Can Huawei’s Harmony operating system topple Google Android?

New Delhi: The ongoing US-China trade war has done something good for the deep-pocketed Huawei: Create its own ecosystem where it does not need to look at the US tech giants for powering connected devices.

HarmonyOS — a new microkernel-based, distributed operating system designed to deliver a cohesive user experience across all devices and scenarios — is one such move which may threaten the dominance of market leader Android from Google in the near future.

HarmonyOS can work across devices, has cross-platform capabilities and support all scenarios – from smartphones to laptops, from smart TVs to Internet of Things (IoT) devices.