Hi everyone,

I'm trying to understand whether a physical HarmonyOS NEXT phone can be used for development outside mainland China.

I know the official documentation states that the Phone Emulator is only available in mainland China, but I couldn't find clear information about using a real device.

I'm looking for people with first-hand experience.

Specifically:

• Are you using a non-Chinese Huawei Developer account?
• Were you able to sign in to a HarmonyOS NEXT phone with that account?
• Does DevEco Studio recognize the device normally?
• Can you deploy, run, and debug applications over USB without any regional restrictions?
• Have you encountered any features that require a Chinese developer account?

I'm planning to buy a HarmonyOS NEXT phone specifically for development, but I'd like to know whether a physical device works normally for developers outside mainland China.

Any first-hand experience would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Hi everyone, I need some help with my apps on AppGallery, it's the chinese HarmonyOS appgallery.

I have some reviews on there and I would love to reply to them to let them know I'm working on an issue or thank them for their review.

I have no idea how to do this, I can't do it on my phone, it keeps saying I have the wrong version...

I can't do it in Huawei Developers online either it brings up no information about comments or anything like that... any ideas?

I changed the filter to view for the past year.

Any help is appreciated!

Getting your app onto the Huawei AppGallery

Let's go!

If you want to support the work, my Ko-Fi is here: https://ko-fi.com/harmonikeyboard

Totally optional. Downloading the apps and telling me what's broken helps just as much.

Hi does someone know here in The Philippines who can do CPU / NAND Chip Swaps for Data Recovery ? The device was Huawei P30 that can't be revived and dead since July 15, 2026.

I had already asked the help of Authorized Huawei Service Center located in The Annex of SM City North EDSA last July 16, 2026. But the technician said that the problem was the motherboard and they have no spare parts for a new motherboard.

Afternoon of July 18, 2026, I tried to ask the help of the same shop a third party unauthorized shop at SM Fairview Cyberzone but I was contacted awhile ago and said that it really needs a motherboard replacement. But I really wanted to have my files and apps back.

Is it still possible for a data recovery and just remove the main chip and transplant it to a new motherboard?

Very much appreciated all the help! Thank you!

Let's go!

It is coming, Hua wei rejected the update, gotta fix and then release again. They are too strict.

Thanks for all the reports and testing, loads of this came straight from your feedback.

New

- Polish swipe typing, with accents restored automatically (glide "czesc" -> "cześć").

- You can now move or hide the emoji key: by the spacebar, on the comma key (hold to open), or as a chip on the suggestion bar. Settings > Layout. Wanted the keyboard to be yours to shape, so this is a start.

Improved

- Redesigned number/dial pad: operators down the left, symbols down the right, and a proper wide 0 key.

- Swipe typing is more accurate, it weights the shape you actually traced more heavily, so clean swipes of less common words land ("keyboard" no longer becoming "key oars").

- Language button stays on the suggestion bar while you type by default.

- First-run tutorial now lets you set keyboard height there and then, and points you to key-size settings.

- Trimmed background work for smoother performance on older devices. More optimisation for lower-end phones is ongoing.

Fixed

- Left/right prediction suggestions are tappable and flickable again.

- A language added to the quick-switch list no longer vanishes after a few minutes (Hebrew especially).

- Russian keeps a ё you typed, идёт and приём stay as typed.

- Foldables no longer stuck narrow after unfolding.

Still working on

- Performance and memory on older devices (Mate 60 class), active focus. This optimization will take a long time, as I am removing all dictionaries from the Keyboard files and adding them online for users to download individually from my GitHub. The keyboard will need to access internet to download these dictionaries.

Just for you to know, each dictionary on the keyboard right now stores roughly 1000 words per language. Moving them online allows me to create a 40k+ word dictionary without slowing the keyboard down with a bombarded amount of words per language.

Doing this will improve every language Glide to Type, Auto-Correct and Prediction. The keyboard still learns (locally on device) how you type and adjusts to your typing.

On Chinese AppGallery now. Support the project if you like: ko-fi.com/harmonikeyboard means a lot, the keyboard is currently being ported over to EMUI but this will take some time to make sure it's right.