We thought they said they were not doing that

In a confusing move, Huawei has said it is about to test a phone using its own operating system and may release it by the end of the year.

Plan B in place

China’s Huawei has applied to trademark its “Hongmeng” operating system (OS) in at least nine countries and Europe.

Hongmeng 60 times faster and runs Android and iOS apps

Attempts by the US government to shut Huawei down might be an own goal as it has forced the company to release its own operating system which could be an Android and iOS killer.