A few HarmonyOS NEXT beta testers revealed that the smoothness of the new software is far ahead of iOS. Huawei greatly improved the overall flow of the device with the upgrade. App animations and transitions easily glide on the screen.

The software not only provides an impressive feel to the fingers but is also soothing to the eyes. A simple tap and swipe gesture is enough to perform a task.

Users who recently switched from an iPhone to a Huawei device said that iOS isn’t as good as HarmonyOS NEXT. This time, the Chinese firm has significantly improved the smoothness of the software. It brings a silky tactile feel with good visuals.

One of the HarmonyOS NEXT beta users said:

“The animation is truly smooth and pleasing to the eyes. I can just tap or swipe the screen and it’s even very relaxing. iOS is really a waste of time compared to its smoothness.”

It’s not the first time that Huawei HarmonyOS NEXT “smoothness” has been discussed among netizens. Some eager tipsters earlier shared their HarmonyOS NEXT experience and claimed it to be better than Android and iOS. Read More

HarmonyOS NEXT smoothness is far better than Apple iOS: Beta Users (Image Credits: Huawei/Weibo)

HarmonyOS NEXT also brings changes to the user interface. It comes with cleaner and simpler UI features that enable users to easily understand their device.

One may further discover a redesigned Control Center with larger icons as well as better fonts. Customizations for lock screen are also available in the new upgrade.

Apart from smoothness, Huawei has also enhanced the security level with its new software. HarmonyOS NEXT introduces excellent services that protect your data from harmful applications and even restrict them for around nine permissions.

HarmonyOS NEXT makes app installation safer than ever: Huawei

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OTA update V4.5.6.5 is rolling out for the Huawei Luxeed S7 models. The series include the standard S7, S7 Pro, S7 Max, S7 Max+, S7 Max RS, and S7 Ultra.

Ensure that your car’s system is running on the baseline version V4.3.5.10 or else, you might have difficulties during the upgrade. Don’t worry about the time, as it will take only 30 minutes for the smart car to adapt to the new upgrade version.

The new update brings an upgraded ADS 3.0 urban driving pilot assistance feature. It also enables users to customize the parking assistant on the left or right side as per their preference. The company further upgraded the omnidirectional collision tool.

Other changes include a new wallpaper library with free downloads and a new Control Center layout with a simpler and easy-to-navigate design. You can check more details of the update below.

Huawei Luxeed V4.5.6.5 Update: Changelog

• Added the new Huawei ADS 3.0 City NCA functionality.
• Added parking assist custom left or right feature.
• Upgraded the omnidirectional collision feature to offer smarter obstacle avoidance scenarios.
• Added a smart driving service panel on the ADS app
• Optimized the ADS app trip summary page to support displaying detailed information about smart driving
• Added wallpaper library ‘online download’ feature
• New smart scenario feature
• Upgraded the Control Center to a 4 x 9 layout

The latest software version packs super capabilities that make the driving safer and the cockpit more comfortable. Hence, you should install it as it reaches your car.

Huawei Luxeed S7 gets V4.5.6.5 OTA update with new parking features (Image Credits: Huawei/Weibo)

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On October 22, Huawei launched HarmonyOS NEXT with exciting tools and capabilities. The company said that the new OS not only brings useful features on board but also enhances the existing functionalities for a balanced user experience.

The tech giant has improved its self-developed OS with every new update. But changes in the latest software version are noteworthy. HarmonyOS NEXT improves the device’s fluency by 30% while increasing the battery life by an hour.

Users who often struggle with lags and battery life issues would be quite happy with the HarmonyOS NEXT update. As of now, the device would be 30% more smoother than before. Meanwhile, its battery life will extend by 56 minutes.

HarmonyOS NEXT improves 30% fluency and an hour of battery life (Image Credits: MyDrivers)

Other enhancements in the list include memory expansion by 1.5GB. The HarmonyOS NEXT update also claims clearer and more vibrant pictures even if captured with a third-party application. The image clarity increases by 1.6x more than before.

HarmonyOS NEXT brings several other incredible changes that are even better than its rivals. One of the most beneficial capabilities is the Huawei file-sharing.

• HarmonyOS NEXT file sharing speed is faster than Apple iOS

During the HarmonyOS NEXT launch event, Huawei also released the new 5.0 software version. It’s a new update with the NEXT5.0.0.102 build and 2.56GB package.

HarmonyOS NEXT 5.0 update (Image Credits: MyDrivers)

The firmware is currently live for the Pura 70 series (beta users). It unlocks a set of customized themes and wallpapers. Users will find an improved system experience, multi-screen collaboration with tablets, spatial style, and mood themes, as well as an enhanced Control Center.

It may take some to approach all the eligible models and will reach other beta devices in the coming days. You can check the HarmonyOS NEXT Roadmap below.

