HarmonyOS NEXT Public Beta Begins, 5 Clones Feature Helps Balance Work and Life

HarmonyOS NEXT Public Beta Begins, 5 Clones Feature Helps Balance Work and LifeHuawei Terminal announced that HarmonyOS NEXT will officially begin public beta on October 8th, with the first batch of public beta devices including the Huawei Mate60 series, MateX5 series, and MatePadPro 13.2 series

HarmonyOS NEXT Public Beta Begins, 5 Clones Feature Helps Balance Work and Life

Huawei Terminal announced that HarmonyOS NEXT will officially begin public beta on October 8th, with the first batch of public beta devices including the Huawei Mate60 series, MateX5 series, and MatePadPro 13.2 series. A highlight of this public beta is the "clone" feature, where users can create up to 5 clones, meaning 6 of the same app can run simultaneously. This is particularly useful for social apps like WeChat.

In recent years, it has become increasingly common for professionals to separate their work WeChat account from their personal WeChat account. They believe that there should be a clear boundary between work and life, focusing when it's necessary and relaxing when it's time. The dual WeChat feature addresses this need, and HarmonyOS NEXT's "clone" feature goes even further, allowing users to create multiple WeChat clones for convenient management of different accounts and effective work-life separation.

Beyond app cloning, HarmonyOS NEXT also builds a brand new full-scenario experience, allowing users to seamlessly transfer data and apps across multiple devices. For example, users can start editing a document on their phone and then switch to their tablet to continue editing, without the need for manual saving and synchronization. Data is automatically synchronized to different devices, providing a smooth and natural experience.

HarmonyOS NEXT brings 6 major experience upgrades:

• Full-Scenario Experience: Seamless data and app transfer across devices, creating a seamlessly connected smart life.

• Native Intelligence: Smarter voice assistants, more accurate recommendations, and more convenient operations make life easier.

• Native Security: A more robust security protection system ensures user privacy and data security.

• Native Refinement: More refined interface design, smoother animation effects, offering a more comfortable user experience.

• Native Usability: Simpler operation logic, more intuitive interface design, making it easy for everyone to use.

• Native Smoothness: More powerful hardware performance, optimized system architecture, delivering a smoother operating experience.

The launch of HarmonyOS NEXT marks a new breakthrough for Huawei in the operating system field. According to the latest data released by research firm Counterpoint Research, HarmonyOS's market share in China has increased from 8% in the first quarter of 2023 to 17% in the first quarter of 2024, officially surpassing Apple iOS and becoming the second largest operating system in China.

The launch of HarmonyOS NEXT's public beta will bring users a smarter, more secure, and more convenient operating experience, further promoting the rapid development of the HarmonyOS ecosystem. With the addition of more features and the improvement of the ecosystem, HarmonyOS is poised to become one of the world's leading operating systems.