Huawei unveils HarmonyOS 7 with a lot of glass-like effects, better performance
Huawei has unveiled HarmonyOS 7, featuring a new 'Liquid Glass' UI and enhanced agentic AI capabilities. The update promises a 15% performance boost and is designed to integrate across Huawei's ecosystem of devices.
Why it matters
Huawei's continued development of its own OS highlights the ongoing competition in the global mobile software market and the industry-wide push toward agentic AI.
Today at its developer conference in China, Huawei has taken the wraps off HarmonyOS 7. It comes with an Apple-inspired Liquid Glass-like UI, and a lot of talk about AI because it's 2026 and that's apparently inescapable.
The article provides a technical overview while including critical commentary on the company's design choices and market position.
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