HarmonyOS 2.0 replaces Android, but Android is not gone
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.8 is the first device we meet running on Huawei s own HarmonyOS out of the box - replacing Android OS. Its first public release, v.2.0, premieres on the new MatePad series, but we are going to see it on plenty of upcoming Huawei smartphones. A HarmonyOS update will be seeded to many compatible devices this year, too. For now, only phones in China are getting updated to Harmony.
The international HarmonyOS was unveiled in 2019 as a microkernel-based operating system for Internet of Things devices. It was based on LiteOS microkernel - the OS behind Huawei s smart wearables. The Chinese version of Harmony is called Hóngméng - its literal meaning is Vast Mist, while the metaphorical one is described as the primordial chaos before the world s creation .