Huawei's HarmonyOS will soon drop support for all Android libraries, meaning users won't be able to sideload or install Android APKs on Huawei phones running the upcoming HarmonyOS Next. Major ...

Someone found a way to run Android app on Huawei’s Android-free HarmonyOS NEXT OS HarmonyOS NEXT relies on self-developed elements like Harmony kernel, Pangu AI model, Cangjie programming ...

Huawei’s Android-free OS already counts 10,000 apps and it didn’t even launch yet In the press release, Huawei said that these apps and services span 18 vertical domains, and meet 99.9% of ...

Huawei's HarmonyOS NEXT allows app sideloading, similar to Apple's iOS. Learn how to install apps outside the Huawei app store.

In other words, it’s not an Android OS and doesn’t support Android apps. Before we get further into it, don’t fret, as global Huawei devices won’t lose Android app support.

APK files from a third-party source may be the only way to get your favorite apps onto a recent Huawei phone. But are those files safe?