Dubai – Masaader News
Huawei may launch its own operating system in August or September this year, according to English-language Chinese newspaper Global Times. The news arrived in a tweet earlier today following speculation regarding Huawei’s Android alternative in the wake of recent U.S. sanctions.
#Huawei is intensively testing its own operating system, to be named "HongMeng OS" for China market or "Oak OS" for overseas market, which is likely to be launched in August or September, sources say. https://t.co/hqA7JJdjjS
— Global Times (@globaltimesnews) June 7, 2019
Global Times said this operating system would be called “HongMeng OS” in China, but would go under the name “Oak OS” in other markets, according to its sources. Huawei is also said to be “intensively testing” the system.
Global Times said that Google has warned Trump government that the ban for the company to update Android OS on Huawei’s smartphones, will prompt Huawei to develop its own operating system, which risks compromising US national interests, Financial Times reported.