New feature announced for HarmonyOS 7: AI Shortcut Bar is coming
Huawei announced that it will bring the AI-powered shortcut bar feature to HarmonyOS 7, the new operating system it introduced in June. Images of the upcoming new feature were also shared.
Taking extremely important steps regarding its ecosystem, Huawei is bringing new, AI-powered features to the HarmonyOS operating system it offers for its users in China. Most recently, at an event held today in China, Huawei announced that it would add the Xiaoyi AI shortcut bar feature to the HarmonyOS 7 operating system, and also gave a date.
Huawei announced the release date for the Xiaoyi AI shortcut bar feature introduced in the HarmonyOS 7 operating system. According to IT Home's report, the company's customer service stated that the feature will be rolled out to users gradually by device model towards the end of October.
The feature was introduced at the HarmonyOS 7 | HUAWEI Mate XT 2 and all-scenario new product launch event held on September 7. However, Huawei had not shared a definite release schedule at that time.
What Does the Xiaoyi AI Shortcut Bar Do?
According to IT Home, when this feature is enabled, the Xiaoyi assistant will remain fixed in the Dock bar at the bottom of the phone's home screen. The official presentation visuals shared during the launch directly show this usage.
The Xiaoyi AI shortcut bar works together with HarmonyOS 7's Harmony Intelligence smart architecture. This architecture supports the system-level Xiaoyi smart assistant and brings together a four-layer memory structure, application skills, cloud/on-device large language models, and multi-device collaboration.
How Does This Affect You?
For Huawei device owners using HarmonyOS 7, this update means an interface change that will make access to Xiaoyi faster. Thanks to the assistant icon fixed in the Dock bar, users will be able to directly access AI features without navigating within an app.
Which phone models will receive the update first, or the exact distribution schedule, has not yet been clarified. However, HarmonyOS is not yet offered in Turkey or other countries. Therefore, we don't know when the feature will be rolled out globally.
When Will It Become Available?
Huawei officials stated in their remarks to IT Home that the feature will be rolled out in stages towards the end of October. It was stated that the rollout will be done in groups according to device model, but no details were shared regarding which models will be updated first.
This article was translated from Turkish. Read the original article in Turkish.
