firmware was gradually rolled out on March 12, 2024.

On April 11, 2024, it was reported that Huawei opened the registration and rolled out the public beta of HarmonyOS 4.2 for 24 devices. On the same day, the company announced its incoming HarmonyOS 5.0 operating system version of Galaxy Edition version under the HarmonyOS NEXT system, which would first be released as an open beta program for developers and users at its annual Huawei Developer Conference in June 2024. The commercial consumer release