HarmonyOS 6: From Trial to Regular Use at an Accelerated Pace | White Paper on App Usage Among Young People

As the app ecosystem becomes increasingly rich, young people are becoming more and more "picky" about apps. When we return to the original question: "What kind of apps do young people really need?", the answer seems to be gradually clear - they want both abundance and quality.

From daily usage habits, to the cultivation of app preferences, and then to the heightened sensitivity to the smooth, stable, secure, and unified experience of apps in different scenarios - users have gradually shifted from initially focusing on "what an app can do" to "what an app can bring to me."

When we understand the underlying needs of young people and then look at HarmonyOS, we can see that the pace of its ecosystem development is precisely moving forward along this demand line - high-density adaptation of leading apps, continuous enhancement of feature points, and iterative updates of the system-level experience - these improvements and changes are not just a display of "ecosystem scale," but also a response to users' usage feedback.

That's why, when we asked young people "Are you willing to try the HarmonyOS in the future?", 38.4% of them said they "are willing to experience the new system," and 43.8% are looking forward to it and willing to keep observing. Young people are neither blindly chasing the new nor deliberately conservative. They can see HarmonyOS's determination to move forward steadily and are also willing to open an inclusive window.

This acceptance is also reflected in their expectations for the future of the HarmonyOS ecosystem. In their eyes, the future of HarmonyOS holds infinite possibilities.

For a system that is still expanding, what really matters is not how many "new stories" are told, but whether it can support users' hundreds of real usage processes every day. It's about turning technology into a "user-friendly daily experience" and making the ecosystem grow more valuable and purposeful.

The changes from HarmonyOS 5 to HarmonyOS 6 do not come from a single "amazing moment," but are the result of the accumulation of millions of pieces of feedback, hundreds of rounds of version iterations, and the continuous adaptation and update of tens of thousands of apps. The growth of the HarmonyOS ecosystem is accelerating, and this speed is translated into a series of more stable, smoother, and more user-habit-friendly subtle experiences.

The HarmonyOS ecosystem is using an increasingly rich and complete app ecosystem to meet the increasingly detailed experience standards of this generation of users. We don't have a definite answer to what the future holds, but one thing is certain: the HarmonyOS system and its ecosystem have the ability to continuously evolve. The significant leap in the ecosystem experience in the past two years has proven its potential for positive growth: Users' experience feedback and expectations will continue to drive the iteration and innovation of the ecosystem. HarmonyOS and its ecosystem partners will work together to bring more fresh app experiences to this generation of young people!

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This article is from the WeChat official account "Post-90s Research Institute". Authors: Da Ni, Chi Yu, Qu Mei. It is published by 36Kr with authorization.