HarmonyOS 7.0 Beta Officially Launches for Huawei PCs with Major UI Overhauls

Huawei has officially rolled out the highly anticipated HarmonyOS 7.0 Beta for its line of personal computers, introducing a wide array of visual redesigns and functional enhancements. Aimed at delivering a more cohesive and intuitive ecosystem experience, this major software update refreshes core system applications like the gallery, memo pads, and task management tools while bringing innovative interface transitions to notebook users everywhere.

Comprehensive Changelog and Advanced System Improvements

Following the initial rollout on Huawei MateBook devices, users can explore an extensive list of newly integrated features designed to maximize everyday workflow efficiency and security.

Immersive Light and Visual Interface Enhancements

• Added new visual effects, covering more scenarios.
• Added a spatial lighting effect when hovering the mouse over icons in the Dock.
• Added a light-sensitive snapping animation when dragging home screen icons into large folders.
• Added particle animations when sliding the volume and brightness bars in the Control Center, or when deleting cards from the desktop. The visual effects support adjustable levels. (Settings > Home Screen & Personalization > Immersive Lighting).

Celia Diary and Smart Recording Features

• Added a new system-level floating toolbar, which allows for convenient switching of audio sources, starting and stopping the smart recording function, and other operations.
• The Huiji homepage supports one-click activation of real-time recording based on different scenarios. During the recording process, the original text and summary can be displayed simultaneously and compared in real time. The speaker’s name can be automatically extracted from the recorded text, and relevant information from the context of the recorded text or the Internet can be automatically retrieved for questions.
• AI Minutes offers commonly used templates such as meeting minutes, study notes, and dialogues/interviews. It can generate different minutes with one click according to the scenario, highlighting the key points of the scenario, and also allows for custom templates.
• The new Wi-Fi recording features English speech recognition and English-to-Chinese text translation, making bilingual recording easier.

Star Shield Anti-Fraud Protection

• It supports AI voice changer detection, which can identify fake voices during calls and provide reminders to protect your call security.

Home Screen Personalization

• Added several new sets of exquisite wallpapers, bringing you a diverse visual experience ranging from natural light and shadow, magnificent landscapes, to technological aesthetics. (Settings > Home Screen and Personalization > Wallpaper > Natural Light, Slow Motion Landscape, Primordial World).

Image Gallery and AI Editing Tools

• Added new artistic view and year/month/day view features. Clicking the artistic view button in the top title bar on the image and video page can smartly analyze images and videos and select them into albums by time.
• You can switch between day view, month view, and year view by splitting two fingers and pinching. The year view and month view present albums of selected images and videos, while the day view artistically presents all images and videos.
• The Image Editing menu now includes an “AI Retouching” feature. The Elimination function intelligently identifies and removes unwanted people or objects from photos, creating a more harmonious and organized background.
• The Magic Pulse function allows you to freely drag, scale, or copy people in a photo, easily adjusting the relationship between the person and the background without the need for professional background removal tools, enabling creative compositions.
• The Portrait Retouching function intelligently analyzes portrait scenes and automatically optimizes lighting and composition, making your portrait photos stand out (Gallery Editing > AI Retouching).
• The gallery editor now includes the ability to add text and mosaic elements, and the menu layout on the editing page has been adjusted.
• The portrait album now includes a group photo album, where group photos are automatically categorized into albums for easy and quick viewing.

Privacy, Security, and System Features

• Supports HarmonyOS Passkey passwordless authentication. After authentication, you can obtain a system-level access key.
• Using security credentials such as fingerprint recognition, you can easily log in to websites or applications without having to enter cumbersome account passwords. It also enables seamless cross-device authentication login, bringing you an unprecedented convenience and security experience (websites and applications must support Passkey access keys).
• Added a new clipboard history feature. By pressing “HarmonyKey + V”, users can access the clipboard history to view recently copied text and images and quickly paste them.
• Wireless screen mirroring supports an extended mode, allowing you to extend the content of your computer to other screens, displaying different content on two screens for more efficient work and study.
• Added a new multi-image printing function, which supports printing multiple images on a single sheet of paper.

Memo and Email Updates

• The to-do reminder supports custom recurrence cycles, allowing to-dos to be automatically reminded repeatedly, eliminating the need for repetitive creation, simplifying the process, and enabling a smarter life (Notes > All To-Dos > Create To-Do with “+” icon > Time Reminder > Recurrence > Custom).
• The to-do list supports long-press and drag to sort, making the operation simpler and the order more flexible (To-do list > four-dot settings icon > sorting edit).
• It supports recognizing schedule information in emails and syncing it to the calendar, saving you time and effort.
• The email supports automatic attachment download and one-click download of all attachments.

How can users install the HarmonyOS 7.0 Beta update on compatible Huawei PCs?

Eligible device owners can register through the official testing channels provided by Huawei, check for system software updates in the settings menu, and download the software package once prompted.

What is the file size of the initial HarmonyOS 7.0 beta software package?

The initial software package for Huawei PCs arrives as version 7.0.0.102 SP5 with a total file size of approximately 15.46GB.

Does the new update include AI voice protection tools?

Yes, the update incorporates Star Shield Anti-Fraud technology, which features AI voice changer detection to identify fake voices during calls and issue safety warnings.

🔎 Conclusion: The deployment of the HarmonyOS 7.0 Beta for Huawei PCs marks a significant milestone in unifying the brand's device ecosystem. By introducing fluid visual animations, enhanced artificial intelligence assistants, and advanced security frameworks like Passkey authentication and voice fraud detection, Huawei continues to push the boundaries of modern personal computing performance and user experience.