Browse all articles, news, and guides tagged with harmonyos on Droid Tools.
Android and iOS still dominate mobile software almost everywhere, and escaping that duopoly is close to impossible even for advanced users. In the US, the options mostly come down to iOS 27 on the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro or Android 17 on phones like the Pixel 11 and the Galaxy Z Fold 8. Huawei, one
Huawei is rolling out HarmonyOS 6.1 for Watch GT 6 users, and the update introduces a notable new feature that lets runners measure their running potential. Alongside that headline addition, the update brings several other sports-focused improvements to the wearable. The Watch GT 6 already comes packed with sports tracking capabilities, but HarmonyOS 6.1 pushes
Huawei's next Kirin 5G chipsets for the Mate 90 series are expected to deliver a meaningful performance step up over the 2025 versions, driven by a shift away from Moore's Law toward Tau's Scaling Law. According to a new leak, HarmonyOS 7 is being developed with this architectural shift in mind. Weibo leaker @FixedFocus reports
Huawei is rolling out the HarmonyOS 6.1 feature update to Huawei Watch 5 users globally, following its earlier release on the Watch Ultimate 2. The update arrives as firmware version HarmonyOS 6.1.0.330 and weighs 2.65GB, bringing new watch faces, health tracking additions, and a range of optimizations to the existing feature set. On the visual
A few hours before Huawei officially unveiled HarmonyOS 7.0 at HDC 2026, the company quietly dropped OpenHarmony 7.0 Beta 1 — a pre-release build that had first surfaced three weeks earlier and has now been formally released as a public testing framework for device makers and developers. OpenHarmony serves as the open-source foundation that device
Huawei took the wraps off HarmonyOS 7 at its Huawei Developer Conference (HDC) on June 12, 2026. The new OS update spans smartphones, tablets, PCs, wearables, and IoT devices, with Yu Chengdong - Huawei's Executive Director, Chairman of the Product Investment Review Committee, and Chairman of the Consumer Business Group - officially announcing the update
Huawei is rolling out a new update to Huawei Watch GT Runner 2 users globally, bringing a handful of additional sports-focused features to the running-oriented smartwatch. The device has always been built around athletic use, and this update adds a few more practical tools to its existing lineup. The Watch GT Runner 2 made its
Huawei is pushing out a fresh firmware update for global variants of the Watch GT 5 Pro, bringing a wave of under-the-hood improvements to one of the brand's most premium wearables. This latest release builds on the momentum of the major HarmonyOS 6.0 upgrade the device received earlier this year, signaling that Huawei continues to
Owners of the Huawei Watch 5 vanilla model are currently quite pleased that the HarmonyOS 6.0 update is finally available on the global market. Your eligible wearable will soon receive the latest software version that the company has begun to push in batches. Huawei has upgraded numerous smartwatches to HarmonyOS 6 thus far. For example,
With the impending HarmonyOS 6.0 versions, Huawei has revealed additional intriguing AI photography features for its devices. Amazing watermarks, an AI color scheme for photos, touch-to-fireworks effects, and many other enhancements are included in the list. New AI camera functions for HarmonyOS 6.0 smartphones will soon be available, according to Richard Yu, Executive Director and
Thanks to some of its most cutting-edge features, the Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max is one of the greatest flagship smartphones of 2025. No, we're talking about the unique features that are worth your consideration rather than the ultimate specs! With the Mate 80 Pro Max and its state-of-the-art features, Huawei has addressed every issue,
For many smartphones, tablets, and smartwatches, Huawei has issued a stable HarmonyOS 6 software upgrade that gives consumers who weren't in the beta program new features. With this new release, HarmonyOS has excelled in the quality mode, which means the upgrade focuses on fundamental issues such as performance and a better app experience. HarmonyOS 6-powered
Although HarmonyOS 6.0 has some unexpected features, its performance—which is 40% faster than the previous build—is perhaps more intriguing. Users will notice a really fluid experience in every way, whether it's animation or app launches. In response to comments and recommendations from two million consumers, the business improved its operating system. It has improved HarmonyOS
The open-source HarmonyOS and Euler operating systems have seen quicker developer growth in China, according to the OpenAtom Foundation. The OpenAtom Foundation is China's first open-source software foundation, having been founded in 2020. From the start, Huawei has been a major supporter to the foundation. The business created OpenHarmony, an open-source HarmonyOS and Euler operating
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
With build version 6.0.0.20, the Huawei Watch GT 5 Pro wristwatch is now receiving a new HarmonyOS 6 update that enables users to tap to pay. The notice states that users who took part in the early testing program are currently receiving this update. The Huawei Watch GT 5 series, which debuted in September 2024,
The HarmonyOS 6.0 Beta has been installed over 3 million times in a single day, according to Richard Yu, Chairman of the Huawei Consumer Business Unit. Before its formal release, the new software version has already broken all previous records. Today, Richard Yu sent a letter via the Xinsheng Community to his staff. It highlighted
With its proprietary HarmonyOS, Huawei is gaining ground in the mobile operating system market and has overtaken iOS in China for the sixth consecutive quarter. It now seeks to displace Android as the market leader for mobile operating systems. At the moment, Android dominates the worldwide smartphone operating system market. Globally, it holds 79% of
Almost every year, the same story is told. The Huawei Pura 80 Ultra, a Huawei flagship that is technically unique on the smartphone market because to its unusual dual-lens telephoto construction, leads the DxOMark rankings in 2025. Charges of corruption in DxOMark's purportedly impartial scoring methodology and criticism of Huawei's continuously dominant position are frequent.
A few months ago, Honor unveiled AI Connect, a technology that allows wireless file sharing between Honor and iOS devices from Apple. The company has now developed a new device cloning capability that is compatible with Huawei's HarmonyOS Next, iOS, and Android. To enable device cloning with devices running the three smartphone operating systems listed
