On Thursday,xxx tv show Huawei Terminal Cloud Services announced its partnership with 11 Alibaba-run applications to initiate development for Huawei’s self-developed HarmonyOS, including Xianyu, 1688, Fliggy, http://Ele.meEle.me>, Hema, Cainiao, Diantao, Taobao Special Edition, Damai, Taopiaopiao, and Dengta. Huawei claimed that this collaboration between Alibaba and Huawei covers a wide range, from e-commerce and new retail to local services, travel and entertainment. Huawei has set about developing its own operating system in recent years in response to political pressure largely lead by the US, which may limit the company’s access to essential US-origin technology including the Android operating system. A commercial version of HarmonyOS NEXT will be released to all users on specific devices in the fourth quarter of 2024, breaking from the Android architecture, according to Huawei. [Huawei Terminal Cloud Services, in Chinese]
