The Trail of the Mind Paves a New Path: The Chinese Speed of HarmonyOS and the Answers for the Future

The maturity and evolution of an operating system never emerge from the spotlight moments of a product launch event. Instead, they are the result of countless developers' day - and - night debugging and refinement, as well as the cumulative experience from numerous version iterations and optimizations. What makes the HarmonyOS ecosystem unique is that it has achieved a remarkable leap from technological self - reliance to ecological prosperity in an incredibly short period, demonstrating the remarkable "Chinese speed".

The construction of the HarmonyOS ecosystem is not the solo effort of a single developer or enterprise. It is the collective strength formed by thousands of technologists who contribute their limited time and individual capabilities steadily.

The documentary short film "The Journey: A New Path" launched by CCTV today is a microcosm of this collective strength.

An "old item" and a "new path". When these items are solemnly placed in the center and finally assembled into a shining HarmonyOS logo, what the audience sees is no longer just the logo of an operating system, but a concrete metaphor for the idea that "together, we can achieve anything". This is also the spiritual core that the "HarmonyOS Starlight Gala", which will be grandly held at the Shenzhen Longgang Universiade Sports Center on November 28th, aims to convey.

The organizing structure of the "HarmonyOS Starlight Gala" also reflects the top - level design and cutting - edge implementation of China's technological innovation. The co - hosting by China Media Group and the People's Government of Guangdong Province symbolizes the strategic coordination between the national direction and a major economic province. The co - organization by the People's Government of Shenzhen, China Media Group's video platform, and the Guangdong Branch of China Media Group demonstrates the mission and responsibility of the innovative city in tackling key core technologies. This lineup, from the top - level to the local, from the media to the government, jointly interprets the theme of "together" into a magnificent practice, highlighting the tremendous strength and powerful synergy formed by China's science and technology undertakings under the cooperation of the whole society.

From the inner journey to the new path, this is a path for Chinese technology, walked together by millions of developers.

The Multifaceted HarmonyOS Ecosystem: Speed, Romance, and Trust

Today, the HarmonyOS ecosystem presents a "multifaceted unity" growth pattern. Speed, romance, and trust coexist harmoniously within the same system and even reinforce each other.

AutoNavi drove over 100,000 kilometers and damaged hundreds of phone holders to test tunnels and weak network conditions. JD.com conducted a closed - door project in three locations to catch up with the HarmonyOS Developer Conference (HDC). They collaborated with more than 70 HarmonyOS experts and over 50 teams in sync and finally received an "excellent" rating, but a car's chassis was completely damaged during the high - pressure round - trips. Yuezheng Yi tackled problems for 36 consecutive hours under the zero - tolerance pressure of 2.6 million government users and tens of millions of information flows, reducing the crash rate from 30% to 5%.

The sprint is not a proof of individual achievement but a way for these HarmonyOS developers to drive the ecosystem forward. AutoNavi's phone holders, JD.com's car keys, and Yuezheng Yi's recording pens represent three completely different types of pressure, but they jointly witness that the growth of the HarmonyOS ecosystem is forged through such extreme challenges time and time again.

After the extreme sprints, we can also see another side of the HarmonyOS ecosystem - the warmth that naturally settles under high pressure. The emergency chicken legs from UnionPay QuickPass, the worn - out oil - based pens from Guotai Junan Securities, and the painting "Cheering Cat" drawn by a child of a Kuaishou employee form a softer background in the HarmonyOS ecosystem: the human touch beyond technology.

The chicken legs carry the flavor of teamwork, breaking the tension of the tough project and adding a touch of humanity to technology. The oil - based pens represent a collective oath written at the top of the whiteboard, providing a spiritual support for a project in the face of chaos and uncertainty. The "Cheering Cat" represents the silent companionship of family members, transforming the loneliness of developers' late - night efforts into the power to move forward.

The romance of the HarmonyOS ecosystem is inseparable from people. From teamwork to collective oaths and family support - the HarmonyOS ecosystem does not confine developers to an operating system but re - establishes warm connections between people and between people and devices through a unified technological foundation.

The essence of the HarmonyOS acceleration is also the acceleration of trust - based cooperation. What truly supports the leap of the ecosystem is not subsidies or agreements but the "zero - distance co - construction" between teams.

QQ Music posted thousands of visitor passes, which is behind the long - term on - site support of Huawei engineers, who polished requirements, interfaces, and user experiences round after round. DingTalk evolved from using taped - up test phones to real devices, showing a curve of cooperation from "doubt" to "conviction". Bilibili used the signboard of the "Far - Ahead Department" and package - name jokes to cross cultural barriers and bring the technology teams together.

When the interaction changes from simple docking to in - depth embedding and joint promotion, more than 9 million HarmonyOS developers will continue to invest on the same trust curve, making the HarmonyOS acceleration a sustainable long - term force.

