Huawei launches HarmonyOS for PCs to rival Windows and macOS in the desktop market
May 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM

Huawei launches HarmonyOS for PCs to rival Windows and macOS in the desktop market

Huawei has formally introduced HarmonyOS PC, its own desktop operating system, at the HarmonyOS Computer Technology and Ecosystem Communication Event. HarmonyOS PC aims to position itself as a direct competitor to Windows 11 and macOS, with a clear focus on reducing reliance on Western technology platforms.

The operating system is structured around three main pillars. HarmonyOS Base includes the HarmonyOS kernel, delivering the foundation for the system alongside the Ark Engine, which targets improved graphics and user interface performance. Security is addressed through the StarShield architecture. Building on this architecture, the HarmonyOS Ecosystem launches with more than 150 exclusive applications and support for over 2,000 ecosystem apps, such as WPS Office and DingTalk. The OS can also natively run thousands of HarmonyOS mobile applications, expanding software options for users transitioning to the new platform.

HarmonyOS Experience ensures compatibility with over 1,000 external devices—including 800 standard peripherals and at least 200 additional device categories such as printers and scanners. The user interface features a centered dock bar at the bottom of the display, reminiscent of macOS, though full UI details are not yet public. Huawei also highlighted deep integration of artificial intelligence but has not yet revealed specific AI-driven features. HarmonyOS PC will be officially released on May 19.

May 9, 2025 by Mauricio B. Holguin

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Shaz Shah
May 16, 2025
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Okay, it's an OS made by Huawei and many of us may not trust anything from that country. But the technical side of me is interested knowing that there's growing competition against the top 2 (Win & Mac). I'm still a *nix fan.

Sam Lander
May 11, 2025
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No one in their right mind would trust Huawei's HarmonyOS with their data. China's track record of flagrant intellectual property theft, pervasive citizen surveillance that dwarfs even the NSA's overreach, and state-backed corporate espionage makes any Chinese tech company a massive privacy risk. Sounds like a veneer for funneling user data to Beijing. Hard pass.

Alexandre ZANNI
May 11, 2025
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We don't need a new closed-source proprietary OS. Those who don't like USA based spywares won't like China based spywares. Find the best suiting FLOSS Unix OS for you at https://distrowatch.com/.

guck_foogle
May 10, 2025
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More competition is always a good thing. It sounded mildly promising up until the part where the article said it is full of AI slop......

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Azazel
May 10, 2025

That CCP spyware is more than mildly promising! His majesty Dork Maga never dissed China, which means Elon's disciples can fully trust the CCP, and their social credit system is pretty savvy and anti-woke👍

guck_foogle
May 10, 2025

Hey Azazel, seek help for that Trump Derangement Syndrome and Elon Derangement Syndrome. Seriously. They take up so much free rent space in your small mind that there apparently isn't much room for anything else.

UserPower
May 9, 2025
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This is the same HarmonyOS 5.0 that was announced back in last October, compatible ARM and x86, based on OpenHarmony (it's a bug hassle to understand how all Harmony projects are interconnected). As for theses 1000 supported devices, is very small number. Linux is known to support at least 40k devices (even if some of them are obsolete for decades). It's may be very specific to Chinese market, and even if Huawei is the biggest phone brand in China, it's only about 3% Worldwide. So it's not tomorrow that shops with be filled with Harmony PCs instead of Windows ones but OpenHarmony and EulerOS are still pretty active projects (and can run with Linux kernel) that can certainly be installed manually on many Chinese-brand computers.

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