The OS which is just a rebranded Android fork lmao.
which is good enough for me.
linux is a great base, and while im not too fond of google, i dont think its likely for huawei to do a much worse job at it.
Just like those bunch of “security” Android fork snake oil memes like GrapheneOS? Atleast HarmonyOS moniker vaguely has some real world meaning with Huawei’s own hardware/software ecosystem.
Instead of snake oil you get guaranteed tracking software sending your data directly to the CCP. Much better!
GrapheneOS is snake oil?
The whole thing is a rebranding of AOSP features and a large social media privacy circus around it.
GrapheneOS is pure snake oil with a disgusting sole developer that believes in pushing corporate Big Tech propaganda, harassing and witch hunting any critics, having a little social media army with sockpuppets to do this, abuses mentally challenged by hiding behind “autism” label (Louis Rossmann has a nice video), falsely claims he was swatted without giving evidence or coverage in local Canadian media and blames everyone from redditors to community mods to YouTubers and so on. It has been 10 months at this point since the claim.
I covered this disease for about 5 years, and it emanates from the same sewer that “security” clowns like Brad Spengler and madaidan do in Linux community. All they do is either push their bullshit solutions or push corporate Big Tech propaganda and hate any FOSS project they think will not worship them.
https://old.reddit.com/r/privatelife/comments/ug9qnc/writeup_criticism_of_rprivacyguides_grapheneos/
Did you read the article?
This is the best summary I could come up with:
But the Chinese electronics giant is having a comeback with a buzzy return to the high-end phone market that’s pulling consumer attention away from Apple’s iPhone.
Huawei executives had previously described the development of its own operating system as a “Plan B,” as the company faced the prospect of being barred from using key hardware or software with U.S. origins.
Previous versions of HarmonyOS supported apps developed for Android, yet Huawei’s next update will end this compatibility, creating what the company calls a “pure” operating system.
Chinese firms are reportedly ramping up efforts to hire developers for HarmonyOS, including companies like Alipay owner Ant Group and McDonald’s China.
The rise of HarmonyOS is also coming as Huawei successfully returns to the 5G smartphone market, symbolized by its surprise release of the Mate 60 Pro in August last year.
“After years of hard work, we’ve managed to weather the storm,” Huawei rotating chairman Ken Hu said to employees in late December.
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I remind to us westerners that iOS in China is now crippled, as the government forced Apple to delist from the app store every single app that’s not explicitly approved by the party. So you can only install tencent, Alibaba, bytedance, pinduoduo apps and maybe some other Chinese ad-filled game
This said, I saw many Chinese using those “third party app stores” on iOS that are abusing fake/stolen enterprise dev certificates from Apple. But that’s a cat vs mouse game as those are often revoked
