A new OS that works with Android apps...

[dontpanicbobby]

Anyone else here considering trying Huawei's OS offering when it comes out?
I am.

 

[mikedt]

Harmony OS. Will it come from AOSP, or is something entirely new?

 

[dontpanicbobby]

Banned in the USA as far as I know but yeah, that's it.
OT: Do they still do "Grey market" exports anymore, or have all the gaps been closed.
Asking for a friend.

 

[Greum]

Will Harmony OS run Android apps?

 

[Deleted User]

Will Harmony OS run Android apps?

I'd be very surprised if it did.

 

[dontpanicbobby]

Will Harmony OS run Android apps?

Yes.

 

[Greum]

Harmony OS is not compatible with Android apps out-of-the-box, confirms Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei Consumer Business Group. That means you won’t be able to merely side-load any Android app of your choosing. In a press conference, Mr. Yu says that app developers will have to make “small changes” to their apps in order to compile them to run on Harmony OS. He states that it is “very easy” to transfer Android apps to Harmony OS.

https://www.xda-developers.com/harmony-os-huawei-announce/

 

[dontpanicbobby]

It's about time though.
Stuff's been getting stagnant with only 2 operating systems to choose from.

 

[mikedt]

An OTA came through on my Mate 10 last week...

"adds the support of Huawei Ark Compiler". That sounds like they're adding support for Harmony OS apps to their existing EMUI Android phones.