<s>
EMUI	B-Operating_System
(	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
Emotion	B-Operating_System
UI	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Magic	B-Operating_System
UI	I-Operating_System
on	O
Honor	O
smartphones	B-Application
since	O
2019	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
Android-derived	O
mobile	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
developed	O
by	O
Chinese	O
technology	O
company	O
Huawei	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
used	O
on	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
smartphones	B-Application
and	O
tablets	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
mainland	O
China	O
,	O
and	O
internationally	O
since	O
2020	O
due	O
to	O
U.S.	O
sanctions	O
,	O
EMUI	B-Operating_System
devices	O
utilise	O
Huawei	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Services	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Huawei	B-Application
AppGallery	I-Application
instead	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Services	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
being	O
based	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Huawei	O
also	O
bundles	O
the	O
HarmonyOS	B-Operating_System
microkernel	O
in	O
the	O
latest	O
EMUI	B-Operating_System
update	O
inside	O
Android	B-Application
which	O
handles	O
other	O
process	O
including	O
security	O
authentication	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
fingerprint	O
authentication	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
30	O
December	O
2012	O
,	O
Huawei	O
introduced	O
Emotion	B-Operating_System
UI	I-Operating_System
1.0	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
4.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
4	O
September	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
announced	O
EMUI	B-Operating_System
3.0	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Ascend	B-Application
Mate	I-Application
7	I-Application
in	O
the	O
pre-IFA	O
event	O
in	O
Berlin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
interface	O
was	O
ever	O
since	O
called	O
"	O
EMUI	B-Operating_System
"	O
instead	O
of	O
"	O
Emotion	B-Operating_System
UI	I-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Mainland	O
China	O
,	O
the	O
release	O
introduces	O
the	O
Huawei	B-Application
AppGallery	I-Application
application	O
store	O
;	O
international	O
markets	O
continued	O
to	O
use	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2015	O
,	O
Huawei	O
introduced	O
EMUI	B-Operating_System
4.0	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
Marshmallow	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
EMUI	B-Operating_System
5.0	O
was	O
introduced	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
Nougat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Huawei	O
introduced	O
EMUI	B-Operating_System
8.0	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
Oreo	I-Application
;	O
beginning	O
with	O
this	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
version	O
number	O
would	O
now	O
be	O
aligned	O
with	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
version	I-Application
from	O
which	O
it	O
was	O
derived	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Huawei	O
unveiled	O
EMUI	B-Operating_System
9.0	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
Pie	I-Application
,	O
at	O
IFA	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Huawei	O
stated	O
a	O
goal	O
for	O
the	O
release	O
to	O
make	O
EMUI	B-Operating_System
more	O
"	O
simple	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
enjoyable	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
consistent	O
;	O
it	O
included	O
various	O
usability	O
tweaks	O
,	O
reorganized	O
settings	O
menus	O
,	O
dark	B-General_Concept
mode	I-General_Concept
,	O
gesture	O
navigation	O
,	O
and	O
GPU	O
Turbo	O
2.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
with	O
EMUI	B-Operating_System
9.0.1	O
,	O
new	O
Huawei	O
devices	O
ship	O
with	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
EROFS	B-Application
file	O
system	O
for	O
its	O
system	O
partitions	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
designed	O
for	O
higher	O
performance	O
in	O
read-only	O
settings	O
on	O
devices	O
with	O
limited	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EMUI	B-Operating_System
10	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
10	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
9	O
August	O
2019	O
at	O
the	O
Huawei	O
Developer	O
Conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
an	O
updated	O
interface	O
with	O
larger	O
"	O
magazine	O
"	O
-styled	O
headings	O
,	O
new	O
animations	O
,	O
colour	O
accents	O
inspired	O
by	O
painter	O
Giorgio	O
Morandi	O
,	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
10	I-Application
's	O
system-wide	O
dark	B-General_Concept
mode	I-General_Concept
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
2020	O
due	O
to	O
United	O
States	O
sanctions	O
against	O
Huawei	O
(	O
which	O
prohibit	O
U.S.-based	O
companies	O
from	O
doing	O
business	O
with	O
the	O
company	O
)	O
,	O
new	O
EMUI	B-Operating_System
smartphones	B-Application
sold	O
internationally	O
(	O
beginning	O
with	O
the	O
Mate	B-Application
30	I-Application
)	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
certified	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
do	O
not	O
include	O
