The company is informing its app developers about the new HarmonyOS NEXT API 12 SDK. As per the official notice, Huawei will only support API 12-based apps on the HarmonyOS NEXT AppGallery, starting from November 10, 2024.

Other applications based on the beta API 12 or below builds won’t be listed on the AppGallery. Hence, developers should update their apps to the latest SDK version at the earliest. Or else, their applications may face restriction problems.

“Starting from November 10, 2024, Huawei AppGallery on HarmonyOS NEXT will only support API 12 apps that have integrated Release SDK and Beta apps of API 12 or below will be restricted. Please complete the version update as soon as possible. Thank you for your cooperation and support!.”

API (Application Programming Interface) and SDK (Software Development Kit) are significant tools for developers to build apps. In the latest API 12 release, Huawei made amendments that make apps more compatible with HarmonyOS NEXT.

HarmonyOS NEXT AppGallery to support only API 12 apps: Huawei (Image Credits: ITHome)

Inputs further reveal that Huawei has released the DevEco Studio NEXT 5.0.3.900 version. It is a dedicated development platform for apps and services. It offers multiple features and supports various programming languages, the multi-device preview of UI codes, and other significant tools for app making.

The company is now asking its developers to download the new DevEco Studio version for recompiling and updating their applications with the API 12 SDK.

Changes:

• ohpm-repo adds the use_reverse_proxy field to configure whether to use the reverse proxy option.
• The API capability level of this version is API 12 release

Doing so will make the native apps more compatible with HarmonyOS NEXT as well as enable users to easily manage them on their devices. It will also make them stable and more responsive towards new features and existing services.

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OpenHarmony is an open-source distributed operation system platform, launched by OpenAtom Foundation. It has a layered architecture as well as supports several types of devices like printers, speakers, wearables, and mini systems.

The company has recently released the OpenHarmony 5.0 version with a set of new ArkUI features and enhancements. The build also fixes certain issues found in the Web module, input method framework, and other significant segments.

As of now, some Huawei devices have passed the compatibility test for the OpenHarmony 5.0 operating system. The list of compatible models is as follows:

• Mate 60
• Mate 60 Pro
• Mate X5
• MatePad Pro 13.2

OpenHarmony compatibility test ensures that devices or industrial apps and products comply accurately with the technical requirements of the OpenHarmony software system. Simply put, it helps in the long-term run and stability aspects.

These Huawei devices passed OpenHarmony 5.0 compatibility test (Image Credits: ITHome)

At the same time, these testing looks if the product can remain persistent with the business experiences and app interfaces or will fail in the middle.

Devices like Mate 60 and Mate X5 have qualified for the OpenHarmony 4.1 release version compatibility test in June this year. Now the company has added more models to this segment for an efficient and compatible experience.

This testing is also beneficial for the HarmonyOS NEXT-based experience. At the HDC 2024, the company announced that HarmonyOS NEXT is a full-scenario intelligent operating system as well as relies upon OpenHarmony.

Thus, compatibility with the OpenHarmony 5.0 version will help Huawei devices remain supportive and responsive to the HarmonyOS NEXT features and capabilities.

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