Huawei (华为) rolls out HarmonyOS 6.0.0.328 SP58 with May Day watermark and new gallery features

It has been reported that Huawei (华为) today began pushing a new HarmonyOS build — version 6.0.0.328 SP58 — to a range of its recent flagship phones. The update, roughly 3.27GB in size, introduces a limited-time May Day (Labor Day) watermark, a new “artistic view” in the gallery, and several usability tweaks to photo and video management. Small touches, but timed for holiday photo-taking. Who doesn’t like a quick creative boost before a long weekend?

What's new

The headline addition is a May Day limited-time watermark that can be added to photos taken through May 15, 2026; users can enable it from the camera (tap the up arrow under the shutter or open 百宝箱 > Settings > Auto add watermark > Limited-time watermark) and edit background color and text via the watermark card. The gallery’s new artistic view reportedly uses intelligent analysis to assemble photos and videos into day/month/year collections — pinch-to-zoom switches between views and the day view “artisticizes” all media. Other changes include long-press multi-select for faster batch selection, video playback speed options from 0.25x to 2x, and a one-tap “hide album” feature for privacy.

Rollout and affected models

It has been reported that the update is being distributed to Mate 60/70/80 series and Pura 70/80 series devices, among others, with the full package weighing about 3.27GB. As with Huawei’s usual staged rollout, availability may vary by region and carrier; users should check Settings > System & updates to see if the OTA has reached their device.

Why it matters

HarmonyOS remains Huawei’s strategic software anchor as US sanctions and trade restrictions have constrained its access to Google services and advanced chips. Updates like this signal a continued push to refine the user experience and deepen ecosystem lock‑in within China — and possibly beyond, as Huawei seeks more resilience through software innovation. For Western readers: the changes are mostly consumer‑facing, but they also reflect how Huawei is redirecting development energy into its own OS and services amid a complicated geopolitical backdrop.