HarmonyOSNEXT, known as "Pure Blood Harmony", has launched open beta. The first batch of public beta models include Huawei Mate60 series, MateX5 series and MatePad Pro13.2 series. so far,Mainstream applications such as Xiaohongshu, Railway 12306, JD.com, Weibo, and DingTalk have announced the completion of the development of Hongmeng native application versions. As Huawei HarmonyOSNEXT launches public beta today, the public beta of Harmony OS NEXT on Weibo, WPS, DingTalk, etc. has also started simultaneously.

WeChat Hongmeng version, which has attracted much attention due to its lack of progress, has also begun inviting internal testing today. Users who have upgraded to HarmonyOSNEXT can experience it first after receiving the invitation.

It is reported that,The native version of WeChat Hongmeng includes basic social communication, audio and video calls, Moments, WeChat Pay QR code collection/payment and other functions. The WeChat team stated that the functions of the WeChat Hongmeng native version are constantly being adapted and will be updated and improved in subsequent versions.

A reporter from "Kechuangban Daily" noticed that there are still many applications that are not compatible with Hongmeng. NetEase's games such as "Egg Party" and "Eternal Calamity" have stated that they have not yet completed all debugging work on the Hongmeng system, and remind players to be careful when upgrading.

A consumer electronics industry analyst told a reporter from the Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily that the launch of the Huawei Mate70 series is expected to be a key node. "There is still more than a month left, and it is estimated that WeChat and other apps will be available by then."

▍Half of the Internet has been officially announced to be connected to Hongmeng

At the Hongmeng Thousand Sails Swearing-in Ceremony held at Huawei's Bantian base at the end of September, Baidu, Bilibili, DingTalk, Oriental Fortune, JD.com, Kingsoft Office, Kuaishou, Meituan, Alipay, Shenzhen Kaihong, Tencent, NetEase Group, Weibo, etc., which can be said to be half of the domestic Internet, were present.

WeChat Hongmeng version starts inviting invitations for internal testing today. Zhang Jun, public relations director of Tencent, said,This time, WeChat Hongmeng Edition will randomly push internal beta invitations to some users. If it is not pushed, please wait patiently and you will be logged into the "Early Adopter" section later.

In addition to WeChat's internal testing, Tencent's games "Honor of Kings" and "Peace Elite" have launched limited-time file deletion tests for the HarmonyOS NEXT version.

Xiaohongshu has completed the development of the full version of the Hongmeng native application, adding support for Hongmeng features such as system-level minor mode, direct access by scanning QR codes, service interoperability, AI cutout, photo consistency, HDRVivid and MovingPhoto.

The native version of DingTalk Hongmeng has been put on the HarmonyOSNEXT app store. After the public beta of Huawei’s native Hongmeng operating system was launched on October 8, a full public beta was launched.

▍Some applications have not yet completed adaptation

As of now, the number of Harmony ecological devices exceeds 900 million, more than 10,000 applications and meta-services are available on the HarmonyOSNEXT application market, and the number of registered developers in the Huawei Developer Alliance has also increased to 6.75 million.

However, there are still many apps that have not completed the adaptation. Before this public beta,NetEase's "Danzi Party" stated that the mobile game has not yet completed all debugging work for the Hongmeng system, and the development team will complete debugging and access as soon as possible..NetEase's "Eternal Tribulation" mobile game official also sent an email notification to players. All debugging work for the Harmony system has not been completed. After updating the HarmonyOSNEXT system, you will temporarily be unable to continue playing the "Eternal Tribulation" mobile game. Players are reminded to update carefully..


In addition, Ford Motor also sent a notice to users on October 7 stating that the FordPass App is currently only guaranteed to support mobile phones equipped with IOS and Android systems. Mobile phones equipped with other systems may not be able to use the FordPass App and its related functions normally. If the phone is equipped with IOS or Android system, users are advised not to upgrade to other systems. If a version of the App adapted to other systems is subsequently developed or the mobile phone system to which the App can be adapted is adjusted, it will be released and notified through the official website and other channels.

A consumer electronics industry analyst told a reporter from the Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily that the Hongmeng ecosystem still needs to be built step by step, and the launch of Mate70 is expected to be a key node. "There are definitely many that have not yet had time to adapt. There is still more than a month to go. It is estimated that when Mate70 is launched, head apps such as WeChat will be available."

▍Open source Hongmeng completes version update and accelerates alignment with native Hongmeng

After releasing the OpenHarmony (open source Hongmeng) 5.0Beta1 version in June, Huawei officially released the OpenHarmony5.0.0Release version to promote the alignment of the OpenHarmony version with HarmonyOS and make improvements in terms of user experience, data security, and audio-visual entertainment, making it easier for developers to develop more efficiently.

Zhongtai Technology said, "HarmonyOS = OpenHarmony + HMS. Huawei opens the HMS interface to the outside world. Most of the services provided by HMS are free, and some services provide free quotas each cycle. The OpenHarmony5.0 version is aligned with HarmonyOS, and the ecosystem is opened up, which is a major benefit to ecological partners."

Many listed companies have participated in the construction of Hongmeng Ecosystem. Zhongtai Technology believes that as the native application ecology of Hongmeng matures and the large-scale commercialization of Hongmeng is imminent in 2024, it is expected to drive a large number of application software manufacturers to carry out adaptation, migration, and development work. Hongmeng industry chain targets will benefit. It is recommended to pay attention to industry chain operating system partners, application partners, and hardware integration partners.

Huaxin Securities stated that more than 10,000 applications and services accounting for 99.9% of consumers’ usage time have been put on the Hongmeng App Market, covering 18 vertical fields such as automobiles, education, travel accommodation, financial management, business office, shopping price comparison, audio-visual entertainment, practical tools, games, etc. It is recommended to pay attention to related software and hardware companies.