Huawei Mobile Services

Alongside, HMS Core Wear Engine for Android phones with lightweight based LiteOS wearable middleware app framework integration connectivity like notifications, status etc.

This was the first smartphone from a third-party manufacturer to include Huawei Mobile Services (HMS).

[12] However, in May 2019 proved to be a significant change to HMS when Google was prohibited from working with Huawei on any new devices.

[14] Any new Huawei devices launched after 16 May 2019 were unable to receive updates from Google services and would be considered 'uncertified' meaning Huawei's only solution at the time was to turn HMS into a genuine competitor to Google and incentivize app developers to utilize the platform.

On July 15, 2021, Huawei expanded HMS with HarmonyOS support with HMS Core 6.0 for app development with primarily Android apps, alongside limited HAP imperative developed based apps that shares AOSP file system libraries in all types of devices from smartphones, tablets, smart screens, smartwatches, and car machines.

[22] The new system include more focus with privacy and ecosystem with on-device AI, localisation DSoftBus tech as Huawei back-end cloud stack services component embedded within HMS Core on native AppGallery updates and service backend embedded with native third party apps, Petal branded and Huawei app services, alongside hardware ecosystem with extended Android SDK which is replaced with full native developer kit base on latest Galaxy Edition versions of Developer Preview 1 and Developer Beta transition since January 18, 2024 announcement and registered developers rollout of Developer Preview.

[27] HMS Core 6.0 was launched in June 2021 with extended support for Huawei Cloud [zh] services.

[16][32] The open development of HMS Core has been regarded by some as benefiting the Android project as a whole, "If Huawei continues to invest in a holistically open approach ... the result could be that we could all end up a bit less beholden to Google".