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| Developer(s) | Huawei |
|---|---|
| Initial release | August 4, 2023 |
| Operating system | HarmonyOS |
| Platform | 64-bit ARM, RISC-V, x86, x64, Lingxi |
| Type | API |
| License | Proprietary |
Huawei Ark Engine is a conglomerate of proprietary application programming interfaces (APIs) similar to Microsoft DirectX for handling tasks related to system and multimedia, especially game programming and video, on HarmonyOS platform such as Graphics engine, ArkGraphics 2D for 2D computer graphics, 2D Drawing high-performance, interactive graphics with ArkUI support and also low-level, low-overhead hardware-accelerated 3D graphic and compute shader ArkGraphics 3D API, multimedia engine for audio and video, memory engine, scheduling engine, storage engine and low power consumption engine.[1][2][3][4][5]
Introduced in HarmonyOS 4.0 in August 2023 for all types of Huawei flagship devices from Vision TVs, interactive white boards, IdeaHub, MatePad tablets, Huawei Mate/P smartphones, Huawei Watch devices and other computing devices taking advantage of Qualcomm Snapdragon and mostly Kirin chipsets, alongside HarmonyOS NEXT core system iteration of the operating system.[6]
See also
- ArkGraphics 2D
- ArkGraphics 3D
- DirectX
- Comparison of OpenGL and Direct3D
- Direct3D
- Graphics Device Interface (GDI)
- Graphics pipeline
- Timeout Detection and Recovery
- Vulkan
- Mantle
- Metal
- WebGPU
References
- ^ William, Eshan. "HarmonyOS 4 Is Equipped With A New Ark Engine: The Camera Starts Up 57% Faster!Extend Battery Life By 30 Minutes–Fast Technology–Technology Changes The Future". GAMINGDEPUTY. GAMINGDEPUTY. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ Sarkar, Amy. "HarmonyOS 4 Features: Live Window, Personalization, AI Celia, Smart Notifications and more". HC Newsroom. HC Newsroom. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ "What is "ArkWeb" for HarmonyOS NEXT?". Substack. LivingInHarmony Blog. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ^ "ArkGraphics 2D graphics library API for HarmonyOS NEXT". Substack. LivingInHarmony Blog. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ^ "High fidelity graphics with ArkGraphics 3D on HarmonyOS NEXT". Substack. LivingInHarmony Blog. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ^ O'Donnell, Deirdre. "HarmonyOS 4.0 debuts Live Window feature on Huawei devices". Notebook Check. Notebook Check. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
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