Huawei has been barred from Google updates to its Android system but says it will continue to provide security updates for its smartphones and tablets.
Huawei says it will continue to provide security updates and services for its smartphones and tablets after being barred from Google updates to its Android operating system.
Huawei's devices in its home market do not have Google apps, but the move will hugely damage the brand's appeal to consumers outside China. Google, owned by Alphabet Inc, said its Google Play app store and the security protections from Google Play Protect would continue to function on existing Huawei devices.Alphabet's Google has suspended business with Huawei that requires the transfer of hardware, software and technical services except those publicly available via open source licensing, in a blow to the Chinese technology company that the US government has sought to blacklist around the world.
"Huawei will only be able to use the public version of Android and will not be able to get access to proprietary apps and services from Google," a source told Reuters. The Trump administration on Thursday added Huawei Technologies to a trade blacklist, immediately enacting restrictions that will make it extremely difficult for the company to do business with US counterparts.On Friday the US Commerce Department said it was considering scaling back restrictions on Huawei to"prevent the interruption of existing network operations and equipment." It was not immediately clear on Sunday whether Huawei's access to mobile software would be affected.
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