Huawei Announces the Launch Date of Android Clone HarmonyOS May 25, 2021 16:01 GMT HarmonyOS to launch next week Back in mid-May 2019, the United States government decided to impose new sanctions against Huawei, essentially blocking the company from doing any kind of business with American companies. For Huawei’s smartphone business, this meant the company was no longer allowed to use Android or Google services, therefore forcing the company to look elsewhere for an operating system to power its devices. Needless to say, Huawei didn’t have too many options, but given its resources and know-how, it was pretty clear that the best way to go was an in-house built operating system.