HarmonyOS 6.0.1 Beta (API 21) released with major new enhancements
With yet another set of improvements, Huawei has released the HarmonyOS 6.0.1 (API 21) Beta Program for its developers. There aren’t much specifics about the latest software version on the description page. It does, however, include some helpful modifications for ArkUI.
It’s true that this program is in beta. The updated developer version has not yet been made available by the corporation. However, it illustrates the enhancements the build will provide to the chosen devices.
The latest Huawei HarmonyOS 6.0.1 (API 21) Beta will improve the ArkUI capabilities, according to the details. It will enhance the SVG parsing for the image section and introduce new attribute styles to C APIs.
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Additionally, the release will improve the ArkWeb and Ability Kit components. It will make it possible for background jobs to facilitate the concurrent development of several long-running operations and greatly enhance map services.
A new edition of DevEco Studio with improved AI-assisted programming features is being introduced by Huawei. Developers will soon be able to access the primary 6.0.1 (21) Beta 1.
HarmonyOS 6.0.1 (API 21) Beta Program
The Mate 60 series, Mate 70 series, Pura X, Mate X5, Mate XT, MatePad Pro 13.2 2025, and MatePad Pro 11 2024 are among the devices that qualify for the latest edition. The updated beta version’s description is available below.
- Further enhance the capabilities of ArkUI components by adding a batch of C APIs for attribute styles and improving the SVG parsing capabilities of the Image component.
- Ability Kit enhances the processing of results when launching an application.
- ArkWeb enhances WebView-related capabilities
- Background tasks now support the parallel creation of multiple identical long-running tasks.
- Map services have further enriched the scenarios in which they can be directly accessed, and so on.
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