HarmonyOS NEXT Roadmap: Huawei Devices and Rollout Dates

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Let’s begin our exploration with the Huawei Nova 13 specifications and price details.

Nova 12: Top Features

• New check-pattern design
• Upgraded camera setup
• AI image editing features
• Satellite Image-Sending feature
• Turbo Charging

Specifications

Design: Standard Nova 13 has the same design as the Nova 12 in terms of camera module. But the change lies in the unique plaid pattern on the back cover. The light and dark lines intersecting each other give a classy look to the phone.

Nova 13 smartphone comes in four colors: Loden Green (star shade), Feather Sand Purple, Feather Sand White, and Starry Black.

Display and Dimensions

Huawei Nova 13 measures 161.4 x 75.3 x 6.98mm and weighs 195 grams. It features a 6.7-inch OLED screen with FHD+ resolution (2412 x 1084 pixels), a 120Hz refresh rate, 1.07 billion colors, a P3 wide color gamut, 1440Hz high-frequency PWM dimming, and 300Hz touch sampling rate.

Some important capabilities of the screen are AI pixel-level display adjustment, low blue light bionic adjustment, and 360° brightness adjustment.

Camera

Huawei Nova 13 has a dual rear camera setup with a 50MP super-sensitive shooter (F1.9 aperture, RYYB color filter array) and an 8MP ultrawide angle macro lens (F2.2 aperture) with 10x digital zoom. The front side has a 60MP camera.

Internal Parameters

The device comes with HarmonyOS 4.2 out of the box. It has three storage variants: 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB. However, the RAM and chipset information is currently missing from the official website.

HarmonyOS 4.2 brings a new text theme with full of funny characters and emojis support. One can customize the home screen with surprising elements.

Speaking of the cell, it has a 5000mAh battery which supports a 100W SuperFast charger. It can charge the device up to 50% in 10 minutes.

Huawei also brought new changes to the battery segment with the Nova 13. It can identify high-speed scenarios like railway stations. airports, and more and smartly enables the Turbo mode for a quick recharge.

AI charging with precise temperature control and battery safety management are some other useful additions to the newly launched smartphone.

AI Features

Huawei has introduced some amazing AI tools with the Nova 13 series. Starting with the image editing features, the company brings a new “AI Best Expressions” tool. It detects your expressions in multiple pictures and lets you change the bad expression with a good one accordingly.

Other photo editing AI functions in the Nova 13 are AI Image Expansion, AI removal, as well as the AI cutout tool.

Apart from picture editing, the device also has office-based AI tools. These are:

• AI Copywriting: Celia can help you copy and write daily recordings or share your favorite moments.
• AI Document Assistant: Share documents, translate the content, extract key points from big articles, and generate mind maps with a new assistant.
• AI Skin Care Advisor: Just send skin product pictures to Celia and learn about your skin as well as ask relevant questions.
• AI Trip Planning: Share your travel destination and duration with Celia to generate a detailed guide about check-ins, food, transportation, and more.

Huawei has resolved the weak signal problems with the Nova 13 series. The device now has a new “weak signal enhancement mode” that supports an innovative antenna solution. It optimizes the network effectively and reduces latency.

Floor-level device search and smart cloud acceleration further ensure better signals all the time even at signal blind spots. Other features include harassment blocking on calls, pure mode, security, and privacy center making the user experience much better.

Price:

• Huawei Nova 13 – 256GB version priced at 2699 yuan (378 USD, 350  Euro)
• Huawei Nova 13 – 512GB version priced at 2999 yuan (421 USD, 389 Euro)
• Huawei Nova 13 – 1TB version priced at 3499 yuan (491 USD, 454  Euro)

Huawei Nova 13: Specifications, Features, and Price (Image Credits: Huawei)

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Here’s the HarmonyOS NEXT Roadmap

October 8, 2024

These are the first batch devices that participated in the public beta activity including:

• Huawei Mate 60 series
• Huawei Mate X5 series
• Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2-inch series

Interestingly, these phone and tablet users have unlimited testing slots and can experience the upcoming features firsthand prior to the official rollout.

October 22, 2024

Starting today, Huawei will push the public HarmonyOS NEXT beta for the following devices:

• Huawei Pura 70 series
• Huawei Pocket 2
• Huawei MatePad Pro 11-inch 2024 Edition

2025

HarmonyOS Upgrade Roampap will expand next year with the following models

• Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design
• Huawei Nova Flip
• Huawei Nova 13 series
• Huawei Nova 12 series
• Huawei MatePad pro 12.2
• Huawei MatePad Air 12-inch
• Huawei MatePad 11.5 series

The company has confirmed that more devices will be announced later on as the testing and compatibility phase progresses.

Stable

Following the public beta activity, Huawei will release a full build for these devices. However, no official rollout date is confirmed for stable release.

