The OpenHarmony Technology Conference 2025 was successfully held, uniting the open-source forces to outline a new future of intelligent interconnection of all things.
On September 27, the OpenHarmony Technology Conference 2025 was successfully held at the Changsha International Convention Center. This conference was hosted by the Technical Steering Committee (TSC) of the OpenHarmony project group and organized by Huawei, with the collaborative support of partner units such as Shenzhen OpenHarmony, Kaihong Zhigu, Honghu Wanlian, Runkaihong, Jiulian Kaihong, Zhongsoft International, Chengmai Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Zhongke Honglue, China Southern Power Grid, Institute of Software of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zheng Tong, and Guokaihong.
This conference brought together experts in the open - source field, cutting - edge practitioners, university scholars, and ecological partners. Luo Zuangji, the Director of the Standing Committee of the Changsha People's Congress and the Chain Leader of the New - Generation Computing System Industrial Chain in Changsha, and Peng Tao, a member of the Party Group and the Vice - Mayor of the Changsha Municipal People's Government, jointly attended this grand event. The conference comprehensively presented the phased achievements of OpenHarmony in areas such as technological innovation, ecological construction, and talent cultivation, and deeply explored the core value of open - source operating systems in the development of the digital economy.
Discuss the Value of Open Source and Set the Direction for Ecological Development
Vice - Mayor Peng Tao said in his speech that Changsha has entered the ranks of new first - tier cities with a digital economy volume of 500 billion yuan. Relying on the collaborative innovation between universities and enterprises, the layout of industry distribution versions, and the mass production of chip adaptation, it has built a fertile ground for the OpenHarmony industry. Taking this conference as an opportunity, Changsha will aim at the blueprint of "three highs and four new" and the construction of a global R & D center city, open up the channels between technological innovation and industrial application, and jointly build and share the ecological dividends of OpenHarmony.
Subsequently, Yu Chengdong, the Executive Director of Huawei and the Chairman of the Consumer BG, delivered a speech. He said, "Over the past five years, under the incubation and operation of the OpenAtom Foundation, all sectors of industry, academia, and research have worked together to build OpenHarmony, creating a miracle in the history of China's software development." It is reported that as of September 20 this year, the number of terminals using the HarmonyOS 5 operating system based on OpenHarmony has exceeded 17 million, and more than 30,000 Harmony applications and meta - services have been launched.
Li Bo, the Assistant Secretary - General of the OpenAtom Foundation, said in his speech that open source has become an important engine driving technological innovation and industrial transformation. The foundation cultivates the OpenHarmony community through measures such as building a collaborative governance system, improving institutional processes, promoting version iteration and compatibility testing, establishing a third - party library central warehouse, holding open - source competitions, and promoting talent certification. In the future, it will also continue to support the technological innovation and industrial implementation of OpenHarmony.
With Intelligence as the Main Theme, Outline the Technological Blueprint for the Next Five - Year Development of OpenHarmony
Chen Haibo, the Chairman of the Technical Steering Committee of the OpenHarmony project group, delivered a keynote report. He reviewed the extraordinary journey of OpenHarmony in the past five years, released the OpenHarmony 6.0 Release version, and looked forward to the key technological innovation directions of the intelligent terminal operating system in the future. He called on the participating experts to take intelligent development as the main theme and jointly outline the technological blueprint for the next five - year development of OpenHarmony. He pointed out that with the joint efforts of all sectors of industry, academia, research, and application, OpenHarmony has become one of the fastest - growing intelligent terminal operating systems. Looking forward to the next five years, intelligence will become the main theme of the development of terminal operating systems, and it will also be a critical opportunity period for the rapid improvement of the ecological value of OpenHarmony. The wisdom of all sectors of industry, academia, research, and application is the most valuable technological source for the continuous evolution and leading competitiveness of OpenHarmony. He called on more technical talents from the industrial and academic circles to jointly deepen the construction of the OpenHarmony community integrating industry, academia, research, and application.
Zhang Xiaofeng, the Executive Chairman of the Working Committee of the OpenHarmony project group, delivered a keynote report on behalf of the OpenHarmony community, focusing on ecological implementation and partner collaboration. He said that the original intention of OpenHarmony has always been the vision of "one system, one ecosystem", enabling developers to deploy on multiple terminals with one - time development and allowing consumers to enjoy a unified experience on different terminals. He emphasized that the evolution of the operating system is not only a technological breakthrough but also related to the industrial pattern and future development. OpenHarmony will continue to make efforts in cutting - edge fields such as edge - side AI, embodied intelligence, cross - platform frameworks, and interconnection standards, and work with universities, industries, and global partners to jointly explore more possibilities in the intelligent era. Standing at a new historical juncture, he called on all sectors of society to join the community and jointly build and share the new world of OpenHarmony.
