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HarmonyOS

Distributed microkernel OS with AI and edge computing capabilities for smartphones, wearables, TVs, tablets, and IoT; features multi-layered architecture, custom device kernels, Linux ABI compatibility, seamless interaction, and resource sharing across devices.

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  • Proprietary

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  1.  Privacy focused
  2.  Lightweight

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  1.  Ad-free
  2.  Portable
  3.  Rolling Release
  4.  Dark Mode
  5.  No Tracking
  6.  No registration required
  7.  Works Offline
  8.  Command line interface
  9.  ARM Independent
  10.  Mobile OS

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Justin Strachan
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Android must have an alternative or it will become the same firewall China sits behind. Gapps must not be the only way forward.

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What is HarmonyOS?

HarmonyOS, developed by Huawei, is a powerful distributed operating system for various smart devices including smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, smartwatches, PCs, and IoT devices. It uses a microkernel design and dual frameworks for optimal kernel selection based on device resources.

The HarmonyOS architecture consists of four layers: the kernel layer, system service layer, framework layer, and application layer. The kernel layer manages processes, memory, files, networks, and peripherals.

The system uses a microkernel design within the kernel layer, choosing the best kernel for a device based on its resource limitations. For wearables, screenless I/O devices, and IoT devices, smartphones, tablets, and Huawei Watch, it uses a custom HarmonyOS kernel with native HarmonyOS apps only, with Linux ABI compatibility layer support for Linux app ports on desktop environment and also lightweight.

Replacing the old multi-kernel framework that carried Linux kernel and AOSP framework with Android apps compatibility, that was removed by HarmonyOS 5, also known as HarmonyOS Next launch.

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HarmonyOS was added to AlternativeTo by Antonio David Gellida Lavara on and this page was last updated . HarmonyOS is sometimes referred to as HMOS.