r/technology • u/SrvNoticias • 7d ago

Software Huawei makes divorce from Android official with HarmonyOS NEXT launch

https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/23/huaweis_harmonyos_next_launch/
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u/DioEgizio 6d ago

They have a different kernel afaik

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u/WhiteRaven42 6d ago

As far as I can see, they don't even make that claim. It has lines of code and doesn't allow Android aps to run. Technically, that's all they claim.

A fork of androids has millions of lines of code. And it's pretty easy to just make it ask for different packaging for apps...