The HDC Breakfast Meeting is "hot and ready to serve". It's time to hop on the "HarmonyOS Express".

As we step into 2025, the battle for AI dominance has shifted from large models to intelligent agents.

From the initial conversational AI to the current AI Agents, AI, which has undergone multiple rounds of innovation, has evolved from a cutting - edge technological concept to a core tool driving productivity transformation. Conversational AI excels at answering questions and assisting human decision - making. In the era of AI Agents, the system is equipped with the capabilities of task perception, autonomous planning, and proactive execution.

This means that in the era of intelligent agents, AI is no longer a passive responder but an active executor capable of independent thinking. It is clearly foreseeable that this innovative leap from "responder" to "executor" is reshaping the boundaries of traditional work models and human - machine interaction.

The future is here. The China Academy of Information and Communications Technology predicts that by 2025, the market related to AI Agents will reach 480 billion yuan. For thousands of developers rooted in operating systems, this is not only an upgrade of innovative technologies but also a competition for the dominance of the "intelligent future."

How can we catch the high - speed train of the intelligent era on the eve of the AI Agent explosion? How can we carve out a new path in an open, inclusive, and innovative system ecosystem?

At the Huawei HDC Breakfast Meeting in 2025, the intelligent agent product expert from the Xiaoyi Business Department of Terminal Cloud Services, the expert from the Service Distribution Business Department of Terminal Cloud Services, and the editor - in - chief of the AppGallery Editorial Department respectively presented a brand - new HarmonyOS ecosystem from three aspects: AI Agents, service distribution, and app market editorial recommendations.

It can be said that this breakfast meeting provided a vibrant thinking arena. It made technology more accessible and the ecosystem more warm. The intelligent future is not far away; perhaps it starts from this HDC Breakfast Meeting.

In the AI era, intelligent agents are not just voice assistants but digital companions

In an era when graphical user interfaces are becoming increasingly bloated, the distance between users and services is getting farther and farther.

A most obvious example is that when you just want to order a takeout or a cup of coffee, you find that you have to navigate through the layers of menus and cumbersome interfaces of the app. There seems to be an invisible wall between users and the services they need. While users are making a single click, the process of obtaining services becomes increasingly inefficient.

However, the arrival of intelligent agents is redefining the entry point of traffic. When intelligent agents can interact with users through voice, images, and gesture control, services no longer rely on traditional apps but are constructed in real - time around user needs.

This model of matching services based on user intent not only relieves the burden of "users searching for services" but also establishes the ability paradigm of "services finding users." The Xiaoyi intelligent agent based on the intent framework can ensure that services reach users precisely without the need for searching.

For example, after driving home at night and wanting to take a short nap in the car, Xiaoyi can learn and judge based on your nap preferences and proactively recommend relaxation services after you enter the parking lot, whether it's playing your favorite music or turning on the seat massage.

Another example is that before going out for a party, if you don't know how to match your clothes, you just need to wake up Xiaoyi, turn on the camera, and point it at your clothes to ask. Xiaoyi will comprehensively use data such as weather and schedule to give clothing - matching suggestions and remind you to bring items like an umbrella.

As a system - level intelligent agent for proactive services, Xiaoyi is also constantly evolving. Currently, the number of applications integrating AI capabilities in Xiaoyi exceeds 4,000, covering various types such as AI image matting, AI document scanning, AI liveness detection, and AI reading space. At the same time, the number of HarmonyOS applications and meta - services connected to the Xiaoyi intent framework also exceeds 300.

More importantly, this is a system - level intelligent agent for all scenarios.

This is what makes Xiaoyi special: it not only understands what you want to do but also actively helps you across devices and scenarios. Thanks to the distributed technology and unified intent framework of the HarmonyOS, Xiaoyi can seamlessly collaborate among mobile phones, computers, tablets, and vehicle cockpits, truly achieving direct service delivery.

As the intelligent agent product expert from the Xiaoyi Business Department of Terminal Cloud Services summarized at the breakfast meeting, "An intelligent agent is not a simple upgrade of a voice assistant but a digital companion based on the HMAF framework that can remember, understand, and respond to you in the long term."

For developers, the standardized intent framework greatly simplifies the service call logic, enabling them to quickly connect to Xiaoyi through a unified semantic entry. For users, whether on mobile phones, tablets, smart screens, or in - vehicle systems, they can enjoy intelligent service experiences that are seamless across devices.

Meta - services: The "magic key" to unlock new commercial traffic niches

If intelligent agents are the "traffic dispatchers" in the AI era, then meta - services are the "executors" of the intelligent experience closed - loop. As the expert from the Service Distribution Business Department of Terminal Cloud Services said at the HDC Breakfast Meeting, if Agents are the "smart brains," meta - services are the "flexible hands and feet."

As an innovative service form in the HarmonyOS ecosystem, meta - services are different from traditional apps and various mini - programs. They are not only lightweight and installation - free but also have the cross - device feature as a system - level function of the HarmonyOS. Users can interact with them instantly through universal cards, the negative first screen, and Xiaoyi voice.

This is particularly important in today's era when super apps monopolize most of the users' time and attention.

Because it allows more small and medium - sized developers to capture users' fragmented time and attention. The value of this part of the traffic is also an indispensable part of the entire HarmonyOS ecosystem. For developers or ecosystem partners, meta - services are not only carriers of intelligent experiences but also tools for ecosystem partners to achieve traffic growth.

