro-kernel architecture was preserved for the pure HarmonyOS, which is quite interesting.