Huawei. The Chinese company suffered a new, very hard blow yesterday, with Google withdrawing its license to use Android, and announcing that it will stop certain collaborations with the Chinese. This means that the current Huawei phones with the Android operating system will no longer be part of the updates that Google will release in the future, and future Chinese phones could be released without this operating system.
Huawei. Current Chinese phones will not have blocked access to applications such as Google Play, Gmail, and other applications developed by Google, but things will be different in the future. Although the American company has confirmed that current users are safe, for future Huawei phone models things look very bad at the moment, Donald Trump seems to have completely blocked access to what made them interesting for consumers.
Huawei. Android license WITHDRAWN, Google's WORRYING announcement
Huawei. Considering the total dependence on Android, this blow could be a fatal one for the American company, because its alternative is nowhere near as good as what Google offers. Donald Trump finally found the perfect solution to deal a really heavy blow to the Chinese manufacturer, and the huge growth in smartphone sales could stop this year for the company, which helps the rest of the competitors.
For Huawei users' questions regarding our steps to comply w / the recent US government actions: We assure you while we are complying with all US gov't requirements, services like Google Play & security from Google Play Protect will keep functioning on your existing Huawei device.
- Android (@Android) May 20, 2019
Huawei. For now, not many details are known regarding the major changes that will take place in the coming months, but Google has stated that it will respect the presidential order signed by Donald Trump the other day. The ban on Huawei's telecommunications equipment has not in any way affected the company's evolution so far, but the blocking of access to Android will certainly have an extremely strong impact, but it remains to be seen what will happen.
The US Commerce Department said on Wednesday it is adding Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and 70 affiliates to its so-called "Entity List" - that bans the telecom giant from buying parts and components from US companies without US government approval. Under the order that will take effect in the coming days, Huawei will need a US government license to buy American technology. Huawei did not immediately comment.
Huawei. So far, Google has not provided many details regarding the cessation of collaboration with the Chinese company, but today more information will surely come regarding this change.
