Huawei—Chinese OEM, has announced that its Hongmeng OS will not replace the Android OS on its Smartphones. This is because the company will continue to use the Google Android OS. Catherine Chen, Huawei’s Senior Vice President announced this in Brussels.
https://t.co/pjVOoKukiQ Huawei says its in-house Hongmeng OS isn't designed for smartphones https://t.co/hFHvpNnLyK #mrahmedserougi pic.twitter.com/fksLMveIcr
— Ahmed Serougi (@ahmed_serougi) July 19, 2019
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Earlier in May, Huawei was blacklisted by the US government. As a result of that, Google cut them off, banning them from using all their services. However, there was news that Huawei was almost going to launch a new OS that will replace the Google Android OS. The new OS tagged HongMeng was alleged to be in a testing phase with top players in the Chinese tech ecosystem.
Huawei has however debunked these sayings, as they affirmed that the alleged HongMeng OS was not designed for smartphones. Rather, it was designed for industrial use and that it has been undergoing a development process even before Google cut them off.
First Hongmeng and Ark/Oak, now Huawei trademarks another OS name https://t.co/QqwmrKivbq
— Android Authority (@AndroidAuth) July 15, 2019
A report from the Verge revealed that Huawei is yet to decide whether the Hongmeng OS can be developed as a smartphone operating system in the future. This is due to the fact that the system is designed as a low-latency solution for IoT devices, not suitable for a smartphone operating system.
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