At the just-concluded Huawei HDC 2024 developer conference, the "pure-blooded HarmonyOS" HarmonyOS NEXT was officially announced.
It is reported that the number of Hongmeng ecological devices has exceeded 900 million, covering a wide range of mobile phones, tablets, wearable devices, smart screens and other fields.
However, for the PC version of the HarmonyOS system, Huawei has always remained a mystery.
Although Huawei did not mention the PC version of the HarmonyOS system at the HDC 2024 conference, the application design guide for 2in1 devices updated on its developer's official website appeared in a suspected PC version of the HarmonyOS UI interface.
According to the exposed interface (including weather software, file explorer, etc.), the UI design of the PC version of HarmonyOS continues Huawei's consistent concise style.
Attentive netizens found that the "File Explorer" interface in the document was directly marked with "My Computer", which undoubtedly provided strong evidence for the existence of the PC version of the HarmonyOS system.
In another "unadapted application" sample interface, the window name/icon is displayed, and the application container layer with three control buttons is displayed, and the operation logic is similar to that of the PC application.
The guide also proposes that each window starts at the default size and can be stretched, minimized, and closed. The app can be full-screen, and in special cases, split-screen is also supported.
Regarding the release time of the PC version of Hongmeng, there were rumors as early as August last year.
At that time, Dr. Wang Chenglu, CEO of Shenzhen Kaihong Digital Industry Development Co., Ltd., was asked whether there is a PC Hongmeng system in 2024 when interacting with netizens on Weibo, and replied with the word "yes".
This shows that we will be able to see the PC version of HarmonyOS on the market this year.
The PC version of HarmonyOS, which missed the developer conference, is expected to be unveiled at Huawei's autumn new product launch event along with the Mate 70 series and the official version of HarmonyOS NEXT.
From mobile phones to tablets to PC applications, the design and user experience of the HarmonyOS system are gradually unfolding. Technological advancements and changes in the market will affect the development of the operating system field, and HarmonyOS may become an important player in it in the future.
It is foreseeable that the release of the PC version of HarmonyOS will further enrich Huawei's operating system ecology and provide users with more diverse choices.