So, how exactly do meta - services help developers create new commercial traffic niches?

Take the negative first screen as an example. Users only need to swipe up once to achieve "direct access to content in one step." When users read the plot interpretation of "The Litchis of Chang'an" and want to taste the "same - style litchis" in the drama, they can directly click on the product page of Lingnan litchis on a certain e - commerce platform in the second step and place an order with one click.

Another example is that the service card developed by Orient Securities in just one week through displaying key stock indices achieved a ten - fold increase in users in a short period. The meta - service developed by the "Flowers in the Mirror" theater in three weeks also brought a five - fold conversion rate with the promotion of HarmonyOS benefits.

For developers, the simplified access steps and multi - scenario penetration of meta - services have made them an efficient growth tool for reaching users in the HarmonyOS ecosystem. It not only has recommended resource configurations covering various marketing nodes, merchant benefits supported by HarmonyOS rewards, but also a set of indicator judgments based on data science, thus accompanying developers throughout the entire life cycle of creating a new app or service.

It can be said that meta - services are not just a new form of "light app" but a new engine for developers' commercial monetization.

From Store to Gallery: Becoming the "curator" of users' digital lives

Some people always say that in the AI era of multi - modal interaction, the ways for users to obtain services are becoming more diverse, and the traditional app distribution models based on search hot - words and download rankings are about to be replaced. However, it cannot be denied that on the eve of the large - scale explosion of AI Agents, the app store remains an irreplaceable main battlefield for service distribution.

This is because intelligent services are not only about being smart but also about being secure and trustworthy. As the connection between users and intelligent services, the app store undertakes various systematic responsibilities such as permission management, privacy review, and content security.

Based on this trusted identity as the "ecosystem gatekeeper," AppGallery is constantly seeking self - evolution: it is not just a Store but also a Gallery.

Behind this transformation is the reconstruction of the distribution logic. By introducing the innovative paradigm of editorial curation, AppGallery has created a new stage for content co - creation for developers and provided warm and targeted guidance for users' digital lives.

For example, more than 50 professional editors of AppGallery launch large - scale event exhibitions every month. Not only will more than 300 app stories appear on the discovery page, but also 1,400 game apps will be recommended, allowing the innovative achievements of more developers to be seen, used, and recognized.

Moreover, AppGallery has app curations based on reconstructed life scenarios, app collections based on urban cultural life, and recommendations related to hot topics, trendy aesthetics, and knowledge inspiration.

From the life - scenario lists to the exploration of urban culture; from pop - up stores to topic squares and cultural aesthetics spaces, these editors who are born for content are more like life curators after understanding thousands of users.

When being good - looking, fun, and useful become the core standards of AppGallery, more and more high - quality apps that were previously unnoticed are entering the digital lives of the general public. For example, after three rounds of recommendations on the discovery page, the Spring Festival Campaign, and the Women's Day event, the daily average download volume of "Daily Yoga" increased by more than 50%.

Meanwhile, at events such as the Spring Festival and World Book Day, the apps recommended by the editors gained higher exposure through festival campaigns, leading to a significant increase in download and search volumes.

As the editor - in - chief of the AppGallery Editorial Department said, "The only purpose of editorial recommendations is to make everyone's apps shine. We hope to provide you with a brilliant stage."

It can be said that the editorial recommendations of AppGallery have formed a flywheel that promotes the positive cycle of the HarmonyOS ecosystem. It not only connects users and developers but also creates a sustainable, feedback - enabled, and optimizable service distribution closed - loop.

The best time to board the "HarmonyOS Express" is now

In today's era of intelligent innovation, the HarmonyOS Express is speeding into the window period of ecosystem explosion.

On September 25, 2023, the call to jointly build the HarmonyOS ecosystem was sounded. After 635 days and nights, the HarmonyOS ecosystem is like a high - speed and unstoppable train, pushing the HarmonyOS experience through the bottom of the smile curve, making users love it more and more as they use it.

In fact, in the process of jointly creating the HarmonyOS ecosystem, the most difficult problem is the "chicken - and - egg" dilemma. Developers complain about the lack of user scale, while users complain about the lack of perfect app experiences. This gap between developers and users has obviously been bridged by the efforts of the HarmonyOS system and ecosystem partners.

Now, the HarmonyOS ecosystem is no longer a small - scale development trial but has become a "certainty growth engine" integrating technology, traffic, and commercial value. As of now, more than 30,000 HarmonyOS apps and meta - services are being developed and updated at an accelerated pace. A total of more than 9,000 apps have participated in the joint creation of more than 70 types of system - level innovative experiences and have accessed capabilities such as Tap - to - Connect, Live Window, and system QR - code scanning.

From the Xiaoyi intelligent agent that redefines the human - machine interaction paradigm, to the meta - services that carry the intelligent experience closed - loop, to the AppGallery with a highly integrated content curation and distribution system, the HarmonyOS ecosystem is giving birth to a "HarmonyOS Garden" that thrives in the sun.

This is not only a technological upgrade of the operating system but also a new path for developers to reach users directly based on intent and achieve a new growth paradigm. As more developers and partners join the "HarmonyOS Express," a truly intelligent future is accelerating towards reality.