Huawei News
OpenHarmony 3.2 Beta2, OpenHarmony Logo released
OpenAtom OpenHarmony sub-forum of the 2022 Open Atom Global Open Source Summit was successfully held in Beijing. To date, OpenHarmony currently ranks first in the Gitee Activity Index, attracting more than 40 main code contributors, 2,800+ community contributors, 14 software distributions, 1.6 million+ community users, and 87 million downloads worldwide with up to 78,000+ code submissions.
OpenHarmony has added a new logo and it represents different types of devices, reflecting that OpenHarmony can be developed at one time. The open source community will continue to focus on technological innovation to build an ecological base.
Meanwhile, the OpenHarmony 3.2 Beta2 version was officially released, including the enhancement of standard system basic capabilities, and the enhancement of standard system application framework capabilities.
Enhancement of basic capabilities of standard systems
- Added support for window multi-hot zone distribution mechanism.
- Support power management restart recovery mechanism.
- Multi-mode input added support for Input stylus pressure-sensitive synthesis, tilt angle, and key input.
- The security domain supports preset application pre-authorization mechanism, fingerprint entry/authentication/identification framework.
- The driver supports the Selfie mirroring function in recording mode, audio sound effect control, infrared device input, audio USB plug-in/unplug identification and event reporting.
Standard System Application Framework Capability Enhancement
- Meta capabilities support card providers to add static and dynamic cards, components support local installation-free startup, system SA startup and access components, support single-instance Ability migration, operation management supports opening sandbox applications, and system application ability is not displayed in the latest task list.
- Package management supports obtaining the package name and certificate fingerprint information of the current package, NDK interface capability, querying the PackInfo information of a specified application, and atomic service aging and uninstallation.
Standard system application development example
Added Demo samples such as backgammon man-machine battle, QR code generation and analysis, card use, multimedia, short video, facial recognition capabilities, etc., to provide developers with sample programs used by the SDK, so that developers can quickly get started using OpenHarmony system basics ability.
Huawei News
Huawei Petal Mail App will no longer be available for download
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 News
Huawei Mate 70 lineup repair spare parts prices announced
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
Camera
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Huawei FreeBuds Pro 4 official announcement
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.