SHENZEN – New designs of Huawei smartphones are set lose access to popular Google apps like Gmail, or Play Services after the Chinese tech giant was dealt a major blow by the California based company.
Delivered by the Android Twitter account late on Sunday, Google confirmed that it’s taking “steps to comply” with an Executive Order issued by President Trump that essentially bans Huawei from operating and working with US companies.
https://twitter.com/Android/status/1130313848332988421
However, Google has yet to officially detail what that suspension of business looks like. A report from Reuters that was subsequently confirmed by The Verge noted that Huawei devices will “immediately” lose access to Android updates.
Interestingly the existing Huawei smartphone users will be able to update apps and push through security fixes, as well as update Google Play services.
Google Play access means that apps will continue to get updates and that Huawei users can keep downloading new ones. Meanwhile, Gmail, Google Maps, Search, Assistant, and other first-party services will still function.
But when Google launches the next version of Android later this year, it may not be available on Huawei devices.
Huawei, which has declined to comment on Google decision, can still use the version of the Android operating system available through an open source license.
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The second largest smartphone vendor in the world after Samsung has said its work does not pose any threats like spying for Beijing and that it is independent from the Chinese government.
