IT之家, May 17 news - The WeChat HarmonyOS version App received its latest official update 8.0.17.36 (8392996) on May 6, with the official changelog still stating "Fixed some known issues."

IT之家 learned from Huawei's official website that the WeChat HarmonyOS App now supports scanning QR codes to log into the children's WeChat account.

• For phones running HarmonyOS 5 and above: You need to update your WeChat on the phone to version 8.0.17.36 or above. If your phone number is already bound to a WeChat account, registering a children's watch WeChat account will unbind it from the original account, and you will no longer be able to use that phone number to log into the original account.

• The WeChat on the watch does not support sending Moments.

It should be noted that although Huawei's official website clearly statesHarmonyOSPhones with version 5 and above that want to log in to WeChat Kids Edition need to upgrade the WeChat app to version 8.0.17.36 or above. But in fact,WeChat HarmonyOS version App can now only be installed on devices running HarmonyOS 6.0.0.112 or above..

It is worth mentioning thatThe WeChat HarmonyOS version app has released version 8.0.17.38 (8392998) for invitation-based testing upgrade on the Huawei AppGallery yesterday., the test period is from 5/15/2026 to 6/11/2026. The description of this update remains "Fixed some known issues."

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