Overview
- Huawei unveiled HarmonyOS 7, which launched on Friday, June 12, 2026, and published a developer beta that includes AI coding agents and an updated agent framework.
- The company says the OS uses an “agent‑friendly” architecture that links the system assistant to more than 2,000 specialised AI agents so it can autonomously perform multi-step tasks such as making personalised training plans or locating files across devices.
- Huawei promotes its HarmonyOS Intelligent Agent Framework 2.0 as simplifying developer workflows and delivering roughly a 90% task success rate on complex jobs, a figure the company provided and which has not been independently verified.
- HarmonyOS 7 introduces visual changes including Liquid Glass‑like and 3D spatial effects, expanded in‑app AI commands, and cross‑device features, and Huawei claims performance gains ranging from about 15% over HarmonyOS 6.1 to 30–40% versus rival systems.
- The launch positions Huawei to press a domestic AI advantage while Apple’s new AI features remain restricted in mainland China, and the key things to watch are developer uptake, independent tests of Huawei’s performance and the OS’s debut on Huawei’s next flagship phone later this year.