In the short-to-medium term, it's not clear just yet when access to certain apps and services will be pulled - although users can still access them at the moment.
View of a Huawei experience store in Shanghai, China Image: Imaginechina SIPA USA/PA Images View of a Huawei experience store in Shanghai, China Image: Imaginechina SIPA USA/PA Images TECH GIANT GOOGLE has announced it will be barring Chinese smartphone maker Huawei from updates to its Android operating system, as it complies with directions from the US government.
The US has gone as far as to warn other countries – including Ireland – of the dangers it says would be posed by allowing Huawei to construct a country’s 5G network. 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.In practice, you’ll still be able to download apps and update them for now.
Huawei will only be able to use an open-source version of Android. A source told AFP that it will need to manually access any updates or software patches from Android Open Source Project, and also distribute the updates to users itself. The Chinese firm may have something up its sleeve, however. In March, its consumer devices chief told German newspaper Die Welt that the company has “prepared our own operating systems” and called it its “plan B”.
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