HarmonyOS is an operating system that helps devices become adaptable to several scenarios such as office, fitness, health, social communication, media entertainment and many others. It is developed on the basis of a set of capabilities of the system. It can run on a range of devices such as mobile phones, tablets, wearables, smart TVs, head units.

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For an end-user, HarmonyOS integrates various smart devices, which helps for a faster connection, collaboration and resource sharing among the devices. This way, the transfer of services to a suitable device is seamless and smooth. 

Its technical feature called intelligent soft bus enables a communication base for interconnecting devices. For instance, while you are in the kitchen, you can activate OneHop to connect your phone to food processors, air purifiers, air conditioners, curtains, lights, and many other things, to control and configure their parameters, to set up a smart home.

Another scenario using the intelligent soft bus feature is the multi-screen classroom. In this scenario, you can use your smart TV to present lectures and communicate with your students, while students can use their phones for interactions. This fully connected network ensures a healthy bandwidth and low latency.

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A user can make a video call through a connection between their smartphones and smart TV. Similarly, for gaming, users can connect their phones to their TVs, with the phone virtualised as a remote control to provide a smooth experience.

HarmonyOS is set to launch on Wednesday with an online event.