support	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Services	I-Application
(	O
GMS	O
)	O
including	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
,	O
and	O
are	O
marketed	O
as	O
running	O
EMUI	B-Operating_System
with	O
no	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
trademark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
devices	O
introduce	O
AppGallery	B-Application
and	O
Huawei	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Services	I-Application
to	O
international	O
markets	O
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
to	O
Google-provided	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
alongside	O
the	O
P40	B-Application
,	O
Huawei	O
announced	O
EMUI	B-Operating_System
10.1	O
,	O
which	O
adds	O
multi-window	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
first-party	O
apps	O
Celia	B-General_Concept
and	O
MeeTime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
2020	O
,	O
Huawei	O
publicly	O
announced	O
HarmonyOS	B-Operating_System
2.0	O
support	O
for	O
EMUI	B-Operating_System
11	I-Operating_System
updated	O
smartphone	B-Application
devices	O
as	O
the	O
company	O
shifts	O
towards	O
HarmonyOS	B-Operating_System
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
Huawei	O
released	O
the	O
HarmonyOS	B-Operating_System
2.0	O
beta	O
for	O
the	O
P30	O
,	O
P40	B-Application
and	O
P50	O
,	O
which	O
iterates	O
from	O
EMUI	B-Operating_System
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
October	O
2021	O
,	O
Huawei	O
plans	O
to	O
launch	O
an	O
upgrade	O
bridge	O
to	O
EMUI	B-Operating_System
12	O
to	O
older	O
Huawei	O
smartphone	B-Application
models	O
gradually	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
2022	O
in	O
global	O
markets	O
while	O
HarmonyOS	B-Operating_System
2	O
launches	O
in	O
domestic	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prepping	O
EMUI	B-Operating_System
successor	O
,	O
future	O
HarmonyOS	B-Operating_System
development	O
for	O
global	O
markets	O
in	O
the	O
coming	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EMUI	B-Operating_System
12	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
EMUI	B-Operating_System
version	O
based	O
on	O
HarmonyOS	B-Operating_System
2	O
with	O
OpenHarmony	B-Device
2.1.0	O
core	O
which	O
features	O
its	O
own	O
distributed	O
file	O
sharing	O
called	O
Distributed	O
File	O
System	O
that	O
adapts	O
with	O
HarmonyOS	B-Operating_System
powered	O
smart	O
devices	O
with	O
smart	O
TVs	O
,	O
smart	O
speakers	O
and	O
other	O
types	O
of	O
devices	O
which	O
is	O
created	O
from	O
native	O
(	O
HDFS	O
)	O
HarmonyOS	B-Operating_System
Distributed	O
File	O
System	O
and	O
can	O
run	O
native	O
HarmonyOS	B-Operating_System
Ability	O
Package	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EMUI	B-Operating_System
12	O
supports	O
Large	O
Folders	O
that	O
group	O
similar	O
apps	O
in	O
a	O
large	O
folder	O
and	O
name	O
the	O
folder	O
for	O
better	O
organised	O
management	O
and	O
discovery	O
of	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Difference	O
between	O
EMUI	B-Operating_System
12	O
and	O
HarmonyOS	B-Operating_System
running	O
HAP	O
based	O
apps	O
,	O
is	O
that	O
EMUI	B-Operating_System
12	O
do	O
n't	O
support	O
Atomic	O
Services	O
and	O
App	O
Snippets	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
interactive	O
visual	O
card	O
based	O
widgets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EMUI	B-Operating_System
12	O
do	O
n't	O
support	O
HarmonyOS	B-Operating_System
Multi-Device	O
Task	O
Viewer	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
watered	O
down	O
Super	O
Device	O
user	O
experience	O
via	O
Device+	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
EMUI	B-Operating_System
12	O
update	O
for	O
older	O
global	O
versions	O
of	O
Huawei	O
smartphones	B-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
10	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
20th	O
of	O
October	O
2022	O
,	O
Huawei	O
unveiled	O
their	O
upcoming	O
version	O
of	O
EMUI	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
is	O
EMUI	B-Operating_System
13	O
on	O
their	O
official	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
inherits	O
the	O
main	O
features	O
unveiled	O
with	O
HarmonyOS	B-Operating_System
3	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
widgets	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
stacked	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
another	O
,	O
folders	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
resized	O
like	O
Android	B-Application
widgets	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
few	O
other	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earlier	O
versions	O
of	O
EMUI	B-Operating_System
have	O
been	O
criticized	O
for	O
placing	O
all	O
app	O
icons	O
on	O
the	O
home	O
screen	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
reviewers	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
tries	O
to	O
imitate	O
Apple	O
's	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
drawer	O
has	O
been	O
brought	O
back	O
as	O
an	O
option	O
in	O
EMUI	B-Operating_System
5.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Magazine	O
Adam	O
Smith	O
criticized	O
EMUI	B-Operating_System
for	O
being	O
bloated	O
with	O
duplicate	O
apps	O
and	O
the	O
settings	O
menus	O
being	O
difficult	O
to	O
navigate	O
.	O
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