Post Huawei HDC 2022, HarmonyOS November 2022 Security info releases

This month is quite awesome because Huawei has released HarmonyOS November 2022 security update details. On the other hand, we’re excited as Huawei also launched a number of new HarmonyOS technologies at HDC 2022.

Yeah, HDC 2022 was a fun event because, Huawei informed us that there are over 320 million people now enjoying HarmonyOS operating system on their smartphones, tablet, smartwatches, smart cars, and smart home devices.

Meanwhile, HarmonyOS Connect is also growing at a fast pace, as Huawei is ramping up its installation in other companies’ hardware. That’s not it, there are various announcements made about the HarmonyOS ecosystem, as we saw the concept of HarmonyOS World.

It’s an interconnected and HarmonyOS powered devices ecosystem that will be supported by future versions of this operating system.

Speaking of versions, Huawei also shed some light on the next HM OS version – HarmonyOS 4. Huawei Consumer Business Group Chief Operating Officer, He Gang, said HarmonyOS 4 will launch next year.

So, does that mean Huawei left us empty-handed this year? Nope, Huawei announced the launch of HarmonyOS 3.1. It comes with various improvements over HarmonyOS 3.0 and brings a base of OpenHarmonyOS 3.2.

This new HarmonyOS software is already under developer preview as its smartphone launch is scheduled for the first quarter of 2023.

Aside from this action, HarmonyOS November 2022 security patch details reveal it’s ready to land on Huawei smartphones and other eligible devices. As it brings fixes for various vulnerabilities that could cause damage to your phone’s privacy and security.

To be specific, the kernel section got 4 fixes for high and medium levels of CVEs, 8 CVEs fixed in the system, application section got 2 medium levels of fixes. The framework gets 5 fixes, and this time there are no third-party library fixes for HarmonyOS devices.

Huawei is rolling out November 2022 security patches over the OTA software package and we suggest you to download it, as soon as it appears on your phone.