Google cancels Huawei's Android licence after Trump order

Guwahati, May 20, 2019:

In a major blow to the communications giant Huawei, American company Google has blocked the the Chinese company from using apps on its phones, it has been reported.

Huawei is one of a number of phone manufacturers who use the Google-developed Android operating systems on its phones and tablets and is the second largest smartphone manufacturer in the world, as per research firm Canalys, with almost half its shipments going outside China.

This is extremely sad news for those eyeing Huawei handsets and this recent development is expected to deter many customers from buying Huawei handsets and it is expected to hit the business of the company very hard.

Google has cut off Huawei’s licence — meaning it will no longer be able to use apps like Maps and Gmail and will not have access to security updates.

Existing customers will be able to update their phones and apps, but will not be able to update to a newer version of the Android operating system if one becomes available.

Android said it had taken steps to “comply with the recent US government actions”.

This could be a reference to US president Donald Trump’s executive order apparently aimed at banning Huawei’s equipment from US networks and said it was subjecting the Chinese company to strict export controls.

Trump's executive order empowers the US Government to ban technology from foreign companies supposed to pose a threat to US security.

The order — which empowers the US government to ban the technology and services of “foreign adversaries” deemed to pose “unacceptable risks” to national security — did not name specific countries or companies.

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