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Huawei Extends HarmonyOS 4 Upgrade to 5-Year-Old Devices
Great news for Huawei P30 and Mate 20 series users! Huawei has just revealed that they can now upgrade their 5-year-old flagship phones to HarmonyOS 4. This update will bring fresh features and performance enhancements, giving these devices a new lease on life.
Huawei P30 and Mate 20 users have been clamoring for the HarmonyOS 4 upgrade, but it was unclear if it would be available for their devices. The initial HarmonyOS 4 roadmap didn’t mention these phones, but Huawei has now announced that they will be eligible for the upgrade.
Huawei P30 and Mate 20 series phones are the latest Huawei phones to have Google Mobile Services (GMS). They are also the most popular Huawei phones in the market until the Mate 60 series. The P30 series was launched in 2019 with EMUI 9.1, while the Mate 20 series was launched in 2018 with EMUI 9.0. After upgrading to EMUI 11, Huawei transitioned these phones to HarmonyOS 2 and later to HarmonyOS 3 in China.
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Huawei P30 and Mate 20 users around the world are currently on EMUI 12, and there’s no official word on when EMUI 13 will arrive for them. However, the big surprise is that Huawei has announced they’ll get HarmonyOS 4 in the first quarter of 2024. This is unusual because it’s not common for a company to update five-year-old devices with new software.
The HarmonyOS 4 update will bring new features and a better user experience to these old smartphones. It is a testament to Huawei’s commitment to supporting its devices for a long time.
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Huawei Home Storage Receives HarmonyOS 4.2.0.31 Update, Enhances WeChat Backup and Recovery Stability
On October 9, Huawei Home Storage received the HarmonyOS 4.2.0.31 upgrade. This new version primarily focuses on enhancing the stability of WeChat backup and recovery, ensuring smoother and more reliable data management for users.
The update details include improvements aimed at optimizing performance, further streamlining the backup and recovery process for WeChat users, and enhancing the overall user experience within the Huawei ecosystem.
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According to previous reports by DNS and ithome, Huawei Home Storage began testing the WeChat backup feature in April this year. When paired with mobile phones or tablets running HarmonyOS 4.2 or higher, this functionality allows users to seamlessly back up their WeChat data, providing a more secure and convenient data management experience.
Huawei launched its first HarmonyOS home data center, Huawei Home Storage , in 2022 , offering 4TB, 16TB, and diskless versions. Huawei Home Storage also supports self-configuration, with a maximum support of 40TB of storage (20TB+20TB).
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Recent news suggests that the Huawei Pura 70 series flagship lineup has started adapting to HarmonyOS NEXT. While the company has not yet made an official announcement, a new tip has shed light on this development, revealing significant details.
According to @FixedFocus, the adaptation has begun, with some development feedback appearing on the official community. It appears the flagship lineup is nearing the completion of this adaptation.
Huawei Unveils HarmonyOS NEXT Beta at HDC 2024
At the HDC 2024 event, Huawei introduced the HarmonyOS NEXT beta. The company also initiated developer beta testing for three major devices: the Mate 60 Pro, the Mate X5 foldable, and the MatePad Pro 13.2 tablet.
Despite the focus on premium models, Pura 70 smartphones are also included in the HarmonyOS NEXT developer beta testing. Initially, the official timeline indicated that this lineup would receive the developer beta in August.
Huawei has already started adapting HarmonyOS NEXT for the Pura 70 series, with the process now underway for these top-end handsets.
Apart from the Pura devices, the roadmap includes the Pocket 2 series, MatePad Pro 11 2024, and FreeBuds Pro 3 in the beta list for August. Huawei may soon start software adaptation for these models.
The Pura 70 series is preparing for the HarmonyOS NEXT beta version, with the stable build expected in Q4 2024 as part of the first batch of devices.
The tipster previously reported that the HarmonyOS NEXT public beta development is complete and has entered stability testing for device compatibility. Huawei may soon start this testing with the Pura 70 models.
The Pura 70 series, which came with HarmonyOS 4.2 and AI features, includes four models with triple-lens cameras for enhanced photography. It will be interesting to see how the new software improves the device’s performance.
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Huawei has introduced a new ‘Scan to Go’ feature with HarmonyOS NEXT. This enhancement improves the existing code-scanning feature, simplifying the process and reducing the steps needed to scan a QR code for various tasks.
An ordinary code scan feature requires several steps to complete the task. Users need to scan the QR code, after which the feature identifies the app to which the QR code belongs, finds the app, opens it, and then searches for the scan code entry again.
This process is often time-consuming. However, Huawei has changed this with HarmonyOS NEXT. The new ‘Scan to Go’ feature allows users to enter the code interface of any app directly, eliminating the need for multiple taps and a lengthy procedure.
If you don’t have the required app on your Huawei device, the ‘Scan to Go’ feature will automatically direct you to the app’s download page on the AppGallery for easy access.
The ‘Scan to Go’ feature in HarmonyOS NEXT supports all types of QR codes and is available in the camera app of Huawei devices. Users can also add this feature to the control center or the lock screen for added convenience.
The feature supports a ‘one-click scan’ whether your phone is locked or unlocked, allowing you to use it for payments, ordering food, booking rides, paying rent and electricity bills, express deliveries, and more.
‘Scan to Go’ also includes automatic zoom, capable of scanning an 18 x 18 cm code from 18 meters away under appropriate lighting conditions. In low light, it achieves 92% accuracy using low-light algorithms with a scanning delay of 550 ms.
This is just the beginning, and there could be even more hidden features that Huawei will reveal to consumers with the first beta rollout in the coming months.
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