How to Build HarmonyOS Native Apps Quickly with Taro: A Step‑by‑Step Guide
This article explains JD.com and Huawei's partnership to launch a HarmonyOS native JD app, details how the Taro front‑end framework adapts to HarmonyOS ArkTS and ArkUI, and provides a three‑part guide for developers to create their first HarmonyOS native application.
Background and Partnership
Recently JD.com and Huawei announced a cooperation to launch native app development on HarmonyOS. The upcoming HarmonyOS native JD app will leverage HarmonyOS NEXT’s seamless cross‑scene flow and native intelligence to deliver a smoother, smarter, and safer shopping experience. Since the release of HarmonyOS 2.0 in 2021, JD has invested in exploring HarmonyOS innovations, such as a meta‑service card for fast product search, and now aims to set new service standards for e‑commerce across all scenarios.
HarmonyOS’s AI large‑model and intent framework can understand both explicit and implicit user intents, match appropriate services, and ensure continuous, intelligent, real‑time "scene traffic" for JD, becoming a new entry point for cross‑scene service distribution. The one‑code‑multiple‑devices capability of HarmonyOS also reduces development cost and effort, enabling upgrades on phones, tablets, smart screens, car systems, and other devices.
01. When Taro Meets Pure HarmonyOS
The first article in the series introduces the upcoming HarmonyOS NEXT operating system, focusing on the ArkUI development framework and how the Taro framework adapts to HarmonyOS ArkTS. It showcases the potential of Taro within the HarmonyOS ecosystem and highlights the innovative possibilities for developers.
02. Exploring the Adaptation Mechanism for ArkTS
The second article dives into how the Taro framework adapts to Huawei’s new language ArkTS under HarmonyOS. It details Taro’s runtime adaptation strategies that reduce compile‑time conversion errors and omissions, thereby optimizing the developer experience.
03. Taro Guide to Developing HarmonyOS Native Apps
The third article provides a complete HarmonyOS application development guide for developers. It explains how to use Taro to create the first HarmonyOS native app, covering project setup, component usage, and deployment across multiple HarmonyOS devices.
Technical Resources
JD’s internal Taro team has released version v4.0.0‑beta.x, which supports rapid development of HarmonyOS native apps and conversion of existing mini‑programs. A full HarmonyOS app development guide is now available for developers.
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