Huawei's recently released HarmonyOSNext has a major change and will not support APK files, that is, native Android applications. Huawei CEO Richard Yu revealed that the new operating system is ready to be rolled out to end users, causing concern among Huawei mobile phone users around the world.
A week after the announcement, the company issued a clarifying statement saying overseas devices would not receive the new operating system. Phones and tablets outside China will continue to use EMUI - a HarmonyOS-like system based on the Android open source project but lacking Google services and apps and will continue to support native Android apps.
Huawei said it will "continue to increase its support for global developers." The company has developed a large community of app developers dedicated to ensuring that Android apps from third-party stores work properly on its Google-free phones.
Huawei executives have repeatedly assured in public that support for mobile phones and tablets in global markets will continue to increase, and the company still sees itself as the world's major software and hardware manufacturer in mobile phones.
We also received official confirmation that Huawei will continue to use the EmotionUI (EMUI) brand on its overseas devices until Huawei is absolutely confident that users will accept the switch to HarmonyOS.