HarmonyOS NEXT

This HarmonyOS version brings a new user interface with a redesigned control center, intuitive sliders, and large switches.

It improved the lock screen and home screen personalization. The OS has increased app security and apps that don’t meet the safety requirement cannot be installed on the system.

It has encrypted file security for users to user sharing. The ARK engine has upgraded for graphics, media, memory, scheduling, storage, lower power consumption, and better internet surfing.

Compared to HarmonyOS 4, HarmonyOS NEXT brings 1.5GB memory running memory efficiency. It is 30 percent fluent and provides more than 55 minutes of battery efficiency.

Huawei HarmonyOS NEXT Upgrade Roadmap (Source – Huawei)

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Yang Zhiyan, Chief UX Designer at Huawei Consumer BG has brought this new design for smartphones, tablets, and smart wearables labeled as “native and exquisite”.

HarmonyOS NEXT 5 has a “harmonious aesthetics” philosophy starting with the HarmonyOS ring and conceptualized with the theme “light constructs everything in the world”.

These changes can be seen throughout the UI including the control center. The controls are rounder and bigger compared to HarmonyOS making them more touch-friendly.

The company has introduced refreshed sliders for volume and brightness, which change dynamically as you change their values.

HarmonyOS NEXT 5 User Interface (UI) (Source – Huawei)

The lock screen and personalization options have been improved in HarmonyOS NEXT 5. That includes on-screen widgets and dynamic wallpapers. These widgets can adopt a lock screen and adapt better on-screen appearance.

Furthermore, the lock screen’s dynamic wallpaper and themes now support the gravity sensor to show the graphical movement in real-time.

The live view feature received major upgrades with deeper integration with the system and third-party native apps to show their real-time progress.

HarmonyOS NEXT 5 Lock Screen Personalization (Source – Huawei)

Upgrades

Aside from UI, HarmonyOS NEXT 5 equips a new distributed soft bus, cross-end collaboration, and natural and seamless performance with up to 3 times improvement in device connectivity.

Huawei has rebranded the intelligent AI solution with a new Celia voice assistant with in-device large language models for natural language processing.

The whole system performance has improved software and hardware compatibility including a 30 percent increase in fluency and up to an hour of boost in battery life.

These new changes in UI and features will be available for previous and new devices.

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Huawei has been testing public beta with unlimited user slots since October 8 and registered recently released flagship devices for early beta recruitment. That includes the Huawei Mate 60 series, Pura 70 series, Mate X5, and more.

This operating system for smartphones brings numerous new changes and optimizations. The control center has optimized the buttons and provides fast interactions on every switch. The visibility of the control center is also improved compared to HarmonyOS.

The new HarmonyOS NEXT.0.0.72 version has a downloadable package size of 1.1GB. It has added a new one-tap lock screen service button. This will allow you to lock the smartphone with one click after adding it to the home screen.

You need to press the phone’s side button or wait for the screen time out to lock the device. However, if the feature works exactly according to its name, it would be a useful addition for HarmonyOS NEXT users.

This upgrade has a new slider bar with a shape progress bar to show the intensity of the brightness or system sound settings. The icon changes dynamics based on the volume or brightness level.

Huawei said the new change will make the control panel more intuitive and visible to the eyes. Additionally, the update will optimize some UI settings for display to improve the viewing experience.

Last but not least, the company has enabled a drag and reposition feature for the lock screen. This will allow you to reposition the clock on the lock screen and place it anywhere.

Huawei HarmonyOS NEXT.0.0.72 (Source – HCNewsroom)

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Let’s explore the newly launched speaker in detail.

Design

Huawei launches Sound X4 speaker with the same 3D curved surface as the previous-gen models. It brings smart colorful light effects that move as per the sound. The device is available in two bashing colors: Rhythmic Black and Dynamic White.

Internal parameters: Speakers

It has a dimension of 175.6 x 175.6 x 224mm and weighs around 3150 gm. Sound X4 packs a pure titanium film tweeter, a self-developed mica fiber diaphragm with a midrange speaker, and a 50W sub-tweeter to provide clear sound all the time.

The device supports eight-speaker units which count one 4.75-inch woofer (rated 50W power), four 1.5-inch full-range speakers (5W power each), one 1.25-inch tweeter (3W power), and two passive radiators. It has a frequency response range of 40kHz.

All these eight units bring sound effects like a symphony orchestra. Huawei Sound X4 supports dual channels and an AC adapter with a 24V/2.71A power supply. The compact speaker also has six microphones with a ring array.

Device Controls

Huawei Sound X4 has the following touch buttons: Volume + – button, mic button, play/pause tab, and a lighting control tab on the top center. It can well manage voice, app, and button controls and ensures an interruption-free sound experience.

As mentioned, the device supports a ring of lights that acts as indicators for connection, voice response, status indication, music effects, light wallpaper, and more.

