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: By late 2024, Huawei announced that HarmonyOS was running on more than 1 billion devices globally, encompassing smartphones, wearables, smart cars, and smart home tech [6].

: While 2022-era versions (HarmonyOS 2 and 3) still utilized an Android Open Source Project (AOSP) base to maintain app compatibility [24, 27], the latest versions like HarmonyOS NEXT (HarmonyOS 5 and 6) have completely removed the Android core, supporting only native HarmonyOS applications [14, 17, 27]. : By late 2024, Huawei announced that HarmonyOS

Since that 2022 report, the operating system has expanded its reach dramatically: : Over 250 million units [19]

: By late 2022, HarmonyOS 3 had been released and was quickly becoming the dominant version on Huawei’s phones and tablets [19, 24]. : Over 250 million units [19].

Beyond Huawei's branded hardware, the broader ecosystem—which includes third-party products under the banner—reached over 250 million devices by late 2022, marking a 212% annual increase [19]. Key Adoption Milestones in 2022

In 2022, Huawei revealed that on its own devices [19]. This represented a significant 113% year-over-year growth compared to the previous year [19].

: Over 250 million units [19].