Release of the OpenHarmony 6.0 Release Version, Technological Leap Empowers All Industries
At the conference site, the OpenHarmony 6.0 Release version was officially released, marking an important upgrade of the OpenHarmony's technological capabilities. The new version has achieved breakthroughs in several key technological fields: the component capabilities of ArkUI have been enhanced, providing more flexible component layouts and optimizing the development experience; the window capabilities have been upgraded, with new support for text display processing, improving the convenience of interaction; at the application framework level, the program framework service supports the development of intentions through decorators, helping to quickly integrate existing functions into the system entry. These technological innovations have improved the overall performance of the system and brought practical value to application manufacturers, such as shortening the development cycle, reducing development costs, and optimizing the user experience.
Industry - Academia - Research Collaboration Lays the Foundation, Pay Tribute to Co - builders and Unite Ecological Forces
The prosperity of the ecosystem cannot be achieved without the in - depth collaboration of industry, academia, research, and application and the support of co - building forces. The conference carried out several key sessions around collaborative innovation, talent and technology foundation building, and thank - you and awarding ceremonies.
During the conference, a high - level forum was held. Centering on the theme of "New Paradigm of Industry - Academia - Research - Application Collaboration in OpenHarmony: The Ecological Co - building Path Led by the Community and Participated by Multiple Parties", experts conducted in - depth exchanges on topics such as building a closed - loop of industry, academia, research, and application, stimulating the contributions of universities, promoting ecological prosperity, and addressing the technological challenges of hundreds of millions of devices, providing new ideas for ecological collaboration.
In terms of talent and technology foundation building, the conference held the establishment ceremony of the OpenHarmony Education Committee (in preparation), which was led by the Technical Steering Committee of the OpenHarmony project group. Its purpose is to promote member units to expand the application and practice scenarios of OpenHarmony in higher education, vocational education, and other fields.
Meanwhile, the incubation ceremonies of the OpenHarmony Cross - Platform Framework PMC (in preparation) and the Embodied Intelligence PMC (in preparation) also attracted much attention: the Cross - Platform Framework PMC focuses on the technological evolution and ecological development of cross - platform frameworks and third - party libraries, solving the pain point of "doubling the investment when joining a new ecosystem"; the Embodied Intelligence PMC (in preparation) adopts the design method of the model - native operating system to achieve the extreme performance inference of the embodied intelligence model on the robot body and complete the first set of full - size humanoid robots empowered by OpenHarmony and Ascend computing power.
In addition, the "OpenHarmony Community Development and Innovation Incentive Program" jointly hosted by the OpenAtom Foundation and the China Computer Federation was officially launched. It connects community development tasks through the integration model of industry, academia, and research and gathers development forces through the code review incentive mechanism.
To pay tribute to the ecological co - builders, the conference set up several thank - you and awarding sessions, including thanking and presenting the annual OpenHarmony research projects, thanking the OpenHarmony Technical Expert Group (TSG), thanking the OpenHarmony university clubs, and awarding the OpenHarmony competition training camp, affirming the outstanding contributions of various contributors in technological innovation, talent cultivation, and community building.
Practice Empowers All Industries and Demonstrates Implementation Value
In the keynote report session of ecological partners, representatives from enterprises and universities shared their practical achievements, vividly interpreting the industrial value of OpenHarmony. Zhu Hong, the CTO of DingTalk, introduced DingTalk's practice of reconstructing the intelligent office experience and starting a new way of AI - enabled work with the help of OpenHarmony. Yao Dong, the Vice - President of Kingsoft Office, explained the optimization of the document office scenarios of WPS based on the OpenHarmony foundation and the features such as instant opening of large files and cross - device collaboration achieved through joint innovation in the community.
In addition, Tang Fangxin, the General Manager of the Offline Marketing Center of Wondershare Technology, Hu Jie, the Vice - President of Wukong Image, Zhao Xingui, the Wireless R & D Director of Ctrip Group, and Lu Ji, the R & D Director of the Front - end of Tencent Video, respectively combined scenarios such as creative software, image tools, travel services, and video software to explain the core value of OpenHarmony in performance improvement and experience optimization. Jiang Kaida, the Deputy Director of the Informatization Promotion Office and the Network Information Center of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, shared the exploration experience of the "Jiao Wo Ban" university mobile application, demonstrating the application potential of OpenHarmony in the field of educational informatization.
As the root community of the intelligent terminal operating system, OpenHarmony is aggregating the forces of global developers and partners in an open and collaborative manner, deepening technological innovation and ecological layout. Looking to the future, OpenHarmony will continue to keep pace with the development of the digital economy, empower industrial transformation with technological breakthroughs, and unite development forces