Huawei doesn't want to replace Android, just Google Mobile Services

22 October 2019
Seems like we won't be seeing HarmonyOS on Huawei phones soon.

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  • Anonymous
  • g3t
  • 23 Oct 2019

Anonymous, 23 Oct 2019Android is made by google, it is impossible to have a googl... moreAlready use bing, DuckDuckGo, Never went back to Google.
YouTube works fine with microG.

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    • Afra
    • Hxf
    • 23 Oct 2019

    Hope, 2020 will be the ditching year for Google.

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      • Anonymous
      • g3t
      • 23 Oct 2019

      Been using AOSP as custom ROM on lot of phones.
      Smooth buttery experience with cherry picked tweaks and features.

        It's probably better this way. If they were to ditch Android altogether, then most casual buyers would avoid buying Huawei phones due to that, which would hurt Huawei immensely.

        Replacing GMS is a far more viable option. All they need to focus on is getting all popular app developers on board, which won't be an easy task, but doable nonetheless.

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          • Anonymous
          • YQu
          • 23 Oct 2019

          What the hell why continuously published bullshit news of Huawei, I believe that Huawei is not ready and they will lose the smartphone market. No one trust them now

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            • Anonymous
            • 6wN
            • 23 Oct 2019

            Huawei shouldn't replace android which is already an amazing OS. If you don't like it go and buy overpriced iPhone with weak specs and limited iOS.

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              • Aonymous
              • 3xN
              • 23 Oct 2019

              Anonymous, 23 Oct 2019Posts claiming it's only Huawei fanboys that are pushing fo... moreWhere were you when samsung had Tizen shame none of you guys were pro-tizen and wanted less reliance on American companies.

              But now when Huawei had their issues everyone was pro Harmony/Hong Meng.

              At least Tizen got off the starting block :P

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                • Anonymous
                • 3xN
                • 23 Oct 2019

                Trollhammeren, 23 Oct 2019I'm all about ditching google if at all possible ... they a... moreGo buy an iphone

                Because even Huawei want Google

                So you fanboys either keep google or get an IOS device

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                  • Anonymous
                  • 4te
                  • 23 Oct 2019

                  Posts claiming it's only Huawei fanboys that are pushing for a Google alternative are hilarious. Majority are not fanboys and don't care about huawei. They detest Google monopoly and want more competition and less reliance on Americans.

                    Anonymous, 23 Oct 2019They can't . Not they don't want . Create a os out of nothi... moreAre you living in cave for last 20 years? Do you know how big and strong is Huawei? your mobile operator, your internet provider have in there rooms Huawei equipment, so you can use internet and make a phone calls. Remember, Huawei is strong as hell for xx years in telecomunication world. And i'm not talking about mobile devices, this was always second part of the company. Is the same if you think how Ericsson was famous with phones..no was not, maybe for you..but Huawei, Ericsson, Motorola are big in other things. Huawei have everything to build up new OS, any kind of OS, even if in first year/s only for Chinese markets.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • 7tm
                      • 23 Oct 2019

                      [deleted post]Because they got sense.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • 7tm
                        • 23 Oct 2019

                        [deleted post]Will they ask, do you want me to bend forwards or backwards?


                        You can't be too leanient, but the blank ban on using US technology is the problem that led to the new paradigm. Even if they let them have Android, by then, they will be aiming to also have the alternative. They flushed maybe trillions of dollars of trade benefit down the drain. The same thing happened with bloody mindedness on the silicon sector, where the Chinese super charged the development of their home silicon industry in response, now American companies are in the cross hairs. Trillions more dollars down the drain. As Arm uses American technologies, they will probably be wanting to replace them too with alternatives, RISCV being an open source one. An in China international eco system means, that they can do the spying instead. It also might mean phones are less package (to Americans too) as the Chinese won't want the competition in that area, thar the Americans allow. Unreal.

                          Anonymous, 23 Oct 2019I was kinda done with huawei when I came to know that huawe... moreWhat's the issue with N. Korea?

                          It's okay to Western Countries and Israel to have nukes but it's sin for others!

                          Stop this double standard and racism.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • 7tm
                            • 23 Oct 2019

                            The eco system is where the money is. Now a company can get paid money by their government to exclusively get people's data rather than a US company being paid by the US government. Go team America!

                            With the app eco system, of course the development community will want to hop on board to get better access to the Chinese market, in a pre-approved way. This will lead to an app store which can be installed on and converted to, the new OS latter. App developers from around the world beating to a new drum. Go team America. :( (unreal, this is against patriotic core values).

                              I'm all about ditching google if at all possible ... they are starting to be "evil" and abuse their monopoly ....

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                                • Anonymous
                                • U{U
                                • 23 Oct 2019

                                [deleted post]I was kinda done with huawei when I came to know that huawei supplies network equipment to North Korea

                                  Harmony os been used on IOT devices such as tablets and tvs. I think in a couple years every TV out of China will ship with harmony and if they do decide to use harmony as a mobile os it will already be well known.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • s5j
                                    • 23 Oct 2019

                                    Without Google services, no matter how good the hardware is, it's still a piece of xxxx

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • S2T
                                      • 23 Oct 2019

                                      Good luck Huawei if you think its easier to make a new Facebook and Youtube, instead of a new os.. so Huawei finally admits that no developers want to spend time on a crappy unnessesary Chines OS that only Huawei needs, and no one else care about.

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                                        • Fayth
                                        • XTA
                                        • 23 Oct 2019

                                        What if ... Harmony OS is just an urban legend