Huawei plans to launch Harmony OS for its mobile phones next month

Shenzhen (China): China’s Huawei Technologies Ltd. said it will launch its new Harmony operating system (OS) for smartphones on June 2, its biggest move yet aimed at recovering from the damage done by the US sanctions to its mobile phone business.

The use of its own OS will mean it will no longer be reliant on Android. The US sanctions banned Google from providing technical support to new Huawei phones and access to Google Mobile Services, the bundle of developer services upon which most Android apps are based.

It was not immediately clear if it will be launching new smartphones at the same time or if there will be updates for existing phones or how fast the rollout might occur.