Huawei Announces a Major Decision! All New Huawei Products to Fully Feature Native HarmonyOS in 2025

Huawei officially announced that from January 1, 2025, its new products such as smartphones, tablets, and smart wearables will be "default" equipped with the "native Harmony operating system" when they leave the factory. In addition, the original old products will gradually push the upgrade of the native Harmony OS. From the perspective of ecological construction, this decision is a super "catalyst" for the native Harmony ecosystem. According to the latest data from market research institutions, as of the end of 2024, the global installed capacity of the Harmony system has quietly exceeded the 1 billion mark.

At present, more than 15,000 Harmony native applications and meta-services have been launched, covering 18 vertical fields. These applications include Amap, Alipay, JD.com, WeChat, Douyin, iQiyi, Xiaohongshu, 12306, Air Travel, etc., which basically meet the needs of consumers. However, compared with the mature operating system ecosystem in the industry, the Harmony ecosystem still needs to have more applications.

Although there is still a gap compared with old systems such as Android and iOS, it already has a certain scale foundation. When new products are fully pre-installed with native Harmony system in 2025, according to Huawei's shipment expectations and market growth trends, the new installation volume of native Harmony system is expected to reach 50 million in the first half of the year alone. Such a huge user base is growing exponentially, and the attraction behind it is irresistible to developers. For application developer teams, where there are users, there is a market. When the native Harmony system gathers more and more end users, developing applications adapted to the system means being able to directly reach a large audience and obtain rich returns. Taking the field of game development as an example, some small and medium-sized game studios have begun to test the development of Harmony native applications. They found that under the unique distributed technology framework of the Harmony system, they can create an unprecedented multi-device interactive game experience. Players can seamlessly switch game processes between mobile phones, tablets and even smart TVs. This innovative gameplay is deeply loved by young user groups.

With the emergence of more similar successful cases, a strong demonstration effect will be formed, attracting more developers from different fields to participate. From the user experience perspective, the native Harmony system is based on a microkernel design architecture, and the advantages of this underlying architecture are fully demonstrated in actual operation. When professional evaluation agencies conducted fluency tests on prototypes equipped with the native Harmony system, they found that compared with traditional operating systems, the system response speed was increased by about 20% on average, and the application startup time was shortened by about 15%, which means that users can hardly feel the lag when operating their phones or switching applications, and enjoy the smoothness.

In terms of security, the microkernel streamlines the kernel functions to the core key parts, greatly reducing the attack surface. According to network security research data, in the simulated external malicious attack scenario, the security protection success rate of the native Harmony system is 30 percentage points higher than that of ordinary operating systems, just like building an indestructible fortress for users' digital life, effectively protecting personal privacy and data security. The "Internet of Everything" gene of the Harmony system has pushed the convenience of multi-device collaboration to a new height through distributed technology. For example, in the smart home scene, it is easy to achieve "one screen to control everything"; in the office scene, efficient collaborative office is achieved. In terms of powerful AI capabilities, it has penetrated into all aspects of life. Taking voice recognition as an example, the AI ​​voice assistant recognition accuracy of the native Harmony system has reached more than 95% after optimization.

Whether it is a noisy outdoor environment or an area with a heavy dialect accent, it can accurately understand user instructions and quickly complete tasks such as checking the weather, navigating routes, and making phone calls, which greatly liberates the user's hands and makes smart life within reach. In summary, with the full deployment of the native Harmony system on new products, its market share is expected to usher in a new round of explosive growth. According to industry analysts, by the end of 2025, Huawei's Harmony system's share in the domestic smartphone market may jump from the current 30% to about 45%, further consolidating its leading position and becoming the core force driving the rise of domestic operating systems. In the international market, Huawei has established in-depth cooperative relationships with local operators and retailers, and gradually opened the market with high-quality products and services as a stepping stone.