From Adaptation to Co - construction: The "HarmonyOS Acceleration" of China's Application Ecosystem

The old items present the "multifaceted unity" of the HarmonyOS ecosystem, and these surface moments ultimately point to the same underlying fact: when extreme sprints, technological romance, and trust - based cooperation converge, an ecosystem will truly have the ability to innovate continuously.

Therefore, the maturity of the HarmonyOS ecosystem is not just about the quantitative growth of over 30,000 applications and meta - services but an overall leap in experience quality. The ecosystem is not built by simply increasing the quantity but by forming a systematic ability to continuously produce new experiences through the refinement of countless real - world scenarios.

It is these moments polished by time, the limits and perseverance behind the old items, that form the foundation of today's HarmonyOS experience: applications are evolving from "usable" to "more user - friendly", experiences are moving from "alignment" to "first - launch", and more and more capabilities have become exclusive experiences that can only be achieved on HarmonyOS.

For example, the overall speed - up of efficiency by the HarmonyOS system enables ecosystem partners to innovate at a higher starting point.

WPS's "instant document opening" and dual - screen control mode simultaneously improve the running efficiency on the device side and the workflow efficiency. The real - time window of Air Travel Master pulls the information acquisition efficiency to "one - step access". Yuezheng Yi maintains a zero - error experience during the migration of millions of government services, reflecting process efficiency and stability efficiency.

Meituan achieves "one - code multi - device deployment" through a standardized underlying framework, which essentially improves R & D efficiency. Tencent Maps reconstructs a decade - long function from scratch in the HarmonyOS system, representing a breakthrough in architectural efficiency and enabling long - term maintenance and evolution to start at a higher level.

Secondly, the reconstruction of intelligent interaction by the HarmonyOS system allows applications to redesign the experience path in a more natural way.

UnionPay QuickPass uses voice interaction and seamless payment to enable visually impaired users and young parents to complete financial operations in the most natural way for the first time. JD.com brings the shopping experience into the era of spatial computing with AR placement, making products no longer confined to two - dimensional screens.

Xiaohongshu uses direct access to the photo library, Petal Maps, and tap - to - share to change the content access from "clicking in" to "direct access". Alipay is the first to achieve "tap - to - pay on the lock screen and even when the screen is off" on HarmonyOS, simplifying the payment process to the extreme.

Finally, based on the distributed capabilities of the HarmonyOS system, developers can also enable applications to achieve consistent experiences across more devices and longer chains, transforming originally isolated services into continuous life experiences.

In the travel scenario, AutoNavi's lane - level navigation in long tunnels provides a continuous navigation experience in enclosed spaces for the first time. In the flight scenario, Air Travel Master's weather animation integrates flight dynamics and destination weather into one - step travel information.

In the life service scenario, Meituan's real - time window enables the synchronization of order and delivery status across any device. In urban life, Xiaohongshu's Petal Maps creates a real - time linkage between content and locations. In family interaction, Kuaishou reconstructs the interaction mode in the living room through multi - device content transfer.

Even in the more critical government affairs and payment scenarios, Yuezheng Yi's government service transfer and UnionPay QuickPass's seamless payment can maintain a consistent, smooth, and reliable experience across different devices and access points.

The collaborative capabilities across the travel, life, government affairs, finance, and entertainment fields jointly prove that HarmonyOS has evolved from an operating system to a collaborative foundation with consistent experiences across devices and scenarios.

It can be said that the growth logic of the HarmonyOS ecosystem has undergone a qualitative change: it is not about filling the short - board of a system ecosystem but rewriting new experience standards.

Conclusion: The Concentric Circle and New Vitality

Today's HarmonyOS ecosystem is an innovative ecosystem woven by technology, emotion, collaboration, trust, and perseverance. It has long exceeded the scope of domestic substitution and become a key milestone in China's exploration of independent and self - reliant technology.

Here, there are resource guarantees for the path to success. Whether it is investing 1 billion yuan through the "Tianguang Project" to support AI ecosystem innovation or investing 6 billion yuan annually to encourage developers to continuously iterate, HarmonyOS demonstrates not short - term stimulation but a clear long - term vision. College student developers, independent developers, small and medium - sized teams, and industry manufacturers can all find opportunities and stages within the same mechanism. Regardless of the size of the entity or the amount of background resources, as long as they are willing to embark on the path of the HarmonyOS ecosystem, they can be noticed, supported, and inspired.

When these developers converge at the same center, the individual "inner journey" intersects with the industry's "new path". This proves that the growth of HarmonyOS is not the heroism of a few but the convergence of countless stars, turning the impossible into "what is happening" and jointly forging the internal driving force of China's technology. It is the continuous investment of these millions of developers that has enabled China's technology to stand at a new starting point of "self - reliance, sustainability, and true collaboration" in the field of operating systems for the first time.