Huawei Sound X4 controls (Image Credits: Huawei)

Features and Capabilities

Huawei Sound X4 has received the high-res high-definition sound quality certificate. It claims to provide more sound details bringing richer as well as more immersive audio to listeners.

It runs on the HUAWEI SOUND Bass enhancement algorithm that actively manages vibration, reduces distortion, and improves the response of low frequencies. The algorithm further helps to achieve powerful performance with rich bass texture.

Smart Sound Field: It spreads sound waves to recognize the room structure and receive feedback. This helps the device automatically match the sound effects in the spatial scenarios. It creates a unique sound field wherever you put it.

HarmonyOS one-touch voice transmission: Just touch the speaker once with your phone and the music will immediately start playing. One can put the speaker close to phones, tablets, PC, or smart TVs and auto-connect both devices without any app.

The device also supports Super Device and cinema-level sound effects. It is a perfect speaker that lets you easily control smart home products.

Price and availability

Huawei Sound X4 is open for sale on Huawei Mall for 1999 yuan. The original rate is 2499 yuan. Users can also pick guarantee services as per their preference.

Huawei Sound X4 features (Image Credits: Huawei)

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Weibo tipster @RuiPlaysDigital shared an image of two Control Panels, claiming them to be of HarmonyOS NEXT and MagicOS 9.0. One of these is similar to an early revelation of HarmonyOS NEXT Control Center and adds consent on this matter.

The tipster says the only difference between HarmonyOS NEXT and Honor MagicOS 9.0 Control Panel is the arrangement of widgets. For instance, the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth tabs, audio controller, volume and brightness adjuster, and so on.

Meanwhile, other features and icons of these two Control Panels are quite identical to each other. The blur effect between the two also differs to some extent but possesses the same capability. Let’s explore both Control Panels one by one.

Honor MagicOS 9.0 Control Panel

The Wi-Fi and Bluetooth tabs are placed vertically on the top left, beside the hotspot section. Below these buttons, users will find the media player and two adjusters: brightness and volume. Settings and Edit icons are also visible above the hotspot.

At the topmost side, there is a battery indicator and other network services icon. The rest of the Control Panel is full of quick setting icons like ring, rotate, and more.

The live image shows an opaque background rather than a slight blur. But that could be the wallpaper effect. Other changes will be clear by the MagicOS 9.0 launch.

HarmonyOS NEXT vs MagicOS 9.0: Control Panel (Image Credits: Weibo)

HarmonyOS NEXT Control Panel

The current appearance is quite similar to a previous leak. It shows merged items instead of separate ones. Just opt for a simple “swipe down” gesture to see all the icons alongside a large brightness adjuster, which is not visible in this picture.

All the icons and tabs appear at equidistance from each other. The tiny icons are now more round than ever before and seem quite big as well as recognizable.

One side of the Control Panel shows the setting icon while the other one highlights the editing option. The background seems more blurry, giving the effect of the main wallpaper on the Control Panel which ultimately makes it more appealing.

Concluding the points, the tipster said that HarmonyOS NEXT Control Panel isn’t the final version. Huawei could make more changes and modify it with the stable version. Thus, we may find more interesting changes between the two major OS(s) later.

Leak shows similar Control Panel of HarmonyOS NEXT and MagicOS 9.0 (Image Credits: Weibo)

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Weibo tipster @AdakFenglangjuxu mentioned that Huawei device users who upgraded to HarmonyOS NEXT can use the WeChat seamless chat transfer tool.

From the name, the feature will efficiently transfer all the chat records of WeChat to the new software system, without losing any details or other data of the app. Ensure that you are using the WeChat HarmonyOS NEXT application version.

The feature seems quite effective. Often users concern about the device data and chats while upgrading their device to a new OS. Doing so leads to conversation loss and requires multiple processes to transfer the chat records locally.

Although WeChat HarmonyOS NEXT app has resolved this problem with a seamless chat transfer tool. Note this feature will only support Huawei devices upgraded to the HarmonyOS NEXT beta version. Others have to wait for subsequent builds.

WeChat HarmonyOS NEXT app has seamless chat transfer feature (Image Credits: Weibo)

The tipster further reveals that HarmonyOS NEXT has great changes for the Control Center. It may also bring an iOS-like live map to users for easy navigation.

HarmonyOS NEXT could further adopt a one-tap lock screen access capability and some more effective changes. A recent feature of the new OS is app cloning which can split the original app into 5 clones so that users can effectively run the application.

More such features are on the way. Many native HarmonyOS apps are now open for public testing. The drawback is only HarmonyOS NEXT beta users can explore these applications. But Huawei may expand the software testing to more device owners in the coming weeks.

HarmonyOS NEXT App Clone feature can create 5 clones of an app for simultaneous use

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