At the Huawei Developer Conference (HDC) 2025 Global Eco-Summit, held in Dongguan, China, Huawei Consumer Business Group unveiled major advancements in its open ecosystem strategy, focusing on transforming user experiences through smart wearable technologies and collaborative innovation. The summit brought together global developers, industry leaders, and partners to explore Huawei’s expanding role in the smart health and lifestyle technology domain.
Building an Open Innovation Ecosystem
With a commitment to openness and collaboration, Huawei reaffirmed its goal of fostering innovation through strategic partnerships and developer empowerment. Wu Hao, Vice President of Global Ecosystem Development and Sales at Huawei Consumer Cloud Services, emphasized, “Innovation thrives in open ecosystems.” He highlighted the company’s efforts to make HarmonyOS tools accessible to global developers, positioning wearables not merely as gadgets, but as vital lifestyle companions.
Wearables Reimagined: Full-Stack Sports Health Strategy
At the heart of Huawei’s announcement was the launch of its Sports Health Full-Stack Strategy, a comprehensive initiative redefining the wearable experience through hardware, software, and platform synergy.
- Hardware Innovation: The new X-TAP distributed super sensor module represents a leap in health monitoring technology. It enables precise, real-time tracking and interactive features that support day-to-day wellness.
- System Performance: Wearables powered by HarmonyOS now benefit from a 35% improvement in smoothness and user responsiveness.
- Platform Enhancement: The OpenXuanji platform now enables faster, more accurate, and more comprehensive access to user data, ensuring developers can create smarter, more tailored applications.
Global Partnerships: Real-World Use Cases
Huawei’s ecosystem is also expanding through international partnerships. One key collaboration is with Turkish Airlines, recently recognized as “Best Airline in Europe” at the 2025 Skytrax Awards. Since April, Turkish Airlines has integrated the Huawei Watch 5 with its mobile app, offering passengers a seamless travel experience via their smartwatches. Future Huawei smartwatch models will further extend this capability.
In the marketing and consumer engagement space, Huawei’s Petal Ads platform is supporting global brands entering the Chinese market. Italian luxury fashion house Zegna successfully leveraged Huawei’s device-level data analytics to segment and reach high-value consumers. This strategic use of Petal Ads earned Zegna a Gold Award in Intelligent Marketing/OTT at the 25th IAI International Advertising Awards.
A Vision for Smart Living
Huawei’s HDC 2025 announcements underscore the company’s ambition to shape the future of intelligent living—where wearables integrate health tracking, digital engagement, and everyday convenience. By aligning its technology roadmap with developer input and strategic alliances, Huawei is crafting a global ecosystem where user experience drives innovation.
As the boundaries between technology and lifestyle continue to blur, Huawei remains at the forefront of wearable innovation, shaping a world where smart devices are deeply embedded into the human experience.
