The first batch of HarmonyOS 2.0 closed beta includes 28 devices and the old flagship series, the Huawei Mate 20 was also on the list. HarmonyOS 2.0 is Huawei’s own operating system built for its smartphones and tablet and has many new and innovative features.
According to the info, the HarmonyOS 2.0 beta is now expanding to more Huawei Mate 20 devices in China. More devices with the model number mentioned below will join the beta program once the approval of applications of the respective smartphones.
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The HarmonyOS 2.0 beta was started to roll out from June 07 through OTA upgrades for the Mate 20 smartphones and other eligible devices in the Chinese market. Below you can check the Mate 20 phones eligible for the HarmonyOS 2 closed beta.
- Huawei Mate 20 (HMA-AL00/HMA-TL00)
- Huawei Mate 20 Pro (LYA-AL00/LYA-AL10/LYA-TL00)
- Huawei MAte 20 RS (LYA-AL00P)
- Huawei Mate 20 X 4G (EVR-AL00/EVR-TL00)
The new HarmonyOS beta can be identified with version 2.0.0.116 and comes with several new features such as a new home screen, control panel, service center, new fonts, smart home, better security, improved privacy, and much more.
HarmonyOS 2.0 Detailed Changelog:
Home-screen: Swiping up on the app icon generates a service widget, which can be resized dragged to a new location, or added to your custom home screen.
Control Panel: Swiping down from the upper-right edge of the screen takes you to Control Panel. Device Control access has been added to the shortcut switches panel so that you can control all of your devices with the same ease as navigating on your phone.
Service Center: If you swipe up from the lower left or lower right corner on the screen, the system will lead to the Service Center. This is the place, where all of your collected service widgets are stored and ready to offer access to your desired services.
Smart Folder: HarmonyOS adds support for app categorization and management. By pressing down on a standard folder displays a large folder, which offers direct access to desired apps.
HarmonyOS Fonts: HarmonyOS brings support for step-free font Weight adjustments and adjusts the size of the font itself.
Smart Office: Under this label, HarmonyOS brings you the capability to transfer files on cross-device platforms without requiring a data cable with the power of Huawei Share, which increases the file transfer speed and provides faster and secure file sharing between Huawei smartphones, computers, and tablets.
Smart Home: Offers nimble, intelligent operations on household appliances, such as quickly accessing the phone’s network from the devices, controlling screenless appliances, installation-free apps, and direct service access, which can be accessed by tapping your phone against the selected household appliance, or bringing your phone into the proximity to the appliance.
Seamless Performance: All operations, including touches and swipes, are smoother and more natural, with images and videos loading more quickly as well.
App Guard: The App Guard mode is enabled by default, to ensure that all apps subject deep scans for malicious behavior, security vulnerabilities, privacy risks, and other related behaviors while being installed.
This prevents risky apps from being installed while helping safeguard the secure running environment of the entire system.
Collaborative Security: Add a mobile – Computer collaborative authentication feature and allows you to unlock your phone by entering the phone’s screen unlock password on your Huawei computer when your phone and computer are connected via multi-screen collaboration.
Certifications: The TEE OS security kernel has obtained the CC EAL5+ certification, indicating the highest security level for a global commercial operating system kernel. The HarmonyOS operating system has obtained CC EAL4+ security certification, China’s highest security certification.
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