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Huawei to Unveil HarmonyOS 7 and Ecosystem Advances at HDC 2026

The conference signals a push to unify phones, PCs, vehicle cockpits through new AI, UI, and developer tools

Overview

  • Huawei confirmed HDC 2026 will run June 12–14 and the public agenda names sessions that present HarmonyOS 7 design, Harmony AI core capabilities, and broader ecosystem updates.
  • Agenda entries scheduled for June 13 explicitly list a UX presentation on HarmonyOS 7 and a session on a new UI design kit with spatial controls, variable fonts, and ArkUI component integration.
  • Huawei has published Huawei Wallet HDC electronic tickets that use an NFC 'tap' entry; the ticket requires a phone running HarmonyOS 5 or later and an NFC-capable device, with non‑NFC phones directed to ID or QR/manual entry.
  • The HDC agenda includes 'HarmonyOS NEXT' cockpit sessions and a developer forum showing JetBrains participation, which together point to in‑car system capabilities and possible native IDE support on HarmonyOS PCs.
  • A tech blogger reported that HarmonyOS 7 is being pushed to internal confidential beta users, which aligns with Huawei’s past pattern of opening Developer Beta recruitment after HDC and then shipping the stable release on new flagship devices.