HarmonyOS 4.0.0.201 beta update rolling out for these 5 Huawei tablets

Huawei has started releasing the HarmonyOS 4.0.0.201 beta update for 5 more tablets in China. The latest firmware brings optimized stability and is reaching gradually the first batch of users who have enrolled in the closed beta recruitment.

The Chinese tech giant aims to enhance the device experience of users. While the update brings a few useful refinements, some netizens predict that this could be a transitional software treatment ahead of the massive HarmonyOS NEXT upgrade.

Speaking of the new firmware, Huawei brings the HarmonyOS 4.0.0.201 beta update for 5 tablets. It optimizes the system’s stability under certain scenarios. Ensure that your device is running on the baseline build 4.0.0.200 to obtain the recent rollout, without encountering any kind of failure.

Compatible Models:

• Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 2022 (WGRR-W09)
• Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 2022 (WGRR-W19)
• Huawei MatePad Air (DBY2-AL00)
• Huawei MatePad Air (DBY2-W00)
• Huawei MatePad 2023 (BTK-AL00)
• Huawei MatePad 2023 (BTK-W00)
• Huawei MatePad 11 2023 (DBR-W10)
• Huawei MatePad 11 2023 (DBR-W00)
• Huawei MatePad Pro 11 2024 (XYAO-W00)

At the same time, the Chinese tech giant is also sending the respective update to users having the 4.0.0.132./130 as the baseline version, with a huge changelog. You can check all the new features, useful changes, and improvements below:

Huawei MatePad Air (Source: Huawei X)

HarmonyOS 4.0.0.201 Changelog

User Interface

• Huawei Celia now suggests that conditions-based widgets can be stacked and displayed to improve the experience.
• Polishes the operation details of more scenarios to make visual effects, prompts, etc. more refined and accurate

System

• Improve the user experience in various scenarios such as application startup, task switching, sliding, interrupting animations, etc., giving you a smoother and smoother operating feel.
• Optimize the global search experience and make the home screen pull-down feature smoother
• Added a new WLAN network automatic connection tab, which can individually control whether to auto-connect to previously connected WLAN networks.

Security

• Integrates a device-cloud cooperation mechanism to achieve more accurate and faster control of malicious apps
• Added an anti-false alarm feature to smartly identify viruses and risky applications, making HarmonyOS more pure and secure
• Optimizes the switching feature between applications and adds the “Always Allow” option to give you a more detailed control experience.

Application

• Upgraded the “Huawei Reading” service. Based on HarmonyOS features, it provides you with a high-quality reading experience such as millions of good books, AI emotional reading, and cross-device circulation.

Accessories

• When the tablet screen is turned off, click the screen with the stylus to quickly open the memo to take notes and release the pen-drawing shorthand. (Path: Settings > Accessibility> Stylus > Pen-Drawing shorthand switch).