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P20 Pro, P30 Pro and the Mate 20 Pro's Android Q update has just been revealed during Huawei's Developer Conference in China - here are its best features. Huawei has announced EMUI 10, the next generation of its software that will run on top of Android Q. EMUI 10 totes a refined aesthetic over EMUI 9.1 that currently runs on the Huawei P20 Pro, Mate 20 Pro and P30 Pro. During its Development Conference in the Chinese industrial city of Dongguan, Huawei highlighted EMUI 10's refined dark mode as one of its signature features. Unfortunately, the firm did not discuss what differences, if any, the feature has over the black theme currently present in its EMUI 9 software. Other details about EMUI 10's feature set were scarce during the firm's developer keynote. However, EMUI 10 is anticipated to boast a range of Google's new additions for Q. This means Huawei devices will presumably be treated to improved notifications, refined permissions and...

Chinese telecom giant Huawei unveiled its own operating system yesterday, as it faces the threat of losing access to Android systems amid escalating US-China trade tensions. The highly-anticipated software is considered crucial for the tech group’s survival as it confronts a looming White House ban on US companies selling technology products to Huawei which could remove its access to Google’s Android operating system. Richard Yu, the head of Huawei’s consumer business, revealed HarmonyOS or HongMeng in Chinese at a press conference in the southern city of Dongguan. He said the first version would launch later this year in its smart screen products, before expanding across a range of smart devices including wearable technology over the next three years. “If you’re asking when will we apply this to the smartphone, we can do it at any time,” said Yu, adding that they gave priority to using Google’s Android operating system. “However, if we cannot use it (Android) in the future, we ca...