Vom Basisadapter zur Erfahrungsinnovation: Warum setzen die Internetriesen alle auf HarmonyOS 6?

Why can an operating system that is not yet fully mature trigger bets from the entire industry?

On October 22nd, with the opening of the upgrade for the first batch of over 90 models, HarmonyOS 6 officially entered large - scale public testing. It's worth mentioning that Internet giants such as Tencent, Alipay, Meituan, and JD.com almost simultaneously chose to launch new features, update new versions, and create exclusive experiences on HarmonyOS 6.

From AutoNavi Maps' AI navigation to JD.com's high - precision AR "Swing and View", from Alipay's health butler to Meituan Takeaway's live window... These are not simple adaptations but innovative features that are the first to be implemented in the HarmonyOS ecosystem. It can be said that this scene is extremely rare in the history of domestic operating systems.

From the user's perspective, HarmonyOS 6 still has a certain way to go before reaching the perfect state - some functions are still being improved, and the application ecosystem is also continuously expanding. However, what is often overlooked by the public is that as a growing and vibrant operating system, it also demonstrates a rare creativity and vitality.

This is because, on HarmonyOS 6, more and more functions are no longer simple compensatory adaptations but are creating brand - new experience scenarios: The live window makes information accessible at your fingertips, the "Tap to Connect" feature makes device collaboration more natural, and the AI capabilities of the Xiaoyi intelligent agent enable the system to understand user intentions. These unique innovative experiences of HarmonyOS 6 make users feel that HarmonyOS 6 is not just "usable" but is continuously moving towards being "easy to use".

In an era when the competitive landscape of mobile operating systems is almost set, how can HarmonyOS 6 arouse such a large - scale industrial resonance? From adaptation to innovation, why are these Internet giants willing to launch functions and create exclusive experiences for HarmonyOS 6?

Experience Resonance: When Internet Giants Compete for Innovation on HarmonyOS 6

Where does the vitality of an operating system come from? The answer is: a continuously growing ecosystem.

Android has built a huge mobile ecosystem globally through its open community, iOS maintains a highly sticky user group through its closed - loop ecosystem of integrated hardware and software, and Linux has maintained its vitality for more than three decades through an open and collaborative mechanism. They jointly prove a rule: The vitality of an operating system lies in whether it can enable the ecosystem to grow continuously.

This growth has never been something that a single manufacturer can achieve independently. It truly emerges when the system, partners, and users form a positive cycle.

The development of HarmonyOS is a microcosm of this rule. If HarmonyOS 5 solved the basic problem of "whether the ecosystem is adapted", then HarmonyOS 6 further injects vitality into the ecosystem, driving the user experience from basic adaptation to innovative breakthroughs.

What we see is that more and more Internet giants are no longer just porting applications to HarmonyOS 6. Instead, with the support of the new capabilities of HarmonyOS 6, they are launching exclusive functions for HarmonyOS users, allowing users to experience unprecedented smoothness, intelligence, and thoughtfulness in familiar applications.

Take JD.com's high - precision AR "Swing and View" launched for the first time as an example. Based on the system - level capabilities of HarmonyOS 6, users can virtually place furniture or household appliances in the real environment through the mobile phone camera, achieving an immersive shopping experience of "what you see is what you get".

This native AR interactive experience breaks through the traditional "shelf" browsing form of e - commerce.

For users, shopping is no longer just imagining from pictures but a scenario - based decision - making process. Through high - precision AR measurement, users can use their mobile phones to test whether the reserved space at home is sufficient. They can intuitively feel the fit between the product and their space and lifestyle before placing an order, thus gaining more certainty in each consumption.

This sense of certainty is also being replicated in more scenarios. In the travel scenario, it also allows users to feel that information is more intuitive, immediate, and reliable. The live window traffic light countdown function launched by Tencent Maps for the first time allows drivers to directly view the signal changes and traffic information at the intersection ahead on the desktop without switching screens, greatly improving the safety of travel.

