{"slug": "huawei-arms-harmonyos-with-2000-ai-agents-in-challenge-to-apple", "title": "Huawei arms HarmonyOS with 2,000 AI agents in challenge to Apple", "summary": "Huawei Technologies released HarmonyOS 7 on Friday, introducing an \"agent-friendly\" architecture and a voice assistant that connects with more than 2,000 specialized AI agents, as the Chinese tech giant intensifies competition with Apple's iOS 27. The upgraded assistant can autonomously perform complex tasks such as generating personalized marathon training plans and remotely accessing files across devices, while Huawei's agent framework achieves a 90% success rate on complex tasks. The launch capitalizes on Apple's inability to offer its latest AI features in mainland China due to regulatory restrictions, positioning Huawei to attract users with locally developed AI services.", "body_md": "# Huawei arms HarmonyOS with 2,000 AI agents in challenge to Apple\n\nHarmonyOS 7 introduces an agent-friendly architecture and upgraded AI assistant as Huawei seeks to capitalise on Apple’s China AI gap\n\n[Iris Deng](/author/iris-deng)in Shenzhen\n\nHuawei Technologies unveiled HarmonyOS 7 on Friday, a major upgrade to its self-developed mobile operating system that the company said marks its entry into the “agent era”, as the Chinese technology giant ramps up competition with Apple’s latest iOS 27 software.\n\nThe new platform introduces an “agent-friendly” architecture and a significantly enhanced voice assistant capable of understanding context, remembering past interactions and connecting with more than 2,000 specialised AI agents, according to Richard Yu Chengdong, chairman of Huawei’s Consumer Business Group, speaking at the company’s annual developer conference.\n\nHuawei said the upgraded assistant can perform complex tasks autonomously. For example, it can generate personalised marathon training plans based on a user’s health data and calendar schedule, or remotely locate and send files stored on a connected laptop through HarmonyOS 7’s cross-device capabilities.\n\nYu also highlighted improvements to Huawei’s agent framework, which he said delivers a 90 per cent success rate on complex tasks while simplifying AI skill development for developers.\n\nHarmonyOS 7 was released to developers on Friday as a beta version featuring AI coding agents. The operating system is expected to debut on Huawei’s next flagship smartphone, scheduled for launch later this year.\n\nThe update comes just days after Apple unveiled a major overhaul of Siri in iOS 27. However, Apple’s latest AI features remain unavailable in mainland China because of regulatory restrictions, creating an opportunity for domestic technology companies such as Huawei to attract users with locally developed AI services.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/huawei-arms-harmonyos-with-2000-ai-agents-in-challenge-to-apple", "canonical_source": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3356952/huawei-arms-harmonyos-2000-ai-agents-challenge-apple?utm_source=rss_feed", "published_at": "2026-06-12 12:30:12+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-12 13:27:22.772163+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-agents", "ai-products", "ai-tools", "ai-infrastructure"], "entities": ["Huawei", "HarmonyOS", "Apple", "Richard Yu Chengdong", "HarmonyOS 7", "iOS 27", "Consumer Business Group", "Iris Deng"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/huawei-arms-harmonyos-with-2000-ai-agents-in-challenge-to-apple", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/huawei-arms-harmonyos-with-2000-ai-agents-in-challenge-to-apple.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/huawei-arms-harmonyos-with-2000-ai-agents-in-challenge-to-apple.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/huawei-arms-harmonyos-with-2000-ai-agents-in-challenge-to-apple.jsonld"}}