On October 22, 2024, at the “HarmonyOS Night and Huawei All-Scenario New Product Launch” event, Huawei unveiled the brand-new HarmonyOS NEXT 5.0 operating system. This version not only achieves a leap in performance but also brings revolutionary upgrades in all-scenario smart connectivity.
Core Features of HarmonyOS NEXT 5.0
- Microkernel Design: Makes the system more lightweight and secure, adaptable to a variety of devices.
- Distributed Architecture: Enables seamless collaboration between devices, achieving multi-device synergy.
- Performance Improvement: A 30% increase in performance and a 20% decrease in power consumption, thanks to the optimization of the system architecture.
- AI Capabilities: Integrates AI to enhance user experience, with AI assistant Xiaoyi supporting memory of 23 types of scenarios.
- Star Shield Security Architecture: Reconstructs security technology to strengthen privacy protection, giving users control over their privacy.
New Experiences in Cross-Device Interoperability
The comprehensive upgrade of the distributed soft bus technology in HarmonyOS NEXT 5.0 makes seamless flow and sharing between multiple devices more convenient, open, and free. The core of this technology lies in allowing resources and services between different devices to collaborate seamlessly as if they were on the same device. Let’s feel the convenience brought by these upgrades through a few specific examples:
Cross-device scanning: When you are taking meeting notes on a tablet, you can directly use your phone to take photos, and the photos will be immediately embedded in your note-taking software without manual transfer, greatly improving work efficiency.
Cross-device photo library: When editing documents or creating presentations, you can directly select photos from your phone’s photo library and add them to the document on your tablet, without the need for data cables or third-party applications, simplifying the operation process.
Cross-device copy and paste: When engaging in creative design, you can use your phone’s AI image extraction feature to directly paste images into drawing software on your tablet, achieving seamless flow of creativity.
App continuation: When reading an article or watching a video on your phone, when you walk up to your tablet, the reading or viewing progress can naturally continue without having to search again, maintaining the continuity of the experience.
In-app video casting: By clicking the casting button in the software, the video can be played on a unified system interface and selected devices, while the playback control center on your phone can remotely control the big screen content, enhancing the experience and smoothness of video casting.
Huawei Share: Without the need for a network, you can transfer a 1.2GB large file in just 8 seconds, and it supports multi-person sharing with one multi-select, allowing for synchronized sharing of images, products, videos, etc., greatly facilitating the rapid sharing of files.
Comparison with Other Systems
Compared to iOS and Android systems, HarmonyOS NEXT 5.0 shows its unique advantages in all-scenario smart connectivity. While iOS has a good interconnection experience among devices, it is limited to Apple’s own ecosystem. The Android system, although open, often relies on third-party applications or services for cross-device interconnection experiences. HarmonyOS NEXT 5.0, on the other hand, provides a more open and seamless cross-device interconnection experience, offering users more freedom and choices in terms of device compatibility and operation convenience.
Conclusion
The release of Huawei HarmonyOS NEXT 5.0 is not only a significant breakthrough for Huawei in the field of operating systems but also a revolution in the experience of all-scenario smart connectivity. With the continuous optimization and improvement of HarmonyOS NEXT 5.0, we have reason to believe that it will bring a richer and more convenient digital life experience to users worldwide.