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Open source Harmony OpenHarmony 3.2 Beta 1 released
OpenHarmony 3.2 Beta1 version has been officially released. The updated content shows that OpenHarmony 3.2 Beta1 has achieved enhancements in the basic capabilities of lightweight systems, standard system basic capabilities, standard system distributed capabilities, standard system application framework capabilities, and standard system application capabilities.
OpenHarmony 3.2 Beta1 Changelog:
Enhanced basic capabilities of lightweight systems
The lightweight LiteOS system and the Linux system IPC are unified, which builds and improves the inter-process communication capabilities, including distributed inter-process communication, and provides local and distributed inter-process communication capabilities for distributed services and apps.
Enhancement of basic capabilities of standard systems
Added support for compiling and building for Arm 64-bit system versions.
Graphics support secure screenshots and secure screen recording; support for embedding display capabilities in other application interfaces.
The window supports the ability to quickly switch the desktop and restore the application window, wake the screen from the window, keep the screen always on / adjust the screen brightness of the window, and secure the layer.
The Ark VM supports multi-instance debugging, as well as conditional breakpoints and watch expression capabilities.
Multi-mode input supports remote control, mouse, keyboard input device hot-plug monitoring capability.
Securely supports OpenHarmony’s cross-device same-account mutual trust authentication capability.
Enhanced distributed capabilities of standard systems
System service management supports group verification mechanism capability.
Standard System Application Framework Capability Enhancement
ArkUI supports the AbilityComponent component to embed the application interface (Ability) as a control in other applications to display; enhance the ability of column and sidebar components, and support the ability to automatically hide by dragging and dropping.
Package management supports the installation, uninstallation, and query of sandbox applications, and the unpacking tool supports Stage model capabilities.
Meta-capability support Stage model supports Worker mechanism, and DFX capabilities such as ANR and application main thread stuck detection are added.
Enhanced application capabilities of standard systems
The gallery supports basic dynamic effects, supports image editing and saving capabilities, and provides OEM custom development capabilities.
Global developers can download the complete code through Gitee and mirror sites:
https://gitee.com/openharmony
OpenHarmony 3.2 Beta1 release notes：
https://gitee.com/openharmony/docs/blob/master/zh-cn/release-notes/OpenHarmony-v3.2-beta1.md
According to the official information, the Huawei released the delisting announcement of its Petal Mail App. The full text of the announcement is as follows: [translated]
Thank you for your continued attention and support to the Huawei Petal Mail App. In order to better adapt to the changing needs of product experience, service content and local markets, we have made strategic adjustments to the Huawei Petal Mail App.
The Petal Mail App will officially switch to the Email App on December 31, 2024, and the Petal Mail App will no longer be available for download from the App Store. The Petal Mail App you have installed can be used normally. We apologize for the inconvenience. You can continue to view, send or receive emails in the pre-installed Email App on your Huawei phone or use a computer browser to open the Petal Mail official website ( https://www.petalmail.com ), and your emails and personal data will not be lost.
Huawei released the Mate 70 series of mobile phones, with a starting price of 5,499 yuan. At present, the prices of spare parts for the new Mate 70 series have been announced on Huawei’s official website.
Huawei Mate 70 lineup repair spare parts prices announced
Battery and motherboard
Mate 70
Battery — 199
12GB+256GB — 2499
12GB+512GB — 2899
12GB+1TB — 3599
Mate 70 Pro
Battery — 199
12GB+256GB — 2899
12GB+512GB — 3299
12GB+1TB — 3999
Mate 70 Pro+
Battery — 299
16GB+512GB — 4399
16GB+1TB — 4899
Mate 70 RS
Battery — 299
16GB+512GB — 6499
16GB+1TB — 6999
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Huawei officially announced the new FreeBuds Pro 4 headphones. This is the first TWS headset equipped with HarmonyOS NEXT and will be officially launched at the Huawei Mate Brand Festival on November 26.
As can be seen from the poster, the headset adopts an in-ear design with black and gold color matching, and the overall shape is similar to the previous generation. With the support of the new system, FreeBuds Pro 4 is expected to bring more functional upgrades.
For reference, Huawei FreeBuds Pro 3 was released in September last year with an initial price of 1,499 yuan . It is equipped with the Kirin A2 chip that uses Polar code, supports Star Flash connection core technology and Bluetooth technology, and the new L2HC 3.0 protocol.