Huawei has deployed EMUI 11 to 100 million smartphones, HarmonyOS arrives in April 2021

100 million smartphones have received the EMUI 11 update. A big step for Huawei, which is preparing its transition to Harmony OS. This overlay will also be the last before the deployment of the new operating system. The first devices will start receiving the latter in April 2021.

It’s almost time for Huawei to say goodbye to Android. The final version of EMUI 11 arrived in December 2020 on the P40s, before making it available to the P30s just a few days ago. To date, these are so 100 million smartphones that have installed the update, according to the Chinese manufacturer. So many devices that count the days before seeing disappear the operating system from google.

Indeed, Huawei has already confirmed that this version of its overlay will be the last before the switch to Harmony OS. In beta since the end of 2020, this one is soon ready to be launched. The P50s would be the first to offer the operating system, which should arrive in April 2021. We can also count on the Mate X2 to disembark with Harmony OS already installed.

More than a month to go until the launch of Harmony OS

If Huawei says it is happy to have exceeded the million downloads of EMUI 11, the company therefore knows that it is not there as an additional step before stopping Google services on their devices. It has been several months since it has put everything on its next operating system. Wang Chenglu, director of the software department, said that a smartphone would soon be launched with Harmony OS. There is a good chance that it is the P50, but no confirmation has been made on the subject.

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Nevertheless Harmony OS is Huawei’s lifeline. After Joe Biden’s refusal to lift the sanctions against the firm, the latter is trying to restart negotiations. While covering his back. Huawei is preparing to deploy its operating system on 300 to 400 million devices. In addition, the manufacturer has already shown its willingness to offer it to the smartphones of its competitors. The year 2021 will be crucial for Huawei. The future will tell us if his strategy is the right one.

Source: Huawei