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Huawei has announced that it will fully open core technologies, including its hardware and software capabilities, to developers and partners.
As part of this plan, Huawei will open software services, such as navigation, search, maps, payments, advertising kits, and hardware capabilities, including AR map, communication and transmission tools, as well as security capabilities.
Huawei’s Consumer Business Group CEO Richard Yu called on developers and partners to work with the company to “jointly build a fully connected smart all-scenario ecosystem” with new applications in different categories.
“Developers can benefit from all the resources we have … we are dedicated to introducing the work of Chinese developers to global consumers, hoping to see more TikTok in the future, so that we can bring them to the overseas market,” he said Yu. via a translator during his keynote address at the Huawei 2020 Developer Conference.
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“At the same time, Huawei has the ambition to help foreign developers serve Chinese consumers. We would like to be the middle bridge.”
In making the announcement, Yu also unveiled the second version of its HarmonyOS operating system, which was released in 2019 and was seen as the company’s replacement for Google’s Android mobile operating system.
The features of what has been called HarmonyOS 2.0 include updates to existing distributed capabilities of the operating system, including software bus, data management, and security.
The company touted that HarmonyOS 2.0 would be officially open source, so developers will have access to emulators, SDK packages, and IDE tools.
Yu described how the roadmap for his open source project will roll out in stages, starting with HarmonyOS 2.0 to open up to 128KB-128MB IoT devices such as smart TVs, wearables, and cars, followed by 128MB to 4GB devices in April. 2021. Already devices larger than 4 GB in October 2021.
The company added that the beta version of HarmonyOS 2.0 for smartphones would be released first to Chinese developers in late 2020, hoping to see the operating system up and running on smartphones starting next year.
Alongside this, Huawei announced the release of EMUI 11 with “always-on” display options, an updated gallery app interface, improved multi-window support, as well as enhanced privacy features.
During the keynote, Huawei also announced that the EMUI 11 beta program would soon be available for the P40 and Mate 30 devices, with the intention of extending beta eligibility to the Honor 30 and Nova 7 devices at a later date.
In addition, the Chinese tech giant announced that updates to its HiLink ecosystem will take place in five areas (connection, interaction, solution provider and authentication) which, according to the company, would allow IoT devices of different brands and manufacturers to connect easily and is managed and controlled without problems.
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On the subject of security, Yu assured that privacy and security “have always been the highest priority for Huawei.”
“The HarmonyOS TEE has received the highest safety certification in the industry, which is the common EAL5 + criteria,” he said.
“We have implemented 15 data centers around the world, with four-layer encryption to protect your privacy and the security of your data. Huawei has put in place a robust security mechanism to ensure that the application permission is properly handled and that all your data is safe with you. ”
Despite this promise, Huawei is still not involved in the construction of 5G networks around the world. The most recent was in Canada when local operators Bell and Telus announced that neither of them would continue to use Huawei equipment on their respective 5G networks.
In Australia, Huawei was prohibited from supplying 5G equipment, and the federal government claimed that its decision was based on national security.
Although not officially banned, Huawei has made no inroads into New Zealand after GCSB prevented Spark from using Huawei’s kit in November 2018.
Meanwhile in the United Kingdom, although in January it decided to limit Huawei’s participation, restricting it to a cap of 35% of all radio equipment and preventing the Chinese giant from supplying any equipment in the core of the network, in addition to prohibiting the use of Huawei equipment in sensitive locations such as nuclear sites and military bases; last month’s reports said the decision would be reviewed.
The United States also banned American companies from buying, installing or using foreign-made telecommunications equipment, citing fears of cyber espionage. The ban effectively targeted Chinese equipment suppliers, such as Huawei, although no names were mentioned in the executive order.
Huawei adds six more to the product range
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During the event, Huawei also introduced six new products: MateBook X, MateBook 14, Watch GT 2 Pro, Watch Fit, FreeBuds Pro, and FreeLace Pro.
The FreeBuds Pro, dubbed by Huawei as the “world’s first true wireless headphones” with noise cancellation (TWS), can identify the type of ambient noise based on the user’s immediate environment and switch its noise cancellation performance between three profiles. : General, cozy, and last.
Meanwhile, your FreeLace Pro has been designed to support noise cancellation of up to 40 dB and features a pair of 14mm aluminum-magnesium alloy dynamic drivers with bass tubes.
Huawei also continues to expand its watch collection with its new flagship smartwatch, the Watch GT 2 Pro, which offers two weeks of battery life and more than 100 training modes, including skiing, snowboarding, and driving range.
There’s also the company’s first sports smartwatch, Watch Fit, which has 24-hour heart monitoring to track blood oxygen, sleep, and stress conditions, and lively workout routines.
Huawei’s latest in its PC product line is the MateBook X which features a 3K infinity full view display, powered by a 10th Gen Intel Core processor, has a 26% larger touchpad than previous generations. and it supports Wi-Fi 6 for faster data transfer speed.
The company also introduced its MateBook 14, which is integrated with the AMD Ryzen 4000 H Series processor and supports smart features, including multi-screen collaboration.