For users who often fly, Travelzen extends this sense of certainty experience to cloud - based journeys. Through functions such as the cloud - based push live window and weather special effects of HarmonyOS 6, key information such as flight dynamics, boarding gate changes, and weather changes will be presented in real - time on the desktop.

Users can grasp the itinerary status at the first time before take - off, during transit, and after arrival without opening the app. HarmonyOS 6 makes the "full of waiting and uncertainty" flight scenario more controllable.

In the content consumption sector, Tencent News has not only launched a new live - streaming function but also integrated innovative experiences such as desktop cards, AI reading, and unified dragging. Mainstream music software including QQ Music, Kugou Music, and Kuwo Music have also brought function upgrades such as remote playback and improved sound quality on the device - side NPU.

These innovations are not just functional updates and iterations but also represent the common judgment and continuous investment of Internet giants in the potential of the HarmonyOS ecosystem. Whether it is AR shopping, smart travel, or real - time information and content consumption, ecosystem partners are creating new value in users' daily experiences based on the underlying capabilities of HarmonyOS 6.

In the process of ecosystem partners gathering in this new field, HarmonyOS 6 is growing from the initial system construction into an ecosystem that can resonate with partners and progress with users. It not only pursues compatibility, adaptation, and first - launch innovation but also continuously strengthens its own vitality through high - frequency updates and iterations and by meeting user needs.

In the ecosystem map of HarmonyOS 6, intelligent agents are no longer just symbolic symbols of technological innovation but key variables that determine the user experience. While ecosystem partners are constantly innovating in their respective fields, a deeper - level ecosystem collaboration mechanism is taking shape - that is, the intelligent agent framework based on HarmonyOS 6.

For developers, the greatest significance of the HarmonyOS intelligent agent framework is that it lowers the threshold of intelligence. Through a set of ready - to - use AI capabilities, developers can quickly integrate intelligent interaction capabilities into ordinary applications without building complex algorithms themselves.

With the help of this framework, third - party ecosystem applications can easily achieve intelligent upgrades. Developers can develop intelligent agents with intelligent interaction, autonomous decision - making, and group collaboration capabilities through the unified communication protocol and intention framework of this framework, truly breaking down the barriers between different intelligent agents and significantly increasing the speed of innovation.

Currently, more than 80 HarmonyOS application intelligent agents have been launched, covering multiple fields such as shopping, travel, content, entertainment, and services. Take the movie and performance service intelligent agent "Maibao" launched by Damai for the first time as an example. It eliminates the need for users to manually search for performances, switch applications, or jump to the ticketing page. Users only need to say a natural language - "Help me see what concerts are on tonight", and Maibao can recognize the intention and automatically integrate nearby performance and ticketing information.

The JD.com shopping assistant intelligent agent launched by JD.com for the first time further brings this intelligent experience into daily consumption. It can understand users' shopping intentions, automatically recommend suitable products, compare discounts, and actively remind users when it finds price cuts or new products.

For example, users can directly say "Help me see if there is a cheaper version of this mobile phone", and the JD.com shopping assistant can complete price comparison and event screening. This experience prevents users from being overwhelmed by the flood of information and provides them with accurate, considerate, and intelligent services with decision - making reference value.

Through these innovative intelligent agents, HarmonyOS 6 is extending the "intelligence of the system" to the "intelligence of the ecosystem". It not only makes devices smarter but also enables each ecosystem partner to have the ability to "think".

Adaptation Is Not the End, HarmonyOS 6 Is a New Starting Point for Ecosystem Evolution

In the development cycle of operating systems, the maturity of the ecosystem is often more difficult than the technology itself. The initial goal is to solve the problem of whether the system and applications can be used, while a higher challenge lies in: how to enable the system and the ecosystem to form the ability of self - evolution.

Since its birth in 2019, HarmonyOS has gone through the stage of technological independence from 0 to 1. Through continuous ecosystem construction, although the current HarmonyOS is not perfect, it has embarked on a difficult but correct path.

