Huawei: No plans to launch Hongmeng-equipped mobile phones overseas
(Shenzhen, 28th) According to media reports that a Russian mobile phone company was sanctioned by the United States and was unable to obtain Android system certification, it has been testing Huawei’s HarmonyOS operating system. Huawei said in a response on Sunday evening, The company has no plans to launch Hongmeng phones overseas.
According to a report by China World Wide Web, Huawei said: “There are currently no plans to launch phones equipped with HarmonyOS (Hongmeng operating system) overseas.”
Sputnik reported earlier that Google has stopped certification work related to running the Android management system for smartphones owned by the Russian company BQ. “All certified devices will continue to operate. There may be problems with the Android system of new devices,” said BQ general manager Buzanov.
Buzanov said the company was notified by Google that U.S. law prohibits the provision of services to Russia, the export and re-export, and the installation of U.S.-origin software and technology into Russia.
BQ has been testing Huawei’s Hongmeng operating system since then. The report also quoted Buzhanov as saying that BQ’s new smartphones running on the Hongmeng operating system may be released in the second half of this year.
But in response to this news, Huawei responded on Sunday evening that by the end of 2021, 220 million Huawei devices had been equipped with HarmonyOS. “We are very grateful for everyone’s interest and expectation for HarmonyOS, but there are currently no plans to launch HarmonyOS-equipped mobile phones overseas.”
It is understood that Huawei will hold a 2021 financial report conference on Monday. At that time, Meng Wanzhou, vice chairman and chief financial officer of Huawei, will attend the relevant performance briefing. This is also the first public appearance of Meng Wanzhou after returning to China.