Earlier versions of HarmonyOS were partially based on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), which meant they needed to maintain compatibility with certain Android apps.

Huawei has decided to do eschew its Android-based mobile OS and go the route of Apple and Google, which is create its own grassroots operation system called HarmonyOS 5.0, also known as HarmonyOS Next.

Chinese tech giant Huawei announced the official launch of HarmonyOS NEXT at a launch event on2. The HarmonyOS Next is the 5.0 version of Huawei's self-developed mobile operating system (OS) HarmonyOS and is the first iteration to be built independent of the Android architecture.

Chinese-based Huawei has announced HarmonyOS NEXT. It's an Android-free operating system that will launch in China only for now.

Huawei last night introduced HarmonyOS NEXT, its self-developed mobile operating system and the first originating in China. The HarmonyOS ecosystem is now used by over one billion devices, Yu Chengdong,

Another step toward tech independence for China Huawei on Wednesday formally launched its homebrewed operating system, HarmonyOS NEXT, marking its official divorce from the Android ecosystem.… Huawei stated it released the OS and “officially started public beta testing” of the OS for some of its smartphones and tablets that run its own Kirin and Kunpeng chips.