The "difficulty" of this path is not HarmonyOS's isolated development but a collective leap of the entire industry. It requires the common understanding and collaboration of the system, ecosystem partners, developers, and users to enable the entire ecosystem to truly grow.

Now, the large - scale public testing of HarmonyOS 6, as a milestone on this path, represents that more and more HarmonyOS applications have moved from the early basic adaptation to full - feature development and experience innovation.

The most intuitive manifestation of this change is that multiple important functions have been updated synchronously across three terminals. Whether it is a mobile phone, tablet, or PC, users can experience the latest version of functions and interactions at the same time. While the HarmonyOS ecosystem is continuously improving, it also ensures a worry - free daily use experience for users.

From the perspective of the entire ecosystem, the ecosystem construction of HarmonyOS 6 has entered a new stage of high - frequency iteration and in - depth co - construction. Major Internet partners are accelerating the improvement of their HarmonyOS experiences with higher investment and a faster pace.

AutoNavi Maps has basically completed the development of all functions. The AI navigation and the Traffic - VLM large - scale traffic vision - language model have been launched simultaneously, making the travel experience more intelligent; Tencent has more than 60 products fully launched on HarmonyOS. Core applications such as WeChat, QQ, QQ Music, and Tencent Maps are updated monthly, and the experience is continuously optimized;

Meituan Takeaway adheres to monthly updates and has launched new functions such as the live window, self - pick - up at the store, and nearby group orders, making local life services more smooth and convenient; ByteDance - affiliated applications such as Douyin, Toutiao, and Xingtu are iterating rapidly, and the content creation and distribution experience is constantly evolving; while JD.com has brought the e - commerce experience into a new stage of immersion and intelligence through functions such as high - precision AR "Swing and View" and the intelligent shopping assistant.

In the game field, HarmonyOS has also achieved an unprecedented ecological leap. Many popular games such as Honor of Kings, Peacekeeper Elite, Genshin Impact, Delta Squad, and Teamfight Tactics have launched HarmonyOS versions. Some of these games achieve higher frame rates and faster startup times on HarmonyOS 6 devices, bringing a smoother and more immersive experience to players. It can be said that besides iOS and Android, HarmonyOS is becoming a new growth engine and innovation platform for game manufacturers.

Looking back at the development of the HarmonyOS ecosystem, we can clearly see its accelerating growth from "starting" to "growing".

It took 8 months to reach 10 million users from 0, and it only took more than two months to reach 20 million from 10 million. As of now, the number of HarmonyOS devices has exceeded 23 million. Behind these figures is the accumulation of user trust and the manifestation of ecosystem vitality. If the journey from 0 to 1 is the courage to break the ice, then the journey from 1 to 100 is the power of growth. HarmonyOS is no longer just a system but an ecosystem that is continuously evolving.

The release of HarmonyOS 6 has become an important milestone in this ecological process. More and more partners are joining this co - construction effort. From Internet giants such as Tencent, Alipay, Meituan, and JD.com to countless small and medium - sized developers, the vast expanse of the HarmonyOS ecosystem is being jointly supported by more and more partners.

This young operating system has never claimed to be perfect. Even today, HarmonyOS 6 is still in the growth stage from 1 to 100 and still has a certain gap from the ultimate experience.

However, precisely because of this, it shows unique vitality. On HarmonyOS 6, ecosystem partners are innovating more frequently, the system experience is smoother, and the capabilities of the Xiaoyi intelligent agent are constantly emerging, which confirms the core characteristic of HarmonyOS: adaptation is not the end but the beginning of a continuous evolution journey.

Every user of HarmonyOS is a co - builder of this ecosystem. In the past year, more than 2 million user wishes have become important references for system optimization. It is these real feedbacks that have made HarmonyOS better with each update.

What HarmonyOS 6 presents is the vitality of a Chinese - developed independent operating system ecosystem. It is not imitating anyone but creating a new possibility: making technology warm, enabling the ecosystem to grow, and constantly evolving the user experience.

This article is from the WeChat official account Digital Planet