Huawei presents Harmony OS as an alternative to Android by EFE

BEIJING, Aug. 9 (Xinhuanet) – Chinese technology giant Huawei on Friday introduced its operating system, Harmony OS, as a replacement for Google's Android system.

This occurred in the context of a trade war between China and the United States, which could lead to the deprivation (Huawei) of the use of the US operating system in its smartphones.

On the first day of the company's 2019 developer conference in Dongguan City, southern China, Huawei ended months of speculation and rumors about the new platform.

Richard Yu, executive director of the consumer division of Huawei, said that a special operating system is essential to meet the future challenges of the Internet era.

"If the US allows us to use Android, it will always be better for us, but if we refuse, we have the opportunity to develop our own operating system," said Liang Hua, president of Huawei, the July 30th.

Huawei's sales rose 23.2 percent in the first half of 2019 despite a US government ban on its products.

Revenues for the period amounted to $ 401.3 billion ($ 58 billion and $ 274 million).

In the first six months, Huawei has sold more than 118 million smartphones, up 24% year-on-year.

The company was in the crater during the Sino-US trade war, which banned transactions between Huawei and some US companies because they threatened to threaten national security.

The ban was partially and temporarily lifted after a summit between Chinese President Chi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump at the end of June.