Google suspends Huawei's Android license following a Trump order

20 May 2019
Chip companies, including Intel and Qualcomm, also begin to cut supply to the Chinese maker.

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  • Anonymous
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  • 20 May 2019

If Huawei have to sell phone without Google services that would be great. A true stock Android phone.
The Android OEMs should come forward and support a global app Store instead of Google's.
Rest of the services can be provided by third parties, but a proper trusted app Store, with global content and non free content should be present.

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    • Adul Al Salami Kebab
    • nrX
    • 20 May 2019

    AnonF-85937, 20 May 2019Google have confirmed Google Play and Google Play security ... moreThat is good news! ^_^ I hope this means they support their earlier devices and P & maybe Q and even sell them for a while until the new OS is ready. I cannot imagine that they will be pulled from Pie tough maybe Q will be cancelled... My expectation is that they will sell Android P or Q devices until they have the new OS ready since these was given pre-ban...

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      • sam
      • X$%
      • 20 May 2019

      You know, if Huawei were to create or revive a privacy oriented OS, like Symbian or Meego or something, then I might just buy my first Huawei...
      Let US & its google go to hell.

      I'm not against global surveillance, do it but in limits. I have not much to hide.

      The way Google does it, using our 4000 mah batteries to spy on every location of ours all day and night, it sucks... Its just making our phones heavier and unsafe (due to more lithium ion).
      I so miss the real Nokia era where 1500 mah battery meant 2 days of battery life on an AMOLED display, no less.

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        • 3Kf
        • 20 May 2019

        alterbridg3, 20 May 2019First of all, this suspension of license is not because of ... moreYou're confused with ZTE regarding Iran

          [deleted post]If you use a mobile phone, it is most likely manufactured by one of the "little children" labour. In the past, little children were a part of labour in Europe as well. We(europian) are just lucky now that this job is being done by someone else, otherwise it would have to return...

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            • sadh
            • inZ
            • 20 May 2019

            It's time Asian and Europe take down US greedy company.

            Samsung, LG, Sony, Nokia, Huawei, BBK, Xiaomi should start their collaboration for developing new ecosystem outside google and Microsoft. Make your own OS, playstore, services

              First of all, this suspension of license is not because of spying fear mongering (not officially at least), but because Huawei violated US sanctions on Iran. Biggest loser here is european market, since our official stance is support for Iran and we accept Huawei products as safe to use. I think Huawei needs a strong answer to this situation, global community also needs to support them, If we do nothing other brands might follow next... As far as making a new OS its really not that simple, many tried and all of them failed. I still have my windows phone somewhere and i loved it back in the day, but its adoption failed miserably.

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                • Adul Al Salami Kebab
                • nrX
                • 20 May 2019

                BernardZG, 20 May 2019I hope they have success with their new OS, it is time to s... moreYeah tough the only way for it to work is if they can make others support this new OS, one option is to ban all Android sales in China and make local and imported phones use this new OS and then app support will come rather quick... ^_^

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                  • PA7
                  • 20 May 2019

                  “is heavily dependent on U.S. semiconductor products and would be seriously crippled without supply of key U.S. components.”

                  Is this joke of the year?

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                    • tritonalz
                    • Nue
                    • 20 May 2019

                    The U.S.A at it again. Envy and intrusive. They are delaying development in Iran and now they are trying another one on China. The U.S is such a bully. Time Russia and China join forces and form more allies to ban the U.S on their bullish moves.. The U.S can't make good engines, No good innovation comes out from them but rather they take an unfair advantage over dollars.

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                      • AnonF-85937
                      • rwt
                      • 20 May 2019

                      Google have confirmed Google Play and Google Play security services will continue to work on existing Huawei devices.

                      Huawei have confirmed that they will continue to push out Security Updates to existing devices.

                      Will continue to enjoy my P30 Pro with its incredible battery life :D

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                        • 20 May 2019

                        Chee Khuan, 20 May 2019China banned those companies because they don't follow the ... moreAre you kidding me... the law they do not obey is to expose all your data to government, so they can hunt you down if your speech about the government is not fully approved by the government, on any app. Research first about all the crap happening there about social control before you shout here...

                        This is coming from a huawei user, I have a P30 pro but I understand the reason for that (I believe breaking copyrights could be a possibility to this ban)

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                          • Anonymous
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                          • 20 May 2019

                          Anonymous, 20 May 2019They are not buying chinese phones because it would make se... moreUS spies every country. That's a fact.

                            I hope they have success with their new OS, it is time to see and prove more options at the market.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • myM
                              • 20 May 2019

                              So, a regime that suppresses its population, suppresses outside influence by blocking western things, is now being blocked, a little. Bold move.

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                                • Adul Al Salami Kebab
                                • nrX
                                • 20 May 2019

                                Chrove, 20 May 2019Ouch, guess Huawei devices will be out of radar for now...Maybe not immediately, if they can still ship them with Pie or Q(I do not expect them to get the next due to the ban and Google can not possibly think its forgivable to punish the consumers who have bought a device pre-ban) until they have their own OS up and running then they can sell that until then, if not well they better have their own OS ready... V-V

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                                  • Fmx
                                  • 20 May 2019

                                  lol Tr*mp protects usa iShit (Apple) devices which are like twice worse then Huawei latest masterpieces :)

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • 6p$
                                    • 20 May 2019

                                    DonAKG, 20 May 2019It has nothing to do with rest of the world. the reason to ... moreNo, huawei didn't steal data. It is just a lie from trump.

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                                      • Chee Khuan
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                                      • 20 May 2019

                                      l-o-l, 20 May 2019are you sure about that China like to lock down internet to... moreThat is the domestic affairs of China. Other countries are not eligible to interfere.

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                                        • Adul Al Salami Kebab
                                        • nrX
                                        • 20 May 2019

                                        Google better not pull security updates for the latest Android version and earlier Huawei have sold to its consumers, if they do that they most compensate all who bought a Huawei device from their own wallets because this is not Huawei`s fault its Google`s... So yeah I guess Huawei gotta make their own OS or stick to the last version Google sent them...